Our concerts

Jean Darke started the ‘Jazz at St Giles’ series in September 2012 in memory of her jazz-loving husband Geoff, and we have kept a list of all the gigs we have run since then (82 and counting as at December 2024!).

Most of the gigs since 2015 have their descriptive promotional web pages here still, but the early ones from 2012-2014 don’t have one.

2012

22/09/2012 David Gordon Trio
06/10/2012 Apollo 5
20/10/2012 Ben Holder Quartet
03/11/2102 3BPM (Martin Pickett)
17/11/2012 Tantrum – Paul Jeffries, Tommaso Starace, Frank Hockney
01/12/2012 Alison Neale Quartet
15/12/2012 Gypsy Fire!
 

2013

 
25/01/2013 Jacqui Dankworth and David Gordon
26/01/2013 The Oxley Meir Gutar Duo
26/01/2013 David Gordon Trio
27/01/2013 Friday Afternoons (St Giles Choir)
 

2014

 
27/09/2014 Rob Terry Trio
18/10/2014 Chris Garrick and David Gordon
01/11/2014 Ben Holder Quartet with Art Themen
22/11/2014 Pete Oxley and Nicholas Meier
05/12/2014 Tommasso Starace
13/12/2014 Gypsy Fire!
 

2015

 (Clickable links opening a new window start here)
26/09/2015 Art Themen and 3BPM
24/10/2015 Ben Holder Quartet
07/11/2015 Tommaso Starace Quartet
21/11/2015 The Budapest Café Orchestra
05/12/2015 Pete Oxley / Tim Whitehead
12/12/2015 Gypsy Fire!
 

2016

 
01/02/2016 David Gordon Trio
16/04/2016 Nine Lives – The Oxley/Graham Family Band
24/09/2016 Karen Street and Streetworks
15/10/2016 Tina May with pianist David Gordon
12/11/2016 ‘Blue Note’ with Tommaso Starace and Michele Di Toro
19/11/2016 Pete Oxley/Nicholas Meier
26/11/2016 Rob Terry Trio plays Gershwin
03/12/2016 Brickwork Lizards
10/12/2016 Christmas Special with the Ben Holder Quartet
 

2017

 
30/09/2017 ‘Celebrating Hoagy’ – Chris Ingham Quartet
14/10/2017 David Gordon Trio speaks Latin
28/10/2017 Ben Holder Quartet and Julian Stringle (clarinet) – Benny Goodman Tribute
04/11/2017 Tommaso Starace Trio from ‘Blue Note Milan’
18/11/2017 Pete Oxley and Nick Meier Quartet “The Colours of Time”
09/12/2017 Brickwork Lizards – Turko/Arabian/Balkan
 

2018

 
05/05/2018 Nine Lives (The Oxley* ~Graham Family Band)
19/05/2018 Derek Paravacini Trio with Ben Holder
14/07/2018 The Titanic House Band – Not Waving but Drowning
22/09/2018 Pete Oxley and Nick Meier – Guitar Duo with Rohan Byrt
29/09/2018 CHRIS INGHAM QUARTET’S ‘TRIBUTE TO DUDLEY’
13/10/2018 Trifarious Trio – Russian Roulette
27/10/2018 The Ben Holder Hot Club De Paris Quartet
10/11/2018 Art Themen Quintet: New Directions
17/11/2018 Brickwork Lizards
24/11/2018 Tommaso Starace All Star Trio
01/12/2018 David Gordon Trio: Alexander’s (Scriabin) Rag Time Band
 

2019

 
18/05/2019 Ben Holder – Gypsy Jazz
06/07/2019 The Titanic House Band
28/09/2019 Getz: A Musical Portrait with the Chris Ingham Quartet featuring Mark Crooks
12/10/2019 Nadine André and Paul Cavaciuti
26/10/2019  Charlie Wood – Tribute to Mose Allison
09/11/2019 Rob Terry Trio – Porgy and Bess, Rite of Spring
23/11/2019 Donut Kings
30/11/2019 Jacqui Dankworth
07/12/2019 Brickwork Lizards
14/12/2019 Tommaso Starace with Michele Di Toro and Yuri Goloubev
 

2020

 
07/02/2020 Varsity Big Band Jazz off!
08/05/2020 Pete Oxley ‘Time is of the Essence’ (Cancelled)
14/05/2020  Oxley Meier Live Stream
16/05/2020 Donut Kings Big Band (Cancelled)
06/06/2020 Ben Holder – Gypsy Jazz (Cancelled)
12/09/2020 Art Themen – ‘New Directions’ Quintet (Cancelled)
26/09/2020 Chris Ingham and Mark Crooks – Tribute to Billy Strayhorn
10/10/2020 Ben Holder Four – Le Jazz Hotclub de Paris (Cancelled)
07/11/2020 Oxford University Jazz Orchestra (Cancelled)
28/11/2020 Brickwork Lizards (YouTube Stream only)
 

2021

 
06/05/2021 The Titanic House Band (Cancelled)
18/09/2021Chris Ingham Duo
09/10/2021 David Gordon
06/11/2021 Pete Oxley and Nick Meier
04/12/2021 Brickwork Lizards
19/12/2021 The Bachstreet Boys (Cancelled)
2022  
29/01/2022 Oxford University Jazz Orchestra and Imperial College Big Band
12/11/2022Oxford University Jazz Orchestra
17/09/2022The Dominic Alldis Trio
08/10/2022The Oxley – Meier Guitar Project
29/10/2022Brigitte Beraha featuring George Crowley, Alcyona Mick and Tim Giles
03/12/2022Budapest Café Orchestra

2023

04/03/2023Oxford University Jazz Orchestra
29/04/2023Under Milk Wood’
16/09/2023Alexander Scriabin’s Ragtime Band
07/10/2023Philip Clouts Quartet
28/10/2023Donut Kings
11/11/2023Ewan Bleach – The Saxophone (Includes audio recording)
02/12/2023Brickwork Lizards

2024

03/02/2024 OUJO and ICBB
17/02/2024Post Bop Jazz Showcase
11/05/2024Alyn Shipton’s New Orleans Jazz Friends
14/09/2024Ewan Bleach and The Fleeting Paradise Orchestra (Includes audio recording)
12/10/2024Tommasso Starace Trio
26/10/2024Philip Clouts Quartet
09/11/2024Tom Thorp
08/12/2024Budapest Café Orchestra

2025

11/01/2025 A Child’s Christmas
08/02/2025Post Bop Jazz Showcase
01/03/2025Donut Kings Big Band
05/04/2025Gabriel Latchin Trio
13/09/2025Ben Holder Trio
11/10/2025Jacqui Dankworth
25/10/2025Claire Jones Ensemble
08/11/2025Ewan Bleach Sextet
06/12/2025Budapest Café Orchestra