Gigs
Pete Allen Jazz Band | Donnington
Fleur Stevenson/Hugh Turner Quartet | Swindon
Sat 1 June | Fleur Stevenson/Hugh Turner Quartet featuring Stu Henderson trumpet / percussion, Mike Green acoustic bass | Highworth Hotel | Highworth Jazz Festival, The Highworth Hotel, 1 Westrop, Highworth,SN6 7HJ | 3-4 pm | Festival ticlets £35 – from here
Graeme Hewitt’s High Society Jazz band | Theale
Jazz at The Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 4 Jun | Equinox Quintet with Sarah Jane Eveleigh | Sarah Jane Eveleigh vocals, Peter Bingham tenor sax, John Clarke guitar, Derek Alford bass, and Paul Kaluza drums | Four Horseshoes pub, Sherfield-on-Loddon RG27 0EX | 8pm to 10.30pm | Four Horseshoes | No charge for admission (donations are welcomed)
Guildford Jazz at the Cricket Pavilion | Stuart Henderson & Karen Sharp “Partners in Time”
Wed 5 June | Guildford Jazz at the Cricket Pavilion | Stuart Henderson & Karen Sharp “Partners in Time” | Woodbridge Road, Guildford GU1 4RP | food and drinks from 7.15 pm Jazz from 8.00 pm | Tickets £20 (discounts for members and students) from here
Celebrating the historic trumpet/saxophone partnerships of jazz, think of Miles Davis/John Coltrane, Chet Baker/Gerry Mulligan, or Lee Morgan/Joe Henderson, and you see a theme, two lead instruments working as one to create amazing harmony, punchy unison lines and unforgettable jazz improvisation. Trumpeter Stuart Henderson and award winning saxophonist Karen Sharp join forces to celebrate the music of these fantastic partnerships from the 40s 50s and 60s! With Pete Billington (piano), Marianne Windham (bass) and Simon Price (drums)
The Hugh Turner Quartet | Cirencester
Wed 5 June | The Hugh Turner Quartet | Featuring brilliant saxophonist Ollie Weston | Cotswold Lakes Brew Company, Cirencester GL7 6FE | Doors open 6pm for bar & food, show from 7pm (2 x 45 mins | £20 | Tickets
Jazz on tap: The Jazz Cave & Cotswold Brew Co present: Hugh Turner’s Funky Jazz Quartet
Damon Sawyer Quartet | Swindon
Thurs 6 June | Damon Sawyer Quartet | Drummer Damon Sawyer leads his outfit through jazz , funk, swing and latin. Featuring guitarists Hugh Turner and Chris Cobbson plus Raph Mizraki electric bass | Horseshoe Inn, Mildenhall, Swindon | 8-10.30pm | Free entry
Blakes Heaven Big Band featuring Fleur Stevenson | Henley-on-Thames
Thurs 6 June | Blakes Heaven Big Band featuring Fleur Stevenson | Kenton Theatre, Henley-on-Thames RG9 2BP | Tickets: https://thekenton.org.uk/events/
Fleur Stevenson with Simeon Lord Trio | Didcot
Fri 7 June | Fleur Stevenson with Simeon Lord Trio | Simeon Lord sax, Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar, Howard King double bass | The Barn, Foxhall Rd, Didcot OX11 7AD | Doors 6.30pm, Concert 7-9pm with interval | £10 | Tickets: http://simeonlordmusician.uk/
Omar Puente & Ilario Ferrari | The Forge, Basingstoke
Sat 8 Jun | Omar Puente & Ilario Ferrari | Ilario Ferrari piano and vocals, Omar Puente violin and vocals | The Forge, Churchill Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 7QR | 7.45pm | Tickets £23. Under 25s and full-time students £21 (includes £4 booking fee) | More info and booking via: anvilarts.org.uk | 01256 844244
Italian pianist Ilario and Cuban violinist Omar will transport you from
the vibrant rhythms of Cuba to the sun-kissed shores of Southern Italy
and back again.
Sundowner Jazz Cruise with Fleur Stevenson | Caversham
Sat 8 June | Sundowner Jazz Cruise with Fleur Stevenson | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano | Thames River Cruise, Main Pier Caversham Pier, Caversham RG1 8BD | 6-8pm | £36 Tickets: https://www.thamesrivercruise.co.uk/events/saturday-sundowner-cruise
Hugh Turner Funky Jazz Trio | Reading
Sat 8 June | Hugh Turner Funky Jazz Trio | Waterfest Reading | 4.30pm tbc
Hugh Turner Funk Trio | Camberley
Sun 9 June | Hugh Turner Funk Trio featuring funk and jazz from electrifying guitarist Hugh Turner, Stefan Redtenbacher electric bass, Paul Glover drums | Login Lounge, Camberley | 1-3pm | Free entry
Guildford Jazz at the Stoke | Alessio Menconi & Nigel Price Quartet
Fri 14 Jun | Guildford Jazz at the Stoke | Alessio Menconi & Nigel Price Quartet | 13 Stoke Fields, Guildford GU1 4LS | Doors open 7.15 pm, Jazz from 8.00pm | Tickets £18 (discounts for members and students) from here
The internationally renowned Alessio Menconi is one of the most impressive jazz guitarists you will hear. He teams up with kindred spirit, UK award winning Nigel Price, to present a night of exciting guitar led jazz. Expect echoes of Pat Martino, Wes Montgomery & Joe Pass as the band take on material made famous by the giants, as well as a few original compositions. With support from Tristan Banks on drums and Luke Fowler on double bass this promises to be a memorable evening!
Fleur Stevenson / Hugh Turner Jazz Duo | Wallingford
Sat 15 Jun | Fleur Stevenson / Hugh Turner Jazz Duo | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Crow Fest, Wallingford Sports Park, Oxfordshire | Time? | £10/£20 – tickets here
Rebecca Poole with Hugh Turner | Henley
Sun 16 June | Rebecca Poole with Hugh Turner tbc | Henley Jazz Festival
Fleur de Lys Jazz Festival | East Hagbourne, South Oxfordshire
Sun 16 June | Fleur Stevenson Quintet [ Fleur Stevenson: vocals
Anatoliy Vyacheslavov: sax
Pete Billington: piano / guitar
Paul Jefferies: double bass
Simon Price: drums] The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars, Dom Pipkin & The Ikos | The Fleur de Lys, 30 Main Road, East Hagbourne, OX11 9LN | Music from 2pm | Barbecue | Day tickets £30 | For further
information & tickets contact The Fleur de Lys, East Hagbourne, 01235 813247 or email info@thefleurdelyspub.co.uk
Jazz at Progress | The Gaz Hughes Trio: The Nuclear Bebopalypse Tour
Fri 21 Jun – The Gaz Hughes Trio: The Nuclear Bebopalypse Tour – Gaz Hughes drums, Andrzej Baranek piano, Gavin Barras double bass | Progress Theatre, The Mount, Reading RG1 5HL | 7: 30pm | £19.00 (£17.00 concessions, £10 under 16) plus maximum 5% booking fee | Details
Fleur Stevenson/Hugh Turner Duo | Didcot
Fri 21 June tbc | Fleur Stevenson/Hugh Turner duo | Great jazz songstress with guitar accompaniment | Cornerstone Arts Foyer, Didcot | 5-7pm | Free
Budapest Cafe Orchestra | Yattendon
Sat 22 June | Budapest Cafe Orchestra | Yattendon Village Hall RG180UE | 7.30pm | £18 in advance (£20 on the night) | Renegade Brewery bar | Tickets from Yattendon Stores or randssansom@aol.com.
Budapest Cafe Orchestra is a 4-piece orchestra playing gypsy & folk-flavoured music from all around the world, especially traditional Balkan, Russian, Hungarian and Romanian in their own fresh and surprising way with jazz nuances and their own unique arrangements, established by award-winning British violinist Christian Garrick in 2009.
Midsummer Music with Clive Fortune Big Band | Burghfield Village
Sun 23 June | Midsummer Music with Clive Fortune Big Band | Little Manor, Church Lane, Burghfield Village, RG30 3TG | 12.30pm | £12.50 in advance £15.00 on the door, under 16’s free | Tickets here or call 01189 832569
Live music, including jazz standards, big band classics and contemporary arrangements for big band in a beautiful garden setting. Raffle, bar and hog roast available (£7.50 additional charge), card payments accepted. Interval support from The Tonyx and singer songwriter Liza Marsall.
Sarah Jane Garside / Hugh Turner Jazz Duo | Hartley Witney
Sun 23 June | Sarah Jane Garside / Hugh Turner Jazz Duo | Jazz vocalist with guitar accompaniment | The Nightjar. Auriol wines, Hartley Witney | 2-4pm | Free entry
Kim Osmond | Yarnton
Fri 28 June | Vocalist Kim Osmond with Hugh Turner guitar and Esther Ng acoustic bass | Turnpike Inn, Yarnton OX5 | 7-9pm | Free entry
Tori Freestone and Alcyona Mick | The Forge, Basingstoke
Sat 29 Jun | Tori Freestone and Alcyona Mick | Tori Freestone saxophone, Alcyona Mick piano | The Forge, Churchill Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 7QR | 8.15pm | Tickets £19. Under 25s and full-time students £17 (includes £4 booking fee) | More info and booking via: anvilarts.org.uk | 01256 844244
This award-winning pairing are currently creating a stir on the UK jazz
scene.
Sundowner Jazz Cruise with Fleur Stevenson | Caversham
Sat 29 Jun | Sundowner Jazz Cruise with Fleur Stevenson | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Thames River Cruise, Main Pier Caversham Pier, Caversham RG1 8BD | 6-8pm | £36 Tickets: https://www.thamesrivercruise.co.uk/events/saturday-sundowner-cruise
Marcus Bonfanti – Nothing But The Blues | Dorchester-On-Thames
Sun 30 June | Marcus Bonfanti – Nothing But The Blues | Bishops Court Farm,
Dorchester-On-Thames OX10 7HP | 7 -9 pm. doors open at 6pm | £23 |
Tickets – or can be purchased at the door on the evening. | Contact 01865 590390 or diane_bishopsfarm@outlook.com
An exhilarating evening of live Jazz and fun!
Guildford Jazz in Loseley Park | “Embraceable Ella” with Joanna Eden
Sun 30 Jun| Guildford Jazz in Loseley Park | “Embraceable Ella” with Joanna Eden | Loseley Park, Guildford GU3 1HS | Doors open 4.00 pm Jazz from 5.00 pm to 7.30 pm | Tickets £20 (discounts for members and students) from here
Joanna Eden presents a show celebrating the music of Ella Fitzgerald. From ‘A Tisket A Tasket’, which brought Ella to fame with the Chick Webb Orchestra, to the songbook album classics. Joanna launched Embraceable Ella to much acclaim at the London Jazz Festival. With Paul Higgs on trumpet, Chris Ingham on piano, George Double on drums and Marianne WIndham on bass. The evening will open with big band swing from the FARNHAM BIG BAND. The garden kiosk will be open for drinks and snacks, and you can bring your own picnic. Every penny raised at this event supports GUTS, fighting bowel cancer.
