Monthly Archives: August 2018
No Room For Squares featuring AKQ | Reading
Wed 1 Aug | No Room For Squares featuring AKQ | Andy Kennedy – saxophones, Brian Throup – bass, Tony Imbierski – keyboards, Fez – drums, Fern Rose – percussion | Reading | Milk Bar | 8pm | Free entry
The Clive Burton Celebration Band | Hedsor
Thur 2 Aug | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet | Lester Brown trumpet, guest tbc, Nigel Fox keyboard, bass tbc, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Bracknell Jazz | Bracknell
Fri 3 Aug | Bracknell Jazz | Jimmy Hastings tenor sax, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park Arts Centre | 7.30pm | £12 (£5.50 under 18s).
Mike Miller Trio | Sandhurst
Sun 5 Aug | Mike Miller Trio with Phil Berry double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Sandhurst | Wellington Arms |
3:00 pm | Free admission
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Art Themen with the Terry Hutchins Quartet
Sun 5 Aug | Art Themen tenor and soprano saxophone, Terry Hutchins guitar, Malcolm Cliff piano, Brian Green drums, Keith Howard double bass | Pangbourne | PWMC | 7.30pm | £7.00
Ade Holland Trio | Caversham
Sun 5 Aug | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland Guitar, Phil Mason guitar/voc, Esther Ng bass | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30 | No charge
Frank Toms’ New Ten Band “Conkers” | Marlow
Tue 7 Aug | Frank Toms’ New Ten Band “Conkers” including star guests Steve Waterman trumpet and Karen Sharp saxophones | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £8
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 7 Aug | Equinox with Jonathan Judge | Jonathan Judge 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)
The very best Trad Jazz at Reading Rugby Club | Sonning Lane
Wed 8 Aug | Traditional New Orleans – Dixieland style Jazz | Richard Leach – 7 stars of Jazz | Reading Rugby Club, Holme Park, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6ST | 7.00pm to 10.30pm | £10.00
Special Gala evening | Hedsor Jazz
Thur 9 Aug | Special Gala evening celebrating Geoff Cronin’s 80th | Gill Cook vocals, Roy Williams trombone, and the Clive Burton Celebration Band | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £10 on the door | free parking
Rhythms at the Yurt – Ben Holder Trio | Didcot
Fri 10 Aug | Ben Holder Trio | Ben Holder – violin, keys and vocals, Paul Jefferies – bass, Jez Cook – guitar | Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | Tickets
Rhythms at the Yurt – Guitar Fiesta | Didcot
Sat 11 Aug | Guitar Fiesta | Denny Ilett – guitar, Hugh Turner – guitar, Jez Cook – guitar| Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | Tickets
Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Reading
Sun 12 Aug | Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Michelle Aspell vocals, Robert Otwinowski guitar | Reading | Three Guineas | From 2pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 16 Aug | Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Live Swinging Jazz Juice with plenty of dancing room for all you Katz | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – 11.00pm | No charge
Dime Notes, New Orleans Jazz | Norden Farm, Maidenhead
Fri 16 Aug | Dime Notes, New Orleans Jazz | Blues-drenched sounds of clarinet driven 1920s New Orleans jazz combine with London’s hard-swinging vintage jazz band | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15/£13
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner Duo | Reading
Fri 17 Aug | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Browns Reading, Unit 5A, Oracle Centre, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2A | 7pm | Free admission
Lea Lyle Quartet | Reading
Sun 19 Aug | Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals, Nick Hill, piano, Terry Davis bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | The Global Cafe | 7:30pm | No charge
Berkshire Jazz Jam: Ken Thompson Trio | Global Cafe | Reading
Wed 22 Aug | 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
Fleur Stevenson’s Jazz Singers’ Night | Reading
Thurs 23 Aug | Fleur Stevenson vocals/ host, guest piano, bass, Paul Glover drums | Global Cafe | 9pm | Free admission
The Clive Burton Celebration Band with Kelvin Christiane| Hedsor
Thur 23 Aug | The Clive Burton Celebration Band | Kelvin Christiane sax, Mike Wills reeds, Nigel Fox keyboard, bass tbc, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
The Magic of Summer with Simon Allen | Norden Farm, Maidenhead
Fri 24 Aug | The Magic of Summer with Simon Allen | Simon Allen sax, Alex Hutton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Clark Tracey drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15/£13/£5
The Phil Mason Trio | Reading
Fri 24 Aug | The Phil Mason Trio | Ade Holland lead guitar, Phil Mason guitar and vocals, Phil Berry double bass | Grazeley, near Reading | The Old Bell | 7.00 pm | No charge
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Claire Jones Quartet | Woolhampton
Sat 25 Aug | Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Claire Jones Quartet | Claire Jones vocals, Rory McInroy piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 26 Aug | Mike Miller Trio with David Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Basingstoke | Tea Bar | 1:00 pm | Free admission | Tea for two £20
The Clive Burton Celebration Band with Al Nichols | Hedsor
Thur 30 Aug | The Clive Burton Celebration Band | Al Nichols sax, Mike Wills reeds, Nigel Fox keyboard, bass tbc, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Art of the Trio | Shinfield
30 Aug | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Art of the Trio | Martin Pickett piano, Roger Davis bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8pm | £5
Jazz at Progress | Jam Experiment | Buy tickets
Fri 31 Aug | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7:30pm | £16.00 (£14.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee
Chosen in the Shape of Jazz to Come in 2018 in Jazzwise, Jam Experiment is an award-winning band based in London, UK. Formed in 2014, they have appeared on BBC Radio 3 and Jazz FM numerous times, and played at leading jazz festivals and venues across the UK including London Jazz Festival, Love Supreme Festival, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Ronnie Scott’s, leaving audiences in awe. They released their debut album in 2017 followed by a 40 date UK Tour. In the Summer of 2018 they embarked upon a European tour, including appearances in Rome, Berlin, Prague, Kraków and Budapest.
The lineup includes the winner of Rising Star in the 2017 British Jazz Awards, trombonist Rory Ingham, his brother Dominic Ingham on violin and voice, Toby Comeau on piano/keyboard, Joe Lee on bass, and Jonny Mansfield on drums.
Jam Experiment’s sound is dynamic jazz fusion balanced with intricate compositions and adventurous improvisations negotiated through mutual admiration for each other. The band has no leader or rather, each member is the leader; through this process they’ve challenged their own musical boundaries.
PRESS
“Jam Experiment is ‘feel good’, accessible, intelligently crafted… and irresistible.” – London Jazz News
“Jam Experiment takes what is a refreshing audience-friendly approach that embraces jazz-funk
with as much passion and seriousness as more traditional influences” – Jazzwise
“Their ability to connect with the audience was exceptional…This band are bound for great
things. A joy!” – Claire Martin OBE, presenter of Jazz Line-Up on BBC Radio 3.
More information at www.jamexperiment.com
Jazz at Progress | Jam Experiment | Buy tickets
Fri 31 Aug | Chosen in the Shape of Jazz to Come in 2018 in Jazzwise, Jam Experiment is an award-winning band based in London, UK. Formed in 2014, they have appeared on BBC Radio 3 and Jazz FM numerous times, and played at leading jazz festivals and venues across the UK including London Jazz Festival, Read more…
