jazznotjazz

Nick Stroud's jazznotjazz is an evening of jazz, soul, funk, reggae and Brazil, blended together to create the perfect backdrop for those who want to relax, talk and maybe dance a little.

Jazznotjazz is a series of events and club nights organised and hosted by London-based DJ and longtime jazz collector Nick Stroud, who wanted to offer a central location for anyone interested in hearing jazz of all kinds, mainly modern (although not exclusively), from Dizzy's big band experiments of the late 1940s to the skittering contemporary jazz of Jaga Jazzist.

Nick explains: "The general idea is to present jazz as a constantly evolving form, still as relevant today as it ever was, the form adapting itself to new technologies as they arise while still retaining that sense of swing and joy always present in the best examples of the music. For my money, I can't see any reason not to play Count Basie alongside Wibutee, or Sidney Bechet after Moondog; the threads are all there, and the rewards enormous. The point is to provide a place for folk to hear jazz but without it being "Jazz"...know what I mean?"

Concrete Bar & Cafe at The Hayward, 8pm. Admission free. Find out more about this event and other events held at the Southbank Centre.

How to get there

Rail - Waterloo, Waterloo East or walk over the Hungerford Bridge from Charing Cross.

Underground - The closest tube stations are Waterloo (on the Northern, Bakerloo & Jubilee lines), Southwark (on the Jubilee line) or walk over the Hungerford Bridge from Embankment (on the Northern, Bakerloo, District and Circle lines).

Buses - All the following buses stop on Waterloo Bridge and you can take the steps down to Southbank on either side of the bridge or use the pavements that slope down away from the river and then double back to take you to Upper Ground, which runs behind the Southbank Centre: 1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 521, X68, Riverside Bus (RV1 - which also stops on Upper Ground which runs by the back of the Southbank Centre). 77 (Upper Ground near the Festival Hall), 211 & 507 (Waterloo Road near the main station), 381 (Stamford Street). 45, 63 & 100 all stop at the southern end of Blackfriars Bridge, and there is a 10 minute walk along the riverside to the Southbank Centre.