Scarborough Jazz Festival

Scarborough Jazz Festival is returning in 2025! This will be the 22nd year of the festival and the second year with Mark Gordon as festival director.

We are delighted to announce the full line up and timings for the 2025 Scarborough Jazz Festival!

Friday:

Session One - 11:45am – 6pm

Jamil Sheriff’s 4in1, Emily Masser / Alex Clarke Quintet, 100 Years of Oscar Peterson: Dean Stockdale’s All Star 11

Session Two - 6pm – 11:45pm

Trish Clowes - MY IRIS, Gaz Hughes Trio, Alan Barnes’ Works of Art

Also in Farrer's during tea breaks - The Project

Saturday:

Session One - 11:45am – 6pm

 ¡Ritmo Caliente! - A Tribute To Cal Tjader At 100, Shirley Smart Trio, Ben Holder Quartet

Session Two - 6pm – 11:45pm

 Emma Rawicz Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Dynamos, James Taylor Quartet

Also in Farrer's during tea breaks - Emma Holcroft Quintet feat. Cliff Ray

Sunday:

The Sun Court - 10:30am – 11:45am

Groovy Jazz Vinyl Tunes from DJ Rowan Oliver / Next Generation Scarborough Jazz. Fight The Giant, St Jude & The Hopeless Causes and Black White Square Form.

Session One - 12:30pm – 7pm

Alexia Gardner Quintet, Five-Way Split, Billy Marrows’ Grande Família

Session Two - 7pm – 10pm

Joe Stilgoe & The Entertainers, Simon Spillett Big Band Plays Tubby Hayes

We'll also be welcoming the below talented musicians to the festival: Al Morrison Trio, Jazz Train and Funky Tuesday Choir.

Find further details of this festival on the Spa’s website.