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We're only a 15-minute walk from Birmingham city centre, with easy access via Jewellery Quarter railway station and tram stop.
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What's On at 1000 Trades
Monday 23rd March
6:00 PM
Broadbill Presents: Drink and Draw Life Drawing
Come and join Broadbills life drawing class ran by Ginger Dan.
Wednesday 25th March
7:30 PM
Birmingham Improv Presents: Comedy Jam
Enjoy and evening with Birmingham’s premiere improv group, Box Of Frogs!
Thursday 26th March
8:30 PM
Birmingham Sumo Club: Grand Sumo Finals Watch Party
Join us for the very first gathering of the Birmingham Sumo Club!
Friday 27th March
7:45 PM
Birmingham Jazz Presents- Tori Freestone Trio
Tori Freestone has been creating a stir in the UK and abroad in recent years winning prestigious awards including the Ivor Novello for jazz composition and receiving rave reviews including Guardian Jazz album of the month for her ‘El Mar de Nubes’ 2019 trio release.
Saturday 28th March
9:00 PM
NowHam+ : A Night of Credible 80s
Bannish Banarama, Kybosh Kylie and Erase Europe ….our monthly night dedicated to proper music from the most underrated decade since the last one.
Sunday 29th March
6:00 PM
Broadbill Life Drawing Presents: Alternative Life Drawing
Alternative life drawing.
Tuesday 31st March
6:00 PM
Portrait Class
A drop in three hour art class focusing on creating a portrait final piece.
Wednesday 1st April
7:30 PM
Birmingham Improv presents: Spaghetti Junction
Birmingham’s hottest new night of improvised comedy!
Saturday 4th April
8:00 PM
1000 Trades Presents: Pitch Control
A night of deep, deeper and deepest from the world of upfront new electronic music
Wednesday 8th April
7:30 PM
Birmingham Improv Presents: Box Of Frogs
Enjoy and evening with Birmingham’s premiere improv group, Box Of Frogs!
Saturday 11th April
9:00 PM
1000 Trades Presents: Jazz in the House vs Downtempo Disco
Ever-popular bi-monthly bringing you the sweetest disco edits, soul cut-ups and cutting-edge deep house VS jazz-infused deep house
Tuesday 14th April
6:30 PM
Birmingham Entrepreneurs Meetup
Monthly opportunity to meet fellow entrepreneurs at different stages of business
Tuesday 14th April
8:00 PM
Political Therapy: Women in Politics with Nan Sloane
Few individuals have left as enduring and wide-ranging a mark on women’s political representation in the UK as Nan Sloane
Wednesday 15th April
7:30 PM
Birmingham Improv Presents: Midlands Improv Night
Birmingham Improv brings you all the best improv from the Midlands!
Thursday 16th April
7:30 PM
Good Things Comedy Club
Inclusive and welcoming to all, we aim to add to Birmingham’s incredible comedy scene and bring some fun to increasingly dark times…
Friday 17th April
7:45 PM
Birmingham Jazz Presents: Alcyona Mick
Alcyona is a pianist working at the forefront of the London Jazz scene… nominated for a Parliamentary Jazz Instrumentalist Award
Saturday 18th April
9:00 PM
1000 Trades Presents- Club Flamingo
Prince superfan brings you an eclectic selection of 80s and 90s club and soul classics,
Thursday 16th April
12:00 PM
JQ Beer Weekend
The JQ Beer Weekend returns from the 16th–18th April,
Friday 1st May
7:45 PM
Birmingham Jazz Presents: Brigitte Beraha Lucid Dreamers
Performing tracks from her latest release, Brigitte brings her Ace Team to the 1000 Trades.
Friday 8th May
2:00 PM
Birmingham Jazz Presents: Artist in Residence Gina Southgate
Gina will be painting each gig live in the room for the whole Festival.
Friday 8th May
2:00 PM
Birmingham Jazz Presents: James Borland ft George Crowley
One of the most in-demand young musicians of the vibrant Birmingham jazz scene, James Borland’s distinctive warm tone and characterful improvising speak both to his love of the jazz tradition,
Friday 8th May
5:00 PM
Birmingham Jazz Presents: Carnactic Song Band Asaf Sirkis
Asaf has been a student and performer of Carnactic song, under the tutelage of Kirupakaran.
Friday 8th May
8:00 PM
Birmingham Jazz Presents: Profiles Quintet
BBC double-award winner Tony Kofi joins Chris Biscoe in an exploration of the musical legacies of the extraordinary bassist, composer and bandleader Charles Mingus, and of reeds virtuoso Eric Dolphy.
Saturday 9th May
2:00 PM
Birmingham Jazz Presents: Jo Markland Quartet
Kicking off the second day of this year’s festival is the fantastic original saxophone quartet after a long break from Birmingham Jazz.
Saturday 9th May
5:00 PM
Birmingham Jazz Presents: Charlotte Glasson
Saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist, Charlotte brings a huge bag of tricks to play with her, and this album is no exception.
Saturday 9th May
8:00 PM
Birmingham Jazz Presents: Harry Christelis
Harry Christelis and his quartet perform music from Preserving Fictions, a captivating blend of jazz, folk, and ambient soundscapes.
Sunday 10th May
2:00 PM
Birmingham Jazz Presents: Friends
The most celebrated Black poet was the late Langston Hughes, who had a love of music and jazz in particular.
Sunday 10th May
5:00 PM
Birmingham Jazz Presents: Nicolas Meier World Group
UK-based guitarist Nicolas Meier has carved a reputation out as one of the world’s most original and uniquely talented guitarists.
Sunday 10th May
8:00 PM
Birmingham Jazz Presents: Clarvis/Noble Duo
The finale of this cross-genre festival is this duo who create a sound bigger than the sum of its parts.
Friday 22nd May
7:45 PM
Birmingham Jazz Presents: Howl Quartet
Howl Quartet is an award-winning UK based project whose dynamic, expressive music focuses heavily on storytelling through melodic composition and improvisation.
Friday 5th June
7:45 PM
Birmingham Jazz Presents: Theo Travis
His many musical interests come together in this distinctive project.
Friday 12th June
7:45 PM
Birmingham Jazz Presents: Matt Ridley
Matt Ridley’s ‘The Antidote’returns in 2026 with an electrifying extended line-up featuring Mark Lockheart, Rory Simmons, Ant Law, Ivo Neame and Dave Ingamells.
Friday 19th June
7:45 PM
Birmingham Jazz Presents: Martin Pyne’s Small Blue
Martin Pyne works primarily in the areas of jazz and improvised music playing drums, percussion and vibraphone.
Friday 26th June
7:45 PM
Birmingham Jazz Presents: Tomorrow’s New Quartet
Tomorrow’s New Quartet compromises of some of the UK’s young jazz stars, namely Tom Smith, Sam Watts, Flo Moore and Rod Oughton.
Friday 3rd July
7:45 PM
Birmingham Jazz Presents: Eddie Parker’s Airborn
In the 1980’s Eddie was a writer member of the legendary big band Loose Tubes, contributing importantly to the band’s unique sound.
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