Gigs
All That Latin Jazz with Katrina and Friends | Reading
Sun 22 July | All That Latin Jazz with Katrina and Friends | Reading | Global Cafe | 7 – 9:30pm | Admission free, contributions welcome
Roy Bailey Big Band | Stoke Row, Henley
Sat 21 July | Roy Bailey Big Band | Cherry Tree Inn Stoke Row welcomes you to our charity concert. Features vocalists Gail Hendrix and Ed Hall. Lots of big band favourites. BBQ Available | 2pm – 4pm | Free Entry
Fleur Stevenson and Maff Potts Duo | Reading
Fri 20 Jul | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano | Browns Reading, Unit 5A, Oracle Centre, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2A | 7pm | free admission
Alex Ridout Sean Payne Quintet | Norden Farm, Maidenhead
Fri 20 Jul | Alex Ridout Sean Payne Quintet | Alex Ridout trumpet, Sean Payne sax, Alex Hutton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Clark Tracey drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15/£13/£5
The Supertonics Big Swing Band | Bracknell
Fri 20 Jul | The Supertonics Big Swing Band, plus Tricia Bassett (vocals) & featured
soloists | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell RG12 7PA | 8.00pm | Tickets £9.50 direct from SHP, or David Bennett 07739-314261 or www.thesupertonics.co.uk
Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 19 Jul | 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
The Clive Burton Celebration Band | Hedsor
Thur 19 Jul | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet | Mike Wills reeds, Lester Brown trumpet, Nigel Fox keyboard, bass tbc, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Jazz in Fleet at The Harlington | Clark Tracey’s Stan Tracey Legacy Big Band
Tue 17 Jul | Clark Tracey’s Stan Tracey Legacy Big Band | for details and line up, see Fleet Jazz website | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 8.00pm | £17
New Jazz Sextet | Newbury Jazz and Blues Festival
Sat 14 Jul | New Jazz Sextet | Leon Vince tenor sax, Andy Townsend trumpet, Ross Law trombone, Nick Hill piano, Brian Throup bass, Mike Goff drums | Newbury Market Place | 7:15 | No charge
Jazz at St Andrew’s with the Simon Lasky Quartet | Caversham
Sat 14 Jul | Concerts in Caversham present Jazz at St Andrew’s with the Simon Lasky Quartet featuring Simon Lasky piano, Nina Ferro vocals, Simon Bates saxophones and Robert Rickenberg bass | St Andrew’s Church, Albert Road, Caversham RG4 7PL | 7.30 | Tickets: £16, £18 in advance, £18, £20 on the door, under 16s free, available from Waltons the Jewellers, Caversham (cash only closed Mondays) or phone 0118 9484112/0118 9463202 | Full details www.concertsincaversham.co.uk
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner Duo | Reading
Fri 13 Jul | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Broad Street Bar and Kitchen, 81 Broad St, Reading RG1 2AP | 8pm | Free admission
The Gap Gig | The Ben Waters Boogie Woogie Band
Fri 13 Jul | The Ben Waters Boogie Woogie Band | Goring Village Hall, Goring on Thames | Doors 7.30pm | Music 8pm | £15 | Ring 01491 874492 to book seats.
Jonny Owens Spanish Guitar | Reading
Thurs 12 Jul | A Mix of Spanish Classical, Jazz & Flamenco | Jonny Owens, Solo Guitar | Reading | The Global Cafe | 8:30pm | No charge
The Clive Burton Celebration Band | Hedsor
Thurs 12 Jul | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet | Mike Wills reeds, plus guest tbc, Nigel Fox keyboard, bass tbc, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
The very best Trad Jazz at Reading Rugby Club | Sonning Lane
Wed 11 Jul | Traditional New Orleans – Dixieland style Jazz | Alan Gresty / Brian white – Ragtimers | Reading Rugby Club, Holme Park, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6ST | 7.00pm to 10.30pm | £10.00
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 10 Jul | 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, Eddie Hall drums | Reading | Global Café | 8.30pm | No charge
Gilad Atzmon plays Charlie Parker | Marlow
Tue 10 Jul | Gilad Atzmon plays Charlie Parker | Gilad Atzmon sax with the Frank Toms Trio | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £8
Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Reading
Sun 8 Jul | Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Lea Lyle vocals, Geoff Goodman piano | Reading | Three Guineas | From 2pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Fleur Stevenson Performs the music of Ella Fitzgerald | Garsington Jazz Club
Sat 7 Jul | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Anatoliy Vyacheslavov tenor sax, Hugh Turner guitar, Paul Jefferies bass | Garsington Village Hall, Garsington, Oxfordshire OX44 9DA Oxford, Oxfordshire | Doors 7.15pm | Music 8pm | £15 | Tickets: https://www.facebook.com/GarsingtonJazz/ – phone: 07515 275655 (Ben)
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner Duo | Reading
Fri 6 Jul | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Broad Street Bar and Kitchen, 81 Broad St, Reading RG1 2AP | 8pm | Free admission
Bracknell Jazz – Tim Whitehead & Tony Woods
Fri 6 Jul | Bracknell Jazz – Tim Whitehead & Tony Woods quintet | Tim Whitehead sax, Tony Woods sax, 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
Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quintet | Reading
Thurs 5 Jul | Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quintet | HB More guitar | Jez Titterton guitar | Dave Stamper guitar | Leo soprano sax | Lawrie Wright double bass | Reading | Global Cafe | 9pm | Donations gratefully accepted
The Clive Burton Celebration Band with Kelvin Christiane & Stuart Henderson | Hedsor
Thur 5 Jul | The Clive Burton Celebration Band | Kelvin Christiane sax, Stuart Henderson trumpet & flugelhorn, Nigel Fox keyboard, Steve Riddle bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner Duo | Reading
Wed 4 Jul | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | The Bel and Dragon, Blakes Lock, Gas Works Road, Reading RG13EQ | 7.30pm | free admission | Bookings: 01189 515790
Jazz Pro/Am Challenge at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 3 Jul | Equinox Jazz Pro/Am Challenge with Will Barry | Will Barry piano, 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 | Caversham
Sun 1 Jul | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland guitar, John Aust sax/clari, Gordon Johnson keys/voc | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30pm | No charge
Mike Miller Trio | Sandhurst
Sun 1 July | Mike Miller Trio with Lawrie Wright double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Sandhurst | Wellington Arms | 3:00 pm | Free admission
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Tracey Mendham with the Terry Hutchins Quartet
Sun 1 Jul | Tracey Mendham with the Terry Hutchins Quartet | Tracey Menham tenor sax & vocals, Nigel Fox piano, Terry Hutchins guitar, Keith Howard bass, Julian Bown drums | Pangbourne | PWMC | 7:30pm | £7.00
‘Feelin’ my way’ – classic jazz for a summer’s afternoon | Marlow
Sun 1 Jul | Danzon Duo and Oxford Classic Jazz | Jonny McCourt and Ramon Goose guitars, Nick Gill piano, Mike Wills reeds | Marlow | Christ Church URC | 3:30pm | £10
Rhythms at the Yurt | BB Kean with Hugh Turner
Sat 30 Jun | BB Kean with Hugh Turner | BB Kean – vocal, Hugh Turner – guitar,| Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | £16.76 | Tickets
Short Notice Jazz | Oxford
Sat 30 June | Simon Feast piano, Myron Edwards bass/vocals, George Nicholson drums | www.facebook com/shortnoticejazz | Oxford | Tap Social Movement | 8 pm | No charge
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle | Woolhampton
Sat 30 June | Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Phil Berry bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | Free entry
Rhythms at the Yurt | Rob Terry Trio
Fri 29 Jun | Rob Terry Trio | Rob Terry – piano, Paul Jefferies – bass, Charlie Stafford – drums | Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | £16.76 | Tickets
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 29 Jun | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 29 Jun | 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
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Peter Bingham Quartet | Shinfield
Thurs 28 Jun | Peter Bingham Quartet | Peter Bingham tenor sax, Simon Cook piano, Marianne Windham bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie & Parrot | 8pm | £5
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 28 Jun | Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night in Reading | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano, Nick Hill bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – jam from 9.30pm | No charge
The Clive Burton Celebration Band | Hedsor
Thur 28 Jun | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet | Mike Wills reeds, Lester Brown trumpet, Ken McCarthy keyboard, Peter Hughes bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Berkshire Jazz Jam: Ken Thompson Trio | Global Cafe | Reading
Wed 27 Jun | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Ken Thompson guitar, Phil Berry bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 9:00pm | No charge
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Wed 27 Jun | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | Daniel Higham trombone, Miles Mindlin guitar, Simon Cook piano, Rudy Cook bass, Charlie Hutchinson drums | Bracknell | Tickets – South Hill Park Arts Centre | Bracknell Jazz website | 7.30pm | £10.50 and £5.50 U18s
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 24 June | Mike Miller Trio with David Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Basingstoke | Tea Bar | 1:00 pm | Tea for two £20
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Kelvin Christiane and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 24 Jun | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Kelvin Christiane sax and flute, Alex Hutton piano, Esther Ng bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Clive Fortune Big Band – Save the Children Jazz Evening | Burghfield Village
Sat 23 Jun | Save the Children Jazz Evening | With Clive Fortune Big Band. Live music, entertainment, bar or bring your own picnic | Little Manor | Burghfield Village | 6:30pm | Advanced tickets £10 under 16s free call 0118 983 2569. Further information…
Jeremy Price Quintet | Norden Farm, Maidenhead
Fri 22 Jun | Jeremy Price Quintet | Jeremy Price trombone, Simon Marsh sax, Alex Hutton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Clark Tracey drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15/£13/£5
Fleur Stevenson and Pete Billington | Caversham
Thurs 21 Jun | Fleur Stevenson and Pete Billington | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Pete Billington piano | Caversham | Tipsy Bean | Evening | No charge
Ding Dong Daddios | Stoke Row
Wed 20 Jun | Ding Dong Daddios | jumpin’ & jivin’ 5-piece swing band play ’40’s & ’50’s tunes | Stoke Row | Crooked Billet | 8.00pm | £15
Jazz in Fleet at The Harlington | Gordon Campbell All Star Octet
Tue 19 Jun | Gordon Campbell All Star Octet | for line up, see Fleet Jazz website | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 8.00pm | £14
Sunday Lunchtime Jazz | Vasilis Xenopoulos Quartet | Marlow
Sun 17 Jun | Part of the “Love Marlow Festival” Sunday Lunchtime Jazz | Vasilis Xenopoulos Quartet | Vasilis Xenopoulos tenor sax, Alan Lewis piano, Stuart Barker bass, Dennis Smith drums AND possibly Lucinda Fosker vocals | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 12.15 to 14.45pm | Free Admission
Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz duo| Reading
Sat 16 Jun | Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz duo | Hbmore guitar | Jez Titterton guitar | Reading | The Elm Tree Beech Hill Hog roast | 1pm onwards | No Charge
Fleur Stevenson and Maff Potts | Reading
Fri 15 Jun | Fleur Stevenson and Maff Potts | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano | Reading | Browns | 8pm | No charge