This Tuesday
2nd June 2026
Doors Open @ 6.30pm – No pre-booking seats
Music Starts @ 7.30pm
FREE ENTRY/PWYC
Pointless Beauty
Pointless Beauty blend ambient textures, jazz-rock energy and spontaneous interplay into an uplifting experience that guides audiences from reflective stillness to hypnotic motion. This Bristol-based project, led by bassist/composer Al Swainger, is immersive, cinematic and rooted in human connection. Their acclaimed albums After & Before and Hearts Full of Grace offer rich atmospheres and close-knit interplay to create a welcome pause from the noise of everyday life.
Performances have featured at leading UK venues and festivals including Sound Cellar (Poole), Lantern Hall at Bristol Beacon, and Swanage Jazz Festival, with productions ranging from intimate small-club settings to fully staged multimedia shows with integrated visuals. Suitable for jazz clubs, arts centres, cross-genre festivals and contemporary music programmes, the project is consistently praised for its atmosphere, emotional range, and strong ensemble rapport.
Band lineup:-
Al Swainger – Electric Bass & Soundscapes
Jon Clark – Drums & Triggers
Gary Alesbrook – Flugel
Martin Jenkins – Keys
All the best
The Jazz Club Team
WHAT’S ON 2026
(Live Jazz Every Tuesday)
2nd June – Pointless Beauty
9th June – Will Eason Trio
16th June – The Funk Messengers
23rd June – Annika Naish Quartet
30th June – Eddie Gripper Trio
7th July – BD LENZ
14th July – Will Butterworth Trio
21st July – James MacPhail Quartet Feat – Mike Rowlands
28th July – Impossible Conversations
4th August – The Music of Tower of Power
11th August – Superlocrian
18th August – Joe Henderson’s Page One
25th August – Los Bandidos – Salsa Band
1st September – TBC
8th September – The West Coast Jazz Quintet
15th September – Simon Spilett (St. Ives September Festival Performance)
16th September – Neil Maya – The Brubeck Project (St. Ives September Festival Performance)
22nd September – Derek Nash Quartet (St. Ives September Festival Performance)
23rd September – Elaine Delmar and Barry Green (St. Ives September Festival Performance)
29th September – Jessie Molins Organ Trio
6th October – Nicolas Meier Feat. Tom Quirke
13th October – TBC
20th October – RF4 (The Ralph Freeman Quartet)
27th October – The Tamar Project
3rd November – TBC
10th November – TBC
17th November – TBC
24th November – TBC
1st December – TBC
8th December – TBC
15th December – TBC
22nd December – Spyralz – Jazz Christmas Show
29th December – The St. Ives Jazz Club Hootenanny