Jakub Klimiuk Quintet 

Friday 23 January 2026
Crookes Social Club
8.00-10.45 pm, doors open 7.20 pm

Jakub Klimiuk: guitar
Kasper Rietkerk: alto saxophone
Scottie Thompson: piano
Kinzan: double bass
Luke McCarthy: drums
photo credit: Loreta Tale

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London-based Polish guitarist and composer Jakub Klimiuk brings his quintet to Sheffield Jazz with a new set of material, a follow-up to the critically acclaimed album ‘(un)balanced’. The band has appeared regularly at major UK jazz venues including Pizza Express Soho, Vortex Jazz and The Verdict and collaborated with leading artists such as saxophonist Mark Lockheart. They have also toured widely across Europe, performing in cultural hubs like Berlin and Brussels. Expect a thrilling combination of scripted forms and improvised sections, interweaving melodic compositions with adventurous sonic explorations, “music which could engage and transcend genre boundaries,” according to UK Jazz News.

”The future of jazz is in safe hands” – UK Jazz News

Jakub Klimiuk spent his formative years in Gdańsk cutting his teeth as a side-man working with prominent Polish musicians before moving to the UK to pursue his career as a bandleader. He made his first appearance on the British jazz scene at the EFG London Jazz Festival, performing music from his quintet’s EP ‘Reluctance’, which established him as a fixture in the London jazz community. Jakub is an adventurous composer focused on experimenting with musical forms and implementing compositional techniques derived from contemporary classical music into jazz. His original compositions are a unique combination of arranged structures, often based on counterpoint and fully improvised sections.  https://www.jakubklimiuk.com/

“Talented Polish jazz guitarist/composer Jakub Klimiuk is crafting a rare mix of New York edginess and Scandinavian avant-jazz impressionism” – The Guardian
“A hugely accomplished guitarist with a formidable technique and also a composer of impressive maturity and vision” – The Jazz Mann

Kasper Rietkerk Multi-award winning saxophonist has collaborated with artists as Jean Toussaint, John Parricelli,  Tom Herbert and many others and he is also a member of the Emma Rawicz Jazz Orchestra. https://kasperrietkerk.nl/

“Fantastic saxophonist” – Jean Toussaint
“Rietkerk’s alto work is first-rate, melodic and capable of delicacy as well as power” – 4* Neil Duggan, All About Jazz

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Ticket Prices

Full – £18
Over 60, disabled, unemployed – £16
18 – 30 year olds, student with NUS card – £10
15 – 17 year olds – £5
Under 15s – Free

We encourage you to book tickets online in advance, to avoid missing out and to make life easier and safer for our Door Team.  It will be possible to pay for entry at the door (preferably by contactless payment) if seats are available.

Advance tickets available from www.ticketsource.co.uk/sheffield-jazz