Gigs
Sunday Jazz | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 12 Feb| Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | The Leon Greening Trio | Ascot
Sun 12 Feb | The Leon Greening Trio | Leon Greening piano, Adam King bass, Steve Brown drums | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
Gli Avanzi Jazz Quintet | Jolly Anglers | Reading
Sat 11 Feb | Gli Avanzi jazz Quintet | Lorenzo Todorow tenor, Martin Dix guitar, Chris Wagstaff trumpet, Jim Saunders bass, Andrew Last drums | Reading | The Jolly Anglers | 8.45pm | No charge
Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Sarah Dowling & Nigel Price
Fri 10 Feb | Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Sarah Dowling & Nigel Price | Sarah Dowling vocals, Nigel Price guitar, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park Jazz, Recital Room | 7.30pm | £10.00/£5 U18s
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Patrick Moore Band | Shinfield
Thurs 9 Feb | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Patrick Moore Band | Patrick Moore bass, Ewen Baird saxes, Kevin Armstrong guitar, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8:00pm | £5
Jazz at Burnham – Bob Christopher
Wed 8 Feb | Jazz at Burnham – Bob Christopher | Bob Christopher, saxes & vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Paul Read bass, Jim Wade drums | Burnham | Royal British Legion | 8:30pm | No charge
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 7 Feb | Equinox with Leslie Hayworth | Leslie Hayworth 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)
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Art Themen with the Terry Hutchins Quartet
Sun 5 Feb 2017 | Art Themen with the Terry Hutchins Quartet | Art Themen saxes, Terry Hutchins guitar, Malcolm Cliff piano, Keith Howard double bass, Matt Skeaping drums | Pangbourne Jazz Club | PWMC | 7.30pm | £7
The Glenn Miller Orchestra / Sonning
Sun 5 Feb | The Glenn Miller Orchestra | The Mill | Sonning | Five saxophones, four trumpets, four trombones and three rhythm plus a male and female vocalist. The complete Miller Tribute | The Mill at Sonning | £51 including dinner | Dinner 6.15-8.00pm, Show 8.15pm
Sunday Jazz | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 5 Feb | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Johnty Wilks Spiritual Jazz | Reading
Sat 4 Feb | Johnty Wilks Spiritual Jazz | Johnty (alto & soprano saxes/keyboard/programming) & K Darling (bass/programming) | 21 South St, Reading RG1 4QU | South Street Arts Centre | 7.00pm | £17 in advance online / £20 on the door
The Colossal Perverts of Jazz | Reading
Thu 2 Feb | The Colossal Perverts of Jazz | Johnty (sax) & K Darling (bass/programming) | 35-39 London St, Reading RG1 4PS | Global Cafe | 8.30pm | Free
Jazz at The Milk Bar | No Room For Squares | Reading
Wed 1 Feb | No Room For Squares | Jim Donovan presents jazz on vinyl from his archives | Reading | Milk Bar | 7.00pm | No Charge
Sunday Jazz | Hugh Turner | Reading
Sun 29 Jan | Sunday Jazz | Hugh Turner guitar, plus guests TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson with Sue Greenway and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 29 Jan | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Sue Greenway sax, Pete Billington piano, Esther Ng bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Dinner jazz at The Angel – Café Zazous | Woolhampton
Sat 28 Jan | Dinner jazz at The Angel – Café Zazous | HBMore guitar, Feliks Tabis violin, Dave Stamper guitar, Steve Lamming double bass | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
The Derek Nash Acoustic Quartet plus special guest Martin Shaw | Progress Theatre, Reading | Just one ticket still available!
Fri 27 Jan 2017 | Progress Theatre, Reading | The Derek Nash Acoustic Quartet plus special guest Martin Shaw | Derek Nash saxes, Martin Shaw trumpet & flugelhorn, Dave Newton piano, Geoff Gascoyne bass, Sebastiaan de Krom drums | 7.30pm | £16.00 (£14.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee | Read more…
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 27 Jan | 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
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 27 Jan | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Jazz Jam in Reading: Ken Thompson Trio | Reading
Wed 25 Jan | 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
The Supertonics Big Band, plus guest female vocalist | Bracknell
Sun 22 Jan | The Supertonics Big Band, plus guest female vocalist | Bracknell | Jennett’s Park Community Hall, Sparrowhawk Way RG12 8EB | Doors 7.30pm – Band 8.00pm to 10.15pm | Tickets £8, or there may still be a few left at £7 for “early bird” bookings – contact David Bennett 07739-314261 davidbennett470@gmail.com
Sunday Jazz | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 22 Jan | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Jazz at the Oakwood Centre with Steve Waterman | Woodley
Sat 21 Jan | Steve Waterman with the Martin Hart Trio | Steve Waterman trumpet with the Martin Hart Trio | The Oakwood Centre, Woodley | 7.45pm | £10
Matt Holland and Leo Green | Maidenhead
Fri 20 Jan 2017| Matt Holland and Leo Green | Matt Holland (trumpet), Leo Green (sax), Gary Baldwin (organ, guitar) and Al Cherry (drummer) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Courtyard Theatre | 8.00pm | £15 (£13 conc) (£5 under 16s)
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Wed 18 Jan | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | Tom Barford sax, Simon Cook piano, Rudy Cook bass, Charlie Hutchinson | Bracknell | South Hill Park, Wilde Upstairs performance space | 7.30pm | £10.00/£8.00 in advance – £5 U18s
Jim Mullen with Frank Toms Trio | Marlow
Tues 17 Jan | Jim Mullen with Frank Toms Trio | Zoe Francis vocals | Marlow | Marlow Jazz Club | 8.30pm | £8.00
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Reading
Tues 17 Jan | 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
Joanna Eden with Steve Waterman | Fleet
Tues 17 Jan | Joanna Eden performs “Embraceable Ella” | Joanna Eden vocals, Steve Waterman trumpet and the Chris Ingham Trio | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 8.00pm | £12
Sunday Jazz | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 15 Jan | 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 14 Jan | Gli Avanzi Jazz sextet | Lorenzo Todorow tenor, Martin Dix guitar, Chris Wagstaff trumpet, Andrew Last drums, Wulf Forrester-Barker bass, Diego Molina percussion | Reading | The Jolly Anglers | 8.45pm | FREE
Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Byron Wallen | Bracknell
Fri 13 Jan | Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Byron Wallen | Byron Wallen trumpet, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park, Recital Room | 7.30pm | £10.00/£5 U18s
Derek Nash’s Sax Appeal | Goring
Fri 13 Jan | Derek Nash’s Sax Appeal | Goring | Goring Hall Jazz Society | 8.00pm | £15.00
Jazz at Burnham – Michelle Aspell
Wed 11 Jan | Jazz at Burnham – Michelle Aspell | Michelle Aspell vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Keith Howard bass, Jim Wade drums | Burnham | Royal British Legion | 8:30pm | No charge
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Reading
Tues 10 Jan | 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 Jagz | Derek Nash Quartet | Ascot
Sun 8 Jan | Derek Nash Quartet | Derek Nash saxes, Dave Newton piano, Geoff Gascoyne bass, Seb De Krom drums | Ascot | Jagz | 12.00 to 3.30pm | £10
Jazz at The Milk Bar | No Room For Squares | Reading
Wed 4 Jan | No Room For Squares | Jim Donovan presents jazz on vinyl from his archives | Reading | Milk Bar | 7.00pm | No Charge
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 3 Jan 2017 | The Chris Ford Jazz Quartet | Chris Ford trombone, Jake Werth piano, Spud Smith bass, Justin Tambini drums | Sherfield-on-Loddon | Four Horseshoes | 8:00pm | No charge for admission (donations are welcomed)
Sax in the City Dinner-jazz & Dancing | Wokingham
Sat 31 Dec | Sax in the City Dinner-jazz & Dancing | Johnty (sax/DJ) & K Darling (bass/programming) | 30 Market Place, Wokingham RG40 1AP | Wokingham | Café Rouge | 8:00pm | £30 with meal
Jam in Reading: Ken Thompson Trio | Reading
Wed 28 Dec 2016 | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Ken Thompson guitar, Phil Berry bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 8:00pm | No charge
Christmas Day – Sax in the City Charity Event | Reading
Sun 25 Dec | Sax in the City Charity Event | Johnty sax, & K Darling bass/programming | St. Saviour’s Church Hall, Berkeley Avenue, Reading, RG1 6JT | CIRDIC | 12-13.00pm | Free
Steve Morano/Hugh Turner | Reading
Thurs 22 Dec | Steve Morano/Hugh Turner/ Rock and pop originals and covers | Steve Morano guitar/vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Reading |The Retreat | 9-11pm | Free entry
Roy Williams & Judy Vaughan with the Clive Burton Quintet | Hedsor
Thu 22 Dec | Hedsor Christmas Party | Roy Williams trombone, Judy Vaughan vocals and Clive Burton trombone with his quartet | The Hedsor Social Club | Hedsor, Bourne End| Hedsor Social Club | 8.00pm | £12
Natalie McFarlane and Lawrie Wright | Reading
Wed 21 Dec 2016 | | Natalie McFarlane sax and vocals and Lawrie Wright piano | Reading | Artigiano Bar | 8.00pm to 10.00pm | No charge
Jazz at The Bullingdon, Oxford
Tue 20 Dec 2015 | Stuart Henderson quartet | Cowley Road, Oxford | The Bullingdon | 9.00pm | No charge
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Reading
Tues 20 Dec 2016 | 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
Sunday Jazz | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 18 Dec 2016 | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Hugh Turner Funk Workout | Reading
Sat 17 Dec | Hugh Turner Funk Workout | Hugh turner guitar, Nial Tompkins guitar, TBC electric bass. TBC drums | Reading | Global Café | 10pm-12.30am | £4 on the door | (Every third Saturday of the month)
Dinner Jazz at The Angel: Judy Vaughan | Woolhampton
Sat 17 Dec 2016 | Jazz at The Angel: Judy Vaughan | Judy Vaughan vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Jamie Howell bass, Jim Wade drums | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Barb Jungr Gets Festive Again | Newbury
Fri 16 Dec 2016 | Barb Jungr Gets Festive Again | Barb Jungr vocals, Jenny Carr piano | Newbury | New Greenham Arts | 8pm | £17 (£15 concessions)
Rebecca Poole Trio| Henley
Fri 16 Dec | Rebecca Poole Trio | Rebecca Poole vocals, Hugh Turner guitar, Raph Mizraki acoustic bass | Maidensgrove. Henley | The Five Horseshoes | 8-10.30pm | £25 supper and jazz menu – booking essential | (Every third Friday of the month)
