Monthly Archives: April 2019
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 2 Apr | Equinox with Ken Henderson | Ken Henderson piano, 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 in the Round | Kenton Theatre, Henley
Wed 3 Apr | Chris Garrick, David Gordon | Henley | The Kenton Theatre | 7:30pm | £18 | Tickets on-line from the theatre or call the Box Office on 01491 575698
Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quartet | Reading
Thurs 4 Apr | Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quartet | HB more guitar, David Stamper guitar, Phil Berry double bass – plus surprise guest | Reading |The Global Cafe | 8:30pm | Donations gratefully received
Bracknell Jazz – Katie & Steve Brown Sextet | South Hill Park
Fri 5 Apr | Bracknell Jazz – Katie & Steve Brown Sextet | Katie Brown sax, Alex Hitchcock sax, Harry Brown sax, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, Steve Brown drums | Bracknell | Tickets – South Hill Park Arts Centre | Bracknell Jazz website | 7.30pm | £12.00/£5.50 U18s
Rhythms at the Yurt: Oxley-Meier Guitar Project | Didcot
Fri 5 Apr | Oxley – Meier Guitar Project | Pete Oxley – guitar, Nicolas Meier – guitar | Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | Tickets
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Enrico Tomasso with the Terry Hutchins Quartet
Sun 7 Apr | Enrico Tomasso with the Terry Hutchins Quartet | Enrico Tomasso trumpet & vocals, Rory McInroy piano, Terry Hutchins guitar, Keith Howard bass, Brian Greene drums | Pangbourne | PWMC | 7:30pm | £9.00
Ade Holland Trio | Caversham
Sun 7 Apr | Ade Holland Guitar, Phil Mason Guitar/Voc, Gordon Johnson Bass | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30 | no charge.
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 9 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, donations welcome
Mach4+guests | Global Cafe, Reading
Thu 11 Apr | Bazza’s Mach4 | Barry McNamara vocals, Otto Silveira keyboards, Gareth Lewis guitar, Rob Barnes bass | Reading | The Global Cafe | 9pm | No charge
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot | Shinfield
Thu 11 Apr | New Jazz Sextet | Ross Law trombone, Leon Vince tenor sax, Andy Townsend trumpet, Nick Hill piano, Brian Throup bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8pm | £5
Damon Brown Quintet | Goring Village Hall
Fri 12 Apr | Damon Brown Quintet | Goring Village Hall | Goring | Goring Hall Live | 8.00pm | £15.00
Jazz at Progress | Henry Lowther’s Still Waters | Buy tickets
Fri 12 Apr | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7:30pm | £17.00 (£15.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee Henry Lowther trumpet & flugelhorn, Pete Hurt tenor saxophone, Barry Green piano, Dave Green bass, Paul Clarvis drums. Read more…
Jazz at Progress | Henry Lowther’s Still Waters | Buy tickets
Fri 12 Apr | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7:30pm | £17.00 (£15.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee
Henry Lowther trumpet & flugelhorn, Pete Hurt tenor saxophone, Barry Green piano, Dave Green bass, Paul Clarvis drums
‘Still waters run deep and beneath the calm there’s plenty of musical passion.’
Is there anyone that Henry Lowther hasn’t played with? He emerged as a trumpet star when British jazz was finding a voice of its own in the turbulent years of the late 1960s when innovative big bands, bop, free improvisation, modes, blues and rock were all part of the melting-pot, and has played a creative role in the jazz scene ever since. Think of all the great British recordings and major jazz events of the past fifty years and Henry will have been there with his distinctive sound as a soloist and section leader. And, perhaps offering the ultimate street cred to those of us who remember the glorious sixties, Henry played at the 1969 Woodstock Festival.
Let’s have a look at just a few of the great names he’s been associated with – Manfred Mann, John Mayall, Keef Hartley (at Woodstock where he met Miles Davis), John Dankworth, Mike Westbrook, Mike Gibbs, Stan Tracey, Mike Garrick, Gil Evans, Kenny Wheeler, Charlie Watts, John Surman, and Mark Lockheart amongst many others, without even mentioning his work in the world of classical orchestras. He regularly guested with the Berkshire Youth Jazz Orchestra in the 1980s and Progress regulars will remember his appearance with Simon Spillett’s ‘Miles Standard Time’ package a few years ago.
Still Waters came into existence in the 1990’s when Henry joined forces with Dave Green, a bass player whose CV includes Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Roland Kirk, Sonny Rollins, and more recently Scott Hamilton, another ever present force on the British and world jazz scene. They combined to present music of their own choosing when freedom from other commitments gave them the opportunity.
2018 saw the release of the much-acclaimed album ‘Can’t Believe, Won’t Believe’, which drew this comment from Lance in ‘Bebop Spoken Here’:
No tear-arse tempos nor, by the same token, are there any ten minutes long circular breathing exercises. Instead, it’s clean, relaxed playing. It’s a warm shower on a cool night, or a Pina Colada with lots of ice on a warm summer’s evening. You let the music envelop you – it’s more intoxicating than any cocktail.
Henry and Dave are joined in Still Waters by Pete Hurt (Carla Bley Very Big Band, Andy Sheppard), pianist Barry Green (Ingrid Laubrock, Charles McPherson, Brigitte Bereha) and drummer Paul Clarvis (John Dankworth, Herbie Hancock, John Taylor, Kenny Wheeler), three of the most distinctive and creative players on the British jazz scene.
Henry is known for his mordant wit and ironic air of the ‘grumpy old man’. He was once a member of the gigantic collective improvising group Centipede. When asked ‘Whatever do you contribute to the music?’ he replied, ‘Ooh, I just practice’.
Regardless of whatever else may, or may not, be happening on Friday 12 April, don’t miss the unique sounds of Still Waters at Progress, part of an Arts Council sponsored national tour.
If it’s yours, you’ll be refunded in cash on the night the full ticket price of £17
The Great Gatsby Ball | North Leigh
Sat 13 April | The Great Gatsby Ball | Ma Bessie and her Pigfoot Band & The Oxfordshire Youth Big Band | To raise money for Parkinson’s UK | Eynsham Hall, North Leigh, OX29 6PN | 6:30pm | £60 | Tickets from c_r_casey@hotmail.com or 07398 395787
Charity Concert in Aid of Alzheimer’s Dementia Support | Marlow
Sat 13 Apr | Charity Concert in Aid of Alzheimer’s Dementia Support | The Woodhouse Jazz Band | A varied program of music (jazz & pop) | Marlow | Christ Church United Reformed Church | 7.45 pm | £11.25 | Tickets on the door on the night or from here
Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Reading
Sun 14 Apr | Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Terry Davis bass | Reading | Three Guineas | From 2pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Gli Avanzi featuring Ewen Baird | Global Cafe | Reading
Sun 14 Apr | Gli Avanzi featuring Ewen Baird | Ewen Baird tenor & soprano sax, Martin Dix guitar, Nick Hill bass, Andrew Last drums | Reading | Global Café | 7:30pm | No charge, donations welcome
The Definite Collective | Global Cafe | Reading
Tue 16 Apr | The Definite Collective, transform often well known and popular Jazz, Latin, Pop, Fusion and Funk tunes, into obscure musical explorations. Jamie Howell guitar, Matthew McNaughton sax, James Newman bass, Tony Imbierski organ, Monte Hall percussion, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 9:00 – 11.00pm | No charge, donations welcome
TBC: Ben Clatworthy with John Donaldson | Marlow
Tue 16 Apr | TBC: Ben Clatworthy with John Donaldson | Ben Clatworthy sax, John Donaldson piano, TBC bass & drums | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £10
Jazz in Fleet at The Harlington | Jo Fooks & Steve Waterman
Tue 16 Apr | Jo Fooks & Steve Waterman | for line up, see Fleet Jazz website | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 8.00pm | £14
Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 18 Apr | 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, donations welcome
Hugh Turner Heavy Funk Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Sat 20 Apr | Come and watch electrifying guitarist Hugh Turner and his quartet with Frankie Tontoh (drums), Anatoliy Vyacheslavov (tenor saxophone) and Stefan Redtenbacher (bass) at the Global Café in Reading. Always a cool hang and full of vigour funk explorations! | Reading | Global Café | 10.00pm – 01.00am | £5.00
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 25 Apr | Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night in Reading | Fleur Stevenson vocals, TBC piano, Nick Hill bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – jam from 9.30pm | No charge
Sounds Echoed with The Paul Jordanous Jazz Ensemble | Maidenhead
Fri 26 Apr | Sounds Echoed with The Paul Jordanous Jazz Ensemble| Paul Jordanous (trumpet), Piers Green (sax), Leo Appleyard (guitar), Sam Leak (piano), Kevin Glasgow (bass) Ted Carrasco (drums) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8.00pm | £15 (£13 conc) (£5 under 16s)
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 26 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
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Julia Titus | Woolhampton
Sat 27 Apr | Dinner Jazz at the Angel – Julia Titus | Julia Titus vocals, Dominic Barnett piano | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Limpopo Groove | Reading
27 Apr | Limpopo Groove | Tomson Chauke (drums & lead/backing vocals) James Smith (bass guitar) Maria Glenister (lead/backing vocals & hosho) Hamish Stewart (keyboard, congas & percussion) Lawrie Wright (lead guitar) Annie Parker (flute, saxophone & backing vocals) | Reading | Global Cafe | 9:30pm | Free (donations)
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson with Ollie Weston and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 28 Apr | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Ollie Weston sax, Pete Billington piano, Paul Jefferies bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | Donations
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | Derek Nash Dave Newton Quartet | Ascot
Sun 28 Apr | Derek Nash saxes, Dave Newton piano, TBC bass, TBC drums | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
Fleur Stevenson and Pete Billington | Wallingford
Sun 28 April | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Pete Billington piano | The Old Post Office, St Martins Street, Wallingford OX10 0AA. Table reservations: 01491 836068 | Wallingford | 6-8pm | No charge
Lea Lyle Quartet with guest Jonathan Judge | Reading
Jonathan Judge
Tues 30 Apr | Lea Lyle Quartet with guest Jonathan Judge | Lea Lyle vocals, Jonathan Judge tenor sax, Phil Craddock piano, Barrie Griffin bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 9pm | No charge (donations welcome)
