Gigs
The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet | Hedsor
Thur 1 Feb | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet | Mike Wills reeds, Lester Brown trumpet, Nigel Fox keyboard, John Monney Bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | Free parking
Jazz at Progress | Leon Greening Quartet | SOLD OUT
Fri 2 Feb | Leon Greening piano, Christian Brewer sax, Adam King double bass, Steve Brown drums.
(with thanks to Hickies, the Music Shop, Leon will be playing a real piano, not a keyboard) | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7:30pm | £16.00 (£14.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee
Bracknell Jazz – The Ridout Family
Fri 2 Feb | Bracknell Jazz – The Ridout Family | Mark Ridout guitar, Tom Ridout sax, Alexandra Ridout trumpet, Lester Ridout drums | Bracknell | Bracknell Jazz, South Hill Park, Recital Room | 7.30pm | £10.00/£5 U18s
Tolentino Pierce Duo | Reading
Sat 3 Feb | Jobim – Tones for Tom | Ife Tolentino voice and guitar, Steve Pierce guitar | Reading | Pau Brasil | 7:30pm | £7 call 01189752333
The Supertonics Big Swing Band | Bracknell
Sat 3 Feb | The Supertonics Big Swing Band, plus Tricia Bassett (vocals) & featured soloists | Jennett’s Park Community Centre, Bracknell RG12 8EB | 7:30pm | Tickets £9 | David Bennett 07739-314261 or www.thesupertonics.co.uk
Purdy’s Pop-up Jazz Club, Henley featuring Fleur Stevenson | Henley
Sat 3 Feb | Purdy’s Pop-up Jazz Club, Henley featuring Fleur Stevenson | Purdy (aka Rebecca Poole) host/ singer, Fleur Stevenson guest singer, Hugh Turner guitar, Stuart Henderson trumpet/flugel, Raph Mizraki bass | The HAODS studio, 19 New Street, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 | Doors 7.30pm, music starts 8.30pm | Tickets £17 (early bird) or £20 (standard), book online: www.purdymusic.co.uk/purdys-popup
Mike Miller Trio | Sandhurst
Sun 4 Feb | Mike Miller Trio with Phil Berry double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Sandhurst | Wellington Arms | 2:30 pm | Free admission
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Pangbourne
Sun 4 Feb | Stuart Henderson/Jonathan Lewis Quintet | Stuart Henderson trumpet and flugelhorn, Jonathan Lewis tenor sax, Terry Hutchins guitar, Keith Howard double bass, Julian Bown drums| Pangbourne | PWMC | 7:30pm | £7.00
Fleur Stevenson | Abingdon
Sun 4 Feb | Fleur Stevenson | Fleur Stevenson vocals | With Anatoliy Vyacheslavov saxes, Hugh Turner guitar | Abingdon | The Nags Head | 5-7.30pm | Admission: free
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 6 Feb | Equinox with Simon Allen | Simon Allen 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)
Rebellion Big Band | Marlow
Tues 6 Feb | Rebellion Big Band with Miranda Wilford on vocals | Marlow | Marlow Jazz Club | 8.30 – 11.00pm | £8
Jazz at The Milk Bar | No Room For Squares | Reading
Wed 7 Feb | No Room For Squares | Jim Donovan presents jazz on vinyl from his archives with special guest DJ this month the mighty Andrew Carlin | Reading | Milk Bar | 7.00pm | No Charge
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Claire Jones | Shinfield
Thurs 8 Feb | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Claire Jones | Claire Jones vocals, Rory McInroy piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8pm | £5
AKQ (Andy Kennedy Quartet) | Reading
Thurs 8 Feb | AKQ (Andy Kennedy Quartet) | Andy Kennedy saxes, Paul Glover drums, Brian Throup upright & electric bass, Tony Imbierski piano | Reading | The Global Cafe | 9pm | No charge
The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet with Alan Grahame | Hedsor
Thur 8 Feb | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet | Alan Grahame vibes, Mike Wills reeds, Nigel Fox keyboard, John Monney Bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Horns of Plenty with Martin Shaw | Maidenhead
Fri 9 Feb | Horns of Plenty with Martin Shaw | Martin Shaw trumpet, Will Gibson sax, Alex Hutton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Clark Tracey drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15/£13/£5
Baron Mara│Reading
Fri 9 Feb | Baron Mara│Tom Neill alto sax, Ruben Berrios piano, Lawrie Wright bass, Carl White drums, Íde vocals│Reading│The Rising Sun Arts Centre │8pm│£5
Tolentino Pierce Duo | Reading
Sat 10 Feb | Elis – The voice | Ife Tolentino voice and guitar, Steve Pierce guitar | Reading | Pau Brasil | 8:00pm | £7 call 01189752333
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 11 Feb | Mike Miller Trio with David Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Basingstoke | River Bank Tea Room | 1:30 pm | Free admission
Cancelled: Gli Avanzi Jazz Quintet | Global Cafe | Reading
Sun 11 Feb | As announced elsewhere, we are very sorry that the Gli Avanzi gig scheduled for this evening has been cancelled due to the tragic recent passing of their trumpet player, Chris Wagstaff. More information here
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 13 Feb | 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
Valentines Day Special | Didcot
Wed 14 Feb | Valentines Day Special | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar, Nick Hill bass | Bookings: 01235 813247, £10 | Fleur de Lys, 30 Main Rd, East Hagbourne, Didcot, OX11 9LN | 7.30pm
The very best Trad Jazz at Reading Rugby Club | Sonning Lane
Wed 14 Feb | Traditional New Orleans – Dixieland style Jazz | Baby Jools and his Jazzaholics | Reading Rugby Club, Holme Park, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6ST | 7.00pm to 10.30pm | £10.00
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Wed 14 Feb | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | Sean Payne sax, Simon Cook piano, Rudy Cook bass, Charlie Hutchinson drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park, Recital Room | 7.30pm | £10.00 (£8.00 in advance) and £5 U18s
Tolentino Pierce Duo | Reading
Sat 17 Feb | Tropicalia – Utopic/Dystopic/Kaleidoscopic | Ife Tolentino voice and guitar, Steve Pierce guitar | Reading | Pau Brasil | 8:00pm | £7 call 01189752333
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner Duo: Jazz and Pizza | Wantage
Sun 18 Feb | Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner Duo: Jazz and Pizza | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Duo Hugh Turner, guitar | The Greyhound Inn, Main Street, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9JL | Table reservations: 01235 771969 | 6-8pm
Jazz in Fleet at The Harlington “The Jazz of Dudley Moore”
Tue 20 Feb | Chris Ingham Quartet “The Jazz of Dudley Moore” | Chris Ingham piano, Paul Higgs trumpet, Marianne Windham bass, George Double drums | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 8.00pm | £14
The Definite Collective | Reading
Tues 20 Feb | The Definite Collective | Jamie Howell guitar, James Newman bass, Monte Hall percussion, Paul Glover drum kit | Reading | Global Cafe | Time TBC | Price TBC | Read more here
Now 4th Thursday of the month: Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 22 Feb | Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night in Reading | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano, Nick Hill bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – jam from 9.30pm | No charge
The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet with Sue Greenway | Hedsor
Thur 22 Feb | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet | Sue Greenway sax, Mike Wills reeds, Nigel Fox keyboard, John Monney Bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 23 Feb | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 23 Feb | 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
Tolentino Pierce Duo | Reading
Sat 24 Feb | Chico – Artista Brasileiro | Ife Tolentino voice and guitar, Steve Pierce guitar | Reading | Pau Brasil | 8:00pm | £7 call 01189752333
Bracknell Jazz – Simon Allen and the Purcell Jazz Ensemble
Sat 24 Feb | Bracknell Jazz – Simon Allen directs the Purcell Jazz Ensemble | Simon Allen, sax, Head of Jazz at Purcell leads senior members of the Purcell School of Music jazz department | Bracknell | Bracknell Jazz, South Hill Park, Cellar Bar | 7.30pm | £10.00 (£8 in advance) /£5 U18s
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Phil Mason Trio | Woolhampton
Sat 24 Feb | Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Phil Mason Trio | Phil Mason guitar/vocals, Felicity Taylor violin/vocals, Keith Howard bass | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | Free entry
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | The Tough Tenors | Ascot
Sun 25 Feb | The Tough Tenors | Ray Gelato tenor sax, Alex Garnett tenor sax, Guenther Kuermayer piano, Dave Chamberlain bass, Seb De Krom drums | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson with Simon Spillett and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 25 Feb | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Simon Spillett sax, Pete Billington keyboard, Raph Misraki bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 25 Feb | Mike Miller Trio with David Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Basingstoke | Tea Bar | 1 pm | Tea for two £20
Berkshire Jazz Jam: Ken Thompson Trio | Global Cafe | Reading
Wed 28 Feb | 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
