Gigs
The Sound of Autumn Leaves | Global Cafe, Reading
Sun 17 Nov | The Sound of Autumn Leaves | Katrina Likhtman (vocals), Hugh Lister (clarinet), Kendall Gordon (piano), Roger Sinclair (organ), Geoff Rideout (guitar), David Mason (bass) | Reading | Global Cafe | 6pm | No charge – donations welcome
Jazz at the Deanwood Park Golf Club | Stockcross
Sun 17 Nov | Jazz at the Deanwood Park Golf Club | Pete Allen Jazz Band | 5pm | £13.50
Hugh Turner Heavy Funk Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Sat 16 Nov | Come and watch electrifying guitarist Hugh Turner and his quartet with Frankie Tontoh (drums), Anatoliy Vyacheslavov (tenor saxophone) and Stefan Redtenbacher (bass) at the Global Café in Reading. Always a cool hang and full of vigour funk explorations! | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – 12.00am | £5.00
Fleur Stevenson, fundraising event for Project Resound | Blewbury
Sat 16 Nov| Fleur Stevenson Jazz Quartet | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano, Raph Mizraki double bass, Simon Price drums | Blewbury | St. Michael’s Church | 7:45pm | £15 | This is a fundraising event for Project Resound. Tickets available from Blewbury Post Office or email Gill Loyd on gillianloyd@gmail.com. | Information on Project Resound is here: https://m.facebook.com/BlewburyWindow
Rhythms at The Yurt – Dunajska Kapelye | Didcot
Fri 15 Nov | Dunajska Kapelye | Piotr Jordan violin, Jez Cook guitar, Raph Mizraki bass | Didcot | The Yurt | 8pm | £17.50 | Book here
Vasilis Xenopoulos “Dexterity” | Guildford Jazz
Wed 13 Nov | Vasilis Xenopoulos | Vasilis Xenopoulos sax, Quentin Collins trumpet, Ross Stanley keys, Steve Brown drums, Marianne Windham bass | Guildford | The Rugby Club Pavilion | 8 pm | £16, Members £14
Jazz in Fleet at The Harlington | Tim Whitehead Quartet with Giovanni Mirabassi
Tue 12 Nov | Tim Whitehead Quartet with Giovanni Mirabassi | Tim Whitehead sax, Giovanni Mirabassi piano, Marianne Windham bass, Tom Hooper drums | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 8.00pm | £14
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 12 Nov | Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Peter Bingham saxophone, Mark Burton keyboards, Brian Troupe bass, Mike Goff drums | Reading | Global Café | 8.30pm | No charge, donations welcome
Gin and Jazz | Three Guineas Reading
Sun 10 Nov | Gin and Jazz | Fleur Stevenson, Hugh Turner guitar | Reading | Three Guineas | 2-5pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Gli Avanzi featuring Ewen Baird and Nick Hill | The Global Café, Reading
Sun 10 Nov |Gli Avanzi | Ewen Baird saxes, Nick Hill keyboard, Martin Dix guitar. Howard King bass guitar, Andrew Last drums | Reading | Global Café | 7:00 pm | No charge but donations welcome
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat, Reading – Definite Collective
Sun 10 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 | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Gareth Lockrane Quintet | The Gap Gig, Goring on Thames
Fri 8 Nov | Gareth Lockrane Quintet | Gareth Lockrane flutes, Mike Outram guitar, Ross Stanley piano, Tristan Maillot drums, David Whitford bass | Goring Village Hall | Doors open 7.30pm | Tickets £15 | Tel: 01491 874492
National Youth Jazz Orchestra | Henley
Fri 8 Nov | National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) | Henley | Kenton Theatre | 7:30pm | £26 Adult £24 Child
Global Cafe – P’Jam | Reading
Thurs 7 Nov | 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 5 Nov | Pro-Am Challenge: Equinox with Simon Allen | Simon Allen sax, 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)
Baron Mara │ The Hope │ Windsor
Sun 3 Nov │Baron Mara│ Saskia McNamara vocals, Íde vocals, Tom Neill alto sax, Ruben Berrios piano, Lawrie Wright bass, Tony Lyons drums │ Windsor │ The Hope | 4pm │ Free EntryStuart Barker Trio with the Young Musicians | Marlow
Sun 3 Nov | Come and hear jazz stars of the future playing with The Stuart Barker Trio | Alex Hutton Piano, Stuart Barker Bass, Jason Reeve Drums, | Marlow | The Royal British Legion Hall (next to Marlow Station) | 12.15 – 2.45pm | £5.00
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Bruce Adams trumpet
Sun 3 Nov | Bruce Adams trumpet, Maff Potts piano,Terry Hutchins guitar,Brian Greene drums, and Keith Howard double bass | Pangbourne | PWMC | 7.30pm | £9.00
Ade Holland Trio | Caversham
Sun 3 Nov | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland guitar | Phil Mason guitar/vocals | Gordon Johnson keys/vocals | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30pm | No charge
Clare Teal | Norden Farm
Sat 2 Nov | Clare Teal and her Trio | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8pm | £22
Bracknell Jazz – Tim Whitehead & Giovanni Mirabassi | South Hill Park
Fri 1 Nov | Tim Whitehead & Giovanni Mirabassi quintet | Tim Whitehead sax, Giovanni Mirabassi piano, Andy Masters bass, & drums tbc | Bracknell | Tickets – South Hill Park Arts Centre | Bracknell Jazz website | 7.30pm | £12.00/£5.50 U18s
Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quartet | Reading
Thurs 31 Oct | Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quartet | HB more guitar, David Stamper guitar, Phil Berry double bass| Bo Chomenko accordion| Reading | The Global Cafe | 8:30pm | Donations gratefully received
Jazz at Theale Village Hall | Theale
Tues 29 Oct | Jazz at Theale Village Hall | Graeme Hewitt’s High Society Jazz Band | 8pm | £10
Global Cafe – P’Jam | Reading
Tues 29 Oct | Global Cafe – P’Jam | Annie Parker flutes, alto sax, Phil Craddock piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 8pm | Free entry – contributions welcomed
Photo © Martin Breschinski
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | Ben Clatworthy Quartet | Ascot
Sun 27 Oct | Ben Clatworthy Quartet | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson with Piers Green and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 27 Oct | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Piers Green sax, Pete Billington piano, Paul Jefferies bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Big Band Night at Octoberfest 2019 | Bracknell
Sat 26 Oct | Big Band Night at Octoberfest 2019 with the popular 17-piece Supertonics Big Band, featuring vocalist Tricia Bassett (organised by, and in aid of, St Michael’s Church) | Bracknell | The Parish Centre RG12 7ER | 7.00pm | Licensed bar | Tickets £8, reserve in advance on 07739-314261 or davidbennett470@gmail.com
All Dead Quartet Halloween Jazz Concert | Woodley, Reading
Sat 26 Oct | All Dead Quartet (aka All Jazz Quartet) | Rima Jake sax, Helen Moore piano and vocals, David Waters bass, Kate Waters drums | Woodley, Reading | The Oakwood Centre | 2pm | £5 per person in advance from Ticketsource or Box Office: 07939 210121
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle Quartet | Woolhampton
Sat 26 Oct | Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Photo © Zoë White Photography
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 24 Oct | Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night in Reading | Fleur Stevenson vocals, with house band | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – jam from 9.30pm | No charge
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – P’Jam | Shinfield
Thurs 24 Oct | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – P’Jam | Annie Parker flutes, alto sax, Phil Craddock piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8pm | £5
Photo © Martin Breschinski
Gabrielle Ducomble | Guildford Jazz
Tues 22 Oct | Gabrielle Ducomble Quintet | Gabrielle Ducomble vocals, Nicholas Meier guitar, Richard Jones violin, Marianne Windham bass, Saleem Raman drums | Guildford | The Electric Theatre Jazz Cafe | 7:30pm | £16, members £14
Hugh Turner Heavy Funk Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Sat 19 Oct | Come and watch electrifying guitarist Hugh Turner and his quartet with Frankie Tontoh (drums), Anatoliy Vyacheslavov (tenor saxophone) and Stefan Redtenbacher (bass) at the Global Café in Reading. Always a cool hang and full of vigour funk explorations! | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – 12.00am | £5.00
Rhythms at The Yurt | Didcot
Fri 18 Oct | Fleur Stevenson Trio | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Pete Billington keys, Raph Mizraki bass | Didcot | The Yurt | 8pm | £17.50 | Book here
Nikki Iles and Karen Sharp | Norden Farm
Fri 18 Oct | Nikki Iles, Karen Sharp (saxophone), Andy Cleyndert (bass) and Clark Tracey (drums) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8pm | £15 (£13 conc) (£5 under 16s)
Jazz at Progress | Quentin Collins Sextet | Buy tickets
Fri 18 Oct | Jazz at Progress: Quentin Collins Sextet | Quentin Collins trumpet/flugelhorn, Tony Kofi alto sax, Brandon Allen tenor sax, Steve Hamilton piano, Larry Bartley bass, Shane Forbes drums | Reading | Progress Theatre | 7:30pm | £20/£18 | More information and tickets
“If the musicians in this Sextet were food, the sensational line-up would have the appearance of a fine dining menu and any jazz lover would be salivating at the mere thought of what was to come.”
Roy Bailey Big Band | Goring
Thurs 17 Oct | Roy Bailey Big Band will be playing some great Jazz numbers with vocals from Eddie Hall | Goring | Goring on Thames Social Club | 8pm – 10 | Free entry
Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Global Cafe | Reading
Thurs 17 Oct | 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 Definite Collective | Global Cafe | Reading
Tue 15 Oct | 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
Vasililis Xenopoulos & his “Dexterity” Band | Marlow
Tue 15 Oct | Vasilis Xenopoulos & his “Dexterity” Band | Vasilis Xenopoulos tenor sax, Steve Waterman trumpet, John Pearce piano, John Bury bass, Matt Fishwick drums | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £10
Lea Lyle Quartet | Global Cafe, Reading
Sun 13 Oct | Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals , Phil Craddock piano, Terry Davis bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 8:30pm | No charge – donations welcomed
Photo © Zoë White Photography
Gin and Jazz | Three Guineas, Reading
Sun 13 Oct | Gin and Jazz | Lea Lyle, Phil Craddock piano, Terry Davis bass | Reading | Three Guineas | 2-5pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Photo © Zoë White Photography
Gli Avanzi featuring Ewen Baird and Nick Hill | The Red Lion, Brightwell cum Sotwell
Sun 13 Oct | 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 | 5:00 pm | No charge but donations welcome
Jazz at the Oakwood Centre with the Martin Hart Quartet | Woodley
Sat 12 Oct | The Martin Hart Trio with guest Ian Smith | Ian Smith trumpet, Ken McCarthy piano. Nick Pugh bass, Martin Hart drums | The Oakwood Centre, Woodley | 7.45pm | £12
Jo Harrop with the Simon Spillett Quartet | Marlow, Bucks
Fri 11 Oct | Jo Harrop with the Simon Spillett Quartet – The Jazz Experience – fine dining and jazz | Jo Harrop vocals, Simon Spillett tenor sax, Robin Aspland piano, Stuart Barker bass, Bobby Worth drums | Marlow | CourtGarden House | 7:30pm | £60.00 including three course dinner | Tickets from the venue or email thejazzexp@gmail.com
Bracknell Jazz – Alison Rayner Quintet | South Hill Park
Fri 11 Oct | Bracknell Jazz – Alison Rayner Quintet | Diane McLoughlin sax, Deidre Cartwright guitar, Steve Lodder piano, Alison Rayner bass, Buster Birch drums | Bracknell | Tickets – South Hill Park Arts Centre | Bracknell Jazz website | 7.30pm | £12.00/£5.50 U18s
P’Jam | Global Cafe, Reading
Photo © Martin Breschinski
Thurs 10 Oct | P’Jam | Annie Parker flutes, alto sax, Phil Craddock piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 8pm | Free entry – donations welcome
O’Higgins & Luft play Monk & Trane | Guildford Jazz
Wed 9 Oct | Dave O’Higgins & Rob Luft | Dave O’Higgins tenor sax, Rob Luft guitar, Scott Flanigan organ, Rod Youngs drums | Guildford| The Rugby Club Pavillion | 8:00pm | £16, members £14
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 8 Oct | 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 / Eddie Hall drums | Reading | Global Café | 8.30pm | No charge, donations welcome
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Alan Graham vibes
Sun 6 Oct | Alan Graham vibes, Terry Hutchins guitar, Brian Greene drums and Keith Howard double bass | Pangbourne | PWMC | 7.30pm | £9.00
