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 | Matt Skelton presents The Blackhawk Quintet: Celebrating Shelly Manne | Buy tickets
Friday 3 July 2026 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £20.00, £18.00 concessions, £10 under 16 plus 3.5% booking fee. James Davison trumpet Mark Crooks tenor saxophone Leon Greening piano Conor Chaplin bass Matt Skelton drums This will be a night of ‘cool jazz’ and a tribute to multi-poll winning drummer, Shelly Manne, […]
Jazz at Progress: Olie Brice Quartet | Reading | Tickets on sale soon
Friday 23 October 2026 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £20.00, £18.00 concessions, £10 under 16 plus 3.5% booking fee. Alex Hawkins piano, Rachel Musson tenor sax, Olie Brice bass, Will Glaser drums | The Olie Brice Quartet play music from their 2025 debut album ‘All It Was’. Brice’s most personal album to date – with most […]
Jazz at Progress | Jazz at Progress | Benn Clatworthy Quartet | Tickets on sale soon
Friday 19 March 2027 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £20.00, £18.00 concessions, £10 under 16 plus 3.5% booking fee. Benn Clatworthy tenor sax | Alex Hutton piano | Simon Thorpe bass | Matt Home drums Benn was active in the London Music Scene in the 1970’s and was a protégé of Ronnie Scott. He […]
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.
