Gigs
Caversham Cats Jazz Trio | All Saints Church, Wokingham
Fri 1 Aug | Caversham Cats Jazz Trio | A selection of popular jazz tunes performed on bass, piano and sax | All Saints Church, Wokingham RG40 1TN | 10.30am -12 pm | Coffee and cake available | Free entry
Pete Allen Jazz Band | Newbury
Jazz at The Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 5 Aug | Equinox Quintet with Debby Bracknell | Debbie Bracknell 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)
Graeme Hewitt’s High Society Jazz Band | Theale
Bracknell Jazz @ South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell
Fri 8 Aug | Karen Street- accordion, Andy Tweed-sax, Simon Cook-piano and his Jazz Lions | South Hill Park, Box Office 01344 484123 | Bracknell RG12 7PA | 7:30 – 9:45pm. Times are approximate | Tickets from £8.50. Booking advised.
Derek Nash, saxophonist with Terry Hutchins Qrt | Pangbourne
Sun 10 Aug | Pangbourne Jazz Club @PWMC | Rosewood Hall, 1 Whitchurch Rd Pangbourne, RG8 7BS | Doors at 645pm Jazz from 730pm | Tickets £12.50 https://www.Pangbournejazzclub.com/
The Supertonics Big Band | Bracknell
Sun 10 Aug | The Supertonics Big Band | Popular 17-piece Swing Band | “Music on the Terrace” at South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell RG12 7PA | 2pm to 4pm | Free entry | More details via davidbennett470@gmail.com or 07739-314261 or www.thesupertonics.co.uk
Terence Collie Quartet – Live at Dawkes
Sun 10 Aug | Terence Collie is now a critically acclaimed jazz pianist on the London Jazz scene, regularly performing at all the top jazz clubs and a host of jazz festivals, including the Brecon Jazz Festival. He will be joined by a hard swinging rhythm section & guest front-line player | Dawkes Music, Reform Road, Maidenhead, SL6 8BT | Doors 2.30pm | Music 3-5pm | £18-£25 (no booking fees) | For further info and tickets please visit https://dawkes.co.uk/live
Jazz at The Fisherman’s Cottage | Jan Steele
Tues 12 Aug | Jazz at The Fisherman’s Cottage | Jan Steele sax & flute, Phil Craddock piano, Barrie Griffin bass, Jim Wade drums | Fisherman’s Cottage, Kennet Side RG1 3DW | Music from 8pm | Free entry, donations welcomed.
Jan Steele is a composer and plays jazz saxophone, clarinet and flute. He studied at London and York Universities, has written music for Channel 4 documentaries and has played all over Europe. He leads various bands ranging from contemporary music to Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz
Every fourth Tuesday; next date 9 September.
Live music. Free entry. Excellent food and drink. And a lot more space than the late-lamented Global Cafe. Who could ask for more? Parking at The Fisherman’s Cottage, on surrounding streets or take an easy stroll along the Kennet from the Queen’s Road car park – park for just £3.60 for the evening. More parking information here
Dom Pipkin: The Soul of New Orleans | Windsor Jazz Club
Dom Pipkin / Mill Hill Studios / Mill Hill / Shot by Rob Blackham / www.blackhamimages.com
Sun 17 Aug | “One of the worlds greatest exponents of New Orleans piano” – Blues in Britain magazine | Dom Pipkin Piano / Voice | Windsor Jazz Club, at The Hope, 7 Ward Royal Parade, Alma Road, Windsor SL4 3HR | Doors 7.30pm | Music 8 – 10pm | £10 | For further information and tickets please visit https://windsorjazzclub.uk/
Laurence Cottle Quartet | Marlow
New venue! Jazz at The Swan: Jan Steele & Friends | Three Mile Cross
Wed 20 Aug | Jazz at The Swan: Jan Steele & Friends | Jan Steele sax & flute, Phil Craddock piano, Lawrie Wright bass, Jim Wade drums | The Swan, Basingstoke Road,Three Mile Cross RG7 1AT | 8 –10pm | Come early for Happy Hour until 7:30pm | Free entry
Jan Steele is a composer and plays jazz saxophone, clarinet and flute. He studied at London and York Universities, has written music for Channel 4 documentaries and has played all over Europe. He leads various bands ranging from contemporary music to Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz
The G&SYMT Jazz Quintet | Goring Village Hall
Fri 22 Aug | Talented youth meets seasoned experience for an evening of inspirational jazz in support of the next generation of musicians | Theo Warren (Tenor Saxophone), Anna Shackleton (Vocals), Martin Pickett (Piano), Pete Howard (Bass), Jon Buxton (Drums) | Goring Village Hall, High Street, Goring, RG8 9AG | Doors 7.30pm | Music 8 – 10pm | £12.50/£5 (no booking fees) | Allocated seating around tables | Fully licensed bar | For further information and tickets please visit https://www.trybooking.com/uk/FANR
Guildford Jazz in the grounds of Guildford Castle | ‘Vanessa Hayes presents Aretha Franklin’
Sat 23 Aug | Guildford Jazz in the grounds of Guildford Castle | ‘Vanessa Hayes presents Aretha Franklin’ | Castle St, Guildford GU1 3SX | Jazz from 17:30 to 19:00 | Tickets £22 (Discounts for Members and Students) from here
Vanessa Haynes presents the songs of the undisputed ‘Queen of Soul’, Aretha Franklin, who sold over 75 million records and won 18 Grammys, in a career spanning six decades. Described by The Guardian as ‘remarkable’, Vanessa Hayes is a pianist and vocal powerhouse whose voice was characterised by UK Soul as ‘combining the sting of Chaka Khan with the resonance of Aretha’. Vanessa and her stellar band will be covering Aretha Franklin’s greatest hits (including Franklin’s signature song R.E.S.P.E.C.T, which reached number one in both the UK’s R&B and pop charts) plus lesser-known gems, all guaranteed to leave your jaw dropping and your heart pumping.
Rick Westoby Jazz Quartet | The Broad Street Tavern, Wokingham
Sunday 24 Aug | An irresistible selection of popular jazz flavours for the Bank Holiday weekend! | Rick Westoby sax, Richie Fraser, piano, Marc Worsfold, bass, Mike O’Riley, drums | The Broad Street Tavern, 29 Broad Street, Wokingham RG40 1AU | Music 5-8pm | Free Admission
Guildford Jazz at the Art and Grind Café | ‘The Space Between The Notes’ Jazz Photography Exhibition
Mon 25 Aug – Monday 6 Oct | Guildford Jazz at the Art and Grind Café | ‘The Space Between The Notes’ Jazz Photography Exhibition | High St, GU1 3AJ | Entry is FREE
This joint event with the Guildford Festival of Arts is an exhibition of Jazz Photographs It features works by John Lyons, Winner of the 2022 Abbey Road Studios award for Live Music Photography plus works by Pete Johnson and local photographers. All displayed photographs are available for sale and coffee, tea and wonderful cakes can also be purchased. For details of opening days and times of the Art & Grind Café visit here On Sunday 28 September there will also be live jazz.
Dinner Jazz at The Angel | Emily Windham & Friends
Sat 30 Aug | Emily Windham & Friends | Emily Windham vocals, Simon Cook 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.
A versatile and skilled jazz vocalist with an engaging stage presence, Emily has performed in a wide range of venues and festivals, billed alongside some of the UKs most respected musicians. Recent performances include Petersfield Jazz Festival, Scarborough Jazz Festival, Wood Street Jazz Festival, and the Guildford Jazz and Soul Festival
Jazz with Lawrie Wright, Phil Braithwaite and guests | Reading
Sun 31 Aug | Jonathan Judge tenor sax, Phil Braithwaite guitar, Lawrie Wright piano, Phil Berry bass, Hamish Stewart drums | The Retreat, 8 St John’s St, Reading RG1 4EH | 3.30pm | Free entry but listeners are expected to contribute to the pot.
