Gigs
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 3 Jan 2017 | The Chris Ford Jazz Quartet | Chris Ford trombone, Jake Werth piano, Spud Smith bass, Justin Tambini drums | Sherfield-on-Loddon | Four Horseshoes | 8:00pm | No charge for admission (donations are welcomed)
Jazz at The Milk Bar | No Room For Squares | Reading
Wed 4 Jan | No Room For Squares | Jim Donovan presents jazz on vinyl from his archives | Reading | Milk Bar | 7.00pm | No Charge
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | Derek Nash Quartet | Ascot
Sun 8 Jan | Derek Nash Quartet | Derek Nash saxes, Dave Newton piano, Geoff Gascoyne bass, Seb De Krom drums | Ascot | Jagz | 12.00 to 3.30pm | £10
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Reading
Tues 10 Jan | 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
Jazz at Burnham – Michelle Aspell
Wed 11 Jan | Jazz at Burnham – Michelle Aspell | Michelle Aspell vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Keith Howard bass, Jim Wade drums | Burnham | Royal British Legion | 8:30pm | No charge
Derek Nash’s Sax Appeal | Goring
Fri 13 Jan | Derek Nash’s Sax Appeal | Goring | Goring Hall Jazz Society | 8.00pm | £15.00
Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Byron Wallen | Bracknell
Fri 13 Jan | Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Byron Wallen | Byron Wallen trumpet, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park, Recital Room | 7.30pm | £10.00/£5 U18s
Gli Avanzi Jazz sextet | Reading
Sat 14 Jan | Gli Avanzi Jazz sextet | Lorenzo Todorow tenor, Martin Dix guitar, Chris Wagstaff trumpet, Andrew Last drums, Wulf Forrester-Barker bass, Diego Molina percussion | Reading | The Jolly Anglers | 8.45pm | FREE
Sunday Jazz | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 15 Jan | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Joanna Eden with Steve Waterman | Fleet
Tues 17 Jan | Joanna Eden performs “Embraceable Ella” | Joanna Eden vocals, Steve Waterman trumpet and the Chris Ingham Trio | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 8.00pm | £12
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Reading
Tues 17 Jan | 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
Jim Mullen with Frank Toms Trio | Marlow
Tues 17 Jan | Jim Mullen with Frank Toms Trio | Zoe Francis vocals | Marlow | Marlow Jazz Club | 8.30pm | £8.00
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Wed 18 Jan | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | Tom Barford sax, Simon Cook piano, Rudy Cook bass, Charlie Hutchinson | Bracknell | South Hill Park, Wilde Upstairs performance space | 7.30pm | £10.00/£8.00 in advance – £5 U18s
Matt Holland and Leo Green | Maidenhead
Fri 20 Jan 2017| Matt Holland and Leo Green | Matt Holland (trumpet), Leo Green (sax), Gary Baldwin (organ, guitar) and Al Cherry (drummer) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Courtyard Theatre | 8.00pm | £15 (£13 conc) (£5 under 16s)
Jazz at the Oakwood Centre with Steve Waterman | Woodley
Sat 21 Jan | Steve Waterman with the Martin Hart Trio | Steve Waterman trumpet with the Martin Hart Trio | The Oakwood Centre, Woodley | 7.45pm | £10
Sunday Jazz | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 22 Jan | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
The Supertonics Big Band, plus guest female vocalist | Bracknell
Sun 22 Jan | The Supertonics Big Band, plus guest female vocalist | Bracknell | Jennett’s Park Community Hall, Sparrowhawk Way RG12 8EB | Doors 7.30pm – Band 8.00pm to 10.15pm | Tickets £8, or there may still be a few left at £7 for “early bird” bookings – contact David Bennett 07739-314261 davidbennett470@gmail.com
Jazz Jam in Reading: Ken Thompson Trio | Reading
Wed 25 Jan | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Ken Thompson guitar, Phil Berry bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 8:30pm | No charge
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 27 Jan | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 27 Jan | 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 Derek Nash Acoustic Quartet plus special guest Martin Shaw | Progress Theatre, Reading | Just one ticket still available!
Fri 27 Jan 2017 | Progress Theatre, Reading | The Derek Nash Acoustic Quartet plus special guest Martin Shaw | Derek Nash saxes, Martin Shaw trumpet & flugelhorn, Dave Newton piano, Geoff Gascoyne bass, Sebastiaan de Krom drums | 7.30pm | £16.00 (£14.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee | Read more…
Dinner jazz at The Angel – Café Zazous | Woolhampton
Sat 28 Jan | Dinner jazz at The Angel – Café Zazous | HBMore guitar, Feliks Tabis violin, Dave Stamper guitar, Steve Lamming double bass | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson with Sue Greenway and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 29 Jan | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Sue Greenway sax, Pete Billington piano, Esther Ng bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz | Hugh Turner | Reading
Sun 29 Jan | Sunday Jazz | Hugh Turner guitar, plus guests TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
