Jazz Against All Odds at the Cambridge Jazz Festival 2026

Cambridge's 17-piece Jazz Against All Odds big band plays swing, funk, Latin and contemporary jazz at the NCI Centre as part of the Cambridge Jazz Festival 2026.

Jazz Against All Odds, a Cambridge big band formed in 2025, brings its full 17-piece lineup to the NCI Centre for an evening of big band music as part of the Cambridge Jazz Festival 2026. The programme mixes golden-age swing with funk, Latin rhythms, contemporary arrangements and reworkings of popular tunes. Doors open at 7.30pm with the band on at 8pm; a licensed bar and dancefloor are available and the event runs for three and a half hours.