Ashburton Arts Centre
| 0 | West Street, Ashburton, TQ13 7DT |
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| > | www.ashburtonarts.org.uk/ |
Forthcoming events
Ian Shaw
One of the most distinctive, original and creative jazz singers that the UK has produced, Ian Shaw is also a talented pianist, songwriter, actor, presenter and record producer.
| P | Friday 12th September, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Ian Shaw hosts vocal workshop
One of the most distinctive, original and creative jazz singers that the UK has produced, Ian Shaw is also a talented pianist, songwriter, actor, presenter and record producer.
| P | Saturday 13th September, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 10:30am, Start time: 1:30pm |
| P | Sunday 14th September, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Ben Shankland Trio
Winner of BBC Radio Scotland Young Jazz Musician of the Year, Ben Shankland has brought his music to audiences at top festivals and venues. His music shows clear reverence for the jazz tradition, combined with unmistakable personality in every phrase, his ‘easeful harmonising and sureness of touch leave one eager to hear more’ (Scottish Jazz Space).
| P | Tuesday 16th September, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
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’
| P | Thursday 18th September, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Angeline Morrison
Fresh from an appearance at this year's BBC Proms “Flashes of jazz, lush zithers and her deep, resonant voice mark her as an artist to support and savour.” The Guardian
| P | Saturday 20th September, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Sunday 21st September, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Monday 22nd September, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Slow Light Falling: Winona Guy, Hannah Jacobs & Talia Sealey and Jane Mason
An early autumn evening of dance and performance from
some of the richly gifted artists based here in the SW
| P | Thursday 25th September, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Jeremy Tuplin / Robi Mitch
Two lovely original singer / songwriters who are getting attention in the UK and beyond with their beautiful, sometimes surreal music
| P | Saturday 27th September, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Not Only But Also The Blues: Rush Hour | James Oliver
Featuring James Bone in this month's Not Only But Also The Blues
| P | Monday 29th September, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Liane Carroll
One of the UK’s most accomplished jazz singers and outstanding pianist Liane Carroll performs jazz classics and original compositions.
| P | Wednesday 1st October, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Baka Beyond
Bring your dancing shoes, for this legendary band playing a fusion of music influenced by the Baka people of Cameroon, African rhythms & Celtic tunes
| P | Saturday 4th October, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Monday 6th October, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Reg Meuross: Stolen From God: Truth, Music, and Untold Histories
Reg Meuross with Suntou Susso, Cohen Braithwaite Kilcoyne & Narrator Lucy MacKeith (historian)
| P | Thursday 9th October, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Robert Castelli & Boom
"With Castelli, you get the impression that you're in the presence of someone who's tastes are world wide, and wants to apply them to existing sounds in Jazz."
| P | Friday 10th October, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Saturday 11th October, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 2:30pm, Start time: 3:00pm |
Small Blue: jazz piano trio
The music can be by turns lyrical, atmospheric, groovy, and mischievous, with most tunes inspired by novels, poems, art, or places
| P | Sunday 12th October, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Woodland Trust: Temperate Rainforest Restoration in Ausewell and Buckland Woods
A free talk about these special woods near Ashburton with a chance to ask questions of site manager, Dave Rickwood
| P | Thursday 16th October, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Spartimu: Pulifunie di Corsica
Beautiful polyphonic songs of Corsica, performed by acclaimed masters of the tradition as part of a UK wide tour
| P | Sunday 19th October, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
The Occasional Sextet: Spontaneous Soundscapes
Blended melodies & sound sculptures, imaginative explorations…
| P | Sunday 26th October, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Not Only But Also The Blues
Delta Variant | Big Mouth Blues Band feature in this month's Not Only But Also The Blues
| P | Monday 27th October, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Spafford Campbell
Music that folds in elements of jazz, post-rock and chamber classical music while raiding the folk music toolbox. Call it what you want: post-folk. Trad-noir. Folk nihilism.
| P | Tuesday 28th October, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
One Foot In the Dark: Divija Melally & Saili Katebe
Double bill: ‘The Skeleton is White’ (dance) & duet ‘Six Degrees from Home’ (dance & spoken word): honest explorations by two artists from the global majority of what it means to navigate through life, questions and unknowns
| P | Wednesday 29th October, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Soulful Singing and Mantra with Mahasukha
African, sacred, uplifting and fun day workshop led by the unique and inspiring, Mahasukha.
| P | Sunday 2nd November, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 10:15am, Start time: 10:30am |
Tamsin Elliot Trio
Tamsin is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and film-maker with roots in the traditional dance tunes of the British Isles.
| P | Friday 7th November, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Sara Milonovich and Greg Anderson
“A FEEL-GOOD, ALL-INCLUSIVE VIBE ALMOST GUARANTEED TO BRING A SMILE TO ONE’S FACE.” - Roll Magazine
| P | Saturday 8th November, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Iona Lane
“Lyrics and musical arrangements crackle with wide-eyed curiosity.” Jude Rogers, The Guardian
| P | Tuesday 11th November, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Wednesday 12th November, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Fifi La Mer: Let us take you to Paris
An immersive experience of French music, featuring iconic works from artists like Edith Piaf, Charles Trenet, Django Reinhardt, and Serge Gainsbourg…
| P | Sunday 30th November, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 2:30pm, Start time: 3:00pm |
Greg Coulson Band
A singer-songwriter and dynamic performer who blends soul and classic rock with the groove of blues, funk and jazz.
| P | Friday 5th December, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
Tim Edey
Multi award-winning Tim Edey has been recognised as: BBC Musician of the year BBC ALBA/Scotland, Best Traditional musician 2020, and BBC Radio Two Musician of the year 2012 (BBC R2 FOLK AWARDS)
| P | Monday 15th December, 2025 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Saturday 6th June, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:30pm, Start time: 8:00pm |