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
Reading Dusseldorf Jazz Ensemble | Reading Fringe Festival | Buy tickets
Wed 25 July | Reading Station Hill Plaza, in front of The Village Biscuit Tin Cafe/Bar
7:30pm till 10.00pm | £15.00 plus booking fee
Photo: Zoe White Photography
Jazz at The Reading Fringe Festival: “Reading Dusseldorf Jazz Ensemble”
Stuart Henderson trumpet & flugelhorn, Reiner Witzel alto & soprano saxes, Pete Billington piano, Raph Mizraki bass, Simon Price drums
Led by local trumpet and flugelhorn star Stuart Henderson, a stellar group of local and visiting musicians promise you an evening of the greatest classic and contemporary jazz. Bringing you the music of the most iconic jazz stars from bebop and beyond | Read more…
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Berkshire Jazz Jam: Ken Thompson Trio | Global Cafe | Reading
Wed 25 Jul | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Ken Thompson guitar, Phil Berry bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 9:00pm | No charge ** CANCELLED due to holidays **
The Clive Burton Celebration Band with Max Brittain & Peter Cook | Hedsor
Thur 26 Jul | The Clive Burton Celebration Band with Max Brittain & Peter Cook | Max Brittain guitar, Peter Cook sax, Nigel Fox keyboard, bass tbc, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Fleur Stevenson’s Jazz Singers’ Night | Reading
Thurs 26 Jul | Fleur Stevenson vocals/ host, guest piano, bass, Paul Glover drums | Global Cafe, 35-39 London St, Reading, West Berkshire RG1 4PS | 9pm | Free admission
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Judy Vaughan Quintet | Shinfield
Thurs 26 Jul | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Judy Vaughan Quintet | Judy Vaughan vocals, Nick Hill piano, Martin Dix guitar, Phil Berry bass, Jim Wade drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8pm | £5
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 27 Jul | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner Duo | Reading
Fri 27 Jul | Fleur Stevenson vocals, and Hugh Turner guitar | Broad Street Bar and Kitchen, 81 Broad St, Reading RG1 2AP | 8pm | Free admission
Dinner Jazz at the Angel – Ade Holland Trio | Woolhampton
Sat 28 Jul | Dinner Jazz at the Angel – Ade Holland Trio | John Aust reeds and vocals, Gordon Johnson keys and vocals, Ade Holland guitar | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8.00pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson plus guest and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 29 Jul | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson plus guest and the Simon Price Trio | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 29 July | Mike Miller Trio with David Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Basingstoke | Tea Bar | 1:00 pm | Tea for two £20
No Room For Squares featuring AKQ | Reading
Wed 1 Aug | No Room For Squares featuring AKQ | Andy Kennedy – saxophones, Brian Throup – bass, Tony Imbierski – keyboards, Fez – drums, Fern Rose – percussion | Reading | Milk Bar | 8pm | Free entry
The Clive Burton Celebration Band | Hedsor
Thur 2 Aug | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet | Lester Brown trumpet, guest tbc, Nigel Fox keyboard, bass tbc, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Bracknell Jazz | Bracknell
Fri 3 Aug | Bracknell Jazz | Jimmy Hastings tenor sax, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters Bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park Arts Centre | 7.30pm | £12 (£5.50 under 18s).
Mike Miller Trio | Sandhurst
Sun 5 Aug | Mike Miller Trio with Phil Berry double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Sandhurst | Wellington Arms |
3:00 pm | Free admission
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Art Themen with the Terry Hutchins Quartet
Sun 5 Aug | Art Themen tenor and soprano saxophone, Terry Hutchins guitar, Malcolm Cliff piano, Brian Green drums, Keith Howard double bass | Pangbourne | PWMC | 7.30pm | £7.00
Ade Holland Trio | Caversham
Sun 5 Aug | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland Guitar, Phil Mason guitar/voc, Esther Ng bass | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30 | No charge
Frank Toms’ New Ten Band “Conkers” | Marlow
Tue 7 Aug | Frank Toms’ New Ten Band “Conkers” including star guests Steve Waterman trumpet and Karen Sharp saxophones | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £8
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 7 Aug | Equinox with Jonathan Judge | Jonathan Judge tenor sax, 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)
The very best Trad Jazz at Reading Rugby Club | Sonning Lane
Wed 8 Aug | Traditional New Orleans – Dixieland style Jazz | Richard Leach – 7 stars of Jazz | Reading Rugby Club, Holme Park, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6ST | 7.00pm to 10.30pm | £10.00
Special Gala evening | Hedsor Jazz
Thur 9 Aug | Special Gala evening celebrating Geoff Cronin’s 80th | Gill Cook vocals, Roy Williams trombone, and the Clive Burton Celebration Band | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £10 on the door | free parking
Rhythms at the Yurt – Ben Holder Trio | Didcot
Fri 10 Aug | Ben Holder Trio | Ben Holder – violin, keys and vocals, Paul Jefferies – bass, Jez Cook – guitar | Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | Tickets
Rhythms at the Yurt – Guitar Fiesta | Didcot
Sat 11 Aug | Guitar Fiesta | Denny Ilett – guitar, Hugh Turner – guitar, Jez Cook – guitar| Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | Tickets
Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Reading
Sun 12 Aug | Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Michelle Aspell vocals, Robert Otwinowski guitar | Reading | Three Guineas | From 2pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 14 Aug | 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
Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 16 Aug | 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
Dime Notes, New Orleans Jazz | Norden Farm, Maidenhead
Fri 16 Aug | Dime Notes, New Orleans Jazz | Blues-drenched sounds of clarinet driven 1920s New Orleans jazz combine with London’s hard-swinging vintage jazz band | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15/£13
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner Duo | Reading
Fri 17 Aug | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Browns Reading, Unit 5A, Oracle Centre, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2A | 7pm | Free admission
Lea Lyle Quartet | Reading
Sun 19 Aug | Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals, Nick Hill, piano, Terry Davis bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | The Global Cafe | 7:30pm | No charge
Fleur Stevenson’s Jazz Singers’ Night | Reading
Thurs 23 Aug | Fleur Stevenson vocals/ host, guest piano, bass, Paul Glover drums | Global Cafe | 9pm | Free admission
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Art of the Trio | Shinfield
Thurs 23 Aug | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Art of the Trio | Martin Pickett piano, Steve Riddle bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie & Parrot | 8pm | £5
The Magic of Summer with Simon Allen | Norden Farm, Maidenhead
Fri 24 Aug | The Magic of Summer with Simon Allen | Simon Allen sax, Alex Hutton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Clark Tracey drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15/£13/£5
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Claire Jones Quartet | Woolhampton
Sat 25 Aug | Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Claire Jones Quartet | Claire Jones vocals, Rory McInroy piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 26 Aug | Mike Miller Trio with David Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Basingstoke | Tea Bar | 1:00 pm | Free admission | Tea for two £20
Fleur Stevenson Trio | Kintbury
Sun 27 Aug | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar, Raph Mizraki bass | The Dundas Arms, 53 Station Road, Kintbury, Berkshire, RG17 9UT | 6.30pm | Free admission
Mike Miller Trio | Sandhurst
Sun 2 Sep | Mike Miller Trio with Phil Berry double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Sandhurst | Wellington Arms |
3:00 pm | Free admission
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Denny Ilett Junior with the Terry Hutchins Trio
Sun 2 Sept / Denny Ilett and Terry Hutchins guitars, Brian Green drums, Keith Howard double bass | Pangbourne | PWMC | 7.30pm | £7.00
Ade Holland Trio | Caversham
Sun 2 Sep | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland guitar, Phil Mason
guitar/voc, Esther Ng bass | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30 | no charge.
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 4 Sep | Equinox with Pauline Richings | Pauline Richings 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)
Bracknell Jazz | Bracknell
Fri 7 Sep | Bracknell Jazz | Nikki Iles piano, Mark Hodgson bass, Tim Giles drums |Bracknell | South Hill Park Arts Centre | 7.30pm | £12 (£5.50 under 18s).
Lea Lyle Quartet | Reading
Sun 9 Sep | Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock, piano, Terry Davis bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | The Global Cafe | 7:30pm | No charge
Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Reading
Sun 9 Sep | Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Reading | Three Guineas | From 2pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
The very best Trad Jazz at Reading Rugby Club | Sonning Lane
Wed 12 Sep | Traditional New Orleans – Dixieland style Jazz | Matt Palmer – The Eagle Jazz Band | Reading Rugby Club, Holme Park, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6ST | 7.00pm to 10.30pm | £10.00
The Gap Gig | Derek Nash’s Salsa Band “Picante”
Fri 14 Sep | Derek Nash’s Salsa Band “Picante” | Goring Village Hall, Goring on Thames | Doors 7.30pm | Music 8pm | £15 | Ring 01491 874492 to book seats.
Claire Jones: Jazz River Cruise | Reading
Sun 16 Sep | Claire Jones: Jazz River Cruise on The Caversham Princess | Claire Jones vocals, Rory McInroy piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Caversham Pier, Reading | Jazz River Cruise | | 2.15 – 5pm | Admission: £24.50
Fleur Stevenson and Pete Billington Duo | Wantage
Sun 16 Sept | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Pete Billington piano | The Greyhound Inn, Main Street, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9JL | 6.30pm | Free admission | Reservations 01235 771969
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Lea Lyle Quartet | Shinfield
Thurs 20 Sep | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Terry Davis bass, Jim Wade drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8pm | £5
Fleur Stevenson and Pete Billington Duo | Reading
Fri 21 Sep | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Pete Billington piano | Browns Reading, Unit 5A, Oracle Centre, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2A | 7pm | Free admission
Miller Plays the Musicals | Reading
Sat 22 Sep | Miller Plays the Musicals | Astor Big Band | Reading | Hexagon | 7:30pm | Information and tickets from the theatre box office 0118 960 6060or from the ‘What’s On’ pages on their website | All profits, and a collection at this performance, go to the Royal British Legion to support their work with PTSD sufferers.
Fleur Stevenson’s Jazz Singers’ Night | Reading
Thurs 27 Sept | Fleur Stevenson vocals/ host, guest piano, bass, Paul Glover drums | Global Cafe | 9pm | Free admission
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 28 Sep | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
