Gigs

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New Jazz Venue! | Annie Parker Quartet | Queens College Arms, Pamber End

Fri 18 Sep 2026 | Annie Parker jazz flutes, Phil Craddock piano, Phil Berry bass, Jim Wade drums | Queens College Arms, Aldermaston Road (A340). Pamber End RG26 5QR | 8 – 10pm | Free entry

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!

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Guildford Jazz at Surrey University | Hejira

Fri 18 Sep 2026 | Guildford Jazz at Surrey University | Hejira | Surrey University Performing Arts Studio, Stag Hill, Guildford GU2 7XH | Jazz from 20.00 to 22.00 | Tickets £22 (Discounts for Members and Students) from here

Set up in 2023 to celebrate the ‘greatest’ songs of Joni Mitchell, 7-piece band Hejira are fronted by the extraordinarily talented Hattie Whitehead, who not only sings masterfully with Joni’s poise and pitch-accuracy, but also plays guitar in the style of Mitchell, incorporating various open tunings which lend an instant authenticity to the colour of the songs. This year, Hejira will be embarking on their first tour of the USA, including a headline slot at the 40th Syracuse Jazz Festival.

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Jazz at Progress: Five-Way Split | Reading

Fri 18 Sep 2026 | Jazz at Progress: Five-Way Split | Vasilis Xenopoulos sax, Quentin Collins trumpet & flugelhorn, Rob Barron piano, Matyas Hofecker bass, Matt Home 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

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