Gigs
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 2 Jan | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | New Year greetings to all my jazz friends and listeners in Reading. Next week’s jazz broadcast carries a present to the future from the past, both in music and in writing. The broadcast includes exclusive recording from earlier days with pieces from the Dave Roberts Quartet, Edward Barnwell & Edward Toots Kainyek, piano and saxes, the Matt Owens Quartet with more of his own compositions and finishing with a return to Edward Toots Kainyek and his Quartet.
As a New Year bonus, if you go to https://aata.dev/…/a-present-to-the-future-from-the-past/ there you will find a co-written article with Norman Warwick. Some reflections with audio on what has been and what might come. | Archives
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 25 Dec | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | Xmas greetings to all my Jazz friends and listeners at home and abroad. Next week’s show features as many Jazz n’ Blues tunes that I could squeeze into 60 minutes. It highlights with Pete McSloy, a Xmas message from the Simpsons and concluding with a Xmas special from the Muppets. Lock down rules virtually ignored, this show was recorded at Santa’s Grotto at the North Pole. | Archives
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
Trad Jazz at Theale Village Hall | Theale
Tue 26 Nov | This week’s guest is Enrico Tomasso 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
Ewen Baird Quartet | Global Cafe, Reading
Sun 24 Nov | Ewen Baird Quartet | Ewen Baird saxes, Nick Hill piano, Howard King bass, Mike Goff drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 7pm | Free entry, suggested £3 contribution
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Graeme Flowers & another with the Simon Price Trio
Sun 24 Nov | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Graeme Flowers trumpet, another guest tbc with Pete Billington piano, Paul Jefferies bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Film: Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (15) | Norden Farm, Maidenhead 2pm
Sat 23 Nov | Film: Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (15) | A Film directed by Stanley Nelson 2019 115 mins telling the story of a truly singular talent and unpacks the man behind the horn | Maidenhead | Film details and trailer here Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Courtyard Theatre | 2.00pm | £10.50/£9.50
Julian Siegel Quintet | Norden Farm, Maidenhead
Fri 22 Nov | Julian Siegel Quintet | Julian Siegel saxes, Paul Jordanous trumpet, Alex Hutton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Clark Tracey drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15/£13/£5
The Gill Love Band | Sunninghill
Fri 22 Nov | The Gill Love Band | Eclectic mix of soft jazz, blues and standards | All profits to Mercy Ships and Youthline charities | Sunninghill | Cordes Hall | 7 for 7:30pm | £12 – tickets from 01344 875546
Jazz at Progress | A Jazz and Film Night Tribute to Blue Note | Buy tickets
Fri 22 Nov | Jazz at Progress: A Jazz and Film Night Tribute to Blue Note | Film presentation plus live jazz from the Stuart Henderson Quintet | Reading | Progress Theatre | 7:30pm | £14/£12
Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 21 Nov | 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 Dime Notes | Norden Farm, Maidenhead
Thur 21 Nov | The Dime Notes | David Horniblow clarinet, Andrew Oliver piano, Dave Kelbie guitar, Louis Thomas bass | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – New Jazz Sextet | Shinfield
Thu 21 Nov | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – New Jazz Sextet | Ross Law trombone, Ewen Baird tenor sax, Andy Townsend trumpet, Nick Hill piano, Brian Throup bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8pm | £5
Trad Jazz at Theale Village Hall | Theale
Tue 19 Nov | This week’s guest is Mark Aston on saxophone playing with the High Society Jazz Band led by Graeme Hewitt | Theale Village Hall, Englefield Rd, Theale, Reading RG7 5AS | 8pm | £10
Art Themen & Friends featuring Liane Carroll | Wokingham
Tues 19 Nov | Art Themen & Friends featuring Liane Carroll | This musical extravaganza in aid of Wokingham in Need will feature Art Themen & Friends featuring Liane Carroll | Wokingham | The Whitty Theatre | 7:30pm | Tickets £18.00 More information on Facebook
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Wed 19 Nov | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | Owen Dawson trombone, Simon Cook piano, Rudy Cook bass, Ted Hayes drums | Bracknell | Tickets – South Hill Park Arts Centre | Bracknell Jazz website | 7.30pm | £10.50 and £5.50 U18s
The Definite Collective | Global Cafe | Reading
Tue 19 Nov | 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
Greg Abate | Marlow
Tues 19 Nov | From the U.S.A – Greg Abate, saxes and flute, with the Frank Toms Trio | Marlow | Marlow Jazz Club | Royal British Legion Hall SL7 1NT | 8.30pm | £10
