Pianist John Cervantes has led his groups at the London Jazz Festival, Vortex Jazz Club, Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho, Manchester Jazz Festival, Derry Jazz Festival, N. Ireland, and Love Supreme Jazz Festival, among many others. As a band member for other musicians he has performed at festivals and venues across Europe such as Kings Place_ 606 Club_ SambaFest in Gdansk, Poland and Openair St Gallen Festival in Switzerland.