Jazz at Progress
Since 2012, Jazz in Reading has been programming fantastic monthly jazz gigs - featuring leading British and international jazz stars - at Progress Theatre here in Reading under the Jazz at Progress brand.
We feature some of the finest soloists, singers and band leaders in the UK and beyond who are supported by a bevy of talented musicians. Expect some great evenings of live modern jazz, right here on your doorstep.
Scroll down for further details of these irresistible gigs.
Check out our new Gallery page for images from some of the great gigs we've put on at Progress.
Jazz at Progress | Chris Biscoe’s Profiles Quartet | Buy tickets
Friday 10 October 2025 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £20.00 (£18.00 concessions, £10 under 16) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Chris Biscoe saxes and alto clarinet Alcyona Mick piano Larry Bartley bass Winston Clifford drums Chris Biscoe’s Profiles Quartet Chris Biscoe writes: “Jazz has always been a music about people and places, […]
Jazz at Progress | The Freddie Gavita Quartet in Homage to Freddie Hubbard | Buy tickets
Friday 7 November 2025 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £20.00 (£18.00 concessions, £10 under 16) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Freddie Gavita trumpet Tom Cawley keys Daniel Casimir bass Mez Clough drums The Freddie Gavita Quartet in Homage to Freddie Hubbard Quite a line up to perform music of one of the […]
Jazz at Progress | Janette Mason – ReWired | Buy tickets
Friday 5 December 2025 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £20.00 (£18.00 concessions, £10 under 16) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Janette Mason keyboard Tom Mason bass Eric Ford drums Janette Mason – ReWired ‘A substantial triumph for Janette Mason as she breathes new jazz life into this well chosen selection of tunes. […]
Progress Theatre
www.progresstheatre.co.uk | The Mount, Off Christchurch Road, Reading RG1 5HL
Bar at all gigs from 7:00pm. Drinks may be taken into the auditorium during performances.
Progress Theatre is a self-governing, self-funding theatre group founded in 1947, maintained by volunteers. The Theatre itself is an intimate 95-seat venue. It is the oldest operating theatre in Reading and has a fully licensed bar. There is wheelchair access to the Theatre with a space for disabled patrons. In 2011 Sir Kenneth Branagh became the Patron to Progress Theatre.
