Cubitt Sessions is an annual open-air music festival of free concerts in the heart of King’s Cross. Now held in Coal Drops Yard, Cubitt Sessions bring together the world’s finest folk, jazz, classical and experimental musicians to present a diverse and exciting mix of live music over 12 days. The completely open-access festival makes it possible for everyone to share performances of the highest quality. Opening on Wednesday 11 August this year’s line-up features the prize-winning klezmer and Balkan band, She’Koyokh; the truthful, soul-bearing love songs of MarthaGunn; and, winner of album of the year at the 2020 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, the Kate Williams Quintet.

With live concerts every evening from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, and from 1.00pm to 6.00pm on Sundays, Cubitt Sessions are the most inclusive offer of free music available in London. From Afro-Latin percussion and brass duets to the sounds of contemporary Trinidad, interspersed with evenings of opera, musical theatre and song, the broad range of musical styles promises something for every age and every taste.

Named after the architect Lewis Cubitt who designed the Granary Building that overlooks Granary Square, the Cubitt Sessions are produced and directed by Martin Collins, Executive Director of Russell Maliphant Dance Company, and presented in collaboration with Tête à Tête, Lafayette, English Folk Dance and Song Society, Kings Place and Anthony Whitworth-Jones.

Photo She’Koyokh (c) Savannah Photographic