The Tobacco Factory
Independent North Street theatre and cafe-bar
A sprawling multi-purpose space in Southville, The Tobacco Factory comprises a modern cafe-bar with a large stage and outdoor area, as well as a dance studio and a 350-capacity theatre.
On top of classic and contemporary stage productions, you’ll find workshops, stand-up comedy, pub quizzes and exhibitions. Each Sunday it hosts a busy outdoor market and free live music in the evenings, with an emphasis on Bristol musicians, especially jazz and folk favourites.
The venue offers step-free access on both sides of the building. Lift access and accessible toilets are available on all floors. Further access information can be found on the Tobacco Factory website: https://tobaccofactorytheatres.com/access
On top of classic and contemporary stage productions, you’ll find workshops, stand-up comedy, pub quizzes and exhibitions. Each Sunday it hosts a busy outdoor market and free live music in the evenings, with an emphasis on Bristol musicians, especially jazz and folk favourites.
The venue offers step-free access on both sides of the building. Lift access and accessible toilets are available on all floors. Further access information can be found on the Tobacco Factory website: https://tobaccofactorytheatres.com/access
What's On At The Tobacco Factory
— The Tobacco Factory
jazz
contemporary jazz
latin jazz
ska
tropical
— The Tobacco Factory
funk
jazz
contemporary jazz
jazz funk
ska
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Our recent recommendations for The Tobacco Factory
Jazz in the Loft returns to the Tobacco Factory with the Nigel Price Organ Trio. The eponymous guitarist slings a silken, clean-cut tone with nods to classic mid-century jazz, accompanied by Ross Stanley’s melodic organ and Joel Barford’s flickering drums, all breathing together like a single organism.
Bristol Jazz Festival presents Nigel Price Organ Trio
Sell out warning! The incomparable Liane Carroll graces us with her bawdy charm, timeless soulful vocals, and wild piano chops. Her modernised jazz standards are imbued with elliptical improv detours and a riotous storytelling flow - a must-attend event for lovers of Billie Holiday and Carole King.
Bristol Jazz Festival presents Liane Carroll in the next Jazz in the Loft series
Sell out warning! Save our Avon! Vital grassroots doc focusing on a core group of activists, from the Avon Bride (!) to wild swimming mermaids, vowing to clean up the iconic river that’s fed our city for thousands of years.
A feature-length documentary that follows Bristol community's fight to save their river in unique and daring ways.
Superlative post-bop from Gen X’s bright young thing, Joe’s on a stunning trajectory from Ronnie Scott’s to Jools Holland to accompanying Wynton Marsalis! And it’s easy to see why…..Webb’s uncanny sense of Ellington’s swing and Monk’s voicing gets filtered through the youthful flair of his 00s Welsh roots. One of the most compelling and masterful instrumentalists around at the moment.
Bristol Jazz Festival presents Bristol Jazz Workshop w/ Joe Webb Trio in “The Loft” @ Tobacco Factory Theatre