Gallery

Our brilliant photographer-in-residence – Zoë White – has been taking great photos of most of our Jazz at Progress gigs since March 2015. Specialising in performance photography, Zoë has photographed jazz musicians in venues such as Bulls Head, Crazy Coqs, The Hideaway, Jagz, The Pheasantry, The 606, Ronnie Scott’s and Ronnie’s Upstairs. She was event photographer for TW12 Jazz Festivals 2014 – 2017 and Jazz for Kamuli in 2016.

Copyright notice: All photos below are by Zoë unless otherwise stated and may not be used in any way without her express permission. To enquire about licensing any of the photos, please contact Zoë on zoe@jazzinreading.com

Photos by guest photographers Colin Swain and Lee Alexander taken since 2016 also feature here. There is a selection of images by other photographers of some of the other great jazz gigs prior to March 2015 at both Progress Theatre and Reading Town Hall.

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Quentin Collins Sextet | Progress Theatre | 18 October 2019

Quentin Collins trumpet & flugelhorn, Tony Kofi alto saxophone, Branden Allen tenor saxophone, Steve Hamilton keyboard, Larry Bartley bass, Shane Forbes drums

Mark Lockheart’s Orchestral Jazz Suite Presents Days on Earth | Wilde Theatre | 27 September 2019

Mark Lockheart tenor saxophone, Alice Leggett alto, Laura Jurd trumpet & flugelhorn, Rowland Sutherland flute & piccolo, Sam Rapley clarinet & bass clarinet, Liam Noble piano, Mike Outram guitar, Tom Herbert bass, Sebastian Rochford drums, Jim Rattigan, Anna Drysdale French horns, Emma Smith, Phil Granell, Richard Jones violins, Sergio Serra cello

Scott Willcox Ten-piece Big Band | Progress Theatre | 20 September 2019

Scott Willcox directing, Andy Gibson trumpet & flugelhorn, Gabriel Garrick trumpet, flugelhorn & trombone, Martin Gladdish trombone, Julian Costello tenor saxophone, Pete Hurt tenor saxophone & flute, Bob McKay soprano, alto and baritone saxophones & clarinet, Samuel Eagles alto saxophone, Dave Frankel keyboards, Marcus Penrose bass & bass guitar, Gary Willcox drums

Stuart Henderson and The Remix Jazz Orchestra – ‘The Evolution of the Big Band – from the Birth of Jazz’ | Reading Minster | 23 July 2019

Greg Abate & The Craig Milverton Trio | Progress Theatre | 12 July 2019

Greg Abate sax & flute, Craig Milverton piano, Adam King double bass, Nick Millward drums
These photos courtesy of Colin Swain Photography.

Paz | Progress Theatre | 21 June 2019

Geoff Castle keyboards, synthesizer, Rob Statham bass, Matt Wates alto saxophone, Les Cirkel drums, Chris Fletcher percussion, Dominic Grant guitar

The Bobby Hutcherson Project: Orphy Robinson MBE Quintet | Progress Theatre | 17 May 2019

Tony Kofi alto saxophone, Robert Mitchell keyboard, Orphy Robinson MBE vibraphone & marimba, Dudley Phillips bass, Rod Youngs drums

Henry Lowther’s Still Waters | Progress Theatre | 12 April 2019

Henry Lowther trumpet & flugelhorn, Pete Hurt tenor saxophone, Barry Green keyboard, Dave Green bass, Paul Clarvis drums

Get The Blessing | Progress Theatre | 22 March 2019

Pete Judge trumpet, Jake McMurchie tenor saxophone, Jim Barr bass, Clive Deamer drums

A Portrait of Cannonball featuring Tony Kofi | Progress Theatre | 22 February 2019

Tony Kofi alto saxophone, Byron Wallen trumpet, Alex Webb piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Alfonso Vitale drums, Deelee Dubé guest vocalist.

Gilad Atzmon; The Orient House Ensemble | Progress Theatre |18 January 2019

Gilad Atzmon soprano, alto, tenor saxes, Ross Stanley piano, Yaron Stavi double bass, Enzo Zirilli drums.
These photos courtesy of Colin Swain Photography.

Jean Toussaint Sextet “Brother Raymond Tour” | Progress Theatre | 15 December 2018

Andrew McCormack piano, Jean Toussaint tenor saxophone, composer, leader, Daniel Casimir double bass, composer, Byron Wallen trumpet, composer, percussion, Shane Forbes drums, Tom Dunnett trombone

Steve Fishwick Quintet | Progress Theatre | 24 November 2018

Steve Fishwick trumpet, John Pearce piano, Grant Stewart tenor saxophone, Jeremy Brown bass, Matt Fishwick drums.

Matt Wates Sextet | Progress Theatre | 19 October 2018

Matt Wates alto saxophone, Leon Greening piano, Malcolm Creese bass, Steve Main tenor saxophone, Steve Fishwick trumpet & flugelhorn, Matt Home drums

Elftet | Progress Theatre | 28 September 2018

Jonny Mansfield vibes & leader, James Davison trumpet & flugelhorn, Rory Ingham trombone, Tom Smith alto saxophone, Sam Rapley tenor saxophone & bass clarinet, Dom Ingham violin & vocals, Ella Hohnen Ford vocals & flute, Laura Armstrong cello, Oliver Mason guitar, Will Harris bass guitar, Boz Martin-Jones drums.

Jam Experiment | Progress Theatre | 31 August 2018

Toby Comeau keyboard, Rory Ingham trombone, Dominic Ingham violin and voice, Jonny Mansfield drums, and Joe Lee bass.

Reading Dusseldorf Jazz Ensemble | Reading Fringe Festival Main Stage | 25 July 2018

Pete Billington keyboards, Reiner Witzel alto saxophone, Simon Price drums, Stuart Henderson trumpet & flugelhorn, Raph Mizraki bass & electric bass

Rebecca Poole Quintet | Progress Theatre | 25 May 2018

Rebecca Poole vocals, Steve Wyndham drums, Brandon Allen tenor sax, Raph Mizraki bass, and Hugh Turner guitar

Martin Speake Trio with Ethan Iverson | Progress Theatre |
27 April 2018

Martin Speake alto saxophone, Ethan Iverson piano, Fred Thomas bass, James Maddren drums

Chris Laurence Quartet | Progress Theatre | 29 March 2018

Chris Laurence bass, John Parricelli guitar, Frank Ricotti vibes, and Martin France drums.

Leon Greening Quartet | Progress Theatre | 2 February 2018

Leon Greening piano, Christian Brewer soprano & alto saxes, Dave Chamberlain double bass, Steve Brown drums

John Law’s Re-Creations | Progress Theatre | 5 January 2018

John Law keyboards, Sam Crockatt tenor and soprano saxes, James Agg bass, Billy Weir drums, percussion

Moscow Drug Club | Progress Theatre | 24 November 2017

Katya Gorrie vocals, Jonny Bruce trumpet, Mirek Salmon accordion, Will Edmunds guitar, Andy Crowdy bass.

Tough Tenors Quintet | Progress Theatre | 27 October 2017

Ray Gelato tenor saxophone, Alex Garnett tenor saxophone, Gunther Kurmayr keyboard, Manuel Alvarez bass, Matt Home drums.

Alex Hitchcock Quintet | Progress Theatre | 22 September 2017

Two of a Mind | Progress Theatre | 1 September 2017

Stu Butterfield, Chris Biscoe, Dave Whitford, Allison Neale, Colin Oxley. Biscoe and Neale provide a perfect foil for each other; a civilised, unhurried musical conversation. Beautifully supported by Stu Butterfield, Dave Whitford and the subtle guitar of Colin Oxley. Like good conversation, there was no telling in which direction the music may lead: you just had to keep listening!

Tom Smith Septet | Progress Theatre | 18 August 2017

Olli Martin, Alex Hitchcock and Alistair Martin in perfect harmony. Each a star in his own right – L to R from the top: Olli, Will B, Alex, Alistair, Conor, Tom & Will C.
All photos courtesy of Colin Swain Photography

Claire Martin with Dave Newton | Progress Theatre | 23 June 2017

Claire Martin OBE vocals and Dave Newton piano. Claire told us she had a ball – and so did the packed house!

Art Themen’s New Directions Quintet | Progress Theatre | 2 June 2017

Gareth Williams, Arnie Somogyi, Art Themen, Dave Barry and Steve Fishwick.

Arnie Somogyi’s Jump Monk | Progress Theatre | 7 April 2017

Arnie Somogyi double bass, Clark Tracey drums, Jeremy Price trombone, Mark Edwards keyboard, Tony Kofi sax.

Ian Shaw with Jamie Safir and Mick Hutton | Progress Theatre | 3 March 2017

Derek Nash Acoustic Quartet with special guest Martin Shaw | Progress Theatre | 27 January 2017

Dave Newton, Derek Nash, Geoff Gascoyne, Martin Shaw and Sebastiaan de Krom.

Empirical | Progress Theatre | 16 December 2016

Lewis Wright vibes, Tom Farmer bass, Nathaniel Facey alto and Shaney Forbes drums are in the zone. Clapping intro to “The Maze” – a Tom Farmer composition.

Ben Holder Quartet | Progress Theatre | 4 November 2016

Ben Holder, violin piano and vocals, Jefferies double bass, Dave Wilkes drums, Jez Cook guitar.

Christian Brewer Quintet | Progress Theatre | 30 September 2016

Christian Brewer, Jonathan Gee, Adam King and Damon Brown

Nigel Price Organ Quartet | Progress Theatre | 2 September 2016

Nigel Price, Ross Stanley, Matt Home, Brandon Allen

Glimpses of Jazz for Kamuli | 16 July 2016

Theo Travis’ Double Talk | Progress Theatre | 24 June 2016

Mike Outram, Dylan Howe, Theo Travis, Pete Whittaker. Zoë White used in-camera double exposures in a clever take on the group’s name.

Scott Willcox Big Band | Progress Theatre | 27 May 2016

All images for this event © Lee Alexander Photography. Images may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed or published without express permission.