Gigs
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Reading
Tues 8 Nov | Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Les Foden saxophone, Mark Burton keyboards, Nick Hill bass, Eddie Hall drums | Reading | Global Café | 8.30pm | No charge
Yateley & Crowthorne Big Band Society (YCBBS) | Sandhurst
Tues 8 Nov | Yateley & Crowthorne Big Band Society (YCBBS) present two record recitals from the golden age of swing: It’s The Way Sy Oliver Did It and Strike Up The Band plus Requests & Things and Raffle | Sandhurst Community Hall, Yorktown Road, Sandhurst, Berks |7.30pm| £3.50 |Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month| Further details from Kay Sealey 0252 661037)
Jazz at The Bullingdon, Oxford
Tue 8 Nov | Stuart Henderson quartet | Cowley Road, Oxford | The Bullingdon | 9.00pm | No charge
Amber & the Professors Trio | Reading
Tues 8 Nov | Amber & the Professors Trio | Amber Nunn (vocals) Richard Meehan (piano) James Newman (bass) | Reading | The Tasting House | 8 pm | No charge
Bob Christopher Quartet | Burnham
Wed 9 Nov | Bob Christopher Quartet | Bob Christopher, saxes, Phil Craddock piano, Roy Dalpra bass, Jim Wade drums | Burnham | Royal British Legion | 8:30pm | £5
National Youth Jazz Orchestra | Kenton Theatre | Henley
Fri 11 Nov | The National Youth Jazz Orchestra, a 22 piece orchestra of Britain’s finest young musicians present “Then and Now” at the Kenton Theatre Henley | The Kenton Theatre | 7.30pm | £24/£22
Stu Henderson/Hugh Turner | Witney
Fri 11 Nov | Stu Henderson/Hugh Turner | Stu Henderson trumpet, Hugh turner guitar, Paul Jeffries bass, Simon price drums | Witney | Witney Jazz Club | 8pm | £10 in advance, £12 on the door
Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble | Goring
Fri 11 Nov 2016 | Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble | Gilad Atzmon sax & clarinet, Frank Harrison piano, Yaron Stavi bass, Chris Higginbottom drums | The Village Hall | Goring | Goring Jazz | 8.00pm | £15
Jazz at the Novello: Lea Lyle Quartet | Littlewick Green
Fri 11 Nov 2016 | Jazz at the Novello: Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals, Tim Dawes, piano, Gavin Wilkinson bass, Dave Simms drums | Littlewick Green | The Novello | 8:00pm | No charge
Julia Fordham | Newbury
Fri 11 Nov 2016 | Julia Fordham | The wonderful Julia Fordham is returning to the UK after three sell out tours and is set to delight and entrance her audience yet again with her stunning and sultry voice. | Newbury | Corn Exchange | 7.45pm | £25
Fleur Stevenson/Hugh Turner Trio
Sat 12 Nov | Fleur Stevenson/Hugh Turner Trio | Fleur Stevenson vocals | Hugh Turner guitar | Raph Mizraki acoustic bass | Wallingford | Queens Head | 8pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 13 Nov 2016 | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.00pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Gilad Atzmon Quartet | Ascot
Sun 13 Nov 2016 | Gilad Atzmon Quartet | Gilad Atzmon sax, Frank Harrison piano, Yaron Stavi bass, Chris Higginbottom drums. | Jagz | Ascot | 1 pm | £10
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Reading
Tues 15 Nov 2016 | Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night in Reading | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano, Nick Hill bass, Ben Robins drums | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – jam from 9.30pm | No charge
The Harry Allen Quartet | Marlow
Tue 15 Nov 2016 | The Harry Allen Quartet | Harry Allen tenor sax, Andrea Pozza piano, Simon Woolf bass, Steve Brown drums | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | Price TBC
Stuart Henderson Quartet – Century of Jazz Trumpet | Reading
Tue 15 Nov 2016 | Stuart Henderson quartet play “A Century of the Jazz Trumpet” | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Pete Billington piano, Raph Misraki bass, Simon Price drums | Henley Road, Playhatch, Reading | The Flowing Spring | 8.30pm | £5
Andrea Vicari with Mornington Lockett | Fleet
Tues 15 Nov 2016 | Andrea Vicari with Mornington Lockett | Pianist Andrea Vicari & saxophonist Mornington Lockett with Nic France on drums and Marianne Windham on bass | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 7:30pm | £12
Amber & the Professors Trio | Reading
Wed 16 Nov | Amber & the Professors Trio | Amber Nunn (vocals) Richard Meehan (piano) James Newman (bass) | Reading | Caffeine and Cocktails | 8.30 pm | Free
Fleur Stevenson/Hugh Turner | Caversham
Thurs 17 Nov | Fleur Stevenson/Hugh Turner | Fleur Stevenson vocals | Hugh Turner guitar | Caversham | Tipsy Bean | 7.30-10pm | No charge
Rebecca Poole Trio | Maidensgrove, Henley
Fri 18 Nov | Rebecca Poole Trio | Rebecca Poole vocals, Hugh Turner guitar, Paul Jeffries acoustic bass | Maidensgrove, Henley | Five Horseshoes | 8-10.30pm | £25 supper and jazz menu – booking essential
Latin from the North | Maidenhead
Friday 18 Nov 2016 | Latin from the North | Afro-Caribbean: salsa, calypso and reggae | Maidenhead | Norden Farm | 7.30pm | £17
IJO Big Band presents Autumn Jazz Cafe | Burghfield
Sat 19 Nov 2016 | IJO Big Band presents Autumn Jazz Cafe | A 20 piece Big Band with three fabulous singers will be playing some great swing classics | Dancefloor and food & drink available from the bar | Burghfield Community Sports Association, James Lane, Burghfield | Tickets are £10 in advance (group discount of £90 for 10 tickets) or £12 on the door | Tickets available on our website: IJO Bib Band | Doors 7.30pm for 8.00 to 11.00pm
Hugh Turner Funk Workout | Reading
Sat 19 Nov | Hugh Turner Funk Group | Hugh Turner guitar | Stefan Redtenbacher electric bass | Frank Tontoh drums | Reading | Global Cafe | £4 on the door
Sunday Jazz | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 20 Nov 2016 | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.00pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Hugh Turner/ Izabela Borzymowska Duo | Reading
Wed 23 Nov | Hugh Turner/ Izabela Borzymowska Duo | Hugh Turner guitar, Izabela Borzymowska vocals | Reading | Artigiano Bar | 8pm | No charge
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Peter Jones | Shinfield
Thu 24 Nov 2016 | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Peter Jones | Peter Jones vocals, Martin Pickett keys, Steve Riddle bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8.00pm | £5
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 25 Nov 2016 | Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Stuart Henderson trumpet, line up see web site | Finchampstead | Memorial Hall, RG40 4JU | http://www.remixjazzorchestra.co.uk/ | 8.30pm | Price TBC
The Roots of Jazz | Calcot
Fri 25 Nov | The Roots of Jazz** | Sarah Ellen Hughes vocals, Andre Brown sax, Ray Butcher trumpet, Jo Ingham keys, Jon Herring drums, Phil Wain bass | Kennet Valley Free Church | Carters Rise, Fords Farm Calcot RG31 7YT | 7.30pm | £7.50 | Bookings here
** Music of the highest quality alongside a presentation exploring the influence and impact the Christian gospel message had on the development of jazz.
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 25 Nov 2016 | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Dinner Jazz at The Angel: Fleur Stevenson with Hugh Turner | Woolhampton
Sat 26 Nov 2016 | Jazz at The Angel: Fleur Stevenson with Hugh Turner | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Gli Avanzi jazz sextet | Reading
Sat 26 Nov | Gli Avanzi jazz sextet | Lorenzo Todorow tenor, Martin Dix guitar, Chris Wagstaff trumpet, Andrew Last drums, Diego Molina percussion, bass tba | Reading | The Jolly Anglers | 8.45pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson, Simon Spillett and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 27 Nov 2016 | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, with guest Simon Spillett sax and the Simon Price Trio | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
The Chris Barber Big Band / Sonning
Sun 27 Nov 2016 | The Chris Barber Big Band | The Mill | Sonning | Trombonist Chris Barber celebrates his 69th year as a bandleader in 2016 | The Mill at Sonning | £51.00 including dinner | Dinner 6.15-8.00pm, Show 8.15pm
Jam in Reading: Ken Thompson Trio | Reading
Wed 30 Nov 2016 | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Ken Thompson guitar, Phil Berry bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 8:00pm | No charge
