Gigs
Phil Mason Trio | Caversham
Sun 6 May | Phil Mason Trio | Phil Mason guitar, vocals, Andy Townsend trumpet, Esther Ng bass | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30pm | No charge
Bracknell Jazz: Portrait of the Modern Jazz Quartet | Bracknell
Fri 4 May | Portrait of the Modern Jazz Quartet | Nat Steele vibes, Gabriel Latchin piano, Dario di Lecce bass, Steve Brown drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park Arts Centre | £12 (£5 under 18s)
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Julia Titus | Shinfield
Thurs 3 May | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Julia Titus | Julia Titus vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8pm | £5
The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet | Hedsor
Thur 3 May | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet | Mike Wills reeds, Lester Brown trumpet, Nigel Fox keyboard, John Monney Bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 1 May | Equinox with Debby Bracknell | Debby 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)
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 29 Apr | 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 – Stuart Henderson and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 29 Apr | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Denny Ilett guitar, Pete Billington hammond organ, Esther Ng bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Fleur Stevenson | Woolhampton
Sat 28 Apr | Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Fleur Stevenson | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | Free entry
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 27 Apr | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Jazz at Progress | Martin Speake Quartet ft. Ethan Iverson | Buy tickets
Fri 27 Apr | Martin Speake alto saxophone, Ethan Iverson piano, Fred Thomas double bass, James Maddren drums. Progress Theatre, Reading | 7:30pm | £20.00 (£18.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee.
Art Themen Quartet | Maidenhead
Fri 27 Apr | Art Themen Quartet | Art Themen sax, Alex Hutton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Clark Tracey drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15/£13/£5
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 27 Apr | 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 26 Apr | 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 Quintet with Alan Grahame | Hedsor
Thur 26 Apr | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet with Alan Grahame | Alan Grahame vibes, Mike Wills reeds, Nigel Fox keyboard, John Monney 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 25 Apr | 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
Fleur Stevenson Quartet | Kintbury
Wed 25 Apr | Fleur Stevenson Quartet | Fleur Stevenson, vocals, Anatoliy Vyacheslavov tenor sax, Hugh Turner guitar, Raph Mizraki double bass | Kintbury | The Dundas Arms | 7.30pm | No charge
AKQ (Andy Kennedy Quartet) | Reading
Sun 22 Apr | AKQ | Andy Kennedy saxes, Paul Glover drums, Brian Throup upright & electric bass, Tony Imbierski piano | Reading | The Global Cafe | 8pm | No charge
Mike Miller Trio | Rotherwick
Sun 22 Apr | Mike Miller Trio with David Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Rotherwick | Tylney Hall | 3:00pm | Jazz Afternoon Tea £36 per person
Fleur Stevenson and Gareth Willams | Reading
Fri 20 Apr | Fleur Stevenson and Gareth Willams | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Gareth Williams piano | Reading | Browns | 8pm | No charge
The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet with Robert Goodhew | Hedsor
Thur 19 Apr | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet with Robert Goodhew | Robert Goodhew sax, Mike Wills reeds, Nigel Fox keyboard, John Monney Bass, 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
Tue 17 Apr | Sarah Dowling Quintet | Sarah Dowling vocals, Nat Steele vibes, Gabriel Lachin piano, Marianne Windham bass, Steve Brown drums | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 8.00pm | £14
Jacqui Dankworth & Butterfly’s Wing | Maidenhead
Fri 13 Apr | Jacqui Dankworth & Butterfly’s Wing | Jacqui Dankworth vocals, Ben Davies cello, Christian Garrick violin, David Gordon piano | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Courtyard Theatre | 8.00pm | £16/£14
The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet | Hedsor
Thur 12 Apr | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet | Lester Brown trumpet, Mike Wills reeds, Nigel Fox keyboard, John Monney Bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Ahead Only Trio | Maidenhead
Thu 12 Apr | Ahead Only Trio | Guido Spannocchi sax, Jason Simpson bass, Marco Quarantotto drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £12/£10
Bracknell Jazz Young Musicians | Bracknell
Wed 11 Apr | Bracknell Jazz Young Musicians | Jim Gold alto sax, Simon Cook piano, Rudy Cook bass, Charlie Hutchinson drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park Arts Centre | 7.30pm | £10 (£5 under 18s).
Mike Piggott | Caversham
Wed 11 Apr | Mike Piggott | Mike Piggott, jazz violin with supporting trio | Caversham | Mander Court, 8 Derby Road, Reading RG4 5EY | 8pm | No charge but a donation to Guide Dogs For The Blind will be greatly appreciated | Call 0118 947 6504 for further information.
The very best Trad Jazz at Reading Rugby Club | Sonning Lane
Wed 11 Apr | Traditional New Orleans – Dixieland style Jazz | John Maddocks Jazzmen | Reading Rugby Club, Holme Park, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6ST | 7.00pm to 10.30pm | £10.00
Bob Kerr & His Whoopee Band | Charity Jazz in aid of Basingstoke Stroke Support Group | Basingstoke
Mon 9 Apr | Aching sides guaranteed when Bob Kerr brings his incredible Whoopee-Makers to shake up Basingstoke with an evening of jazzy musical mayhem & outrageous comedy | Charity Jazz in aid of Basingstoke Stroke Support Group | Basingstoke Irish Centre, Council Road RG21 3DH | 8.00pm | £16 from 0787 1129 191 or blackbird@waitrose.com
Gli Avanzi with Stuart Henderson | Reading
Sun 8 Apr | Gli Avanzi with Stuart Henderson | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Clive Downs saxes and flute, Martin Dix guitar, Wulf Forrester-Barker bass guitar, Andrew Last drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 7:30pm | No charge
Mike Miller Trio | Old Basing
Sun 8 Apr | Mike Miller Trio with David Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Old Basing | River Bank Tea Rooms | 1:30pm | Free admission
Rhythms at the Yurt: Jamie Howell Trio | Didcot
Sat 7 Apr| Jamie Howell Trio | Jamie Howell guitar, Paul Jefferies bass, Monte Hall drums, percussion | Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | Tickets
Bracknell Jazz | Bracknell
Fri 6 Apr | Katie Brown, Alex Hitchcock, Tom Smith saxes, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park Arts Centre | 7.30pm | £10 (£5 under 18s).
Rhythms at the Yurt: Swing Fromage | Didcot
Fri 6 Apr | Swing Fromage | Tom Weetman, Lewis Dickinson guitars, Annalise Lam violin | Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | Tickets
The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet with Frank Griffith | Hedsor
Thur 5 Apr | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet with Frank Griffith | Frank Griffith sax, Mike Wills reeds, Nigel Fox keyboard, John Monney Bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Lea Lyle Quartet | Shinfield
Thurs 5 Apr | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Barrie Griffin bass, Jim Wade drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot| 8pm | £5
Portrait of the Modern Jazz Quartet | Marlow
Tues 3 Apr | Portrait of the Modern Jazz Quartet | Highly acclaimed new group paying tribute to the original MJQ | Nat Steele, vibes, Gabriel Latchen, piano, Dario Di Lecce, bass and the award-winning drummer Steve Brown | Marlow Jazz Club | 8.30pm | Admission £10
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tue 3 Apr | Equinox with Mike Gale | Mike Gale trumpet, Peter Bingham tenor sax, John Clarke guitar, Andy Baker bass, Paul Kaluza percussion | Sherfield-on-Loddon | Four Horseshoes | 8:00pm | No charge for admission (donations are welcomed)
Mike Miller Trio | Sandhurst
Sun 1 Apr | Mike Miller Trio with Phil Berry double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Sandhurst | Wellington Arms | 3:00pm | Free admission
Phil Mason Trio | Caversham
Sun 1 Apr | Phil Mason Trio | Phil Mason gtr/voc, Felicity Taylor violin/voc, John Monney bass | Caversham | The Griffin | 3:30pm | No charge
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Pangbourne
Sun 1 April | Earl Okin vocals and piano, Terry Hutchins guitar, Keith Howard double bass, Paul Glover drums | Pangbourne | PWMC | 7:30pm | £7.00
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle Quartet | Woolhampton
Sat 31 Mar | Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Nick Hill bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | Free entry
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 30 Mar | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 30 Mar | 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
The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet with Simon Spillett | Hedsor
Thur 29 March | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet with Simon Spillett | Simon Spillet tenor sax, Mike Wills reeds, Nigel Fox keyboard, John Monney Bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Cafe Zazous, Global Cafe | Reading
Thurs 29 Mar | Café Zazous | Non stop gypsy jazz for dancing, grooving and shouting | Reading | Global Cafe | 9pm to 11pm
Jazz at Progress | Chris Laurence Quartet | Buy tickets
Thursday 29 March | Chris Laurence double bass, Frank Ricotti vibraphone, John Parricelli guitar, Martin France drums. Progress Theatre, Reading | 7:30pm | £18.00 (£16.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee.
Berkshire Jazz Jam: Ken Thompson Trio | Global Cafe | Reading
Wed 28 Mar | 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
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 25 Mar | Mike Miller Trio with David Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Basingstoke | Tea Bar | 1:00 pm | Tea for two £20
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner duo | Wallingford
Sun 25 Mar | Fleur Stevenson Sunday Chill-out Jazz at Le Clos Wine Bar, Wallingford | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | La Clos, 1 St Mary’s Street, Wallingford, OX10 0EL | 4pm Reservations: 01491 598 151
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson with Tracey Mendham and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 25 Mar | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Tracey Mendham sax, Will Bartlett piano, Esther Ng bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
