Jazz Gig Calendar
This is a live jazz gig listings service from Jazz in Reading. We feature mostly modern jazz gigs happening within 20 miles or so of Reading.
The listings used to be published monthly, under the name 'Jazz Round About Reading', but all gigs now appear in the calendar, the link for which is below left. Check it out whenever you feel the urge to hear live jazz. Don't forget to refresh your browser each time you visit, to be sure of catching all latest changes or additions. Please check with venues before setting off - all details may be subject to change.
Musicians, promoters and venues should send their gig information to us via the Submit Your Gig form. Please note that the details you submit will be checked and edited before being approved for publication. We reserve the right to make amendments before publication if we consider the content inappropriate or inaccurate.
If you have any queries, please email info@jazzinreading.com
Debby Bracknell & Stuart Henderson | Goring
Fri 13 Mar 2026 | Debby Bracknell & Stuart Henderson | Goring Community Jazz Club, Goring Village Hall, RG8 9AG | 7:30 doors 8pm start | Tickets from TicketSource £14, cash or card on the door | Bar by Goring & Streatley Young Musicians Trust | Parking 2 minute walk at Wheel Orchard car park.
Mothers Day Sax Night | The Broad Street Tavern, Wokingham
Sun 15 Mar | Enjoy an evening of mellow sounds | Rick Westoby sax, Richie Fraser piano, Marc Worsfold bass, Mike O’Riley drums | The Broad Street Tavern, 29 Broad Street, Wokingham RG40 1AU | Music 6-9pm | Free Admission
Jazz at The Fisherman’s Cottage: Judy Vaughan & the Gareth Chelley Quartet | Reading
Thurs 19 Mar 2026 | Jazz at The Fisherman’s Cottage: Judy Vaughan & the Gareth Chelley Quartet | Judy Vaughan vocals, Gareth Chelley saxes, Phil Craddock piano, Barrie Griffin bass. Jim Wade drums | Fisherman’s Cottage, Kennet Side RG1 3DW | Music from 8pm | Free entry, donations welcomed. Every fourth Thursday: next date 16 April
Live music. Free entry. Excellent food and drink. And a lot more space than the late-lamented Global Cafe. Who could ask for more? Parking at The Fisherman’s Cottage, on surrounding streets or take an easy stroll along the Kennet from the Queen’s Road car park – park for just £3.60 for the evening. More parking information here
Guildford Jazz at Cranleigh Arts Centre | Jazz Samba
Fri 20 Mar 2026 | Guildford Jazz at Cranleigh Arts Centre | Jazz Samba | Cranleigh Arts Centre, High St GU6 8AS | Jazz from 19.30 to 22.00 | Tickets £20.50 (Discounts for Members and Students) from here
The Jazz Samba quintet takes its name and inspiration from Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd’s 1962 ground-breaking and chart-topping bossa nova album. Led by tenor saxophonist Mark Crooks and award-winning guitarist Nigel Price, this is a joyful celebration of the blending of Brazilian rhythms, jazz sensibility and the majestic compositions of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao Donato and Sergio Mendes.
Will McCrea Trio | Reading
Sat 21 Mar 2026 | Will McCrea Trio | The Rising Sun Arts Centre, Reading | Doors 7:30pm, Music 8pm | £8 | Tickets
OK – not totally jazz, but….
… Gershwin’s An American in Paris is definitely “jazz-influenced” and Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story has plenty of jazz, Latin and blues elements.
Alex Clarke Quartet | Marlow
Guildford Jazz at The Guildford Cricket Pavilion | Alex Clarke
Thurs 26 Mar 2026 | Guildford Jazz at The Guildford Cricket Pavilion | Alex Clarke | Guildford Pavilion, Woodbridge Rd GU1 4RP | Jazz from 20.00 to 22.15| Tickets £20 (Discounts for Members and Students) from here
An evening celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Guildford Jazz, with a rare all-female quintet featuring saxophonist Alex Clarke, finalist at the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2020 and winner of the Rising Star category in the 2019 British Jazz Awards. With Andrea Vicari on piano, Sophie Alloway on drums, Marianne Windham on bass and Emily Windham on vocals.
Jazz at Progress | Small Blue
Fri 27 Mar 2026 | Small Blue | Martin Pyne drums, David Beebee piano, Marianne Windham bass | Progress Theatre, The Mount, Christchurch Road, Reading, RG1 5HL | Doors 7pm, Music 7:30pm | £20.00 (£18.00 concessions, £10 under 16) | Information and tickets
Dinner Jazz at The Angel | P’Jam
Photo by Steve Foster – @jazzshot on Instagram
Sat 28 Mar 2026 | P’Jam | Annie Parker jazz flutes, Phil Craddock piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | The Angel, Woolhampton RG7 5RT | Music from 8pm | Free entry. Call 0118 971 3827 to make dinner reservations.
Fronted by exuberant flautist Annie Parker, P’Jam is a joyful quartet of musicians who simply enjoy playing jazz together in sometimes slightly unexpected and spontaneous ways. They’ve been described as “usually found dodging the Jazz Police”. Expect an evening of great music in good company!
Crowmarsh Jazz | Alex Clarke Quartet
Sat 28 Mar 2026 | Alex Clarke Quartet | Crowmarsh Village Hall, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, OX10 8ED | £18 standard ticket price: https://crowjazz.co.uk/buy-tickets. Tickets are reduced to £5 for anyone living or working in adult social care and anyone in receipt of benefits from DWP – please get in touch for details: email (fleur@fleurstevensonjazz.co.uk) or phone (07795974223).
Jazz at The Six Bells: Judy Vaughan with the Gareth Chelley Quartet | Beenham
Wed 1 Apr 2026 | Judy Vaughan with the Gareth Chelley Quartet | Judy Vaughan vocals, Gareth Chelley saxes, Phil Craddock piano, Barrie Griffin bass. Jim Wade drums | The Six Bells, The Green, Back Lane, Beenham, RG7 5NX | 8 – 10pm | Half price entry just £6 | Book places by email or call 0118 971 3368 or pay on the door.
Judy is a vivacious vocal talent with the ability to light up a stage. She flows with jazz and blues, her musical inspiration, experience and performance style coming from a wide range of genres like jazz, soul, gospel and operetta.
Cafe Zazous: Hot Club gypsy jazz quartet | Reading
Fri 3 Apr 2026 | Good Friday as part of Easter Reading festival | Cafe Zazous: Hot Club gypsy jazz quartet | HB more guitar & vocals, Paul Malloy double bass, David Ahmed guitar, Frank Biddulph violin | The Lyndhurst Arms, Reading | 1pm till 3pm | Donations gratefully received | Lindyhop and Balboa dancers welcome
Jazz at The Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 7 Apr 2026 | Equinox Quintet with Annie Parker | Annie Parker flutes, Peter Bingham tenor sax, John Clarke guitar, Derek Alford bass, and Paul Kaluza drums | Four Horseshoes pub, Sherfield-on-Loddon RG27 0EX | 8pm to 10.30pm | Four Horseshoes | No charge for admission (donations are welcomed)
Rebecca Poole | Marlow
Bracknell Jazz Presents GEOFF SIMKINS alto sax & MALCOLM EARLE-SMITH trombone with the Bracknell Lions Trio
Fri 10 Apr 2026 | Bracknell Lions Trio: Simon Cook piano, Rudy Cook bass, Ted Hayes drums | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Ringmead, Bracknell RG12 7PA | Music 19:30-21:50 | Tickets; £19.00. Under 18 £8.50. Concessions for disabled and carer. 01344 484123
Kevin Armstrong’s Hummus Crisis feating Imogen Ryall | Goring
Fri 10 Apr 2026 | Kevin Armstrong’s Hummus Crisis feating Imogen Ryall, with Martin Pickett on piano, Ben Twyford on drums and Howard King on bass | Goring Community Jazz Club, Goring Village Hall, RG8 9AG | 7:30 doors 8pm start | Tickets from TicketSource £14, cash or card on the door | Bar by Goring & Streatley Young Musicians Trust | Parking 2 minute walk at Wheel Orchard car park.
Jazz Essentials Workshop | Jazz Guitar – Blues
Alex Forsyth | Reading
Sat 11 Apr 2026 | Alex Forsyth saxophones and flute, Martin Pickett piano, Steve Kershaw double bass, Mike Goff drums, | Alan Cornish Theatre at The Oakwood Centre Woodley | Doors 7pm Band 7:45pm | Early Bird £15: 50/£17: 50 Full Price | Tickets
Jazz Essentials Workshop | Jazz Improvisation
Jazz at The Fisherman’s Cottage | Felicity Taylor
Thurs 16 Apr 2026 | Jazz at The Fisherman’s Cottage | Felicity Taylor violin, Phil Craddock piano, Barrie Griffin bass, Jim Wade drums | Fisherman’s Cottage, Kennet Side RG1 3DW | Music from 8pm | Free entry, donations welcomed.
Every fourth Thursday: next date 21 May
Live music. Free entry. Excellent food and drink. And a lot more space than the late-lamented Global Cafe. Who could ask for more? Parking at The Fisherman’s Cottage, on surrounding streets or take an easy stroll along the Kennet from the Queen’s Road car park – park for just £3.60 for the evening. More parking information here
Dinner Jazz at The Angel | Sheena Caprice & Friends
Sat 25 Apr 2026 | Sheena Caprice & Friends| Sheena Caprice vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Brian Throup bass, Jim Wade drums | The Angel, Woolhampton RG7 5RT | Music from 8pm | Free entry. Call 0118 971 3827 to make dinner reservations.
heena Caprice is an inspiring jazz vocalist, who began singing at the age of four. Her passion for Jazz was heavily influenced by greats such as Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Betty Carter and Nina Simone. Her performances also reflect more contemporary artists such as Rachelle Ferrell and Dianne Reeves. Sheena has performed at various venues, including Sky Lounge at Castle View Windsor.
Jazz at Progress | Jazz Samba!
Fri 1 May 2026 | Jazz Samba! | Nigel Price guitar, Mark Crooks tenor sax, John Cervantes piano, Marianne Windham bass, Demi Garcia, percussion | Progress Theatre, The Mount, Christchurch Road, Reading, RG1 5HL | Doors 7pm, Music 7:30pm | £20.00 (£18.00 concessions, £10 under 16) | Information and tickets
Jazz at The Six Bells: Annie Parker & Friends | Beenham
Photo: Steve Foster @jazzshots
Wed 6 May 2026 | Annie Parker & Friends | Annie Parker jazz flutes, Phil Craddock piano, Howard King bass. Jim Wade drums | The Six Bells, The Green, Back Lane, Beenham, RG7 5NX | 8 –10pm | Entry just £6 | Book places by email or call 0118 971 3368 or pay on the door.
Fronted by the exuberant Annie Parker on flute and bass flute, these joyful musicians simply enjoy playing jazz together in sometimes slightly unexpected and spontaneous ways. With a repertoire that spans Miles Davis to the Beatles, expect an evening of great music in good company!
Julian Nicholas Quartet | Goring
Fri 8 May 2026 | Julian Nicholas Quartet, with Martin Pickett on piano, Dexter Norton on drums and Howard King on bass | Goring Community Jazz Club, Goring Village Hall, RG8 9AG | 7:30 doors 8pm start | Tickets from TicketSource £14, cash or card on the door | Bar by Goring & Streatley Young Musicians Trust | Parking 2 minute walk at Wheel Orchard car park.
Caversham Cats and Friends | Wokingham
Mary Bourne vocals | Jonathan Bowring tenor sax
Roger Proctor piano | Todd Brown bass | Mike Goff drums
Bracknell Jazz Presents the ALISON RAYNER QUINTET
Fri 15 May 2026 | Alison Rayner double bass, Buster Birch drums / percussion,
Deirdre Cartwright guitar, Diane McLoughlin saxophones, Steve Lodder,piano | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Ringmead, Bracknell RG12 7PA | Music 19:30-21:50 | Tickets; £19.00. Under 18 £8.50. Concessions for disabled and carer. 01344 484123
Jazz Evening | Berkshire Ballroom
Sat 16 May 2026 | Join Rick Westoby Jazz Quartet for a fabulous evening of live jazz music | Rick Westoby, sax, Richie Fraser, piano, Marc Worsfold, bass, Mike O’Riley, drums | Berkshire Ballroom, Kings Academy Easthampstead Park, Ringmead, Bracknell RG12 8FS | from 7pm | £5 per person
Jazz at Progress | Derek Nash with the PJC Quartet
Fri 5 June 2026 | Derek Nash with the PJC Quartet | Derek Nash saxophones, Terry Hutchins guitar, Jim Pollard piano, Stuart Barker bass, Brian Greene drums | Progress Theatre, The Mount, Christchurch Road, Reading, RG1 5HL | Doors 7pm, Music 7:30pm | £20.00 (£18.00 concessions, £10 under 16) | Information and tickets | Photo by Tatianta Gorilovsky
Bracknell Jazz Presents MICK FOSTER baritone sax & DOMINIC ASHWORTH guitar with the Bracknell Lions trio
Fri 19 June 2026 | Bracknell Lions Trio: Simon Cook piano, Rudy Cook bass, Ted Hayes drums | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Ringmead, Bracknell RG12 7PA | Music 19:30-21:50 | Tickets; £19.00. Under 18 £8.50. Concessions for disabled and carer. 01344 484123
Jazz at Progress | Matt Skelton presents The Blackhawk Quintet: Celebrating Shelly Manne
Fri 3 Jul 2026 | Matt Skelton presents The Blackhawk Quintet: Celebrating Shelly Manne | James Davison trumpet, Mark Crooks tenor sax, Leon Greening piano, Conor Chaplin bass, Matt Skelton drums | Progress Theatre, The Mount, Christchurch Road, Reading, RG1 5HL | Doors 7pm, Music 7:30pm | £20.00 (£18.00 concessions, £10 under 16) | Information and tickets
Bracknell Jazz Presents the ADAM DYER QUARTET with KLARA DEVLIN trumpet
Fri 3 July 2026 | Adam Dyer piano, Duncan Eagles reeds, Jakob Cwynski bass, Eric Ford drums | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Ringmead, Bracknell RG12 7PA | Music 19:30-21:50 | Tickets; £19.00. Under 18 £8.50 Concessions for disabled and carer. 01344 484123
Bracknell Jazz Presents a KENNY WHEELER Tribute with the Bracknell Lions Trio plus a special guest yet to be revealed
Fri 7 Aug 2026 | Bracknell Lions Trio: Simon Cook piano, Rudy Cook bass, Ted Hayes drums plus special guest | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Ringmead, Bracknell RG12 7PA | Music 19:30-21:50 | Tickets; £19.00. Under 18 £8.50. Concessions for disabled and carer. 01344 484123
Bracknell Jazz Presents MP3: MARTIN PYNE TRIO
Fri 4 Sep 2026 | Russel Jarret guitar, Marianne Windham bass, Martin Pyne percussion | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Ringmead, Bracknell RG12 7PA | Music 19:30-21:50 | Tickets; £19.00. Under 18 £8.50. Concessions for disabled and carer. 01344 484123
Bracknell Jazz Presents MARK BASSEY trombone with the Bracknell Lions trio
Fri 2 Oct 2026 | Bracknell Lions Trio: Simon Cook piano, Rudy Cook bass, Ted Hayes drums | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Ringmead, Bracknell RG12 7PA | Music 19:30-21:50 | Tickets; £19.00. Under 18 £8.50. Concessions for disabled and carer. 01344 48412
Bracknell Jazz Presents NAT STEELE vibraphone with the Bracknell Lions Trio
Fri 6 Nov 2026 | Bracknell Lions Trio: Simon Cook piano, Rudy Cook bass, Ted Hayes drums | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Ringmead, Bracknell RG12 7PA | Music 19:30-21:50 | Tickets; £19.00. Under 18 £8.50. Concessions for disabled and carer. 01344 484123
Bracknell Jazz Presents ART THEMEN tenor sax with the Bracknell Lions Trio
Fri 11 Dec 2026 | Bracknell Lions Trio: Simon Cook piano, Rudy Cook bass, Ted Hayes drums | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Ringmead, Bracknell RG12 7PA | Music 19:30-21:50 | Tickets; £19.00. Under 18 £8.50. Concessions for disabled and carer. 01344 484123
