Jazz at HEART: Alice Leggett
2025-04-04 19:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Shire Oak Hall, Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN, United Kingdom
Alto saxophonist and composer Alice Leggett brings her highly anticipated debut album, Birdsong, to the UK. Originally from Cardiff and now based in Amsterdam, Alice is a rising star in the European jazz scene. An active performer at venues like the Bimhuis, she collaborates with leading Netherlands based musicians including, Teis Semey, Chaerin Im, and Tijs Klaassen.
Previously based in London, Alice performed regularly with The Calum Gourlay Big Band, Mark Lockheart’s Days on Earth, and her own quartet featuring Rick Simpson, Calum Gourlay and Will Glaser. She has appeared at iconic UK stages such as Ronnie Scotts and The Southbank Centre, earning recognition from JazzWise magazine as ‘One to Watch’ in 2020.
Birdsong captures Alice’s journey across Cardiff, London, New York, and Amsterdam, reflecting on belonging, community, and life’s unpredictable beauty. The album features her quartet—Chaerin Im (piano), Tijs Klaassen (bass), Wouter Kühne (drums)—alongside special guests Alex Hitchcock (tenor saxophone) and Alistair Payne (trumpet). Recorded at Fattoria Musica Studios and released on ZenneZ Records, Birdsong showcases Alice’s lyrical compositions, rich storytelling, and vibrant improvisation.
www.aliceleggettmusic.com

SNL: Herbie Hopkins + Zoe Cure
2025-04-05 19:00 - 21:30 | Shire Oak Hall, Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN, United Kingdom
Saturday Night Live: HERBIE HOPKINS + ZOE CURE
Herbie Hopkins is a songwriter from Leeds. Renowned improviser and drummer, Mark Sanders, described his work as ‘adventurous and daring’.
His new album, ‘Alex’, is about anatomy, nocturnal landscapes, and personal catharsis.
Recorded by Chris Sharkey (engineer), accompanied by Matthew Bourne (piano) and Harry Souter (guitar, percussion); ‘Alex’ combines vivid songwriting, haunting improvisation, and raw found-sound-samples.
Shimmering with an evocative, hand-made quality, ‘Alex’ is sparklingly immediate and uniquely expressive.
After a year of innovative live performances across England; Herbie, Chris, Matthew, and Harry, have made an album of rare imagination! ‘Alex’ is fantastic!
New Single, ‘What Am I Doing Here? (lie)’, will be released March 21st, 2025.
New Album, ‘Alex’, will be released April 25th, 2025.
ZOE CURE:
Advance tickets £8/£6 concessions available from HEART and online
On the night, on the door £11/£9 concessions

TNL: Rachel Laven
2025-04-08 19:00 - 21:30 | Shire Oak Hall, Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN, United Kingdom
Tuesday Night Live: RACHEL LAVEN
Doors 7.00pm Music 7.15pm
Watch Rachel Laven
New Folk Award winning songwriter, Rachel Laven performs a blend of Texas Folk and Americana music. A positive force of nature on stage, Laven not only captivates with her smiling lyricism, but with her electric vocals and accomplished guitar work. She calls Nashville, Tennessee home these days, but her roots are deep in Texas where she was born and raised. Laven is currently building a team to produce her third album titled, Hard Truths.
Advance tickets £7/£6 concession available from HEART reception and online
OTD on the night from 5pm £10/£9 concession

Films at Heart: The Typist Artist Pirate King
2025-04-09 19:00 - 21:30 | Shire Oak Hall, Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN, United Kingdom
FaH: THE TYPIST ARTIST PIRATE KING
Doors 7pm Film 7.15pm
Dir Carol Morley/1hr 48mins/Certificate 12A/2022
The film is a fictionalised portrait of the late “avant-garde and misunderstood” artist Audrey Amiss, starring Monica Dolan as the artist and Kelly Macdonald as her fictional psychiatric nurse.
Watch The Typist Artist Pirate King trailer here
Review: Carol Morley’s warm and sympathetic film imagines the artist, whose mental illness curtailed her ambitions, on a tragicomic road trip to exhibit her work The Guardian
Tickets ££6.50/£5.50 concessions available from HEART reception and online

Jazz at Heart: Jamil Sheriff Trio with Nadim Tiemoori
2025-04-12 19:00 - 21:30 | Shire Oak Hall, Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN, United Kingdom
Jamil Sheriff Trio with Nadim Teimoori
Performing brand new music from his upcoming album, Jamil brings together this exquisite
group of musicians featuring long time collaborators Dave Walsh (drums), Nadim Teimoori
(saxophone) and Sam Quintana (double bass).
For this new project Jamil has written a collection of music that stands out amongst his
impressive back catalogue, drawing from African and Latin American influences as well as
pieces that feel more connected to classical composers such as John Ireland. Expect to
pulled in by his immersive writing and as always, space and freedom for this group of world-class soloists.
Jamil’s latest quote from 2024
‘Entirely Delightful – the model of a great band playing great tunes with flair and evident
enjoyment.’ Jazzwise
Examples of Jamil’s work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_ZTu7PIGxQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG_otXIoiAQ (featuring Nadim)

SOUNDBITES - Monthly Poetry Open Mic
2025-04-14 19:00 - 21:00
SOUNDBITES – Monthly Poetry Open Mic
Live in the Assembly Bar + Kitchen!
Important update

Unfortunately our guest poet TIM BROOKES is unable to be with us – we hope to see him later in the year.

Many thanks to ANTONY DUNN for agreeing to appear

Antony Dunn is winner of the Newdigate Prize and an Eric Gregory award. He has published
four collections of poems, Pilots and Navigators (Oxford University Press), Flying Fish
(Carcanet Oxford Poets), Bugs (Carcanet Oxford Poets) and Take This One To Bed (Valley
Press).
Antony is a regular tutor for The Poetry School and the Arvon Foundation. He has worked on
a number of translation projects with poets from Holland, Hungary, China and Israel.
He has been Poet in Residence at the University of York, Ilkley Literature Festival and the
People Powered Press. Until 2018 he was Artistic Director of the Bridlington Poetry festival.
OPEN MIC
We supply the mic – you supply the poetry
Put your name down for a 4 minute slot (first come, first served) or just come along and listen.
Open mic name listing from 6.30pm
Event begins with guest poet at 7.00pm
Everyone welcome. Free (donation appreciated)

Quiz - With Mike
2025-04-16 19:00 - 21:00
Book a Table – Heart Cafe – New Reservation

HEART CLOSED
2025-04-18 - 2025-04-21, 2025-05-05

TNL: Laurel Canyon Union
2025-04-22 19:00 - 21:30 | Shire Oak Hall, Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN, United Kingdom
Tuesday Night Live: LAUREL CANYON UNION
Doors 7.00pm Music 7.15pm
Formed in the summer of 2015 by US Grammy Nominated ex Acoustic Alchemy drummer John Shepard, this union of fully professional, experienced musicians take their inspiration from the late 60’s/early 70’s American West Coast singer songwriter era, playing well known songs from artists such as Jackson Browne, Neil Young, Eagles, The Byrds, James Taylor, and Buffalo Springfield…
Rewind to the Counterculture Woodstock Generation, and enjoy a great playlist of ‘Laid Back California Country Rock’.
Union Members are:
Rob Watkins – acoustic guitar / lead vocals
Ian Sweet – electric, acoustic, and 12 string guitars / vocal
Laurie Reader – bass guitar
John Shepard – drums
Advance tickets £7/£6 concessions available from HEART reception and online
OTD, on the night from 5pm tickets £10/£9 concession

Films at HEART: Wild at Heart
2025-04-23 19:00 - 21:30 | Shire Oak Hall, Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN, United Kingdom
To honour the legacy of the great American surrealist, David Lynch, Films at HEART will be screening his 1990 crime thriller “Wild At Heart” … at HEART. Starring Nicholas Cage and Laura Dern, after breaking parole for self defensive manslaughter, Sailor Ripley and his girlfriend Lula, head down the highway to California while discovering hidden secrets about one another. Continuing further with the Lynchian theme, ABK on the night will be serving Cherry pie and damn good coffee! And hot!
Doors 7pm Film 7.15pm
Dir David Lynch/2hr 4mins/Certificate 18/1990
Tickets £6.50/£5.50 concessions available from HEART reception and online
Watch the trailer here

Talking Heads: The challenges of urban development for Leeds
2025-04-24 19:30 - 21:00
The Event:
Leeds Civic Trust are a voluntary, non political body, open to everyone who wants to participate in and influence the development of Leeds.
To stimulate interest in and care for the history and character of the city.
To encourage high standards of design, architecture and town planning.
To encourage improvements to public amenity.
To promote co-operation in the achievement of these objectives.
This talk will look at the current strategies and plans for development in the city. We will look at the processes in decision making. Who is involved and how are issues of inclusion diversity and equity negotiated?
How is the balance between public and private sector benefit established? What are the environmental issues and the challenges in the provision of utilities and infrastructure. What are the government’s aims and policy intentions for urban development?

The Speaker:
Martin Hamilton is CEO of Leeds Civic Trust, a charity formed in 1965 which seeks to improve the city of Leeds, focusing in particular on planning and development, transport, heritage and history and public amenity. He leads a team of 5 and they support around 100 volunteers who deliver much of the work of the organisation.

This session starts at 19.30 and finishes at 21.00. Donation £3 but no one turned away for lack of funds.

Springboard Market
2025-04-26 11:00 - 16:00 | Shire Oak Hall, Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN, United Kingdom
📣📣Calling vendors, makers, and arty people of our HEART community…
After a brief hiatus, Springboard market is back on Saturday the 26th of April💐
It’s a crafty market open to all! Springboard market @ Heart began with the aim of supporting new sellers to do their first market, amongst some more experienced makers and vendors.

The market will run from 11am-4pm
We look forward to seeing you there!

TNL: The HuncH
2025-04-29 19:00 - 21:30 | Shire Oak Hall, Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN, United Kingdom
Tuesday Night Live: THE HUNCH
Doors 7.00pm Music 7.15pm
THE HUNCH – Hard Hitting Irish, Americana & Latin Folk with a generous dash of humour.
Advance tickets £7/£6 concessions available from HEART reception and online
On the door, on the night from 5pm £10/£9 concessions

FNL: Terra Invisus
2025-05-02 19:00 - 21:30 | Shire Oak Hall, Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN, United Kingdom
Friday Night Live: TERRA INVISUS
Doors 7.00pm Music 7.15pm
Contemporary music trio Terra Invisus are touring their new cross-cultural project BETWEEN TWO/TARP DVIEJŲ, combining the musical worlds of Lithuania and the United Kingdom and serves as a platform to share the creative talent of these countries.
Watch Terra Invisus
Terra Invisus is a contemporary music trio performing contemporary classical and experimental music. The trio consists of Alex Lyon (clarinets), Rebecca Burden (cello) and Milda Vitartaitė (piano). The trio actively collaborates with both young and experienced composers, performs and records new music. Terra Invisus trio has been noticed and received recommendations from internationally renowned composers in the United Kingdom, including Martin Suckling, Dominic Murcott, Lawrence Crane, Arnold Griller.
In partnership with Lithuanian Culture Institute
Tickets £15.00/£13.00 concession, available from HEART reception and online

Clothes Swap
2025-05-03 17:00 - 19:00

TNL: The Silver Reserve + Gemma Gates
2025-05-06 19:00 - 21:30 | Shire Oak Hall, Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN, United Kingdom
Tuesday Night Live: THE SILVER RESERVE + GEMMA GATES
Doors 7pm Music 7.15pm
The Silver Reserve: Matthew Sturgess, who performs as ‘The Silver Reserve’, plays delicate, sparse music on a classical guitar, crafting intricate melodies around thoughtful and evocative lyrics. At times creating dense, layered atmospherics, this is music that doesn’t rush and takes its sweet, sad time to unfurl and sneak under the skin.
Live quotes:
“I have fallen in love with The Silver Reserve. Songs of warmth and beauty that scratch at the inside of your heart. In a world that sits heavy on your chest, this is music that reminds you how to breathe.” Thea Gilmore (Cooking Vinyl)
“Blending emotive, affecting lyrics and spacious delicately crafted guitar work, these beguiling songs hold a depth of hidden treasures.” – Marc Walton (Seven Arts)
“Quietly spellbinding.” – Andy Brown (Soundlab)
“I really love Matthew’s stuff. His music has always been gorgeous but live he’s better than ever. The Brudenell show was pretty much a masterclass on every level.” Thomas White (The Waeve, The Electric Soft Parade) on opening set for The Waeve in Leeds.
Gemma Gates:
Gemma Gates is a singer-songwriter currently based in Leeds, UK. Originally from Belfast (Ireland), she has been making music her whole life, and was brought up listening to Irish folk music. Influenced by this and artists such as Laura Marling and the Staves, Gemma’s songwriting uses rich harmonies and emotional lyricism to share her own personal journey through the world.

Advance tickets £8/£7 available from HEART reception and online
On the Night £10

FaH: Moroccan FilmFeast
2025-05-09 18:00 - 21:30 | Shire Oak Hall, Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN, United Kingdom
Come and celebrate Moroccan Film and Food with the film The Blue Caftan and a delicious sweet potato, aubergine & courgette tagine with fruity couscous from the HEART ABK cafe
Doors: 6.00pm: 6.30pm Food served
7.15pm Film screening
Dir Maryam Touzani/2 hr 02 mins /Subtitles/Certificate 12/2022
Halim played by Saleh Bakri and Mina played by Lubna Azabal run a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. In order to keep up with demanding customers, they hire a talented young man as an apprentice. Slowly Mina realises how much her husband is moved by his presence.
Watch The Blue Caftan trailer
Tickets £12.00 available from HEART reception and online

Jazz at HEART: Grande Familia Quartet
2025-05-10 19:00 - 22:00 | Shire Oak Hall, Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN, United Kingdom
A captivating, intimate version of Billy Marrows‘ critically acclaimed 12-piece chamber-jazz ensemble, the Grande Família Quartet features the unique instrumentation of Mike Soper (trumpet), Tom Ridout (saxes and recorders), Gustavo Clayton-Marucci (bass clarinet) and Billy Marrows (guitar).
This gig is the penultimate date of Grande Família’s spring 2025 tour, celebrating the release of their second album ‘The Penelope Album Live’, out on Discus Music on 28th March (https://discus-music.org/). The record captures their emotionally charged 2024 performance at Pizza Express Jazz Club in London, which sold out two months in advance and received a full standing ovation.
Grande Família was formed to record Billy‘s debut album, ‘Penelope’, as a surprise for his mum during her struggle with pancreatic cancer. Released in her memory in early 2024, it has raised over £5,400 for World Child Cancer. This gig will also feature lots of new music, inspired by the likes of Weather Report, Gil Evans and Loose Tubes.
Billy Marrows is an award-winning guitarist and composer, receiving both the small and large ensemble categories of the Dankworth Prize for Jazz Composition. An alumnus of the Royal Academy of Music, he also studied on the Metropole Orkest Arrangers Workshop with Vince Mendoza. The Grande Família Quartet features highly creative outstanding musicians that have worked with artists such as Mark Lockheart, Chelsea Carmichael, Bryan Ferry Orchestra and Jazz at the Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.
Press:
“An exhilaratingly original sound, at once intimate and expansive” ★★★★ Editor’s Choice, Jazzwise
“A triumph…Marrows has created a spectacular new ensemble” Jazz Views
“Melodic and distinctive” ★★★★ All About Jazz
Line-up:
Mike Soper – trumpet
Tom Ridout – saxophones and recorders
Gustavo Clayton Marucci – clarinet and bass clarinet
Billy Marrows – guitar and compositions
The Grande Família Quartet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLaK4DwZcvU

Heart is open
2025-05-11 10:00 - 18:00

SOUNDBITES - Monthly Poetry Open Mic
2025-05-12 19:00 - 21:00
SOUNDBITES – Monthly Poetry Open Mic
Live in the Assembly Bar + Kitchen!
Readings by a different local published poet each month and this month we delighted to welcome JANE SHARP
Jane Sharp is a poet from Barnsley. She’s been published in The Dalesman, Dream Catcher, Voices for Change, and the online zines Fig Tree, 60 Odd Poets and The Starbeck Orion, has had work in various anthologies and broadcast on BBC Radio. She won the Nine Lives Slam in Sheffield and has headlined at several poetry events.
Her publications include two novels: Tears from the Sun – a Cretan Journey and Higgs Bottom, and three collections of poetry: A Poet in Glenridding, A Poet in Barnsley (Amazon.co.uk) and Cretan Whispers published by Sherwood Handcraft.
Jane also enjoys learning to play the cello.
OPEN MIC
We supply the mic – you supply the poetry
On the night put your name down for a 4 minute slot (first come, first served) or just come along and listen.
Open mic name listing from 6.30pm
Event begins with guest poet at 7.00pm
Everyone welcome. Free (donation appreciated)

TNL: LCSU Pit Band
2025-05-13 19:00 - 21:30 | Shire Oak Hall, Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN, United Kingdom
Tuesday Night Live: LCSU PIT BAND
Doors 7.00pm Music 7.15pm

Leeds Conservatoire Pit Band: Night At The Musicals

We are the Leeds Conservatoire Pit Band Society. Directed by Poppy Hughes and Lottie Hood, this 24 piece Pit Band plays through various numbers from a range of classic Musical Theatre Shows! We perform a range of Overtures, Instrumentals and Vocal numbers from shows such as Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls, Crazy For You, Sister Act, Legally Blonde, Matilda- Plus many more!

Join us at HEART for a Night At The Musicals!

Advance tickets £8/£7 concessions available from HEART and online
On the Night £10

Films at Heart: Scrapper
2025-05-14 19:00 - 21:30 | Shire Oak Hall, Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN, United Kingdom
FaH: SCRAPPER
Doors 7.00pm Film 7.15pm
Dir Charlotte Regan/1hr 24 mins/Certificate 12A/2023
Lola Campbell plays 12 year old Georgie Campbell whose mother has just died. To prevent herself from being fostered or put in care, she pretends she’s being looked after by a non existent uncle. Georgie makes money by stealing bikes and selling them for scrap. And then one day a man, played by Harris Dickinson, crawls over the back fence and says he’s her long lost father…
Watch Scrapper trailer here
Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 94% Scrapper is full of spirit, humor, and formal inventiveness that sets it apart from much of British working-class cinema. Dickinson and remarkable newcomer Campbell imbue irresistible charm into this moving and frequently hilarious story of two emotionally tangled people: a grieving kid thrust into adulthood and a father in over his head
Empire Magazine – Scrapper refuses to be pigeonholed as another dreary story about working class life. Grief has hope, youth holds the keys to everything.
Preceded by short film Just Remember This directed & presented by photographer and artist Richard Coward, exploring the quiet beauty of industrial buildings (4 mins, UK). Shown with kind permission from the Richard and Siobhán Coward Foundation.
Tickets £6.50/£5.50 concessions available from HEART website and online

Kitchen Close Early at 3pm
2025-05-17 15:00 - 21:00

Jazz-Jam
2025-05-19 19:00 - 21:00

TNL: Ghostly Hounds
2025-05-20 19:00 - 21:30 | Shire Oak Hall, Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN, United Kingdom
Tuesday Night Live: GHOSTLY HOUNDS
Ghostly Hounds is the folk project of Francesca Mirai, singer-songwriter-banjo player based in the Lekwungen territory colonially known as Victoria, BC.
Ghostly Hounds creates soulful folk and old-time music with a distinct, haunting sound. Classically trained, powerhouse vocals, evokes a fusion of modern and vintage sounds, while simple foot percussion infuses dynamics, drive, and rhythm into their live shows.
Advance tickets £8/£7 concessions On the Night £10 available from HEART reception and online

Quiz
2025-05-21 19:00 - 21:00

Catriona Bourne Quartet
2025-05-21 19:00 - 22:00 | Shire Oak Hall, Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN, United Kingdom
Jazz at Heart Presents: Catriona Bourne Quartet
Catriona Bourne is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist who has performed at venues and events including London Jazz Festival, Wilderness Festival, Sinfonia Smith Square, Kings Place and Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music. She has experimented with flute and live electronics, recently performing a solo set of her own arrangements and improvisations in the Elgar Room at the Royal Albert Hall. Although she studied classical harp throughout school, Catriona is most excited by the opportunities to improvise and compose for the harp. She has always had an interest in folk, and combines this with her love of jazz through her original compositions.
Catriona has worked as a session musician with a number of artists including world-jazz singer Lea Mondo, jazz fusion keys player Tsz Ching Kylie and singer-songwriter Grace Angelica, performing at venues including the Jazz Cafe, Ninety One Living Room and Crazy Coqs. Having honed her academic knowledge of music through study at Oxford and Cambridge Universities and developed her improvisation skills in postgraduate study at Trinity Laban Conservatoire and with Tomorrow’s Warriors Jazz Strings programme, she is currently based in London.

HEART Fest '25
2025-05-24 - 2025-05-25
Save the date

The announcement that everyone has been waiting for… HEART Fest is back!!! From the 24th-25th of May, we will be open to all for a huge day of celebration for everything that happens at Heart.

We are building up to a day of fun, laughter, and community spirit – suitable for all ages!

This year we have lots of exciting plans, including a Cèilidh, a gig with Leeds Jazz Festival, live performances, a food and arts market, board games, table tennis, art activities, and a BBQ!!!

We will release the full schedule of events soon so keep your eye out!

The HEART Ceilidh
2025-05-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Shire Oak Hall, Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN, United Kingdom
Join us for an energetic evening of traditional Scottish dancing and music at HEART Fest ’25! Doors open at 19:00 GMT, for a 19:30 start. Bring your friends, family, or come along solo – everyone is welcome! The music will be supplied by our every own Folk at HEART group, so expect an eventful evening!
Event Details
Doors Open at 7:00PM
Starts at 7:30PM
