Gigs
BEAT at the Boiler Room | Binker Golding
Fri 9 June | BEAT at the Boiler Room | Doors open 7.00pm Jazz from 19:45 to 22:30 | Tickets £12 (discounts for members and students) from here
The next in our BEAT series of vibrant gigs kicks off with multi award winning composer and saxophonist Binker Golding! A leading light of the new London jazz scene, Binker won the Jazz FM instrumentalist of the year award in 2020. Expect lots of slide-guitar, a driving rhythm section & Golding’s trade mark, hard-hitting tenor sound.
Evening Jazz | The Relais, Henley-on-Thames
Fri 9 Jun | Andy Kennedy and Friends | Andy Kennedy saxes, Tony Imbierski keyboards, Brian Throup bass, Tony McKenna drums | The Relais Henley, Hart St. RG9 2AR | 7 – 10pm | Dinner reservations 01491 572161 or info@therelaishenley.com
Kaiyojazz Trio | Bracknell
Fri 9 Jun | Bracknell Jazz | Simon Purcell, Amy Baldwin, Jon Scott | South Hill Park, Bracknell RG12 7PA | 7:30 pm | Tickets £16.50 (£8 under 18s) here
The KAIYO 3 explores the interactive potential of the jazz piano trio, taking inspiration from some of the great facilitators of group improvisation in jazz, Bill Evans, Jimmy Guiffre and Miles Davis. Featuring the lyrical improvising voice of Amy Baldwin and Simon Purcell’s original compositions and reimagined standards, this collaborative ensemble is a 3 way musical affair complemented by the percussive invention of Jon Scott. www.bracknelljazz.co.uk
Goring Community Jazz Club | Annie Parker
Fri 9 Jun | Modern Jazz | Annie Parker flutes, Nick Hill keys, Howard King bass, Mike Goff drums | Goring Community Jazz Club, Station Rd, Goring on Thames | 7:30 – 10pm | tickets here or £10 card/cash on the door