Martyn Nelson and the Rhythm Remedies FREE

Back for its 35th year, the Birmingham, Sandwell & Westside Jazz Festival is one of the undoubted highlights of the West Midlands cultural calendar.

With 200 mainly FREE events across 90 venues, the Festival will once again provide an international soundtrack to the summer across Birmingham and the wider region.

This year homegrown artists will be joined by acts from across the world, including performers from Spain, France, Hungary and Lithuania.

First and foremost, this hugely popular event is a celebration of the sheer joy of live music, but it also provides an annual boost to our visitor economy, with last year's festival attracting audiences of over 75,000 and generating almost £5 million for the regional economy.