Outstanding live music for Herts and all around
The Watford Jazz Junction
Upcoming shows below
Next Festival dates: 9-17 May 2026
WJJ 2025 Festival artist announcement: 10-18 May
Sat 10 May
|Watford
Announcing our lead artists and performers for our 2025 festival. Tickets for all shows go on sale 23 January.
TIME & LOCATION
10 May 2025, 19:00 – 18 May 2025, 19:00
Watford, Watford, UK
ABOUT THE EVENT
We're delighted to announce our first artist line-up for the Watford Jazz Junction Festival 2025. We have a bumper presentation of performers and styles this year with all concert tickets going on sale on 23 January, available from this website.
Saturday 10 May at Watford Palace Theatre
Vanessa Haynes presents Aretha Franklin; supported by Harry T Pope
Sunday 11 May at Halsey Hall
Ruth Fisher's Jazz Brunch featuring Elaine Delmar
Tuesday 13 May at the Pump House Theatre
Janet Evra + Ilario Ferrari Trio
Wednesday 14 May at Pump House Theatre
Tim Garland and Gwilym Simcock; supported by Nico Widdowson Trio
Thursday 15 May at Pump House Theatre
Mark Kavuma; supported by Oscar Lyons Quartet
Friday 16 May Pump House Theatre
Errol Linton
Saturday 17 May Pump House Theatre
Alice Zawadzki & friends; supported by Petra Haller
Sunday 18 May Oxhey Village
Jazz Steps presents 30 bands including the City Funk Orchestra featuring Imaani and Mary Pearce, Ten Bells Rag Band, No Trixx, and Tony Kofi's 'A Portrait of Cannonball'.
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