Venues

The Yardbird Jazz Club

The Yardbird Jazz Club has been home to Birmingham’s central jazz scene for many years, providing a place for jazz musicians within the area and from elsewhere around the country to play music.

The venue provides an intimate experience for both performers and listeners.

With its delightful range of import and local draught lagers, ales and ciders, it’s a great place to sit and enjoy a drink whilst listening to some swinging sounds.

Located right in the heart of the city centre it’s easy to get to and conveniently has a wide range of food sources within mere paces of its front door.

The B.M.I (Birmingham & Midland Institute)

The B.M.I is situated in the heart of the city centre just minutes from The Yardbird Jazz Club.

This venue is quite unusual and has a unique feeling to it and is a lovely venue to sit and really get involved with the music.

Snacks and refreshments are available at the bar and can be taken into the theatre.

The Copthorne Hotel

The Copthorne hotel is also situated within minutes (about 1 minute) from The Yardbird Jazz Club

This is a large venue with floor seats, a bar and some tables for the early arrivers.

Churchills Snooker Club

Churchills is an excellent venue, located right in the city centre, again just minutes from The Yardbird Jazz Club, in the back of a snooker club.

This is the home of a regular jazz night in Birmingham. The venue gives the feeling of stepping back in time to an era when jazz was in every bar on every street.

Churchills will be hosting two of the festivals late night jam sessions. The club has a 24hr license so these sessions, I’m sure, will be memorable!