Part of the Oxford Jazz Festival 2012 - full to the brim with musicians, jazz lovers and the general public at large. This year, the Jazz Festival Jazz Jams will be held at the appropriately named Jam Factory! The Jam Factory and Oxford Jazz Festival welcome everyone to come along and either listen or play at our super friendly and welcoming jams. Turn up with an instrument and it’s free; non-players pay just £5.00 admission to cover the cost of keeping staff on (it’s open until 2pm especially for the festival) You never know, some of the Festival's performers may turn up to play along with you!

Part of the Oxford Jazz Festival 2012 - full to the brim with musicians, jazz lovers and the general public at large. This year, the Jazz Festival Jazz Jams will be held at the appropriately named Jam Factory! The Jam Factory and Oxford Jazz Festival welcome everyone to come along and either listen or play at our super friendly and welcoming jams. Turn up with an instrument and it’s free; non-players pay just £5.00 admission to cover the cost of keeping staff on (it’s open until 2pm especially for the festival) You never know, some of the Festival's performers may turn up to play along with you!

The Oxford Spin Club are delighted to welcome saxophonist, Adam Waldmann as part of the Oxford Jazz Festival.

Adam’s group Kairos Q4tet won the Mobo Jazz award in 2011 – an indication of just how highly regarded Adam has become on the British music scene, further evidenced by his involvement in the Loop and F-ire Collectives, both producing some of the most exciting new sounds in UK music.

Other highlights in the recent past for Adam include performing with the human beat box, Shlomo at the South Bank as part of the ‘Music Through Unconventional Means’ Festival and you might have seen Adam at a number of festivals; in the last year or two, he has played Brecon, Cheltenham, Manchester and London Jazz Festivals. An inspiring saxophonist.

Independent record label 'Milky Bomb' presents a night of music at the Portland Arms in aid of Cancer Research UK.

The line-up includes 'jazz-grunge' group Thirteen, psychedelic cuban-blues flower child Sol Ruiz and one-off support from Sunday Driver.

Opening the evening will be new collaboration Miba and the Cinematic Kiss.

This will be a night of unique, real music and a chance to hear the music of tomorrow.

Doors open at 7.30 and music will start at 8.00.

Click here for more info on Milky Bomb Records

To hear music from the line-up acts visit their websites:

www.facebook.com/Thirteenmusicuk

www.facebook.com/solishere

www.soundcloud.com/milky-bomb-records

Music in the Vale proudly presents internationally acclaimed composer and pianist Lionel Sainsbury in a richly varied evening of piano music. The programme will include music by Chopin, Schumann’s thrilling Fantasy op.17, and the World Premiere of Lionel’s eagerly awaited Five Tangos. The Oxford Times has recognised Lionel as a “virtuoso pianist and composer”.

Admission is by programme with tickets available from Stanford in the Vale Midcounties Co-operative, by reservation on 01367 718420 or at the door.

Please book early as seating limited.