🌟 Join us for a relaxed, fun evening of life drawing in May! 🌟 🗓 14th May: Barnaby's Lounge, Hastings ⏰ 7pm - 9pm 🎨 Great models and basic materials supplied. Tickets  £12.00 We can’t wait to see you there! 🖌️🥂

Singer/songwriter Clara has emerged through the Hastings open mic scene as a bright young, up and coming talent. This is a 45-minute Bossa Nova Set

Jo Stout played at Brighton Jazz Festival with his own group 'Terrarium'; a 6 piece band playing Jo's own composition's on a 'world jazz' theme. This show will be a five-piece without guitar. Jo Stout has performed all over the UK in venues as diverse as London's O2 Arena, The NEC, The Albert Hall, The Vortex, The Spice of Life, The Blues Kitchen…and Butlins! Since moving back to Hastings he has firmly re established his local musical connections having played with Liane Carroll, Roger Carey, Rob Leake, Terry Pack, Paul Whitten, Stuart Jackaman and of course local jazz hero Barnaby Davies' Big Band. Tom Millar is a London-based pianist, composer and bandleader, playing with Jo Stout’s “Terrarium”, the Andrew Linham Jazz Orchestra, the Matt Sulzmann/Tom Millar quartet, and Way Out West jazz collective as well as with his own projects, from solo to nonet. His music has been heard on BBC Radio 3 and Jazz FM, and he has performed all over the UK and Ireland, as well as in Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Holland, Dubai, Qatar, and the USA. "Millar's writing is part of a lineage of polished modernism whose building blocks are to be found in the holy trinity […]

The Other Band are back ! Great music, great cause. Americana / Blues All proceeds go to Warming up the Homeless - an award-winning, registered frontline charity supporting homeless people on the South East Coast from Hastings to Eastbourne and surrounding areas Please give generously if you can

Inspired by ragged shorelines and dusty canyons, Caboose play a subtle blend of country folk that echoes across the sands of time. Stories from the sea and songs from the heart

Roy Hilton studied at Leeds College of Music. During a long career in music he worked in Film,TV , radio and stage productions. Jazz was always his first love and he has played with Art Farmer, Sonny Stitt, Teddy Edwards, Howard Alden, Bobby Shew, and many other visiting American musicians. Yvonne Lloyd worked in West End musicals for many years. She then worked in Germany with the Stutz Bear Cats vocal harmony group before settling into a solo career interpreting the American Songbook. Yvonne has worked with many wonderful musicians including Toots Thielemans. Expect to hear Kern, Gershwin, Porter alongside Thelonious Monk and Dave Frishberg

Not your traditional Ukulele band...playing a variety of contemporary music and most importantly having fun!

Lizzy Woolley is a Pelvic Health and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist with 12 years’ experience working in the NHS and private practice. She specialises in women’s health and many her patients are peri or post-menopausal! The kind of conditions she treats varies from bladder and bowels changes including incontinence, prolapses and pain in and around the pelvis. By taking a holistic approach, she can formulate treatment plans and refer onto other clinicians appropriately whether that be for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or nutritional advice. In her talk she will discuss the common conditions that she sees in menopause and how to manage them – including some tips and tricks to prevent common symptoms from happening! It will be a relaxed evening with the opportunity to ask questions about a subject that a lot of people don’t like to talk about!

Hyphae Collective warmly invite poets, musicians and singers to experiment and collaborate with our house band - let's see what magic we can weave together. Bring your instruments and your words; whether they be your own, someone else's or, even better, improvised! The jam is on the third Thursday of each month at 7pm, at Barnaby's Jazz Bar in Hastings. It's free and unticketed (though tips are welcomed). The building is wheelchair accessible, but the toilets are not. This is a queer and trans friendly event - everyone is welcome. Poster hand drawn by @Sekinue Next date : Thursday 17 July

Erin Colley - singer songwriter will be releasing her debut EP early July. She has already released her debut single, Rain Clouds. Erin is from the Hastings area, performing at festivals, pub gigs and concerts, with a mix of originals and crowd-pleasing covers "She has an extraordinary gift of singing as everyone wishes they could express themselves with ruthless honesty, fearlessly exploring every emotion with her incredible voice. She was riveting!" - Local Musician, Anita Jardin "A real wow moment. Absolutely fabulous. Erin Colley has a tremendous voice!" - Tony Davis on Hastings Rock Radio Erin's single Some live performances (originals and a cover)-

Louise Driscoll has recently re-launched her band The Velvet Rays, a dynamic 3 piece playing original melodic & sometimes haunting indie style pop. Louise is a singer songwriter with a distinct & soaring voice, she plays both Acoustic & electric guitars with interesting effects that enhance her songs. The band also play a select few popular cover song interpretations. On Bass is Ben Sumner who has performed with Oli Spleen and the Smithmancers and The Holloway Jug Band, and has performed in various punk & Americana bands across London. Paul Moon the drummer was most recently a member of local high energy folk band Fire in The Meadow and has played with Jason McNiff, a local Folk/Americana & Country artist, and Deep Ease, an acoustic blues / pop trio. Prior to moving to Hastings he was playing & recording in London. The Velvet Rays are based in Hastings. They will be recording during 2025

The band usually makes the newspapers! A big thank you to Phil Hewitt at The Observer for this article on the band