Gigs
Bracknell Jazz – Nikki Iles Trio – CANCELLED re weather
Fri 2 Mar | Bracknell Jazz – Nikki Iles Trio IS CANCELLED | Nikki Iles piano, Mark Hodson bass, Tim Giles drums | Bracknell | Bracknell Jazz, South Hill Park, Recital Room | 7.30pm | £10.00/£5 U18s
Tolentino Pierce Duo | Reading
Sat 3 Mar | Bezerra – Malandro é malandro! | Ife Tolentino voice and guitar, Steve Pierce guitar | Reading | Pau Brasil | 8:00pm | £7 call 01189752333
Pangbourne Jazz Club | The Benny Goodman Experience
Sun 4 Mar | The Benny Goodman Experience | Alan Graham vibes, Mike Wills clarinet, Martin Hart drums, Terry Hutchins, guitar, Keith Howard bass | Pangbourne | PWMC | 7:30pm | £7.00
Mike Miller Trio | Sandhurst
Sun 4 Mar | Mike Miller Trio with Phil Berry double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Sandhurst | Wellington Arms | 3:00pm | Free admission
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 6 Mar | Equinox with Lea Lyle and Phil Craddock | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock keyboard, Peter Bingham tenor sax, John Clarke guitar, Derek Alford bass, Paul Kaluza percussion | Sherfield-on-Loddon | Four Horseshoes | 8:00pm | No charge for admission (donations are welcomed)
Gary Potter & His Hot Club | Marlow
Tue 6 Mar | Gary Potter & His Hot Club | Gary Potter guitar, Riverdance’s Noreen Cullen violin, Nils Solberg guitar, Andy Crowdy bass | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £10
Jazz at The Milk Bar | No Room For Squares | Reading
Wed 7 Mar | No Room For Squares | Jim Donovan presents jazz on vinyl from his archives with guest dj this month Fern “Mr Cool” Rose | Reading | Milk Bar | 7.00pm | No Charge
Baron Mara | Oxford
Thurs 8 Mar│Baron Mara│Ollie Weston sax, Ruben Berrios piano, Tim Dawes bass, Carl White drums, Íde vocals│Oxford│Joe’s Bar & Grill | 8pm│Free Entry
Alec Dankworth’s World Spirit | Goring
Fri 9 Mar | Alec Dankworth’s World Spirit | Alec Dankworth bass, Julian Siegal sax/clarinet, Paul Clarvis percussion, Emily Dankworth vocals | The Village Hall | Goring | Goring Jazz | 8.00pm | £15
Hugh Turner Heavy Funk Combo + Whitehouse DJs | Reading
Fri 9 Mar | Hugh Turner Heavy Funk Combo + Whitehouse DJs | Hugh Turner guitar, Nial Tompkins guitar, Jerry Soffe bass, Steve Wyndham drums | Reading | Oakford Social Club | 8:00pm – 2:00am | Free entry
Tolentino Pierce Duo | Reading
Sat 10 Mar | Titãs – How to live in “Paradise” | Ife Tolentino voice and guitar, Steve Pierce guitar | Reading | Pau Brasil | 8:00pm | £7 call 01189752333
The Supertonics Big Swing Band | Bracknell
Sat 10 Mar | The Supertonics Big Swing Band, plus Tricia Bassett (vocals) & featured soloists | South Hill Park Arts Centre | 8.00pm | Tickets £7.50 | David Bennett 07739-314261 or
www.thesupertonics.co.uk
Gli Avanzi featuring Peter Bingham | Reading
Sun 11 Mar | Gli Avanzi featuring Peter Bingham | Peter Bingham tenor sax (pictured left), Clive Downs saxes and flute, Martin Dix guitar, Howard King bass, Andrew Last drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 7:30pm | No charge
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 13 Mar | 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
The very best Trad Jazz at Reading Rugby Club | Sonning Lane
Wed 14 Mar | Traditional New Orleans – Dixieland style Jazz | New Society Jazz Band | Reading Rugby Club, Holme Park, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6ST | 7.00pm to 10.30pm | £10.00
Stuart Henderson Mike Wills Quintet | Imber Court Jazz Club, East Molesey
Fri 16 Mar | Stuart Henderson Mike Wills Quintet | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Mike Wills sax | Imber Court Jazz Club, East Molesey Surrey 8.30pm
Tolentino Pierce Duo | Reading
Sat 17 Mar | Elza – Fiercely Elza | Ife Tolentino voice and guitar, Steve Pierce guitar | Reading | Pau Brasil | 8:00pm | £7 call 01189752333
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | The Gilad Atzmon Quartet | Ascot
Sun 18 Mar | The Gilad Atzmon Quartet | Gilad Atzmon sax, Frank Harrison piano, Yaron Stavi bass, Chris Higginbottom drums | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 18 Mar| Mike Miller Trio with David Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Basingstoke | River Bank Tea Room | 1:30 pm | Free admission
Jazz in Fleet at The Harlington
Tue 20 Mar | Dave and Judith O’Higgins: “His ’n’ Hers Quintet” | Dave O’Higgins tenor sax, Judith O’Higgins tenor sax, Graham Harvey piano, Marianne Windham bass, Alex Eberhard drums | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 8.00pm | £14
Stuart Henderson Quintet with Kelvin Christiane | Twickenham Jazz Club
Tue 20 Mar | Stuart Henderson Quintet ” A tribute to Miles Davis” | Twickenham Jazz Club, The Cabbage Patch, 67 London Rd Twickenham TW1 3SZ | 8pm £13/£11
Now 4th Thursday: Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Global Cafe | Reading
Thu 22 Mar | Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night in Reading | Fleur Stevenson vocals, guest piano, Nick Hill bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – jam from 9.30pm | No charge
The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet with Sarah Moule & Duncan Lamont jnr | Hedsor
Thur 22 Mar | Our Cancer Research UK Fundraising night | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet with guests Sarah Moule vocals and Duncan Lamont jnr sax | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club | 8:00pm | £10 including finger food | free parking
University of Reading Contemporary Brazilian Music Film Season Closing Party | Reading
Fri 23 Mar | University of Reading Contemporary Brazilian Music Film Season Closing Party | Featuring accordionist and singer: Luicano Maia – one of the most important Brazilian musicians, hailing from the state of Rio Grande do Sul. He will bring to Reading a diverse selection from his sprawling catalogue, which mixes different genres, such as chamamé, milonga and polka | Reading | Global Cafe | 21:00 – 01:00 | Free
Tolentino Pierce Duo | Reading
Sat 24 Mar | Sanfona – Influence of the Accordionists | Ife Tolentino voice and guitar, Steve Pierce guitar | Reading | Pau Brasil | 8:00pm | £7 call 01189752333
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson with Tracey Mendham and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 25 Mar | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Tracey Mendham sax, Will Bartlett piano, Esther Ng bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner duo | Wallingford
Sun 25 Mar | Fleur Stevenson Sunday Chill-out Jazz at Le Clos Wine Bar, Wallingford | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | La Clos, 1 St Mary’s Street, Wallingford, OX10 0EL | 4pm Reservations: 01491 598 151
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 25 Mar | Mike Miller Trio with David Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Basingstoke | Tea Bar | 1:00 pm | Tea for two £20
Berkshire Jazz Jam: Ken Thompson Trio | Global Cafe | Reading
Wed 28 Mar | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Ken Thompson guitar, Phil Berry bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 9:00pm | No charge
Jazz at Progress | Chris Laurence Quartet | Buy tickets
Thursday 29 March | Chris Laurence double bass, Frank Ricotti vibraphone, John Parricelli guitar, Martin France drums. Progress Theatre, Reading | 7:30pm | £18.00 (£16.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee.
Cafe Zazous, Global Cafe | Reading
Thurs 29 Mar | Café Zazous | Non stop gypsy jazz for dancing, grooving and shouting | Reading | Global Cafe | 9pm to 11pm
The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet with Simon Spillett | Hedsor
Thur 29 March | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet with Simon Spillett | Simon Spillet tenor sax, Mike Wills reeds, Nigel Fox keyboard, John Monney Bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 30 Mar | 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
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 30 Mar | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle Quartet | Woolhampton
Sat 31 Mar | Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Nick Hill bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | Free entry
