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
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Sell out warning! Gwyneth Herbert blends neo-soul and late-night jazz with cinematic precision, her vocals floating somewhere between Peggy Lee’s smoky poise and Beth Gibbons’ spectral devastation. This special BJF show sees her joined by fellow UK circuit legends Al Cherry and Sam Burgess in a magnetic-beyond-belief appearance FFO: Cécile McLorin Salvant, Billie Marten, Joan Shelley.
Performer, composer / lyricist and multi-instrumentalist Gwyneth Herbert has been hailed as one the most imaginative and idiosyncratic artists of her generation. Not to be missed!
Sell out warning! Chameleonic trombone-for-hire and band leader extraordinaire, Dennis Rollins takes time out from Maceo Parker’s group to delight you with the funk fireworks and new jazz swing of this specially assembled quartet. He’s single-handedly revitalising the slide FFO: Jazz Warriors, Courtney Pine, Larry Young, Curtis Fuller, Fred Wesley.
Bristol Jazz Festival presents Dennis Rollins at Jazz in the Loft.
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.