workshopS summer 2026

We still have some availability for these weekends. Please contact us for registration and/or more details. Summer Jazz 2 and 3 playlists are on our repertoire page.

Jazz Piano

July 11-12 2026 TUTOR NICK WELDON
SATURDAY: standard voicing patterns, improvisation, technique.
SUNDAY: playing with bass and drums
TUNES: On Green Dolphin Street You Don't Know What Love Is Wave Killer Joe

SUMMER JAZZ 2

Saturday August 1 2026 TUTOR DAVE LEWIS
REP C: Whispering/Groovin' High What Is This Thing Called Love/Hot House
Sunday August 2 2026 TUTOR STEVE WATTS
REP C: Lover Come Back To Me/Bean And The Boys How High The Moon/Ornithology

JAZZ GUITAR

August 15-16 2026 TUTOR PHIL ROBSON

SUMMER JAZZ 3 (Jazz Song)

(Rep D) for singers and instrumentalists
Saturday August 29 2026 TUTORS STEVE WATERMAN NICK WELDON ANDRA SPARKS
TUNES: All The Things You Are All The Way I'm Beginning To See The Light Isn't It Romantic?
Sunday August 30 2026 TUTORS STEVE WATERMAN NICK WELDON ANDRA SPARKS
TUNES: Softly As In A Morning Sunrise For All We Know Just One Of Those Things Throw It Away

 

workshopS 2026-27

Here is our schedule for next season. The repertoires and groups are streamed so we can get the best match of players - in very broad terms REP A corresponds to our levels 1-2, REP B and Rep C to our levels 3-4, and REP D to our levels 2-4. Please look here to find out more about our playing levels, and don't hesitate to contact us for more detailed advice. Each workshop day (except Summer Jazz 2) has a theory preparation Zoom - see schedule below.
The Autumn, New Year, Spring and Summer I workshops can be taken as standalone events (single days or weekends) or as a programme similar to the Ensemble programme with written reports and Zoom feedback, doing all 12 tunes once (4 days or 2 weekends) or twice (all four weekends).

AUTUMN JAZZ

Saturday November 21 2026 TUTORS KAREN SHARP DOMINIC ASHWORTH NICK WELDON
REP A: My Romance I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good Sugar
REP B: I Hear A Rhapsody I’m Through With Love Blues For Woody
REP C: Moanin’ I Remember Clifford Are You Real? The Theme
Sunday November 22 2026 TUTORS MICK FOSTER DOMINIC ASHWORTH NICK WELDON
REP A: Tangerine Nature Boy Good Bait
REP B: Oleo Chelsea Bridge On A Slow Boat To China
REP C: Nica’s Dream This Is For Albert Skylark

 

NEW YEAR JAZZ

Saturday January 23 2027 TUTORS DAVE O'HIGGINS MICK FOSTER NICK WELDON
REP A: Rifftide Fotografia Alone Together
REP B: It’s You Or No-one Valse Hot Elm
REP C: Cubano Chant In the Wee Small Hours of The Morning Mayreh
Sunday January 24 2027 TUTORS ALAN BARNES ARNIE SOMOGYI NICK WELDON
REP A: Solar Bluesette So Danço Samba
REP B: Joy Spring Teach Me Tonight Amsterdam After Dark
REP C: One By One Ugetsu Once In A While

 

SPRING JAZZ

Saturday March 20 2027 TUTORS STEVE WATERMAN MICK FOSTER NICK WELDON
REP A: Tangerine Nature Boy Good Bait
REP B: Oleo Chelsea Bridge On A Slow Boat To China
REP C: Nica’s Dream This Is For Albert Skylark

Sunday March 21 2027 TUTORS STEVE WATERMAN MICK FOSTER NICK WELDON
REP A: My Romance I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good Sugar
REP B: I Hear A Rhapsody I’m Through With Love Blues For Woody
REP C: Moanin’ I Remember Clifford Are You Real? The Theme

 

SUMMER JAZZ 1

Saturday June 26 2027 TUTORS ALAN BARNES ARNIE SOMOGYI NICK WELDON
REP A: Solar Bluesette So Danço Samba
REP B: Joy Spring Teach Me Tonight Amsterdam After Dark
REP C: One By One Ugetsu Once In A While

Sunday June 27 2027 TUTORS DAVE O'HIGGINS STEVE WATTS NICK WELDON
REP A: Rifftide Fotografia Alone Together
REP B: It’s You Or No-one Valse Hot Elm
REP C: Cubano Chant In the Wee Small Hours of The Morning Mayreh

SUMMER JAZZ 2

Saturday August 28 2027 TUTORS ANDRA SPARKS KAREN SHARP NICK WELDON
REP D: If I Had You Invitation Why Try To Change Me Now? Old Devil Moon

Sunday August 29 2027 TUTORS ANDRA SPARKS DAVE LEWIS NICK WELDON
REP D: Straight No Chaser I'll Remember April My Little Boat Softly As In A Morning Sunrise

 

Theory Preparation Zooms

Here are the live dates. Times 6-8pm - sessions also available as recordings. TUTOR NICK WELDON

REP A
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 My Romance I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good Sugar
Mon, 26 Oct 2026 Tangerine Nature Boy Good Bait
Mon, 23 Nov 2026 Rifftide Fotografia Alone Together
Mon 4 Jan 2027 Solar Bluesette So Danço Samba
REP B
Tues, 29 Sep 2026 I Hear A Rhapsody I’m Through With Love Blues For Woody
Tues, 27 Oct 2026 Oleo Chelsea Bridge On A Slow Boat To China
Tues, 24 Nov 2026 It’s You Or No-one Valse Hot Elm
Tues, 5 Jan 2027 Joy Spring Teach Me Tonight Amsterdam After Dark
REP C
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 Moanin’ I Remember Clifford Are You Real? The Theme
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 Nica’s Dream This Is For Albert Skylark
Wed, 25 Nov 2026 Cubano Chant In the Wee Small Hours of The Morning Mayreh
Wed, 6 Jan 2027 One By One Ugetsu Once In A While

 

OTHER workshops


SAXOPHONE QUARTETS & QUINTETS

July 10-11 2027
TUTOR: MICK FOSTER

JAZZ PIANO WEEKEND

July 24-25 2027
TUTOR NICK WELDON

JAZZ GUITAR WEEKEND

August 7-8 2027
TUTOR DOMINIC ASHWORTH

workshop info


  • The venue for all courses is Jazz School UK, the Shoefactory NN10 9YW - more details in the About Us section.
  • For workshop schedules and fees, please look here.
  • Are you interested in attending a Jazz School UK Workshop? If so, contact us without further delay! You will find our registration details and contact forms over on the CONTACT US tab.