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Guildhall School saxophone player in performance
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Contemporary music

Guildhall Jazz Ensembles

Join us for a vibrant showcase marking the end of induction week for the Guildhall Jazz department’s newest students.

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Classical music Contemporary music

ANNO: Four Seasons by Anna Meredith & Antonio Vivaldi

Experience the passage of time through a surprising and utterly fresh interpretation of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.

Image of Discos Pacificos stood under the shed of a shop
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Contemporary music

Balimaya Project X Discos Pacífico All Stars Present: Calima

Balimaya Project meets the Discos Pacífico All Stars in a musical exchange blending West African and African-descendant cultures with Afro-Colombian marimba music and jazz.

Image of Ustaad Noor Bakhsh playing his Benju
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Contemporary music

Ustad Noor Bakhsh

Ustad Noor Bakhsh brings his electric Benju and a sound steeped in the deep-rooted traditions of Baloch music, joined by Amrit Kaur and Lahore’s acclaimed, genre-defying instrumental quartet Jaubi.

Image of all members of Jambinai against alight blue backdrop
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Contemporary music

JAMBINAI with London Contemporary Orchestra

Korean post-rock band JAMBINAI make their Barbican debut in a rare and electrifying performance in our Hall. 

Neil Hannon sitting at a table drinking coffee
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Contemporary music

The Divine Comedy: Rainy Sunday Afternoon

Join Neil Hannon and his band as they return with their latest orchestral pop masterpiece, Rainy Sunday Afternoon.

aja monet singing in front of a jazz band
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Contemporary music

aja monet

The GRAMMY-nominated surrealist blues poet and this year’s Artist in Residence will bring her debut album When The Poems Do What They Do to our Hall. 

Shri Sriram playing a string instrument in front of a classical brass band
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Contemporary music

Dhamaal

A dynamic collaboration like no other, fusing classical brass bands, jazz improvisations and south Asian music in a thrilling performance designed to explore new possibilities in music. 

Artwork for Guildhall Jazz Festival 2025 - Abstract illustration of a stylised figure playing a saxophone, composed of geometric shapes in yellow, green, blue, and grey on a dark blue background.
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Contemporary music

Guildhall Jazz Festival x EFG London Jazz Festival

The creativity and originality of the Guildhall Jazz community is celebrated in the highly anticipated return of our Jazz Festival in November, presented in partnership with EFG London Jazz Festival.

Camilla George, SHABAKA and Jason Yarde
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Contemporary music

The Evolution of UK Jazz—20 Years On

An evening of pioneering jazz celebrating 20 years of Serious' Take Five programme for a world premiere collaboration of two revolutionary voices of British Jazz.

A slightly blurry image of Aikiko
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Contemporary music

Japanese Jazz

Join us for the closing night of the EFG London Jazz Festival as we bring you a one-of-a-kind performance, celebrating the bold, beautiful sound of Japanese Jazz.

Image for Hania Rani NON FICTION
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Contemporary music Classical music

Hania Rani: Non Fiction: A Piano Concerto In Four Movements

Hania Rani performs the world premiere of Non Fiction alongside Manchester Collective assembled as a 45-piece Orchestra with Rakhi Singh, conductor Hugh Brunt, Jack Wyllie & Valentina Magaletti. 

An image of Daphne Oram playing electronic music in front of a crowd
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Contemporary music

Vari/ations – An Ode to Oram

A vibrant celebration of past, present and future in electronic music. Six of today’s most exciting sonic innovators offer a resonant testament to the radical imagination of Daphne Oram.

Plants in water
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Classical music Contemporary music

The Hermes Experiment: Let Us Be a Mighty River

A collaboration between The Hermes Experiment and five international sound artists, this immersive concert-installation responds to the climate emergency.

Image of a band perfoming with the guitarist's back to the camera and drummer in the background
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Contemporary music

Dirty Three

The Australian band return for a rare live performance. For their first real tour in over 12 years, they'll bring their unmistakable raw, lyrical, and unpredictable sound.