Jazz
Kairos 4tet
St John the Evangelist, Iffley Road, Oxford
Tomorrow
Tickets £15 (£10 concs)

Oxford jazz genius Adam Waldmann brings his ever-creative four-piece back to town for a night of new tunes and music from latest album Everything We Hold. Unmissable. See Soundbites.

Folk
Louise Jordan
Unicorn, Abingdon
Tonight
Tickets £10 abingdonabbeyunicorntheatre.org.uk

Musician and composer Louise Jordan has a beautiful lilting vocal style with classical references. She will be performing songs from her haunting and highly-acclaimed new album – her third – Veritas, and accompanying herself on piano and guitar.

Balkan
London Bulgarian Choir
St Barnabas Church, Jericho, Oxford
Saturday
Tickets £13.50 from itrulycare.com/events

Acclaimed Bulgarian singers make their first visit to Oxford, to raise funds for the charity Hope and Homes for Children. Local support comes from Charlbury and Finstock’s Voices Unlimited choir. Expect a spirited, and colourful, night of Balkan and English sacred styles.

Pop/Lounge
Bryan Ferry
New Theatre, Oxford
Saturday
Tickets £36 to £126 (for a VIP Up Close and Personal package) gigsandtours.com

The ultimate lounge lizard returns for a night of music from his days with Roxy Music as well as his epic solo career. Along with the nostalgia, covers and classics, there’ll be plenty of tunes from latest album Avonmore.

Rock
Thurston Moore
O2 Academy, Oxford
Sunday
Tickets £15 from ticketweb.co.uk

The former Sonic Youth guitar demon plays a solo set on Cowley Road.

Don’t miss one of the acknowledged best guitarists in the world. And one of the most interesting personalities in rock; a man who has collaborated with everyone from Yoko Ono to REM, and Blur’s Daman Albarn.