Monthly Archives: November 2017
Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Art Themen
Fri 3 Nov | Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Art Themen | Art Themen tenor sax, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | Bracknell Jazz, South Hill Park, Recital Room | 7.30pm | £10.00/£5 U18s
The National Youth Jazz Orchestra | Henley
Fri 3 Nov | The National Youth Jazz Orchestra | Henley | The Kenton Theatre | 7:30pm | Adults £24, Concessions £22 | Tickets on-line from the theatre or call the Box Office on 01491 575698
Steph Richardson with the Old Pang Swingers | Pangbourne
Sun 5 Nov | Steph Richardson with the Old Pang Swingers | Steph Richardson vocals, Terry Hutchins guitar, Malcolm Cliff piano , Keith Howard double bass, Julian Bown drums | www.pangbournejazzclub.co.uk | PWMC | 7.30pm | £7.00
An Evening of Authentic Blues | Basingstoke
Mon 6 November | 8.00 | An Evening of Authentic Blues in support of Basingstoke Stroke Support Group | From New York – Jim Kweskin – a guitarist and singer who has worked with Otis Spann, Mississippi John Hurt and Sippie Wallace, plus the Blues Duo of Bill Boazman & Paul Swinton | Basingstoke Irish Centre, Council Road, Basingstoke RG21 3DH | Tickets: £10 from 07871 129191 or blackbird@waitrose.com
Jazz at Marlow Christ Church | The Dave O’Higgins All-Star Quartet
Tue 7 Nov| The Dave O’Higgins All-Star Quartet | Dave O’Higgins sax, Rob Barron piano, Geoff Gascoyne bass, Sebastiaan De Krom drums | Marlow | Christ Church Marlow | Marlow Jazz | 8.30pm | £10
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 7 Nov | Equinox with Alex Hitchcock | Alex Hitchcock 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)
Simon Lasky Group in Concert | Bradfield College
Wed 8 Nov | Simon Lasky Group | Simon Lasky piano and keyboard, Pete Billington fretless and electric bass, Luca Boscagin acoustic and electric guitars, Sophie Alloway drums), Kuljit Bhamra tabla and Indian percussion | Bradfield College, Music Schools | 7.30pm | Tickets £10 available here
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Mike Wilkins Quartet | Shinfield
Thurs 9 Nov | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Mike Wilkins Quartet | Mike Wilkins saxes, Martin Pickett keyboard, Brian Throup bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8:00pm | £5
BB Kean | Reading
Fri 10 Nov | BB Kean | BB Kean vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Reading | The Botanist | Time? | Entry price?
Denise King | Goring
Fri 10 Nov | American jazz singer, Denise King, will be performing as part of her British tour | Denise King vocals, John Pearce piano, Bobby Worth drums, Simon Woolfe bass | Goring | Goring Village Hall | 8pm | £15 | Tickets available from “Inspiration”, Goring High Street or ring John Calvert on 01491 874492
Gli Avanzi Jazz Quintet | Reading
Sun 12 Nov | Gli Avanzi jazz quintet | Lorenzo Todorow tenor, Chris Wagstaff trumpet, Martin Dix guitar, Jim Saunders bass, Andrew Last drums | Reading | The Global Cafe | 7:30pm | No charge
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Reading
Tues 14 Nov | 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
Jazz in Fleet at The Harlington
Tue 14 Nov | Alex Ridout Quintet | Alex Ridout trumpet, Tom Ridout sax & recorder, Mark Ridout guitar, Marianne Windham bass, Tristan Mailliot drums | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington |8.00pm | £12
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Wed 15 Nov | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | Will Barry 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
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner duo | Oxford
Wed 15 Nov | Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner duo | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | The Abingdon Arms, The High St, Beckley, Oxford OX3 9UU | 7.30pm | Table reservations: 01865 655667
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner duo | Reading
Thurs 16 Nov | Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner duo | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | The Horns, Crazies Hill, Reading, RG10 8LY | 7pm | Table reservations: 0118 9406041
Gypsy jazz – Swing Fromage Sextet | Pangbourne
Sat 18 Nov | Gypsy jazz – Swing Fromage Sextet | Annalise Lam violin, Tom Weetman Maccaferri-style guitar, Pete Thomas double bass, Tim Robinson and and Nigel Wheeler, gypsy jazz guitar | Pangbourne | Village Hall, RG8 7AN | 19.45 for 20.15 | Tickets: £10 – from Inspirations, Goring Arcade, Goring on Thames or Phone Fran on 01491 872932
Sunday lunchtime jazz | Martin Hart Band – A Tribute to the King of Swing: Benny Goodman | Marlow
Sun 19 Nov | A Tribute to the King of Swing, Benny Goodman | Mike Wills clarinet, Terry Hutchins guitar, Alan Grahame vibes, Ken McCarthy piano, Peter Hughes bass, Martin Hart drums | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 12.15pm to 2.45pm| £8
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | Matt Wates Sextet | Ascot
Sun 19 Nov | Matt Wates Sextet | Matt Wates alto sax, Steve Main tenor sax, Robbie Robson trumpet, Leon Greening piano, Alec Dankworth bass, Matt Home drums | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Reading
Tues 21 Nov | Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night in Reading | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Guest TBC piano, Nick Hill bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – jam from 9.30pm | No charge
The Great British Jazz Quartet | Crooked Billet | Stoke Row
Tue 21 Nov | The Great British Jazz Quartet | Art Themen sax, Dave Newton piano, Denny Ilett guitar, Andy Crowdy bass | Stoke Row | Crooked Billet | 8.00pm | Full regular menu. £15 music cover charge.
Berkshire Jazz Jam: Ken Thompson Trio | Reading
Wed 22 Nov | 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
Peter King & Simon Allen Quintet | Maidenhead
Fri 24 Nov | Peter King & Simon Allen Quintet | Peter King alto sax, Simon Allen saxes, Alex Hutton piano, Arnie Somogyi bass, Clark Tracey drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Courtyard Theatre | 8.00pm | £15/£13/£5
Jazz at Progress: Moscow Drug Club | Reading | Sold out
Fri 24 Nov | Moscow Drug Club | Katya Gorrie vocals, Jonny Bruce trumpet, Mirek Salmon accordion, Will Edmunds guitar, Andy Crowdy bass | Reading | Progress Theatre | 7:30pm | £16/£14
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 24 Nov | 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
Jazz at Progress | Moscow Drug Club
Fri 24 Nov | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7:30pm | £16.00 (£14.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee.
Katya Gorrie vocals, Jonny Bruce trumpet, Mirek Salmon accordion, Will Edmunds guitar, Andy Crowdy bass
Moscow Drug Club…
… is a curious musical place where certain elements of 1930’s Berlin Cabaret, Hot Club de France, Nuevo Tango & Gypsy Campfire meet, have a few to drink and stagger arm in arm into the darkness of some eastern European cobbled street on a mission to find the bar where Django Reinhardt & Tom Waits are having an after hours jam with the local Tziganes.
Combining their original material with songs by the likes of Jaques Brel, Leornard Cohen, Tom Waits & Bertolt Brecht, Moscow Drug Club provide an intoxicating & intimate musical experience. You are cordially invited to share a wry smile with us as you enter the darkly comic world of Moscow Drug Club…..this way please and mind the stairs!
The band is much in demand and has appeared at numerous festivals and venues such as WOMAD and the Royal Albert Hall. We are delighted to have been able to bring them back once more to the Progress Theatre.
Review comments include statements like “Absolute knock out performance!” “Artfully designed for success!” and “Best music entertainment we’ve ever seen!”
See why here:
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 24 Nov | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Dinner jazz at The Angel – Claire Jones | Woolhampton
Sat 25 Nov | Dinner jazz at The Angel – Claire Jones | Claire Jones vocals, Lloyd Payne trumpet/flugelhorn, Rory McInroy piano, Steve Kershaw bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Big Band Swing Ball | Reading
Sat 25 Nov | Big Band Swing Ball | Swing into the festive season with the Reading University Big Band | Great Hall, London Road Campus | 7pm | Tickets: £16/£12 concessions available at the door (cards sales only) or in advance from www.reading.ac.uk/music | Free cocktail on arrival | Cashless bar on the night | The perfect way of spend a cold winter night
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson with Ian Bateman and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 26 Nov | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Ian Bateman trombone, Tom Pilling piano, Andy Crowdy bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 26 Nov | Mike Miller Trio with Dave Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Basingstoke | Tea Bar | 1 pm | Tea for two £20
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Lea Lyle with Otto Caretta | Shinfield
Thurs 30 Nov | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Lea Lyle with Otto Caretta | Lea Lyle vocals, Otto Caretta saxes, Phil Craddock piano, Jamie Howell bass, Jim Wade drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8:00pm | £5
New Jazz Sextet | Reading
Thurs 30 Nov | New Jazz Sextet | Leon Vince tenor sax, Lloyd Payne trumpet, Ross Law trombone, Nick Hill piano, Brian Throup bass, Mike Goff drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 9:00pm | No charge / donations welcome
