Gigs
Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quartet | Reading
Thurs 2 May | Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quartet | HB more guitar , David Stamper guitar , Piotr Jordan violin, Phil Berry double bass, Reading | The Global Cafe | 8:30pm | Donations gratefully received
Fleur Stevenson and Maff Potts | Reading
Fri 3 May | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano | Browns Reading, Unit 5A, Oracle Centre, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2A | Reading | evening | No charge
Rhythms at the Yurt: Tony O’ Malley & Keith Fairbairn | Didcot
Fri 3 May | Tony O’ Malley & Keith Fairbairn | Tony O’ Malley – keyboards, Keith Fairbairn – percussion | Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | Tickets
Ma Bessie | Reading
Sat 4 May | Ma Bessie | Julia Titus vocals, Matt Foster guitar, Chuck Lloyd sax | Reading | The Forester’s Arms, Brunswick Street | 8:30pm | No charge
P’Jam | Reading
Sat 4 May | P’Jam | Annie Parker flutes, Phil Craddock piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 8:30pm | No charge (donations welcome)
Photo by Jane Hanton
Baron Mara│The Hope, Windsor
Sun 5 May │Baron Mara | Saskia McNamara vocals, Íde vocals, Tom Neill alto sax, Ruben Berrios piano, Lawrie Wright bass, James Ballantine drums │Windsor │The Hope│ 4pm│Free Admission
Ade Holland Trio | Caversham
Sun 5 May | Ade Holland Guitar, Phil Mason Guitar/Voc, Gordon Johnson Bass | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30 | no charge.
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Sue Greenway Quintet
Sun 5 May | Sue Geenway saxes, Maff Potts piano, Terry Hutchins guitar, Brian Greene drums and Keith Howard bass | Pangbourne | PWMC | 7.30pm /£9.00
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 7 May | Equinox with Gail Hendrickx | Gail Hendrickx vocals, 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)
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – P’Jam | Shinfield
Thurs 9 May | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – P’Jam | Annie Parker flutes, Phil Craddock piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8pm | £5
Photo by Jane Hanton
The Art Themen All Stars Band | The Gap Gig, Goring on Thames | Celebrating 20 years of jazz
Fri 10 May | The Art Themen All Stars Band | Goring Village Hall | Art Themen saxes, Liane Carroll piano/vocals, Denny Ilett Jr guitar, Winston Clifford drums and Roger Carey bass | Doors open 7.30pm | Tickets £15 | Tel: 01491 874492
Fleur Stevenson and Frank Harrison | Reading
Fri 10 May | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Frank Harrison piano | Browns Reading, Unit 5A, Oracle Centre, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2A | Reading | evening | No charge
Abingdon Jazz Festival | Abingdon
Fri – Sun 10-12 May | Abingdon Jazz Festival | Abingdon, various locations | Gigs include: Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble on 10 May, Fleur Stevenson Trio on 11 May and Art Themen Quartet also on 11 May | Prices range from free – £10 | Information and tickets
Ma Bessie | Reading
Sat 11 May | Ma Bessie | Julia Titus vocals, Matt Foster guitar, Chuck Lloyd sax, Andy Wilkin percussion | Reading | Rising Sun Arts Centre | 8pm | £5 (plus booking fee)
Fleur Stevenson Trio | Abingdon
Sat 11 May | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar, bass TBC | Abingdon Jazz Festival, Unicorn Theatre, Abingdon, OX14 3JP | Abingdon | 6-8pm | Tickets
Abingdon Jazz Festival | Abingdon
Fri – Sun 10-12 May | Abingdon Jazz Festival | Abingdon, various locations | Gigs on 11 May include Fleur Stevenson Trio and Art Themen Quartet | Prices range from free – £10 | Information and tickets
Jazz at the Oakwood Centre with Karen Sharp Quartet | Woodley
Sat 11 May | Ken McCarthy Trio with guest Karen Sharp | Karen Sharp sax, Ken McCarthy piano. Nick Pugh bass, TBC drums (Martin Hart on holiday) | The Oakwood Centre, Woodley | 7.45pm | £12
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat, Reading – Definite Collective
Sun 12 May | 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 | The Retreat Pub, St. John’s Street, Reading RG1 4EH | 3.30pm | No charge </p> | 3.30pm | No charge
Lea Lyle Quartet: Jazz River Cruise | Reading
Sun 12 May | Lea Lyle Quartet: Jazz River Cruise | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Caversham Pier, Reading | Jazz River Cruise | 2.15 – 5.15pm | Admission: £27
Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Reading
Sun 12 May | Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Claire Jones, Rory McInroy piano | Reading | Three Guineas | From 2pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Gli Avanzi featuring Ewen Baird | Reading
Sun 12 May | Gli Avanzi featuring Ewen Baird | Ewen Baird saxes, Martin Dix guitar, Howard King bass guitar, Andrew Last drums | Reading | The Global Cafe | 7:30pm | No charge
Abingdon Jazz Festival | Abingdon
Fri – Sun 10-12 May | Abingdon Jazz Festival | Abingdon, various locations | Prices range from free – £10 | Information and tickets
The Guido Spannocchi Trio | Maidenhead
Sun 12 May | The Guido Spannocchi Trio | Guido Spannocchi (alto sax), with his trio (bass and drums) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 7.30pm | £14 (£12 conc)
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 14 May | 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, donations welcome
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Tue 14 May | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | Daniel Garel sax, 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 The Round #4 | Henley
Wed 15 May | Brigitte Beraha (Vocals) Frank Harrison (Piano/Keyboards)| Henley | Kenton Theatre | 7:30pm | £20 | Use code JAZZR when booking for special £15 price for Jazz in Reading followers
Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 16 May | 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, donations welcome
Jazz at Progress: The Orphy Robinson Quintet: Bobby Hutcherson Project | Reading
Fri 17 May | The Orphy Robinson Quintet: Bobby Hutcherson Project | Orphy Robinson vibes & marimba, Tony Kofi alto sax, Robert Mitchell piano, Dudley Phillips bass, Rod Youngs drums | Reading | Progress Theatre | 7:30pm | £20/£18 | Full details here
Mach4+guests | Global Cafe, Reading
Fri 17 May | Mach4 and After Effect | Barry McNamara vocals, Gareth
Lewis guitar, Rob Barnes bass, Nick accordion | Reading | The Global
Cafe | 9pm | No charge
Fleur Stevenson and Maff Potts | Reading
Fri 17 May | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano | Browns Reading, Unit 5A, Oracle Centre, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2A | Reading | evening | No charge
Horns of Plenty – Martin Shaw | Maidenhead
Fri 17 May | Horns of Plenty – Martin Shaw | Martin Shaw (Trumpet/Flugel), Will Gibson (saxes), Clark Tracey (drums). Alex Hutton (piano), Ollie Hayhurst (bass) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8pm | £15 (£13 conc) (£5 under 16s)
Hugh Turner Heavy Funk Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Sat 18 May | 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
Fleur Stevenson Trio | Hare Hatch, Reading
Mon 20 May | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Pete Billington piano, Raph Mizraki bass | Horse and Groom, Bath Road, Hare Hatch, Twyford, Berkshire, RG10 9SB | Reading | 7pm | No charge
The Definite Collective | Global Cafe | Reading
Tue 21 May | 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, donations welcome
Julia Titus ‘Ma Bessie’ & her Blues Troupe | Marlow
Tue 21 May | Julia Titus ‘Ma Bessie’ & her Blues Troupe | Ma Bessie vocals with her 6 piece Blues Troupe with the music of Bessie Smith | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £12
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 23 May | Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night in Reading | Fleur Stevenson vocals, TBC piano, TBC bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – jam from 9.30pm | No charge
Fleur Stevenson and Pete Billington | Reading
Fri 24 May | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Pete Billington piano | Browns Reading, Unit 5A, Oracle Centre, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2A | Reading | evening | No charge
The Supertonics Big Band | Bracknell
Sat 24 May | The Supertonics Big Band, plus Tricia Bassett (vocals) and featured soloists | Bracknell | South Hill Park Arts Centre | 8.00pm | Popular 17-piece Swing Band | Tickets £10 – book online here or call the SHP Box Office on 01344 484 123. Further information from davidbennett470@gmail.com or 07739 314261 or at the Supertonics website
Dinner Jazz at The Angel | Woolhampton
Dinner Jazz at The Angel, normally on the last Saturday of the month, has been moved for this month only and will take place on 8 June
Lea Lyle Quartet Plus One / Kings in the Corner | Reading
Sat 25 May | Lea Lyle Quartet Plus One / Kings in the Corner | Reading | Global Cafe
19:30 | Kings in the Corner | David Herries/Adam Vickers guitars
21:30 | Lea Lyle Quartet Plus One | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Roy Dalpra bass, Jim Wade drums + special guest Peter Bingham tenor sax| Free entry, donations welcome
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Kelvin Christiane, Nick Mills and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 26 May | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Kelvin Christiane sax & flute, Nick Mills trombone, Pete Billington piano, Esther Ng bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Fleur Stevenson and Pete Billington | Wallingford
Sun 26 May Fleur Stevenson vocals, Pete Billington piano | The Old Post Office, St Martins Street, Wallingford OX10 0AA. Table reservations: 01491 836068 | Wallingford | 6-8pm | No charge
Arts Council funded event: Matthew Read Trio | Maidenhead
Fri 31 May | Matthew Read Trio | Benedict Wood (guitar), Arthur Newell (drums), Matthew Read (double bass) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8pm | £14 (£12 conc)
