Gigs
Jam Doughnut – a jazz-funk jam night | Global Cafe, Reading
Tue 21 Jan | Jam Doughnut – a jazz-funk jam night | The house band include members of The Definite Collective – Paul Glover, Jamie Howell, James Newman and Matt McNaughton | Backline provided, bring guitars, sticks, etc. | Reading | Global Cafe | 8.30pm – 11pm | Free entry – donations welcome | More on Facebook
Hugh Turner Heavy Funk Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Sat 18 Jan | Come and watch electrifying guitarist Hugh Turner and his heavy funk quartet at the Global Café in Reading. Always a cool hang and full of vigour funk explorations! | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – 01.00am | £5.00
The Two Sisters and Friends | Streatley
Sat 18 Jan | The Two Sisters and Friends | Hilary James voice and mando-bass, Janet Giraudo voice, Simon Mayor mandolin and fiddle, Gerald Garcia classical guitar, Phil Fentimen double bass and blues guitar, Andy Taylor fiddle | Streatley | The Morrell Room | 8pm | £15 | Tickets from Acoustic 0118 926 8615 or from Inspirations Goring High Street 01491 873019 or online here
‘Beautiful, beautiful!’ – BBC Radio 2 |‘A magic pot-pourri of folk songs, chansons, opera, poems, 1930s jazz and pop from yesterday, spiced with stunning, beautiful angel voices in heart-stopping harmony.’ – FolkWales * * * *
Mach4 | Global Cafe, Reading
Fri 17 Jan | Mach4 | Barry McNamara vocals, Gareth Lewis guitar, Otto
Silveira piano | Reading | The Global Cafe | 9pm | No charge
Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 16 Jan | Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Live Swinging Jazz Juice with plenty of dancing room for all you Katz | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – 11.00pm | No charge, donations welcome
The Foyer Jazz Club at Leighton Park School | Alex Hitchcock with the Stuart Henderson Quartet | Reading | Sorry – Sold out
Thu 16 Jan | Award winning Alex Hitchcock with the Stuart Henderson Quartet | Alex Hitchcock tenor sax, Stuart Henderson trumpet, Tom Berge piano, Paul Jefferies bass, Simon Price drums | The Foyer Jazz Club at Leighton Park School – more details here | £12
Oscar Peterson’s Night Train | Stoke Row
Tues 14 Jan | Craig Milverton piano, Andy Crowdy bass, Charlie Stratford drums | Stoke Row | Crooked Billet | 7pm | Full regular menu, £15 music cover charge | For tickets call 01491 681048
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 14 Jan | Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Les Foden saxophone, Mark Burton keyboards, Nick Hill bass, Mike Goff drums | Reading | Global Café | 8.30pm | No charge, donations welcome
Laura Zakian Quintet | Guildford
Tues 14 Jan | Laura Zakian Quintet |Martin Pyne vibraphone & percussion, Paul Bartholomew baritone sax, Steve Lodder piano, Marianne Windham bass, Nic France drums | Guildford | The Electric Theatre | 7:30pm | £16, members £14 | Tickets
Scott Hamilton Quartet | Marlow
Tue 14 Jan | Scott Hamilton Quartet | Scott Hamilton tenor sax, John Pearce piano, Dave Green bass, Steve Brown drums | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £10 | SOLD OUT
Gli Avanzi featuring Ewen Baird and Nick Hill | The Global Café, Reading
Sun 12 Jan | Gli Avanzi | Ewen Baird saxes, Nick Hill keyboard, Martin Dix guitar. Howard King bass guitar, Andrew Last drums | Reading | Global Café | 6:00 pm | No charge but donations welcome
Gin and Jazz | Three Guineas Reading
Sun 12 Jan | Gin and Jazz | Tracey O’Connor, Simon Cook piano | Reading | Three Guineas | 2-5pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Steve Waterman All Star Band | Goring
Fri 10 Jan | Steve Waterman All Star Band | Steve Waterman trumpet/flugelhorn, Alan Barnes saxes, Mark Nightingale trombone, Karen Sharp saxes, Clark Tracey drums, Gareth Williams piano, Alec Dankworth bass | Goring Gap Gig | Goring Village Hall | 8pm | £15 | Tel John 01491 874492 for tickets and seat reservations.
Martin Speake & Alyson Cawley Quintet celebrating Charlie Parker | Guildford
Wed 08 Jan | Martin Speake & Alyson Cawley Quintet | Alyson Cawley Tenor Sax, Martin Speake Alto Sax, Colin Oxley Guitar, Marianne Windham Bass, Matt Fishwick Drums | Guildford | Guildford Rugby Club Pavilion | 8:00pm | £16, members £14 | Tickets
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 7 Jan | Equinox with Annie Parker | Annie Parker concert/bass flutes, Peter Bingham tenor sax, John Clarke guitar, Derek Alford bass, Paul Kaluza percussion | Sherfield-on-Loddon | Four Horseshoes | 8:00pm | No charge for admission (donations are welcomed)
Ade Holland Trio | Reading
Sun 5 Jan | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland guitar , Phil Mason guitar and vocals , John Monney bass | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30 pm | no charge.
Bracknell Jazz – Geoff Simkins & Malcolm Earle-Smith | South Hill Park
Fri 3 Jan | Geoff Simkins & Malcolm Earle-Smith | Geoff Simkins alto sax, Malcolm Earle-Smith trombone & vocals, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, & drums tbc | Bracknell | Tickets – South Hill Park Arts Centre | Bracknell Jazz website | 7.30pm | £12.00/£5.50 U18s
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Fleur Stevenson | Woolhampton
Sat 28 Dec | Dinner Jazz at The Angel | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge | Dinner reservations 0118 971 3827
Steve Foster and HTW Jazz Trio | Brightwell cum Sotwell
Sun 22 Dec | Steve Foster and HTC Jazz Trio | Nick Hill – Piano, Brian Throup – Bass, Carl White – Drums | Brightwell cum Sotwell, OX10 0RT | 6pm – 8pm | No Charge
Hugh Turner Heavy Funk Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Sat 21 Dec | Come and watch electrifying guitarist Hugh Turner and his quartet with Stuart Henderson trumpet, James Newman bass, Steve Wyndam drums at the Global Café in Reading. Always a cool hang and full of vigour funk explorations! | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – 01.00am | £5.00
Jazz at Progress | A Jazz Christmas Carol by Alan Barnes | Buy tickets
Friday 20 December | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7:30pm | £20.00 (£18.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee
Jazz at Progress is delighted to bring you a very special Christmas performance of Alan Barnes’ A Jazz Christmas Carol based on Charles Dickens’ classic novel. The band comprises the cream of British jazz musicians:
The Alan Barnes Octet – with Alan Barnes on saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet, Bruce Adams on trumpet and flugelhorn, Mark Nightingale on trombone, Robert Fowler on saxophones and clarinet, Karen Sharp on saxophones and clarinet, David Newton on piano, Simon Thorpe on bass, and Clark Tracey on drums.
More information and a link to a taster of Ebenezer Scrooge’s “Bah Humbug!” piece in Alan Barnes’ Christmas Carol here
Jim Mullen Quartet | Norden Farm, Maidenhead
Fri 20 Dec | Jim Mullen Quartet | Jim Mullen guitar, Alex Hutton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Bobby Worth drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15/£13/£5
Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 19 Dec | Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Live Swinging Jazz Juice with plenty of dancing room for all you Katz | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – 11.00pm | No charge, donations welcome
Ian Shaw | Farncombe
Wed 18 Dec | Ian Shaw vocals | Kate Williams piano | Dave Ohm drums | Marianne Windham bass | Farncombe | St John’s Church | 8 pm | £16, members £14 | Book here
The Definite Collective | Global Cafe | Reading
Tue 17 Dec | The Definite Collective, transform often well known and popular Jazz, Latin, Pop, Fusion and Funk tunes, into obscure musical explorations. Jamie Howell guitar, Matthew McNaughton sax, James Newman bass, Tony Imbierski organ, Monte Hall percussion, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 9:00 – 11.00pm | No charge, donations welcome
Trad Jazz and Party Night at Theale Village Hall | Theale
Tue 17 Dec | This week’s guest is Andy Dickens on trumpet & flugelhorn playing with the High Society Jazz Band led by Graeme Hewitt | Theale Village Hall, Englefield Rd, Theale, Reading RG7 5AS | 8.00 | £10
Gary Potter’s “Hot Club” Quartet | Marlow
Tue 17 Dec | Gary Potter’s “Hot Club of France” Quartet | Gary Potter guitar, Mike Piggott violin, Nils Solberg guitar, Peter Hughes bass | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £10
The Apollo Big Band with Steph Richardson | Stockcross nr Newbury
Fri 13 Dec | The Apollo Big Band with Steph Richardson | Stockcross nr Newbury | The Sutton Hall, Church Rd RG20 8LN | 8pm | £10 Adults, £5 under 16s | Apollo Big Band website
Chris Barber Big Band | Goring Village Hall
Fri 13 Dec | Chris Barber Big Band | Goring Village Hall | Goring | Goring Hall Live | 8.00pm | £19.50
Global Cafe – Lea Lyle Quartet | Reading
Thurs 12 Dec | Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 8:30pm | Free entry – contributions welcomed
Photo © Zoë White Photography
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 10 Dec | Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Les Foden saxophone, Mark Burton keyboards, Nick Hill bass, Mike Goff drums | Reading | Global Café | 8.30pm | No charge, donations welcome
Art Themen | Guildford
Tues 10 Dec | Art Themen Quartet | Art Themen Tenor Sax | John Donaldson Piano | Marianne Windham Bass | Winston Clifford Drums | Guildford | The Electric Theatre| 7 30 pm | £16, members £14
Trad Jazz and Skiffle at Theale Village Hall | Theale
Tue 10 Dec | This week’s guests are Mike Wills on saxophones, and skiffle renditions from Chas McDevitt and John Curthoys joining the High Society Jazz Band led by Graeme Hewitt | Theale Village Hall, Englefield Rd, Theale, Reading RG7 5AS | 8.00 | £10
Gli Avanzi featuring Ewen Baird and Nick Hill | The Red Lion, Brightwell cum Sotwell
Sun 8 Dec |Gli Avanzi | Ewen Baird saxes, Nick Hill keyboard, Martin Dix guitar, Howard King bass guitar, Andrew Last drums | The Red Lion, Brightwell cum Sotwell, OX10 0RT | 6:00 pm | No charge but donations welcome
Gin and Jazz | Three Guineas Reading
Sun 8 Dec | Gin and Jazz | Michelle Aspell, Phil Craddock piano, Barrie Griffin bass | Reading | Three Guineas | 2-5pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Ma Bessie | Reading
Sat 7 Dec | Ma Bessie | Julia Titus vocals, Matt Foster guitar, Chuck Lloyd sax | Reading | The Forester’s Arms, Brunswick Street | 8:30pm | No charge
Bracknell Jazz – Kelvin Christiane & Stuart Henderson | South Hill Park
Fri 6 Dec | Bracknell Jazz – Kelvin Christiane & Stuart Henderson quintet | Kelvin Christiane sax, Stuart Henderson trumpet, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, & drums tbc | Bracknell | Tickets – South Hill Park Arts Centre | Bracknell Jazz website | 7.30pm | £12.00/£5.50 U18s
Global Cafe – P’Jam | Reading
Tues 5 Dec | Global Cafe – P’Jam | Annie Parker flutes, alto sax, Phil Craddock piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 9pm | Free entry – contributions welcomed
Photo © Martin Breschinski
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 3 Dec | Equinox with Debbie Bracknell | Debbie Bracknell vocals, Peter Bingham tenor sax,, John Clarke guitar, Derek Alford bass, Paul Kaluza percussion | Sherfield-on-Loddon | Four Horseshoes | 8:00pm | No charge for admission (donations are welcomed)
Jazz in Fleet at The Harlington | Alan Barnes+Eleven
Tue 3 Dec | Alan Barnes+Eleven | Alan Barnes’ 60th Celebration takes on tunes from ’59 with another 11 musicians – for lineup see website | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 8.00pm | £17
Trad Jazz at Theale Village Hall | Theale
Tue 3 Dec | This week’s guests are Lester Brown on trumpet/flugelhorn and Mark Aston on saxophones playing with the High Society Jazz Band led by Graeme Hewitt | Theale Village Hall, Englefield Rd, Theale, Reading RG7 5AS | 8.00 | £10
Ade Holland Trio | Caversham
Sun 1 Dec | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland guitar | Phil Mason guitar/vocals. | Gordon Johnson keys/vocals| Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30pm | No charge
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Denny Ilett guitar and vocals
Sun 1 Dec | Denny Ilett guitar and vocals, Terry Hutchins guitar, Brian Greene drums, Keith Howard double bass | Pangbourne | PWMC | 7.30pm | £9.00
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Peter Jones | Woolhampton
Sat 30 Nov | Dinner Jazz at the Angel – Peter Jones | Peter Jones vocals, John-Paul Muir piano | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Christmas Special – Slim Panatella & the Mellow Virginians | Sonning
Fri 29 Nov | Slim Panatella & the Mellow Virginians | Hilary James, Simon Mayor & Richard Collins with special guest Phil Fentimen | Sonning | Pearson Hall | 8pm | Tickets – or call 0118 9268615
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 29 Nov | Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Stuart Henderson trumpet, line up see web site | Finchampstead | Memorial Hall, RG40 4JU | http://www.remixjazzorchestra.co.uk/ | 8.30pm | Price TBC
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 28 Nov | Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night in Reading | Fleur Stevenson vocals with her band | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – jam from 9.30pm | No charge
Saskia │ Sit & Sip │ Wokingham
Thurs 28 Nov│Saskia│Saskia McNamara vocals, Jonathan Judge saxophones and flute, Ruben Berrios piano│Wokingham | Sit and Sip│7:30pm│Free entry
Jazz at Marilyn’s Speakeasy – Michelle Aspell | Reading
Thurs 28 Nov | Jazz at Marilyn’s Speakeasy – Michelle Aspell | Michelle Aspell vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Phil Berry double bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | Marilyn’s Speakeasy | 9pm | £8 (music only) or £15 with pre-show two course meal | Tickets and directions here | Easy cheap parking across the road at Broad St Mall for £4 all night after 6pm | Marilyn’s Speakeasy is a brand new jazz venue in the heart of Reading, located above Smokin’ Billy’s Rib House – click here to be among the first to receive news of future Jazz at Marilyn’s Speakeasy events.
Stuart Henderson “100 Years of the Trumpet” | Guildford Jazz
Tues 26 Nov | Stuart Henderson | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Pete Billington piano, Marianne Windham bass, Simon Price drums | Guildford | The Electric Theatre Jazz Cafe | 7 30 pm | £16, Members £14
