Gigs
Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Roger Beaujolais | Bracknell
Fri 2 Dec 2016 | Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Roger Beaujolais | Roger Beaujolais vibes, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park, Recital Room | 7.30pm | £10.00/£5 U18s
University of Reading Big Band | Reading
Sat 3 Dec | University of Reading Big Band | University of Reading, London Road Campus | The Great Hall | 7 pm | £15/£10 conc.)
Sunday Jazz | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 4 Dec | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Reedy Fusion 5 Saxes in Harmony | Pangbourne
Sun 4 Dec | Reedy Fusion 5 Saxes in Harmony | Backed by The Terry Hutchins Trio | Pangbourne Jazz Club | PWMC | 7.30pm | £5.00
Gli Avanzi Jazz Sextet | Wokingham
Sun 4 Dec | Gli Avanzi Jazz Sextet | Lorenzo Todorow tenor, Martin Dix
guitar, Chris Wagstaff trumpet, Roger Mitchell bass, Andrew Last drums,
Diego Molina percussion | Wokingham | The Victoria Arms | 7.00pm | FREE
Fleur Stevenson/Hugh Turner | Wallingford
Sun 4 Dec | Fleur Stevenson/Hugh Turner | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | The Keep | Wallingford | 6-8pm | Free entry
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 6 Dec 2016 | Equinox with Alex Forsyth | Alex Forsyth sax/flute, 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)
Blues and Beyond – Ma Bessie Duo | Arborfield
Tues 6 Dec 2016 | Blues and Beyond – Ma Bessie Duo | Julia Titus vocals, Matt Foster guitar | The Swan | Arborfield | 8:30pm | £5
Skelton Skinner All Stars | Fleet
Tues 6 Dec 2016 | Skelton Skinner All Stars | Drummer Matt Skelton, alto saxophonist Colin Skinner, trumpeter Mike Lovatt, trombonist Gordon Campbell, tenor sax Alan Barnes, pianist Graham Harvey & bassist Jeremy Brown | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 7:30pm | £15
Jazz at The Milk Bar | No Room For Squares and Baron Mare Quartet LIVE | Reading
Wed 7 Dec 2016 | No Room For Squares with Baron Mare Quartet LIVE | Jim Donovan presents jazz on vinyl from his archives before, between and after the sets by Baron Mare Quartet | Reading | Milk Bar | 7.00pm | No Charge
Katya Sarigina and Ed Armonas | Reading
Wed 7 Dec 2016 | Katya Sarigina vocals and Ed Armonas guitar | Reading | Artigiano Bar | 8.00pm to 10.00pm | No charge
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Trish Elphinstone Quartet | Shinfield
Thu 8 Dec 2016 | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Trish Elphinstone Quartet | Trish Elphinstone alto/soprano saxes, Martin Pickett piano, Esther Ng bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8.00pm | £5
Chris Barber Big Band | Goring
Fri 9 Dec 2016 | Chris Barber Big Band | Chris Barber on trumpet leads Europe’s greatest Trad jazz band | The Village Hall | Goring | Goring Jazz | 8.00pm | £23 to include cheese & wine
Steve Waterman | Maidenhead
Fri 9 Dec | Steve Waterman | Steve Waterman (trumpet) Will Gibson (sax), Alex Hutton (piano), Andy Cleyndert (bass) and Clark Tracey (drums) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8.00pm | £15 (£13 conc) (£5 under 16s)
Amber & the Professors | Reading
Sat 10 Dec | Amber & the Professors | Amber Nunn (vocals) Richard Meehan (piano) James Newman (bass) | Reading | The Castle Tap | 8.30 pm | No charge
Love That Jazz | Reading
Sat 10 Dec | Love That Jazz | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Gavin Wilkinson, guitar, Terry Davis double bass, Dave Simms drums | Reading |The Palmer Tavern | 9:00 pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 11 Dec 2016 | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Jazz gig in memory of everyone’s friend: Dave Curwell | Retreat Pub
Sun 11 Dec 2012 | Special Jazz gig at The Retreat | In memory of the late Dave Curwell who was a regular supporter of jazz gigs in and around Reading. Dave was everyone’s friend and you could not meet a nicer guy | Dave remained cheerful to the last despite suffering months of intensive chemopherapy | Many jazz musicians who all very much appreciated Dave’s faithful support at their gigs will be playing at this gig | Reading | Retreat Pub | Time 6.00pm onwards | No charge, but there will be a collection in aid of Cancer Research
John Critchinson’s Xmas Special | Ascot
Sun 11 Dec 2016 | John Critchinson’s Xmas Special | John Critchinson piano, Art Themen sax, Jacqui Hicks vocals, Dave Green bass and Matt Home drums | Jagz | Ascot | 1 pm | £10
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Reading
Tues 13 Dec 2016 | 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
Nigel Price’s Organ Trio plus Vasilis Xenopoulos | Marlow
Tue 13 Dec 2016 | Nigel Price’s Organ Trio plus Vasilis Xenopoulos | Nigel Price guitar, Vasilis Xenopoulos sax, Ross Stanley hammond organ, Matt Home drums | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £8
Louis Alexander, Jon Bone and Marc Wilde | Reading
Wed 14 Dec 2016 | Louis Alexander vocals, Jon Bone piano (both from the Ding Dong Daddios) and Marc Wilde violin and viola | Reading | Artigiano Bar | 8.00pm to 10.00pm | No charge
Phil Craddock Trio plus guests | Burnham
Wed 14 Dec | Phil Craddock Trio plus guests | Ken Carter saxes, Mick Emblow vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Roy Dalpra bass, Jim Wade drums | Burnham | Royal British Legion | 8:30pm | No charge
Fleur Stevenson/Hugh Turner | Caversham
Thurs 15 Dec | Fleur Stevenson/Hugh Turner | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Tipsy Bean | Caversham | 7.30-10pm | Free entry (Every 3rd Thursday each month)
Alec Dankworth’s World Spirit | Maidenhead
Thur 15 Dec | Alec Dankworth’s World Spirit | Alec Dankworth (double bass), Emily Dankworth (vocals), Brandon Allen (tenor vocals) and Paul Clarvis (world percussionist) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8.00pm | £15
Jazz at Progress | Empirical | Buy tickets
Fri 16 Dec 2016 | Progress Theatre, Reading | Empirical | Nathaniel Facey sax, Lewis Wright vibes, Tom Farmer bass, Shaney Forbes drums | 7.30pm | £19.00 (£17.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee | Read more…
Cafe Zazous duo | Beech Hill
Fri 16 Dec | Cafe Zazous duo | HB More and Jez Titterton | Beech Hill | The Elm Tree | 6.30pm | No charge
Rebecca Poole Trio| Henley
Fri 16 Dec | Rebecca Poole Trio | Rebecca Poole vocals, Hugh Turner guitar, Raph Mizraki acoustic bass | Maidensgrove. Henley | The Five Horseshoes | 8-10.30pm | £25 supper and jazz menu – booking essential | (Every third Friday of the month)
Barb Jungr Gets Festive Again | Newbury
Fri 16 Dec 2016 | Barb Jungr Gets Festive Again | Barb Jungr vocals, Jenny Carr piano | Newbury | New Greenham Arts | 8pm | £17 (£15 concessions)
Dinner Jazz at The Angel: Judy Vaughan | Woolhampton
Sat 17 Dec 2016 | Jazz at The Angel: Judy Vaughan | Judy Vaughan vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Jamie Howell bass, Jim Wade drums | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Hugh Turner Funk Workout | Reading
Sat 17 Dec | Hugh Turner Funk Workout | Hugh turner guitar, Nial Tompkins guitar, TBC electric bass. TBC drums | Reading | Global Café | 10pm-12.30am | £4 on the door | (Every third Saturday of the month)
Sunday Jazz | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 18 Dec 2016 | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Reading
Tues 20 Dec 2016 | Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night in Reading | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano, Nick Hill bass, Ben Robins drums | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – jam from 9.30pm | No charge
Jazz at The Bullingdon, Oxford
Tue 20 Dec 2015 | Stuart Henderson quartet | Cowley Road, Oxford | The Bullingdon | 9.00pm | No charge
Natalie McFarlane and Lawrie Wright | Reading
Wed 21 Dec 2016 | | Natalie McFarlane sax and vocals and Lawrie Wright piano | Reading | Artigiano Bar | 8.00pm to 10.00pm | No charge
Roy Williams & Judy Vaughan with the Clive Burton Quintet | Hedsor
Thu 22 Dec | Hedsor Christmas Party | Roy Williams trombone, Judy Vaughan vocals and Clive Burton trombone with his quartet | The Hedsor Social Club | Hedsor, Bourne End| Hedsor Social Club | 8.00pm | £12
Steve Morano/Hugh Turner | Reading
Thurs 22 Dec | Steve Morano/Hugh Turner/ Rock and pop originals and covers | Steve Morano guitar/vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Reading |The Retreat | 9-11pm | Free entry
Christmas Day – Sax in the City Charity Event | Reading
Sun 25 Dec | Sax in the City Charity Event | Johnty sax, & K Darling bass/programming | St. Saviour’s Church Hall, Berkeley Avenue, Reading, RG1 6JT | CIRDIC | 12-13.00pm | Free
Jam in Reading: Ken Thompson Trio | Reading
Wed 28 Dec 2016 | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Ken Thompson guitar, Phil Berry bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 8:00pm | No charge
Sax in the City Dinner-jazz & Dancing | Wokingham
Sat 31 Dec | Sax in the City Dinner-jazz & Dancing | Johnty (sax/DJ) & K Darling (bass/programming) | 30 Market Place, Wokingham RG40 1AP | Wokingham | Café Rouge | 8:00pm | £30 with meal
