Monthly Archives: October 2021
John Horler – A Tribute to Bill Evans | Norden Farm
Fri 1 Oct | John Horler – A Tribute to Bill Evans | John Horler piano, Alec Dankworth bass, Ronnie Jones drums | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Rd, Maidenhead SL6 4PF | 7.30pm | | £15 (£13 conc) | Tickets 01628 788997
Neale meets Steele | Bracknell
Fri 1 Oct | Alison Neale alto sax, Nat Steele vibes with the Simon Cook Trio | Bracknell | South Hill Park Arts Centre Recital Room | 7:30pm | £16.00 Under 18s £8.00 | Tickets | Safe distancing will be implemented. Early booking recommended.
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk |
Sat 2 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm |A fairly chilled out broadcast next week from Hot Biscuits with pieces from the Nghia Duong Trio, Anthony Jeffrey Roberts and the Mark Lawrence Quartet, a few jazz standards and a feature with Polish guitarist Czesław Kazimierek | Archives
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tue 5th Oct | Equinox and Friends | Peter Bingham tenor sax, John Clarke guitar, Derek Alford bass, Alan Harvey drums and guest vocalist Debby Bracknell | Four Horseshoes pub, Sherfield-on-Loddon | 8pm to 10.30pm | Four Horseshoes | No charge for admission (donations are welcomed)
Art Themen & Friends | Wokingham
Tues 5 Oct | Art Themen & Friends | A musical extravaganza in aid of Wokingham in Need | The Whitty Theatre, Luckley House School RG40 3EU | 7:30pm | £19 | Tickets
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 6 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm |a live set from Johnny Hunter with the Kyran Matthews Quartet marking the reopening of the Creative space at the Slug & Lettuce Didsbury. We also have jazz from Wendy Kirkland with her recent single release, the big band sound of Linton Jazz and two songs from Stephan O Goodson | Archives
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Thurs 7 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm |a live set from Johnny Hunter with the Kyran Matthews Quartet marking the reopening of the Creative space at the Slug & Lettuce Didsbury. We also have jazz from Wendy Kirkland with her recent single release, the big band sound of Linton Jazz and two songs from Stephan O Goodson | Archives
Jazz at the Queens Head – Gareth Chelley Quartet | Reading
Sat 9 Oct | Jazz at the Queens Head – Gareth Chelley Quartet | Gareth Chelley tenor sax, Phil Craddock piano, Mike Bennett bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | Queens Head | 8pm | Free entry
Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quartet | Reading
Sat 9 Oct | Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quartet | HBmore guitar, David Stamper guitar, Phil Berry double bass, David Ahmed guitar | Reading | The Retreat | 8:30pm till 11pm | Donations gratefully received
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 9 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm |a live set from Johnny Hunter with the Kyran Matthews Quartet marking the reopening of the Creative space at the Slug & Lettuce Didsbury. We also have jazz from Wendy Kirkland with her recent single release, the big band sound of Linton Jazz and two songs from Stephan O Goodson | Archives
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 13 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm |an insight into the sounds of Terry Pack’s Trees, a jazz ensemble. Also included are pieces from Ofer Shapira and Robert Castelli amongst others.| Archives
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thurs 14 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm |an insight into the sounds of Terry Pack’s Trees, a jazz ensemble. Also included are pieces from Ofer Shapira and Robert Castelli amongst others.| Archives
Rhythms at the Yurt – Julian Marc Stringle | Didcot
Fri 15 Oct | Julian Marc Stringle clarinet, saxophone, vocals, Dominic Ashworth guitar | Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | Haddon Acre, Sires Hill, North Moreton, Didcot OX11 9BG | 8.00pm | Tickets for seats or streaming
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 16 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm |an insight into the sounds of Terry Pack’s Trees, a jazz ensemble. Also included are pieces from Ofer Shapira and Robert Castelli amongst others.| Archives
Back To Blue Note | Marlow Jazz Club
Tues 19 Oct | “Back To Blue Note” | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Ollie Weston tenor, Tom Berge piano, organ, Raph Mizraki bass, Simon Price drums | Marlow Jazz Club. The Royal British Legion Hall SL7 1NT | 8.30pm | £10 | Pay at the door, but might be best to reserve a seat in advance as capacity is still slightly limited – phone 01628 486571 | Brilliant quintet on tour with their new CD celebrating the world’s most famous jazz label.
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 20 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm |revisit the jazz guitar sounds of Simon Goulding and friends plus a selection of various jazz tracks.| Archives
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thu 21 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm |revisit the jazz guitar sounds of Simon Goulding and friends plus a selection of various jazz tracks.| Archives
Andrew McCormack’s Graviton | Progress Theatre, Reading
Andrew McCormack
Fri 22 Oct | Andrew McCormack’s Graviton | Andrew McCormack piano, Noemi Nuti vocals, Josh Arcoleos sax, Conor Chaplin electric bass, Joshua Blackmore drums | Progress Theatre | 7.30pm | £18.00 (£16.00 concessions) plus max 5% booking fee | More detail and tickets here
Andrew McCormack’s Graviton | Buy tickets
Friday 22 October 2021 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £18.00 (£16.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee.
Featuring Andrew McCormack piano, Noemi Nuti vocals, Josh Arcoleos sax,
Conor Chaplin electric bass, Joshua Blackmore drums
Andrew McCormack
“Andrew McCormack is an extraordinary British pianist and a great composer as well … amazing technique.”
Jamie Cullum
Take a listen to Andrew McCormack’s ‘Graviton’. An indescribable album. It’s certainly jazz but not as we know it. Amazing stuff.” Chris Phillips (Jazz FM)
Internationally acclaimed pianist/composer Andrew McCormack has built a diverse and hugely successful career with appearances at major festivals and concert halls all over the globe. Well known for his enduring association with saxophone greats Jean Toussiant and Jason Yarde and as a long-standing member of the Kyle Eastwood Band – he composed and orchestrated film scores for Kyle’s famous father Clint, including ‘Flags of Our Fathers’, ‘Letters from Iwo Jima’ and ‘The Changeling’, Andrew has recently added Graviton to his many personal projects.
Formed in 2017, Graviton stands as Andrew’s most ambitious project to date. Described by Jamie Cullum as ‘The highest level of musicianship you could possibly get together in one band,” Graviton embraces a groove- based setting including vocals and a wider sound world which can be likened to a mix of Chick Corea’s Return to Forever and Tigran Hamasyan’s Shadow Theatre album.
Whatever the genre, throughout his body of work, Andrew McCormack consistently demonstrates a compelling setting for his musical ideas, a platform for virtuosic improvisation and a constant revivifying and adaptive embodiment of the jazz tradition.
All these qualities can be found in his most recent album, Graviton: The Calling. Released in 2019 this is a fully conceived work that follows the classic hero’s journey.
Mockbeggars Musical Moments – Jason Rebello solo | Blewbury
Sat 23 Oct | Jason Rebello solo| Mockbeggars Hall, Church End, Blewbury OX11 9QQ | 1.30pm masterclass £30 | 7.30pm Performance £30 | Bookings: 07973 615405 | Intimate concert | 30 people maximum | Yamaha grand piano
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 23 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm |revisit the jazz guitar sounds of Simon Goulding and friends plus a selection of various jazz tracks.| Archives
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 27 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm |Following the traditions of spooks and ghouls Hot Biscuits will be celebrating Halloween next week with a selection of the more frightening sounds of jazz and blues from the FC-Radio library| Archives
Enrico Tomasso Quartet | Norden Farm
Thurs 28 Oct | Enrico Tomasso Quartet – From Louis Armstrong to Miles Davis | Enrico Tomasso trumpet, Alex Hutton piano, Simon Thorpe bass, Tristan Malliot drums | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Rd, Maidenhead SL6 4PF ts | 8pm | £15 (£13 conc) | Tickets 01628 788997
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thurs 28 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm |Following the traditions of spooks and ghouls Hot Biscuits will be celebrating Halloween next week with a selection of the more frightening sounds of jazz and blues from the FC-Radio library| Archives
Kit Downes | Caversham
Fri 29 Oct | Kit Downes – BBC Jazz awards winner – piano and organ | St Andrew’s Church, Albert Rd RG4 7PL | 7.30pm | Tickets £16-£20 under 16 free | Information and tickets
This concert is part of Concerts in Caversham – Autumn Festival of Music and Art 23-30 October. Information
Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead Memorial Hall
Fri 29 Oct | 17-piece big band directed by Stuart Henderson |8pm -10.30pm | Finchampstead Memorial Hall, The Village, Finchampstead RG40 4JU | Tickets £15.00 | For more information or to book in advance contact johndeemer@icloud.com
P’Jam | The Angel, Woolhampton
Photo © Martin Breschinski
Sat 30 Oct | P’Jam | Annie Parker flutes, Phil Craddock piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | The Angel, Woolhampton RG7 5RT | Music from 8pm | Free entry. Call 0118 971 3827 to make dinner reservations
P’Jam is a joyful quartet of musicians who simply enjoy playing jazz together
in sometimes slightly unexpected and spontaneous ways. With a repertoire that
spans Miles Davis to the Beatles, expect an evening of great music in good company!
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 30 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm |Following the traditions of spooks and ghouls Hot Biscuits will be celebrating Halloween next week with a selection of the more frightening sounds of jazz and blues from the FC-Radio library| Archives
Jazz at The Retreat Pub | The Retreat, Reading
Sun 31 Oct | Stuart Henderson trumpet Simon Price drums joined by Karen Sharp saxophone, Leon Greening piano and Paul Jefferies bass | 3.30 -5.30 | The Retreat, St. John’s Street, Reading RG1 4EH | Free entry
