Gigs
Jazz Jam in Reading: Ken Thompson Trio | Reading
Wed 29 Mar | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Ken Thompson guitar, Phil Berry bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 8:30pm | No charge
Ade Holland Trio | Reading
Sun 26 March | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland guitar, Phil Mason vocals and guitar, Keith Howard bass | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 26 Mar | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Kelvin Christiane sax. Nigel Price guitar, Esther Ng bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Dinner jazz at The Angel – Other Way Up | Woolhampton
Sat 25 Mar | Dinner jazz at The Angel – Other Way Up | Claire Jones vocals, Lloyd Payne trumpet, Tom Sim guitar, Wulf Forrester-Barker bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Funky Jazz at The Eldon Arms | Reading
Sat 25 Mar | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Toliy Vyacheslavov sax, Hugh Turner guitar, Jerry Soffe bass, Steve Wyndham drums | Eldon Terrace, Reading | The Eldon Arms | 9.00pm | No charge
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Andy Kennedy Quartet | Shinfield
Thurs 23 Mar | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Andy Kennedy Quartet | Andy Kennedy saxes, Tony Imbierski piano, Brian Throup bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8:00pm | £5
Gli Avanzi Jazz Sextet | Reading
Wed 22 Mar | Gli Avanzi Jazz Sextet | Lorenzo Todorow ten & sopr, Chris Wagstaff trumpet, Martin Dix guitar, Jim Saunders bass, Andrew Last drums, Diego Molina percussion | Reading | The Ice House | 7:30pm | FREE
Blues and Beyond: Julia Titus | Arborfield
Tues 21 Mar | Blues and Beyond : Julia Titus | Julia Titus vocals, Matt Foster guitar | Arborfield | The Swan Inn | 8pm | £5
Stuart Henderson with the Rob Terry Trio | Reading
Tue 21 Mar | Stuart Henderson with the Rob Terry Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Rob Terry piano, Paul Jefferies bass, Charlie Stratford drums | Henley Road, Playhatch, Reading | The Flowing Spring | 8.30pm | £6
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Reading
Tues 21 Marr | Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night in Reading | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano, Nick Hill bass, Ben Robins drums | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – jam from 9.30pm | No charge
Jazz in Fleet at The Harlington
Tue 21 Mar | Ian Bellamy band | Ian Bellamy saxophone | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington |8.00pm | £12
Jazz at Marlow Christ Church | Marlene Verplanck
Tue 21 Mar | Marlene Verplanck vocals, John Pearce piano, Paul Morgan bass, Bobby Worth drums | Marlow | Christ Church Marlow | 8.30pm | £10
Sunday Jazz at Abbot Cook | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 19 Mar | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Gli Avanzi jazz sextet | Reading
Sat 18 Mar | Gli Avanzi jazz sextet | Lorenzo Todorow tenor, Martin Dix guitar, Chris Wagstaff trumpet, Jim Saunders bass, Andrew Last drums, Diego Molina percussion | Reading | The Jolly Anglers | 8.45pm | FREE
Hugh Turner Funk Group | Reading
Sat 18 Mar | Hugh Turner Funk Group | Hugh Turner guitar, Stefan Redtenbacher bass, Frank Tontoh drums, piano & sax tbc | Reading | Global Café | 10.00pm to 12.30am | £4 on the door
Rhythms at the Yurt: Tom Michell Trio | Didcot
Fri 17 Mar | Rhythms at the Yurt: Tom Michell Trio | Tom Michell vocals and guitar, Pete Thomas bass guitar, Tom Sibly drums | Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | Book here
Jazz at The Five Horseshoes | Maidensgrove, near Henley
Fri 17 Mar | Rebecca Poole vocals, Hugh Turner guitar, Paul Jeffries bass | Maidensgrove, Henley | The Five Horseshoes | The Five Horseshoes | 8.00 | £30 jazz supper
Hugh Turner and tbc Jazz duo | Caversham
Thurs 16 Mar | Hugh Turner and tbc Jazz duo | Hugh Turner, guitar | Caversham | The Tipsy Bean | 8pm | Free entry
Yateley & Crowthorne Big Band Society (YCBBS) | Sandhurst
Tues 14 Mar | Yateley & Crowthorne Big Band Society (YCBBS) present two record recitals from the golden age of swing | Sandhurst Community Hall, Yorktown Road, Sandhurst, Berks |7.30pm| £3.50 |Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month| Further details from Kay Sealey (0252 661037)
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Reading
Tues 14 Mar | 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
Sunday Jazz at Abbot Cook | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 12 Mar | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | Tough Tenors – Ray Gelato & Alex Garnett | Ascot
Sun 12 Mar | Tough Tenors Quintet | Ray Gelato & Alex Garnett tenor saxes, Guenther Kuermayer piano, Dave Chamberlain bass, Seb De Krom drums | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
Christian Garrick – “Spirit of Stephane” |Goring
Fri 10 Mar | Christian Garrick – “Spirit of Stephane” | Christian Garrick violin, Jez Cook guitar, Andy Crowdy bass, Tom Hooper drums | The Village Hall | Goring | Goring Jazz | 8.00pm | £15
Simon Allen | Maidenhead
Fri 10 Mar | Simon Allen sax, Peter Billington piano, Oli Hayhurst bass and Darren Altman drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Courtyard Theatre | 8.00pm | £15 (£13 conc) (£5 under 16s)
Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Steve Waterman | Bracknell
Fri 10 Mar | Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Steve Waterman | Steve Waterman trumpet, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park, Recital Room | 7.30pm | £10.00/£5 U18s
Hugh Turner / Lizzie Newberry duo | Reading
Wed 8 Mar | Hugh Turner / Lizzie Newberry duo | Hugh Turner guitar, Lizzie Newberry vocals | Reading | Bel and The Dragon | 7.30pm | Free entry
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 7 Mar | Equinox with Ken Henderson | Ken Henderson 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)
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Denny Ilett, Graeme Hewitt with the Keith Howard Trio
Sun 5 Mar | Denny Ilett, Graeme Hewitt with the Keith Howard Trio | Denny Ilett trumpet, Graeme Hewitt saxophone, Ian Gilchrist piano, Keith Howard double bass, Matt Skeaping drums | Pangbourne Jazz Club | PWMC | 7.30pm | £7
Sunday Jazz at Abbot Cook | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 5 Mar | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Jazz at Progress | Ian Shaw | Reading | Buy tickets
Fri 3 March 2017 | Progress Theatre, Reading | Ian Shaw | Ian Shaw vocals, Jamie Safir keyboard, Mick Hutton double bass | 7.30pm | £20.00 (£18.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Read more…
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Judy Vaughan | Shinfield
Thurs 2 Mar | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Judy Vaughan
Judy Vaughan vocals – www.judy vaughan.co.uk/
Phil Craddock piano
Jamie Howell double bass
Jim Wade drums
Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8:00pm | £5
A Chris Barber Special | Charity Jazz in aid of Basingstoke Stroke Support Group | Basingstoke
Mon 27 Feb | Chris Barber with an all-star traditional six piece line up featuring Cuff Billett (trumpet), Ron Drake (clarinet), Ray Smith (piano), Alyn Shipton (bass) and Emile Martyn (drums) | Charity Jazz in aid of Basingstoke Stroke Support Group | Basingstoke Irish Centre, Council Road RG21 3DH | 8.00pm | £20 from 0742 573 3935 or blackbird@waitrose.com
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Mon 27 Feb | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | Alex Hitchcock sax, Simon Cook piano, Rudy Cook bass, Charlie Hutchinson drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park, Wilde Upstairs performance space | 7.30pm | £10.00 (£8.00 in advance) and £5 U18s
Sonning Mill | The 1930’s Jazz in New York
Sun 26 Feb | The 1930’s Jazz in New York | The Mill | Sonning | Enrico Tomasso trumpet, Keith Nicols piano/vocals, Martin Litton piano, Joan Viskant vocals, Ian Bateman trombone, Mattias Seuffert sax/clarinet, Mark Crooks sax, Thomas Langham guitar/vocals, Dave Chamberlain bass, Anthony Kerr vibes, Richard Pite drums | The Mill at Sonning | £41.00 including dinner | Dinner 6.15-8.00pm, Show 8.15pm
Ade Holland Trio | Reading
Sun 26 Feb | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland guitar, John Aust clarinet, Keith Howard bass | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson, Toliy Vyacheslavov and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 26 Feb | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Toliy Vyacheslavov sax and the Simon Price Trio | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Dinner jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle Quartet | Woolhampton
Sat 25 Feb | Dinner jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle Quartet
Lea Lyle vocals
Phil Craddock piano
Keith Howard bass
Jim Wade drums
Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 24 Feb | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 24 Feb | 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
Brazilian music evening | Stanton St John
Wed 22 Feb | Brazilian music evening | Mischa Adams vocals & percussion, Tim Lapthorn piano, Tim Dawes bass, Nathan Allen drums | Stanton St John | The Talkhouse | 8.30pm | No charge
Jazz Jam in Reading: Ken Thompson Trio | Reading
Wed 22 Feb | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Ken Thompson guitar, Phil Berry bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 8:30pm | No charge
Jazz in Fleet at The Harlington
Tue 21 Feb | Andy Cleyndert Quartet | Andy Cleyndert bass, Martin Shaw trumpet, Colin Oxley guitar, Mark Edwards piano | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington |8.00pm | £12
Blues and Beyond: Jukes Blues | Arborfield
Tues 21 Feb | Blues and Beyond: Jukes Blues – a classic rhythm and blues band with soul | Arborfield | The Swan Inn | 8pm | £5
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Reading
Tues 21 Feb | Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night in Reading | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano, Nick Hill bass, Ben Robins drums | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – jam from 9.30pm | No charge
Stuart Henderson Quartet “Chet meets Clifford” | Reading
Tue 21 Feb | Stuart Henderson Quartet with a celebration of two of the twentieth century’s most iconic trumpet players, Chet Baker and Clifford Brown | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Graeme Taylor piano, Raph Misraki bass, Simon Price drums (and maybe guest Mike Booker baritone sax) | Henley Road, Playhatch, Reading | The Flowing Spring | 8.30pm | £5
Sunday Jazz | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 19 Feb | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Martin Shaw | Maidenhead
Fri 17 Feb | Martin Shaw trumpet, Piers Green sax and rhythm section headed by Clark Tracey drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Courtyard Theatre | 8.00pm | £15 (£13 conc) (£5 under 16s)
Yateley & Crowthorne Big Band Society (YCBBS) | Sandhurst
Tues 14 Feb | Yateley & Crowthorne Big Band Society (YCBBS) present two record recitals from the golden age of swing | Sandhurst Community Hall | 7.30pm | £3.50 | Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month | Further details from Kay Sealey 0252 661037)
Simon Spillett’s “Standard Miles” | Marlow
Tue 14 Feb | Simon Spillett’s “Standard Miles” | Simon Spillett sax, Henry Lowther trumpet, John Critchinson piano, Dave Green bass, Trevor Tompkins drums | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £10
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Reading
Tues 14 Feb | 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
