Gigs
Jazz at Progress | Jazz Samba!
Fri 1 May 2026 | Jazz Samba! | Nigel Price guitar, Mark Crooks tenor sax, John Cervantes piano, Marianne Windham bass, Demi Garcia, percussion | Progress Theatre, The Mount, Christchurch Road, Reading, RG1 5HL | Doors 7pm, Music 7:30pm | £20.00 (£18.00 concessions, £10 under 16) | Information
Jazz at The Six Bells: Annie Parker & Friends | Beenham
Photo: Steve Foster @jazzshots
Wed 6 May 2026 | Annie Parker & Friends | Annie Parker jazz flutes, Phil Craddock piano, Howard King bass. Jim Wade drums | The Six Bells, The Green, Back Lane, Beenham, RG7 5NX | 8 –10pm | Entry just £6 | Book places by email or call 0118 971 3368 or pay on the door.
Fronted by the exuberant Annie Parker on flute and bass flute, these joyful musicians 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!
Julian Nicholas Quartet | Goring
Fri 8 May 2026 | Julian Nicholas Quartet, with Martin Pickett on piano, Dexter Norton on drums and Howard King on bass | Goring Community Jazz Club, Goring Village Hall, RG8 9AG | 7:30 doors 8pm start | Tickets from TicketSource £14, cash or card on the door | Bar by Goring & Streatley Young Musicians Trust | Parking 2 minute walk at Wheel Orchard car park.
Bracknell Jazz Presents the ALISON RAYNER QUINTET
Fri 15 May 2026 | Alison Rayner double bass, Buster Birch drums / percussion,
Deirdre Cartwright guitar, Diane McLoughlin saxophones, Steve Lodder,piano | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Ringmead, Bracknell RG12 7PA | Music 19:30-21:50 | Tickets; £19.00. Under 18 £8.50. Concessions for disabled and carer. 01344 484123
Jazz Evening | Berkshire Ballroom
Sat 16 May 2026 | Join Rick Westoby Jazz Quartet for a fabulous evening of live jazz music | Rick Westoby, sax, Richie Fraser, piano, Marc Worsfold, bass, Mike O’Riley, drums | Berkshire Ballroom, Kings Academy Easthampstead Park, Ringmead, Bracknell RG12 8FS | from 7pm | £5 per person
