Monthly Archives: January 2018
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 2 Jan | Equinox with Simon Cook | Simon Cook piano, 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)
Poll Winners’ Special: Karen Sharp & Alan Barnes Together | Marlow
Tues 2 Jan | Poll Winners’ Special: Karen Sharp & Alan Barnes Together | Marlow | Marlow Jazz Club | 8.30pm | £10
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner duo | Reading
Wed 3 Jan | Jazz Suppers at the Bel and Dragon in Reading with Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner duo | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Bel and The Dragon pub, Blakes Lock, Reading | Bel and The Dragon | 7.30pm | No charge
Jazz at The Milk Bar | No Room For Squares | Reading
Wed 3 Jan | No Room For Squares | Jim Donovan presents jazz on vinyl from his archives | Reading | Milk Bar | 7.00pm | No Charge
Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Byron Wallen and Tony Kofi
Fri 5 Jan | Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Byron Wallen and Tony Kofi | Byron Wallen trumpet, Tony Kofi sax, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | Bracknell Jazz, South Hill Park, Recital Room | 7.30pm | £10.00/£5 U18s
Jazz at Progress | John Law’s Re-Creations | Buy tickets
Friday 5 January | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7:30pm | £16.00 (£14.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee
Sam Crockatt saxophones, John Law piano/keyboards, James Agg bass, Billy Weir drums/percussion
Re-Creations is John Law’s latest project, featuring well known tunes from the worlds of jazz and pop. It features Parliamentary Jazz Award winner saxophonist Sam Crockatt and a stunning new group of young musicians. Alongside classic jazz standards the quartet plays unique and interesting arrangements of tunes by the Beatles, Sting, Radiohead, Adele and Daft Punk. There’s a baroque version of ‘Summertime’ next to a funky version of ‘In The Summertime’! John Law has created a band which plays highly accessible melodic music and recognised tunes in extremely creative and interactive arrangements, simple and complex, with an emphasis on spontaneous interaction in a group of highly versatile young musicians.
Since early beginnings as a classical child prodigy, then classical concert pianist later changing to jazz, contemporary composition and creative music, John Law has gained a richly deserved reputation as one of Europe’s leading jazz pianist/composers. Sam Crockatt on saxophones is himself a bandleader and composer, who has performed and recorded with Gwilym Simcock and Kit Downes, and is above all a really melodic improviser. James Agg, already full to the brim with amazing talent, perfect ears and a brilliant double bass technique, is also one of the most important melodic voices in the group, while simultaneously holding down much of the rhythm. Billy Weir is one of the new breed of young drummers who are at home in all the rhythmic complexities of today’s contemporary jazz, while also taking pleasure in the joy of a simple, driving and wonderfully supportive groove.
‘An under-recognised giant of British modern jazz/new music piano.’ Downtown Music Gallery, New York
‘One of the UK’s most imaginative and versatile jazz pianists.’ International Piano Magazine
Jazz at Progress | John Law’s Re-Creations | Buy tickets
Fri 5 Jan | John Law’s Re-Creations | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7:30pm | £16.00 (£14.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee
Sam Crockatt saxophones, John Law piano/keyboards, James Agg bass, Billy Weir drums/percussion
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 9 Jan | 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
Yateley & Crowthorne Big Band Society (YCBBS) | Sandhurst
Tues 9 Jan | Yateley & Crowthorne Big Band Society (YCBBS) present two record recitals from the golden age of swing | Sandhurst Community Hall, Yorktown Road, Sandhurst, Berks GU47 9BJ | 7.30pm | £3.50 | Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month| Further details from Kay Sealey (01252 661037)
Trad Jazz at Reading Rugby Club | Sonning Lane
Wed 10 Jan | Trad Jazz at Reading Rugby Club | Dixieland Swing Kings | Reading Rugby Club, Holme Park, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6ST | 8.00pm to 10.30pm | £9.00
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Otto Caretta Band | Shinfield
Thurs 11 Jan | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Otto Caretta Band | Otto Caretta saxes, Lloyd Payne trumpet/flugelhorn, Nick Hill piano, Marianne Windham bass, Julian Bown drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8pm | £5
AKQ (Andy Kennedy Quartet) | Reading
Thu 11 Jan | AKQ | Andy Kennedy saxes, Paul Glover drums, Brian Throup upright & electric bass, Tony Imbierski piano | Reading | The Global Cafe | 9pm | No charge
Alan Barnes Quartet | Maidenhead
Fri 12 Jan 2016 | Alan Barnes Quartet | Alan Barnes sax, Alex Hutton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Clark Tracey drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15/£13/£5
Gilad Atzmon | Goring
Fri 12 Jan | Gilad Atzmon will be playing a tribute to John Coltrane, with a string quartet | Goring | Goring Village Hall | 8pm | £15 | Tickets available from “Inspiration”, Goring High Street or ring John Calvert on 01491 874492
Gli Avanzi Jazz Quintet | Global Cafe | Reading
Sun 14 Jan | Gli Avanzi jazz quintet | Lorenzo Todorow tenor, Chris Wagstaff trumpet, Martin Dix guitar, Howard King bass, Andrew Last drums | Reading | The Global Cafe | 7:30pm | No charge
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner duo | Reading
Sun 14 Jan | Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner duo | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Reading | Artigiano Bar | 3-5pm
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Reading
Tues 16 Jan| 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
Jazz in Fleet at The Harlington | Scott Hamilton Quartet
Tue 16 Jan | Scott Hamilton Quartet | Scott Hamilton sax, John Pearce piano, Dave Green bass, Steve Brown drums | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington |8.00pm | £16
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Wed 17 Jan | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | Tom Ollendorff guitar, Rudy Cook bass, Charlie Hutchinson drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park, Cellar Bar | 7.30pm | £10.00 (£8.00 in advance) and £5 U18s
The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet | Hedsor
Thur 18 Jan | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet | Mike Wills reeds, Lester Brown trumpet & horn, Nigel Fox keyboard, John Monney Bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Short Notice Jazz | Oxford
Sat 20 Jan | Short Notice Jazz | Raffy Spring sax/clarinet, Simon Feast keyboard, Myron Edwards bass/vocals, George Nicholson drums | Oxford | Social Tap | 8:00pm | No charge | Read more here
Roots of Jazz | Reading
Sat 20 Jan | Roots of Jazz | Live music from professional jazz musicians | Reading | Carey Baptist Church | 7:30pm | £5 | Info and tickets
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | Andy Cleyndert Quartet | Ascot
Sun 21 Jan | Andy Cleyndert Quartet | Andy Cleyndert bass, Martin Shaw trumpet, Mark Edwards piano, Colin Oxley guitar | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
Gilad Atzmon and the Orient House Ensemble | Abingdon
Sun 21 Jan | Gilad Atzmon and the Orient House Ensemble | Gilad Atzmon tenor & soprano sax, clarinet, bass clarinet and flute, Frank Harrison piano, Yaron Stavi acoustic bass, Enzo Zirilli – drums | Abingdon | The Nag’s Head | 6pm | No charge
Berkshire Jazz Jam: Ken Thompson Trio | Global Cafe | Reading
Wed 24 Jan | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Ken Thompson guitar, Phil Berry bass, TBC drums | Reading | Global Café | 9:00pm | No charge
Evidence Bass | Reading
Thu 25 Jan | Evidence Bass | Jamie Howell guitar, Fabio Iacono drums, Tony Imbierski organ | Reading | The Global Cafe | 9pm | No charge
The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet with Julian Marc Stringle | Hedsor
Thur 25 Jan | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet | Mike Wills reeds, Nigel Fox keyboard, John Monney Bass, Martin Hart drums & Special guest Julian Marc Stringle | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 26 Jan | 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 TB
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 26 Jan | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Tolentino Pierce Duo | Reading
Sat 27 Jan | Cartola – People’s poet | Ife Tolentino voice and guitar, Steve Pierce guitar | Reading | Pau Brasil | 7:30pm | £7 call 01189752333
Jazz at the Oakwood Centre | Pete Cook with Martin Hart Trio | Woodley
Sat 27 Jan | Pete Cook with the Martin Hart Trio | Pete Cook sax, Ken McCarthy piano. Nick Pugh bass, Martin Hart drums | The Oakwood Centre, Woodley | 7.45pm | £12
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle Quartet | Woolhampton
Sat 27 Jan | Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Terry Davis bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | Free entry
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 28 Jan | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet & flugelhorn, Kelvin Christianne sax & flute | Rob Terry keys, Esther Ng bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 28 Jan | Mike Miller Trio with David Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Basingstoke | Tea Bar | 1 pm | Tea for two £20
Fleur Stevenson | London
Sun 28 Jan | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Anatoliy Vyacheslavov saxes, Hugh Turner guitar and Pete Billington bass | 606 Club, 90 Lots Road, London SW10 0QD | 1.30pm-3.30pm | Tickets £10, book online: www.606club.co.uk or call 020 7352 5953
