Monthly Archives: April 2017
Rotary Jazz Night | Henley-On-Thames
Sat 1 Apr | The Rotary Club of Henley-On-Thames presents Prudence Sharp’s Gentle Jazz Big Band | Plus Special Guests: Alan Grahame vibes, Hazel Pollard vocals and Ken Fitt saxophone | Henley-on-Thames | The Christ Church Centre, 46 Reading Road, RG9 1AG | Bar available | £20 including a fish & chip supper | 7.00 for 7.30pm | Tickets from kenfitt@btinternet.com or 01491 680813
Sunday Jazz at Abbot Cook | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 2 Apr | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Rebecca Poole Quartet featuring Stuart Henderson | Oxford
Sun 2 Apr | Rebecca Poole Quartet featuring Stuart Henderson | Rebecca Poole vocals, Stuart Henderson trumpet, Hugh Turner guitar, Paul Jeffries bass | Oxford | Oxford Wine Cafe | 6.30pm to 9.00pm | No charge
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Alison Bentley with the Keith Howard Trio
Sun 2 Apr 2017 | Alison Bentley with the Keith Howard Trio | Alison Bentley vocals, Kevin Armstrong guitar, Ewen Baird tenor sax, Keith Howard double bass, Matt Skeaping drums | Pangbourne Jazz Club | PWMC | 7.30pm | £7
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 4 Apr | Equinox with Alex Forsyth | Alex Forsyth sax/flute, Peter Bingham tenor sax, John Clarke guitar, Marianne Windham bass, Paul Kaluza percussion | Sherfield-on-Loddon | Four Horseshoes | 8:00pm | No charge for admission (donations are welcomed)
Jazz at The Milk Bar | No Room For Squares – Andy Kennedy Quartet | Reading
Wed 5 Apr | No Room For Squares | Jim Donovan hosts Andy Kennedy Quartet and presents jazz on vinyl from his archives | Reading | Milk Bar | 7.00pm | No Charge
Rebecca Poole / Hugh Turner | Reading
Wed 5 Apr | Rebecca Poole vocals, Hugh turner guitar | Bel and the Dragon pub, Blakes Lock, Reading | Jazz Nights | 7.30pm | No charge
Café Zazous | Reading
Thurs 6 Apr | Café Zazous – kicking off an evening of retro Parisian swing | HBMore guitar, Dave Stamper guitar, Feliks Tabis violin,Bo Chomenko accordion, Phil Berry | Reading | Global Café | 9:00pm | Free entry but donations welcomed
Jazz at Progress | Arnie Somogyi’s Jump Monk | Buy tickets
Fri 7 Apr | Arnie Somogyi’s Jump Monk pays tribute to two of the greatest composers in jazz: Charles Mingus and Thelonious Monk| Arnie Somogyi bass, Tony Kofi alto sax, Jeremy Price trombone, Mark Edwards keyboard, Clark Tracey drums | Reading | Progress Theatre | 7:30pm | £17.00 (£15.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Read more…
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | Alan Barnes Quartet | Ascot
Sun 9 Apr | Alan Barnes Quartet | Alan Barnes saxes, Dave Newton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Seb De Krom drums | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
Duende Jazz Trio | Maidenhead
Sun 9 Apr | Duende Jazz Trio | Adam Kovacs congas & percussion, Mike Guy electric piano & keyboards and Adolfredo Pulido electric bass | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8.00pm | £14, £12 Supporters
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Reading
Tues 11 Apr | 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
Ben Clatworthy | Marlow
Tue 11 Apr | Ben Clatworthy sax, John Donaldson piano, bass & drums TBC | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £8
Jazz at Burnham – Mick Emblow
Wed 12 Apr | Jazz at Burnham – Mick Emblow | Mick Emblow vocals, Bob Christopher saxes, Phil Craddock piano, Win Lodge bass, Jim Wade drums | Burnham | Royal British Legion | 8:30pm | No charge
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Lea Lyle | Shinfield
Thurs 13 Apr | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Lea Lyle | Lea Lyle vocals, Peter Bingham sax, Phil Craddock piano, Brian Throup bass, Jim Wade drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8:00pm | £5
Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Geoff Simkins | Bracknell
Fri 14 April | Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Geoff Simkins | Geoff Simkins sax, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park, Recital Room | 7.30pm | £10.00/£5 U18s
The Village Easter Music & Ale Festival | Retreat, Eldon & Lyndhurst pubs | Reading
Fri 14 to Mon 17 Apr | Jazz and Blues (and other music gigs) | Full Program Here |
Jazz gigs: Fri 14th Lyndhurst 6.30pm Keith Allen Band | Sun 16th Lyndhurst 5.00pm Stuart Henderson’s 3 in a Bar
Blues: Fri 14th Eldon 7.30pm Rev Feriday and Retreat 8.30pm Paula Riordan
Sun 16th Eldon 6.30pm Jason Manners and Lyndhurst 8.30pm Lewis Cohen
Mon 17th Eldon 3.00pm Bluesround
The Village Easter Music & Ale Festival | Retreat, Eldon & Lyndhurst pubs | Reading
Fri 14 to Mon 17 Apr | Jazz and Blues (and other music gigs) | Full Program Here |
Jazz gigs: Fri 14th Lyndhurst 6.30pm Keith Allen Band | Sun 16th Lyndhurst 5.00pm Stuart Henderson’s 3 in a Bar
Blues: Fri 14th Eldon 7.30pm Rev Feriday and Retreat 8.30pm Paula Riordan
Sun 16th Eldon 6.30pm Jason Manners and Lyndhurst 8.30pm Lewis Cohen
Mon 17th Eldon 3.00pm Bluesround
The Village Easter Music & Ale Festival | Retreat , Eldon, Lyndhurst pubs | Reading
Fri 14 to Mon 17 Apr | Jazz and Blues (and other music gigs) | Full Program Here |
Jazz gigs: Fri 14th Lyndhurst 6.30pm Keith Allen Band | Sun 16th Lyndhurst 5.00pm Stuart Henderson’s 3 in a Bar
Blues: Fri 14th Eldon 7.30pm Rev Feriday and Retreat 8.30pm Paula Riordan
Sun 16th Eldon 6.30pm Jason Manners and Lyndhurst 8.30pm Lewis Cohen
Mon 17th Eldon 3.00pm Bluesround
Gareth Williams / Trish Clowes | Fleet
Tue 18 Apr | Gareth Williams / Trish Clowes “Glow Quartet” | Trish Clowes sax, Gareth Williams piano, Callum Gorley double bass, Martin France drums | Fleet | The Harlington | Fleet Jazz Club | 8.00pm | £12
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Reading
Tues 18 Apr | 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
Stuart Henderson Quartet with Denny Ilett | Reading
Tue 18 Apr | Stuart Henderson quartet with Denny Ilett | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Denny Ilett guitar/vocals, Tom Pilling keyboard, Raph Misraki bass, Simon Price drums | Henley Road, Playhatch, Reading | The Flowing Spring | 8.30pm | £5
Twelfth Night with Jazz | Newbury
Tues 18 Apr to Sun 30 Apr | Twelfth Night with Jazz | A dizzying and beautiful version of Shakespeare’s perfect play, fuelled by energetic jazz music and re-imagined in the 1920s | Newbury | The Watermill Theatre | Location | Box office 01635 46044 | Mon – Sat 7.30pm, Thurs and Sat matinées 2.30pm, Sat 6 May 1.30pm and 6.30pm | £15 – £26.50 | Full details
Blues and Beyond – Lea Lyle | Arborfield
Tues 18 Apr | Blues and Beyond – Lea Lyle | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Keith Howard bass, Jim Wade drums | Arborfield | The Swan Inn | 8pm | £5
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Wed 19 Apr | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | James Akers sax, Simon Cook piano, Rudy Cook bass, Charlie Hutchinson drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park, Wilde Upstairs performance space | 7.30pm | £10.00 (£8.00 in advance) and £5 U18s
Mark Nightingale | Maidenhead
Fri 21 Apr | Mark Nightingale (trombone), Simon Marsh (sax) and rhythm section headed by Clark Tracey (drums) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Courtyard Theatre | 8.00pm | £15 (£13 conc) (£5 under 16s)
Rhythms at the Yurt: Bancroft & Lyne | Didcot
Fri 21 Apr| Rhythms at the Yurt: Bancroft & Lyne | Sophie Bancroft vocals and guitar, Tom Lyne bass and bass guitar | Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | Book here
Gli Avanzi Jazz Sextet | Reading
Sun 23 Apr | Gli Avanzi Jazz Sextet | Lorenzo Todorow tenor, Chris Wagstaff trumpet, Martin Dix guitar, Jim Saunders bass, Andrew Last drums, Diego Molina percussion | Reading | Global Cafe | 7:30pm | FREE
Jazz Jam in Reading: Ken Thompson Trio | Reading
Wed 26 Apr | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Ken Thompson guitar, Phil Berry bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 8:30pm | No charge
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 28 Apr | Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Stuart Henderson trumpet, line up see web site | Finchampstead | Memorial Hall, RG40 4JU | http://www.remixjazzorchestra.co.uk/ | 8.30pm | Price TBC
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 28 Apr | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Dinner jazz at The Angel – Peter Jones | Woolhampton
Sat 29 Apr | Dinner jazz at The Angel – Peter Jones | Peter Jones vocals, Martin Pickett piano, Keith Howard bass | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge | More here: http://peterjonesjazz.co.uk/
March
I am glad to say that there are several attractions for us jazz fans this month
Friday 3rd sees UK’s international jazz vocalist Ian Shaw as the star guest of Jazz In Reading at Progress Theatre. Ian is rated up there with Kurt Elling and the late Mark Murphy in the world of jazz singers. He interprets many genres of songs and gives them a unique jazz tinged flavour as well as airing the usual standards. I have seen Ian several times and his performance is usually laced with sharp, witty, and satirical observations on life in general and current affairs, adding spice to what is always an exciting evening of musicianship. Ian is accompanied by Jamie Safir on keyboard, whom I saw recently and really enjoyed at Southport Jazz Festival, “On A Winter’s Weekend” and renowned bassist Mick Hutton.
Ever popular trumpet supremo Steve Waterman, guests with the Simon Cook Trio at Bracknell Jazz, on Friday 10th and should pull in another full house at this monthly gig, which is proving a real hit with jazz fans. Book early.
Two robust tenor players appear at Jagz in Ascot for the monthly Sunday lunch time extravaganza on the 12th: Alex Garnett and Ray Gelato, billed as Tough Tenors. Not tough to listen to I know and if you like bebop, these are the guys. However, they can be tender as well as tough. So expect an eventful couple of hours with a feisty quintet. The roast is pretty good too!
Loose Tubes, the anarchic, yet not, big band of the 80’s spawned many stars of today like Julian Arguelles, Django Bates, Martin France, Chris Batchelor and reeds man Ian Bellamy who is appearing for Fleet Jazz on the 21st. With whom I know not, but you can bet it will be a quality band delivering original compositions of involving contemporary jazz.
I have to give you notice of an April gig, as it should be a sell out. On April 7th Jazz In Reading at Progress presents Arnie Somogyi’s Jump Monk Band. This is in fact Mingus and Monk jazz. Not enough Mingus is performed on the circuit in my opinion and the two iconic composers, from what many may call the golden era of modern jazz, will get inspired interpretation from a tremendous line up. With Arnie, are Tony Kofi-sax, Clark Tracey-drums, Mark Edwards-keys and Jeremy Price-trombone. Make no mistake, this is some line-up.
You can find all these events listed on the gig’s calendar with links to the venues for tickets.
I hope that you may enjoy some, if not all, of these gigs.
Bob
Jazz n Stuff
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson with Kelvin Christiane and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 30 Apr | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, plus guest Kelvin Christiane sax, Pete Billington keyboard, Esther Ng bass, and Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
