The "Books for Amnesty" fund-raising concert takes place at the QEH Theatre, Jacob's Well Rd, Bristol on the Saturday 7th June 2008 with music from Steve Tilston, well-known to Bristol Folk audiences, Dave Griffiths (mandolin and double bass) and Jim Reynolds (guitar). Completing the bill is Alphonse Daudet Touna,from the Cameroon, who plays balafon, guitar and hand-drum....and Ruth Royall, a talented young Bristol-based singer songwriter, who is already being mentioned around as having a very bright future. Tickets are £10 (£8 concessions) in advance, £12/10 on the night, more details after the link. 

More than two dozen acts will be filling the stage and bars of the Colston Hall on Wednesday 30th April, Tickets are £5. A Passage to Bristol brings together musicians, dancers & performers from a whole range of backgrounds to celebrate the diverse riches of modern Bristol.  The line-up is impressive, ranging from acoustic to electric, from gospel/soul to Celtic and Didgeridoo. Return to Field, It's Us!, Carole Douglas, Pindrop Club, Bollywood Dance, Somali Wedding songs, Gum Boot dance, Tibetan Overtone Chant and the Jenako-Akumapa Dance Ensemble from Ghana. There are too many riches to list in full here on the page, so follow the link for full details.

Songsmith@MayorsArms brings you some of the best singer songwriters in Bristol and beyond. On the 9th May bill we have Miss Cecily (a BBC Radio 2 new talent songwriters competition finalist) plus Joe Miles, Bourbon and the Barman. Barroom blues and folk with junkyard romance. A one-man outfit playing live with his piano, and Steve Page country bluesy with fantastic and dreamy guitar. 9th May 2008 from 8pm onwards. Mayors Arms, 69 Clarence Road, Temple Meads. BS1 6RP Tickets £3.00 at the door. 

A special SongSmiths club night at the Mayor's Arms featuring London-based Naomi Hates Humans with her highly original and bluesy original compositions with such kicking titles as Drunk Dickhead Strikes Again she also does some great covers of all styles (from En Vogue to Patti Smith) and makes them unmistakably hers. Support from local band The Great Admirers. Wednesday 23rd April. 

Light Of The World play live in concert at soultrain nu-soul & jazz-funk panache all saints st.bristol bank holiday sunday may 4 doors open 8pm -3am live on stage 10.30pm admission £10 advance tickets buy on line www.soultrain.co.uk or call into panache or bristol tickets ffi www lotw-funk.com  

All that jazz Access to Music is expanding its repertoire with a new course for jazz musicians starting in September. The Hengrove-based college is celebrating its 10th anniversary providing popular music courses to the South West’s budding artistes and the new programme will further develop the performance-based curriculum by focussing specifically on all genres of Jazz.  The full time course leads to a recognised and industry-relevant qualification and students will need to play at grade 6 or equivalent to join up.