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05 January 2019

A Schooner with… Sam BoultonIt’s been a whirlwind year for Sam Boulton at The Vanguard. Early last year he opened as the UK’s first Cocktail Bar and Meadery on a mission to serve up drinks that excite the tastebuds of Birmingham. Perched at the very top of our Frederick Street home, Sam and team are more like family than anything else. We thought it was about time time for a catch up.

03 January 2019

A Schooner with… the annualSince we first opened our doors back in 2016, we’ve always said that 1000 Trades is all about the neighbourhood. Musicians, artists, DJs, designers, makers, comedians, born and bred Brummies, nomadic out-of-owners, ale-mad enthusiasts and that chap who strolls in just for one pint – all are welcome here.

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What's On at 1000 Trades

Friday 18th October

7:45 PM

Birmingham Jazz Presents: Nigel Price Organ Trio

The Nigel Price Organ Trio, nominated for the 2021 Parliamentary Jazz Award for ‘Best ensemble’ (they won in 2010) and winners of the 2016 British Jazz Award for ‘Best Small Group’ will be playing selections from their vast back catalogue as well as the recently released and critically acclaimed album ‘That’s it. Right there.’ Nigel […]

Monday 21st October

6:00 PM

Recurring

Broadbill Drink & Draw Life Drawing

Dust off your canvas, sharpen the pencils and raise a glass. Broadbill Life Drawing: Drink & Draw, every Monday from 6-8pm. Get in touch with @broadbill_lifedrawing on Instagram to book yourself a spot. £10 per session.

Tuesday 22nd October

8:00 PM

Apolitical Therapy: How do you measure happiness?

Imagine if there was a way to measure your impact on the environment and manage how it affects your happiness.

Friday 25th October

8:00 PM

Birmingham Jazz Presents: Ineza

A startling young jazz vocalist and a new words-and-music jazz show. This specially-curated show is presented with a mostly female band. In the end of course the music does the talking, and this concept delivers a swinging show mixing well-known jazz standards and contemporary sounds. Inezais a Rwandan-born Belgian Jazz singer, based in London. She […]

Saturday 26th October

2:00 PM

Birmingham Jazz Presents: Lucy-Anne Daniels

Grounded in the vibrant sounds of gospel and jazz, Lucy-Anne Daniels is a vivid storyteller, creative improviser, and fierce performer. With ‘a voice mature beyond her years’ (The Scotsman, Jim Gilchrist), Lucy-Anne’s effortless control of melody and powerful interpretation of lyric, invite you to partake in a musical communion. For this performance, she debuts a […]

Saturday 26th October

5:00 PM

Birmingham Jazz Presents: David-Austin-Grey – Glowseeker (featuring Heidi Vogel)

David is developing a new short commission for the festival, using a mixture of arrangements and original compositions; all on a theme of Cuban Jazz for instruments and voice. A mixture of arrangements and original compositions and is a joyful exploration of Cuban music and the songs of the legendary Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer. Line […]

Saturday 26th October

8:00 PM

Birmingham Jazz Presents: Byron Wallen

Back in 2019 Filthy Lucre commissioned Byron to write music for 8 musicians responding to Peter Shenai’s “Hurricane Bells” . Peter is a contemporary artist who has cast 5 bells, whose shapes are modelled on the structure of Hurricane Katrina— the storm that devastated New Orleans in 2005. These cyclonic, irregularly shaped bells produce a tonally complex web of sounds reminiscent of Chinese bells and gongs. […]

Sunday 27th October

2:00 PM

Birmingham Jazz Presents: From Scratch

From Scratch is a band that started literally from scratch following the initiative of Birmingham Jazz; to play one of our Club Nights. From Scratch is led by two musicians emerging from the Andy Hamilton’s Blue Notes: Mark Hamilton, his son on saxes and Ralf DeCambre on guitar. For this gig they will be performing […]

Tuesday 10th December

8:00 PM

Political Therapy: Christmas Special with Philip Collins

Join us for a bantz-fuelled evening with Philip Collins, former Times columnist and speechwriter to Tony Blair, as he reflects on Then and Now, laced with some spicy anecdotes and a full-throttled rendition of the anthemic Things Can Only Get Worse. With lashings of mulled perry. Enjoy a meal downstairs beforehand – book via 1000trades.org.uk We regret […]

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