Gigs

Jazz at The Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon

Tues 2 Dec | 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)

Graeme Hewitt’s High Society Jazz Band | Theale

New venue! Jazz at The Six Bells: Jan Steele | Beenham

Wed 3 Dec | Jazz at The Six Bells: :Jan Steele | Jan Steele saxes, Phil Craddock piano, Howard King bass,  Jim Wade drums | The Six Bells, The Green, Back Lane, Beenham, RG7 5NX | 8 –10pm | Half price entry just £6 | Book places by email or call ‭ 0118 971 3368 or pay on the door.

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.

Guildford Jazz at the Guildford Cricket Pavilion | Robert Fowler Quintet

Wed 3 Dec | Guildford Jazz at the Guildford Cricket Pavilion | Robert Fowler Quintet | Guildford Pavilion, Woodbridge Rd GU1 4RP | Jazz from 20.00 to 22.30 | Tickets £20 (Discounts for Members and Students) from here

Starting his professional career in 1986 with the Pasadena Roof Orchestra, tenor saxophonist Robert Fowler has gone on to play with a wide variety of leading jazz musicians as well as touring with rock singer Brian Ferry. Robert’s quintet, which includes Colin Oxley (g) and Robin Aspland (p), will be celebrating the music of the legendary songwriters Rodgers and Hart.

Jazz at Progress | Janette Mason – Rewired


Fri 5 Dec | Janette Mason – Rewired | Janette Mason keyboard, Tom Mason bass, Eric Ford drums | Progress Theatre, The Mount, Christchurch Road, Reading, RG1 5HL | Doors 7pm, Music 7:30pm | £20.00 (£18.00 concessions, £10 under 16) | Information and tickets

Janette Mason, a nominee for Jazz Instrumentalist of The Year in The Parliamentary Jazz Awards is a jazz pianist, a composer for film and TV, an arranger and producer of all genres from jazz to soul to pop, and a dedicated and heartfelt musical communicator.

A Jazzy Christmas with Paul Edis & Friends | Cookham

Cafe Zazous Hot Club gypsy jazz quartet |  Reading

Friday 5 Dec | Cafe Zazous | Hot Club gypsy jazz quartet | HB more guitar, Phil Berry double bass, David Ahmed guitar, Frank Biddulph violin | Reading |The Lyndhurst Arms | 8.45 pm – 11pm | Donations gratefully received | Balboa and Lindyhop dancers welcome!

Guildford Jazz at The Guildford Institute | Stuart Henderson and Dave Newton


Mon 8 Dec | Guildford Jazz at The Guildford Institute | Stuart Henderson and Dave Newton | Guildford Institute, Ward St, GU1 4LH | Jazz from 14.00 to 15.00 | Tickets £12 (Discounts for Members and Students) from here

Sixteen times winner of the British Jazz Award for best pianist, Dave Newton has worked with a galaxy of jazz stars from Alan Barnes to the great American clarinettist Buddy de Franco while Stuart Henderson, formerly principal trumpet of The Scots Guards, has also become a leading figure on the UK jazz scene. Marianne Windham completes the lineup on bass.

Guildford Jazz at St John’s Church | The Christmas Project

Fri 12 Dec | Guildford Jazz at St John’s Church | The Christmas Project | St John’s Church, St John’s St, Farncombe GU7 3EJ | Jazz from 20.00 to 22.30 | Tickets £20 (Discounts for Members and Students) from here

The Christmas Project is an exciting international band led by two of the Netherland’s leading jazz musicians Henk Kraaijeveld and Jan Willem van Delft with Guildford’s Marianne Windham (Winner of the 2025 Parliamentary Jazz Award for ‘Services to Jazz’) on bass and Steve Brown on drums plus special guest, leading UK vocalist Clare Wheeler.

Crow Jazz Christmas Cracker | Crowmarsh Gifford

Sat 13 Dec | Crowmarsh Village Hall, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, OX10 8ED. Plenty of free parking is available | There is a bar and pizza available, provided by local pub The Queens Head |Doors 6.45pm, show 7.30pm | £18 standard ticket price. Tickets are reduced to £5 for anyone living or working in adult social care and anyone in receipt of benefits from DWP – please get in touch for details: email fleur@fleurstevensonjazz.co.uk or phone (07795974223)

Pete Allen’s Big Jazz Band | Newbury

Paul Higgs, trumpet with Terry Hutchins Qrt | Pangbourne

Sun 14 Dec | 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/

New venue! Jazz at The Swan: Sheena Caprice and Friends | Three Mile Cross

Wed 17 Dec | Jazz at The Swan: Sheena Caprice and Friends | Sheena Caprice vocals , Phil Craddock piano, Brian Throup 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 | Book places by  email or call ‭0118 334 6151

Sheena Caprice is an inspiring jazz vocalist, who began singing at the age of four. Her passion for Jazz was heavily influenced by greats such as Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Betty Carter and Nina Simone. Her performances also reflect more contemporary artists such as Rachelle Ferrell and Dianne Reeves. Sheena has performed at various venues, including Sky Lounge at Castle View Windsor.

Christmas Special – Mandolinquents & Friends

Wed 17 Dec | Christmas Special – Mandolinquents & Friends | Simon Mayor, Hilary James, Gerald Garcia , Richard Collins with guest Andy Baum / Slim Panatella | Goring on Thames Village Hall, Goring, Oxon RG8 9HT | 7.45pm | Tickets £20 from Eventbrite or tel 0118 9268615 or mail@mandolin.co.uk

A RIOT OF MUSIC AND HUMOUR

An evening of infectious fun, musical charm and effortless virtuosity from Britain’s leading hot-fingered mandolin maestro Simon Mayor and his merry crew of Mandolinquents. Simon will be joined by the internationally renowned classical guitarist Gerald Garcia; ‘one of Britain’s finest voices’ and pounder of the mighty mandobass, Hilary James; three-time UK banjo champion Richard Collins (you may have seen him in Dolly Parton’s ‘Smokey Mountain Christmas’ in the West End).

SPECIAL GUESTS – Slim Panatella & the Mellow Virginians. The Mandolinquents’ almost-alter-egos joined by ‘The Prof.’ Andy Baum will be riding into town with a few wild western ditties and some good old-fashioned horse sense…. complete with hot swing fiddle and banjo pickin’.

A great evening’s entertainment is guaranteed!

‘A stunning acoustic tour de force, played by a quartet at the top of its game.’ – Sing Out! USA

“Folk, jazz, swing, Grieg, Rimsky-Korsakov…plus funny intros, wit and sparkle from the eclectic, virtuosic quartet.” – BBC Radio 2

‘Serious musicianship at play… truly uncategorisable: a bracing alternative to boxed-in listening.’ – The Irish Times

Sarah Jane Eveleigh Quartet | Windsor Jazz Club

Sun 21 Dec | American songbook standards delivered with style, accuracy and a festive flavour | Sarah Jane Eveleigh Voice, Tom Neill Piano, Howard King Double Bass, Andrew Eveleigh Drums | Windsor Jazz Club, at The Hope, 7 Ward Royal Parade, Alma Road, Windsor SL4 3HR | Doors 7.30pm | Music 8 – 10pm | £5 – £10 (no booking fees) | For further information and tickets please visit https://windsorjazzclub.uk/

Dinner Jazz at The Angel | Sarah-Jane Eveleigh/Hugh Turner Duo

Sat 27 Dec | Sarah-Jane Eveleigh/Hugh Turner Duo | Sarah-Jane Eveleigh vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | The Angel, Woolhampton RG7 5RT | Music from 8pm | Free entry. Call 0118 971 3827 to make dinner reservations

Sarah Jane Eveleigh is a passionate and gifted storyteller, widely respected for her interpretations and delivery of American Songbook standards, who brings a level of style, accuracy and class to her performances.

Hugh Turner is recognised as one of the regions finest jazz guitarists. His influences range from George Benson and John Scofield through to Grant Green and Jimi Hendrix.