Gigs & talks

The rooms he has played

Five decades of bandstands, ballrooms and cellars that shook until dawn — in the order the nights happened. Open any card to hold its original flyer.

9 Sept 1981The Secret Policeman's Other BallTheatre Royal, Drury Lane, London · Amnesty benefit with Clapton, Beck, Sting and Phil Collins; John in the band.

10 Sept 1981The Secret Policeman's Other Ball, night twoTheatre Royal, Drury Lane, London · The second Amnesty benefit night.

24 Oct 2005The 10 Room 7th anniversaryThe 10 Room, London · Anniversary night at the club John ran with Patrick Allen.

23 Feb 2010John Altman Big BandLord Rookwood, East Side Jazz Club, Leytonstone · The big band's fifth annual appearance, reviewed.

1 Apr 2015John Altman and FriendsPizzaExpress Jazz Club Soho, London · With Mitch Dalton, Jacob Collier and Nora Germain.

1 Dec 2016GoldenEye's tank chase: a talkAcademy of Scoring Arts, Los Angeles · John on scoring the GoldenEye tank chase.

10 Sept 2019John Altman QuintetEast Side Jazz Club, Leytonstone · With Quentin Collins, Mitch Dalton, Florence Moore and Peter Cater.

18 Feb 2020John Altman Big Band: annual extravaganzaEast Side Jazz Club, Leytonstone · 18-piece big band with a surprise guest.

18 May 2022Rock N Roll Book Club: Hidden Man Q&ADublin Castle, Camden, London · Book talk hosted by Alison Beale.

4 Jun 2022John Altman talks to Adrian DunbarHay Festival, Hay-on-Wye · Hidden Man talk at Hay Festival.

16 Apr 2023John Altman Big BandPizzaExpress Dean Street, London · Packed Sunday lunchtime show, reviewed by Blues & Soul.

23 May 2023John Altman Quartet606 Club, Chelsea, London · With Mike Gorman, Andy Cleyndert and Chris Higginbottom.

14 Jul 2023An evening of jazz standards606 Club, Chelsea, London · With Robin Aspland, Flo Moore and Rod Youngs.

14 Oct 2023John Altman Big BandPizzaExpress Dean Street, London · With singers Rebecca Poole and Iain MacKenzie.

25 Oct 2023John Altman Big BandKenton Theatre, Henley-on-Thames · With Rebecca Poole and Iain MacKenzie.

9 Dec 2023Hidden Man: The Altman StoryNational Jazz Archive, Loughton, Essex · Stories from his career, the first Jazz Hub event.

12 Dec 2024Masterclass: The Art of CollaborationNEM Zagreb, Zagreb · Film-composer masterclass.

25 Feb 2025John Altman Big Band: annual extravaganzaEast Side Jazz Club, Leytonstone · 18-piece big band.

2 Apr 2025The Hidden Man All-Star QuintetPizzaExpress Live, London · A quintet show named after his memoir.

29 Jun 2025John Altman Big Band: 40th anniversaryPizzaExpress Dean Street, London · Forty years of the big band.

25 Nov 2025John Altman Quintet with Ray GelatoPizzaExpress Holborn, London · With Mitch Dalton, Rod Youngs and Andy Vinter.