1 CANDID JAZZ WEEK

Alan Bates’s classy label stages a season graced by the hugely promising singer Cormac Kenevey (Tues, Wed). Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, W1 (www.pizzaexpresslive.com 020-7734 3220), from Mon to Mar 16

2 CARMEN SOUZA

Cultured singer who puts her own jazz spin on the music of her ancestral home, Cape Verde. St Mary’s Church, Churchyard, Ashford (01233 629165), Sat; Norwich Arts Centre, Reeves Yard, Norwich (www.norwichartscentre.co.uk 01603 660352), Mon; The Anvil, Churchill Way, Basingstoke (www.theanvil.org.uk 01256 844244), Tues

3 JEFF HARNAR

Harnar takes centre-stage with a celebration of hits from the Broadway season of 1959. Jermyn Street Theatre, Jermyn Street, SW1 (www.americansongbookinlondon.com 020-7287 2875), from Tues to Mar 15

4 BARB JUNGR: HYMN TO NINA

The audacious jazz-cabaret vocalist tackles the music of Nina Simone. The Shaw Theatre, Euston Road, NW1 (www.theshawtheatre.com 0870 0332600), Sat

5 CHARLIE DARK’S AFRICAN BEATS

The Blacktronica founder leads a music and dance lineup that includes the Nigerian percussionist Chief Udoh Essiet. The Zodiac @ Carling Academy, Cowley Road, Oxford (www.oxford-academy.co.uk 0844 4772000), Fri

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