Jazz Bar Swindon (Wiltshire) – Live Jazz Events at The Royal Oak

Musician, Composer and Filmmaker Kevin Figes returns with a swinging group from the West country. Alto Saxophone and flute led Bebop, Swing and Latin. Also featuring Matt Hopkins (Guitar), Riaan Vosloo (Double Bass), & Ryan Thrupp (Drums).

Wiltshire born but London based drummer Callum Smith is bringing his new project to the club! A Saxophone led hard swingin’ session featuring acclaimed bass player and Birmingham Conservatoire alum Stuart Barker.

Eddie Gripper is quickly establishing himself as a formidable young pianist on the scene. He has worked as a performer, promoter and producer alongside top musicians in his field, including Huw Warren, Iain Ballamy, Alex Merritt and Yuri Golubev. He leads a quartet with Guitar, Double Bass and Drums.

One of the highlights of our 2025 programme was acclaimed drummer Rob Brian bringing his own quartet to the club, it was a killer session full of heavy swing, groove and blues. Lets do it all again! also featuring Mat Sibley – (Tenor Sax), John Paul Gard – (Piano & Keyboards) Paul Jefferies (Acoustic & Electric Bass)

Jazz, but not as you know it! A Jazz Funk Organ led trio who play an incredible set of Jazz, Funk, Groove led by the spectacular John Paul Gard on keyboards and samplers! This is an act for fans of top class instrumental music, not just Jazz!

The return of the hugely popular Eric Mylod-Okafo who is known as a soul singer as well as a Jazz crooner. A classy evening with songs from the Great American Songbook accompanied by Piano Double Bass & Drums

Hammond Organ maestro Jonny Henderson has twice been voted Keyboard Player of the Year at the British Blues Awards and is a go to player on the Jazz scene. This session features Jazz, Funk, and Blues together with the incredible Eli Jitsuto (Guitar) & Matt Brown (Drums)

Is a former student of Jazz Messenger Jean Toussaint, having studied as a postgraduate at London’s Guildhall School of Music, and is a previous winner of the Daily Telegraph Young Jazz Musician competition. This dynamic quartet also feature Aiden Pope (Guitar), Jules Jackson (Bass) & Andrew Tween (Drums)

Stuart Henderson is a heavy swingin charismatic trumpeter, who was also principal trumpet of The Scots Guards Band in Her Majesty’s Household Division! Always one of our most popular bands with a fabulous set list of Jazz classics both on trumpet and flugelhorn

We love to have a night dedicated to the Blues as it’s a genre that is so intermixed with Jazz. Wiltshire’s Mr Blues himself leads a stonking band of John Paul Gard (Organ) and Rob Brian (Drums) for an evening of Blues classics made famous by icons like Canned Heat, Peter Green and much more