Gigs
Karen Sharp & Freddie Gavita | South Hill Park | Bracknell
Fri 4 Jan | Karen Sharp & Freddie Gavita| Karen Sharp sax, Freddie Gavita trumpet, with the house band | Bracknell | Tickets – South Hill Park Arts Centre | Bracknell Jazz website | 7.30pm | £12.00/£5.50 U18s
Pangbourne Jazz Club
Sun 6 Jan | Pangbourne Jazz Club | Sorry, no session in January | Back on Sunday 3 Feb with Art Themen
Baron Mara │ The Wellington Arms │ Sandhurst
Sun 6 Jan│Baron Mara | Íde vocals, Tom Neill alto sax, Ruben Berrios piano, Lawrie Wright bass, Tony Lyons drums │ Sandhurst │The Wellington Arms│ 3pm │Free Admission
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 8 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 the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 8 Jan | Equinox with Jonny Ford | Jonny Ford saxes, 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)
Jez Cook & Mike Wills Quintet | Hedsor
Thur 10 Jan | Jez Cook & Mike Wills Quintet | Hedsor | Jezz Cook guitar, Mike Wills reeds, Nigel Fox keyboard, Steve Riddle Bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
A Winter Warmer – Jim Mullen | Maidenhead
Fri 11 Jan | A Winter Warmer – Jim Mullen | Jim Mullen (guitar), Clark Tracey (drums), Andy Cleyndert (bass), Alex Hutton (piano) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8.00pm | £15 (£13 conc) (£5 under 16s)
Gli Avanzi featuring Ewen Baird | Global Cafe, Reading
Sun 13 Jan | Gli Avanzi featuring Ewen Baird | Ewen Baird saxes, Martin Dix guitar, Howard King bass guitar, Andrew Last drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 7:00pm | No charge but contributions welcomed
Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas – Blue Indigo | Reading
Sun 13 Jan | Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas – Blue Indigo | Sarah Jane Eveleigh vocals, Andy Wall piano | Reading | Three Guineas | From 2pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Tue 15 Jan | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | Tom Ridout sax & recorder, Simon Cook piano, Rudy Cook bass, Ted Hayes drums | Bracknell | Tickets – South Hill Park Arts Centre | Bracknell Jazz website | 7.30pm | £10.50 and £5.50 U18s
Jazz in Fleet at The Harlington | Tony Kofi ‘A Portrait of Cannonball’
Tue 15 Jan | Tony Kofi ‘A Portrait of Cannonball’ | for line up, see Fleet Jazz website | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 8.00pm | £14
The Definite Collective | Global Cafe | Reading
Tue 15 Jan | The Definite Collective, transform often well known and popular Jazz, Latin, Pop, Fusion and Funk tunes, into obscure musical explorations. Jamie Howell guitar, Matthew McNaughton sax, James Newman bass, Tony Imbierski organ, Monte Hall percussion, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 9:00 – 11.00pm | No charge
Sam Braysher and Michael Kanan featuring Sara Dowling | Maidenhead
Thur 17 Jan | Sam Braysher and Michael Kanan featuring Sara Dowling | Sam Braysher (alto sax), Michael Kanan (piano), Sara Dowling (vocals) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8.00pm | £15
Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 17 Jan | Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Live Swinging Jazz Juice with plenty of dancing room for all you Katz | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – 11.00pm | No charge
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Bob Christopher | Shinfield
Thu 17 Jan | Bob Christopher tenor sax/vocals, Phil Craddock piano. Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8pm | £5
Lester Brown & Duncan Lamont Jnr Quintet | Hedsor
Thur 17 Jan | Lester Brown & Duncan Lamont Jnr Quintet | Hedsor | Lester Brown trumpet, Duncan Lamont Jnr sax, Nigel Fox keyboard, Steve Riddle Bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Mike Vernon | Maidenhead
Fri 18 Jan | Mike Vernon | Mike Vernon (vocals) Kid Carlos (guitar), Paul Tasker (Saxophone), Matt Little (keyboards), Ian Jennings (upright bass), Mike Hellier (drums) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8.00pm | £15
Jazz at Progress | Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble present ‘The Spirit of Trane’
Fri 18 Jan | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7:30pm | £16.00 (£14.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee
Gilad Atzmon tenor sax, Frank Harrison piano, Yaron Stavi double bass, Enzo Zirilli drums Read more…
Hugh Turner Heavy Funk Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Sat 19 Jan | Come and watch electrifying guitarist Hugh Turner and his quartet with Frankie Tontoh (drums), Anatoliy Vyacheslavov (tenor saxophone) and Stefan Redtenbacher (bass) at the Global Café in Reading. Always a cool hang and full of vigour funk explorations! | Reading | Global Café | 10.00pm – 01.00am | £5.00
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | Alan Barnes Quintet | Ascot
Sun 20 Jan | Alan Barnes Quintet, Alan Barnes sax, Mark Nightingale trombone, Dave Newton piano, Andy Clendert bass, Clark Tracey drums | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
Judy Vaughan Quintet | Reading, Global Cafe
Sun 20 Jan | Judy Vaughan Quintet | Judy Vaughan vocals, Martin Dix guitar, Phil Craddock piano, Nick Hill bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 7pm | No charge but contributions welcomed
Alan Barnes & Karen Sharp | Marlow
Tue 22 Jan | Alan Barnes & Karen Sharp | Alan Barnes saxes, Karen Sharp saxes, Frank Toms piano, Malcolm Creese bass, Dennis Smith drums, plus a few vocals from Vanessa Smith | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £10
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 24 Jan | Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night in Reading | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano, Nick Hill bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – jam from 9.30pm | No charge
Vasilis Xenopoulos Quartet | Hedsor
Thur 24 Jan | Vasilis Xenopoulos Quartet | Hedsor | Vasilis Xenopoulos sax, Nigel Fox keyboard, Stuart Barker Bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 25 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
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Julia Titus | Woolhampton
Sat 26 Jan | Dinner Jazz at the Angel – Julia Titus | Julia Titus vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Jamie Howell bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Jazz at the Oakwood Centre with the Martin Hart Quartet | Woodley
Sat 26 Jan | The Martin Hart Trio with guest Mike Pigott | Mike Pigott jazz violin with the Martin Hart trio | The Oakwood Centre, Woodley | 7.45pm | £12
The Supertonics Big Band | Bracknell
Sat 26 Jan | The Supertonics Big Band, plus Tricia Bassett (vocals) & featured soloists | Popular 17-piece Swing Band | Bracknell | South Hill Park Arts Centre | Tickets £10, now SOLD OUT via SHP, but band may have a few spare tickets | davidbennett470@gmail.com or 07739-314261 or www.thesupertonics.co.uk
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson plus guest and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 27 Jan | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Simon Spillet sax, Frank Harrison piano, Paul Jeffries bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Lea Lyle Quartet with Peter Bingham | Reading, Global Cafe
Tues 29 Jan | Lea Lyle vocals, Peter Bingham tenor sax, Phil Craddock piano, Phil Berry bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 9pm | No charge but contributions welcomed
Lester Brown Kelvin Christian Quintet
Thur 31 Jan | Lester Brown Kelvin Christian Quintet | Hedsor | Lester Brown trumpet, Kelvin Christian sax, Nigel Fox keyboard, Steve Riddle Bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
The Big Chris Barber Band | Newbury
Thu 31 Jan | The Big Chris Barber Band | Chris Barber, Bob Hunt, Mike “Magic” Henry, Peter Rudeforth, Nick White, Ian Killoran, Bert Brandsma, Joe Farler, John Day and John Watson | Newbury | The Corn Exchange |7.45pm | £22
Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quintet | Reading
Thurs 31 Jan | Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quintet | HBmore guitar, Richard Bawcombe guitar, David Stamper guitar, Piotr Jordan violin, Paul Malloy double bass | Reading | Global Cafe | 8:30pm | Donations gratefully received
