Tuesday 1st August
David Lyttle’s Mainstream World
The Improv Room
The Spaniard, 3 Skipper Street
Drummer and composer David Lyttle presents his trio ‘Mainstream World’, completed by Belfast guitarist Mark McKnight and Dublin bassist Cormac O’Brien.
www.theimprovroom.com

Thursday 3rd August
Common Collective
Morrisons, 21 Bedford Street
Belfast’s only worldwide music DJing collective launch with a weekly residency upstairs at Morrisons. Expect anything from French pop to jazz.
www.myspace.com/commoncollective
www.myspace.com/capitalesoul

Friday 4th August
Gilles Peterson
Support from Ric Mclelland
The Stiff Kitten, Bankmore Square
The man Gilles returns to the Stiff Kitten to tear up the dancefloor with his unique blend of global leftfield grooves.
www.thestiffkitten.com
www.myspace.com/gillespeterson

Saturday 5th August
Asian Dub Foundation
The Black Box, 18-22 Hill Street
The one and only Asian Dub Foundation wrap up the urban arts festival Trans at Belfast’s newest underground music venue.
www.transbelfast.com

Sat 5th August
Homespun Soundsystem
with special guests Chris Caul, The Phat Controller plus residents Chuck and M.C.s’ Kat and Larriman.
The Edge Bar, Laganbank Road
Homespun welcome back former residents Chris Caul and The Phat Controller for a night of turntable trickery and high grade beats.
www.homespunsoundsystem.net

Saturday 5th August
Belfast Soul Club
The Pavilion, Ormeau Road
Prolific German soul DJ Micheal Fuchs is joined by the usual residents for this monthly soulful shindig.
www.laverysbelfast.com

Monday 7th August
Linley Hamilton and The Blue Note Jazz Quartet
Every Monday night
The Kitchen Bar, 36-40 Victoria Square
Belfast’s hardest working jazz musician plays Blue Note jazz and more at his weekly residency in the Kitchen Bar.
www.linleyhamilton.com

Tues 8th August
Konrad Wiszniewski
The Improv Room
The Spaniard, 3 Skipper Street
Rising talent, 25-year-old Scottish saxophonist Konrad Wiszniewski joins the Mark McKnight Trio.
www.theimprovroom.com

Tues 15th August
Jamie Baum (NYC) with David Lyttle Trio
The Spaniard, 3 Skipper Street
New York based jazz flutist/ composer Jamie Baum has worked with a long list of leading international musicians and tonight is joined by drummer David Lyttle.
www.theimprovroom.com

Saturday 19th August
Benji B
Homespun
The Edge, Meadowbank Road
1 Xtra’s Benji B pays a return visit to Belfast to spin the finest in progressive soulful grooves.
www.homespunsoundsystem.com

Tues 22nd August
Linley Hamilton
The Improv Room
The Spaniard, 3 Skipper Street
Playing the music of jazz trumpet greats such as Freddie Hubbard, Clifford Brown and Kenny Dorham, Hamilton will be backed by Belfast players Joel Byrne-McCullough (guitar), Alan Niblock (bass) and David Lyttle (drums).
www.theimprovroom.com

Tues 29th August
Joel Byrne-McCullough
The Improv Room
The Spaniard, 3 Skipper Street
One of the most in-demand guitarists in Northern Ireland wraps up the Improv Room for another month.
www.theimprovroom.com