Gigs
Cafe Zazous duo | Beech Hill
Fri 16 Dec | Cafe Zazous duo | HB More and Jez Titterton | Beech Hill | The Elm Tree | 6.30pm | No charge
Jazz at Progress | Empirical | Buy tickets
Fri 16 Dec 2016 | Progress Theatre, Reading | Empirical | Nathaniel Facey sax, Lewis Wright vibes, Tom Farmer bass, Shaney Forbes drums | 7.30pm | £19.00 (£17.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee | Read more…
Alec Dankworth’s World Spirit | Maidenhead
Thur 15 Dec | Alec Dankworth’s World Spirit | Alec Dankworth (double bass), Emily Dankworth (vocals), Brandon Allen (tenor vocals) and Paul Clarvis (world percussionist) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8.00pm | £15
Fleur Stevenson/Hugh Turner | Caversham
Thurs 15 Dec | Fleur Stevenson/Hugh Turner | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Tipsy Bean | Caversham | 7.30-10pm | Free entry (Every 3rd Thursday each month)
Phil Craddock Trio plus guests | Burnham
Wed 14 Dec | Phil Craddock Trio plus guests | Ken Carter saxes, Mick Emblow vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Roy Dalpra bass, Jim Wade drums | Burnham | Royal British Legion | 8:30pm | No charge
Louis Alexander, Jon Bone and Marc Wilde | Reading
Wed 14 Dec 2016 | Louis Alexander vocals, Jon Bone piano (both from the Ding Dong Daddios) and Marc Wilde violin and viola | Reading | Artigiano Bar | 8.00pm to 10.00pm | No charge
Nigel Price’s Organ Trio plus Vasilis Xenopoulos | Marlow
Tue 13 Dec 2016 | Nigel Price’s Organ Trio plus Vasilis Xenopoulos | Nigel Price guitar, Vasilis Xenopoulos sax, Ross Stanley hammond organ, Matt Home drums | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £8
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Reading
Tues 13 Dec 2016 | 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
John Critchinson’s Xmas Special | Ascot
Sun 11 Dec 2016 | John Critchinson’s Xmas Special | John Critchinson piano, Art Themen sax, Jacqui Hicks vocals, Dave Green bass and Matt Home drums | Jagz | Ascot | 1 pm | £10
Jazz gig in memory of everyone’s friend: Dave Curwell | Retreat Pub
Sun 11 Dec 2012 | Special Jazz gig at The Retreat | In memory of the late Dave Curwell who was a regular supporter of jazz gigs in and around Reading. Dave was everyone’s friend and you could not meet a nicer guy | Dave remained cheerful to the last despite suffering months of intensive chemopherapy | Many jazz musicians who all very much appreciated Dave’s faithful support at their gigs will be playing at this gig | Reading | Retreat Pub | Time 6.00pm onwards | No charge, but there will be a collection in aid of Cancer Research
Sunday Jazz | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 11 Dec 2016 | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Love That Jazz | Reading
Sat 10 Dec | Love That Jazz | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Gavin Wilkinson, guitar, Terry Davis double bass, Dave Simms drums | Reading |The Palmer Tavern | 9:00 pm | No charge
Amber & the Professors | Reading
Sat 10 Dec | Amber & the Professors | Amber Nunn (vocals) Richard Meehan (piano) James Newman (bass) | Reading | The Castle Tap | 8.30 pm | No charge
Steve Waterman | Maidenhead
Fri 9 Dec | Steve Waterman | Steve Waterman (trumpet) Will Gibson (sax), Alex Hutton (piano), Andy Cleyndert (bass) and Clark Tracey (drums) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8.00pm | £15 (£13 conc) (£5 under 16s)
Chris Barber Big Band | Goring
Fri 9 Dec 2016 | Chris Barber Big Band | Chris Barber on trumpet leads Europe’s greatest Trad jazz band | The Village Hall | Goring | Goring Jazz | 8.00pm | £23 to include cheese & wine
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Trish Elphinstone Quartet | Shinfield
Thu 8 Dec 2016 | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Trish Elphinstone Quartet | Trish Elphinstone alto/soprano saxes, Martin Pickett piano, Esther Ng bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8.00pm | £5
Katya Sarigina and Ed Armonas | Reading
Wed 7 Dec 2016 | Katya Sarigina vocals and Ed Armonas guitar | Reading | Artigiano Bar | 8.00pm to 10.00pm | No charge
Jazz at The Milk Bar | No Room For Squares and Baron Mare Quartet LIVE | Reading
Wed 7 Dec 2016 | No Room For Squares with Baron Mare Quartet LIVE | Jim Donovan presents jazz on vinyl from his archives before, between and after the sets by Baron Mare Quartet | Reading | Milk Bar | 7.00pm | No Charge
Skelton Skinner All Stars | Fleet
Tues 6 Dec 2016 | Skelton Skinner All Stars | Drummer Matt Skelton, alto saxophonist Colin Skinner, trumpeter Mike Lovatt, trombonist Gordon Campbell, tenor sax Alan Barnes, pianist Graham Harvey & bassist Jeremy Brown | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 7:30pm | £15
Blues and Beyond – Ma Bessie Duo | Arborfield
Tues 6 Dec 2016 | Blues and Beyond – Ma Bessie Duo | Julia Titus vocals, Matt Foster guitar | The Swan | Arborfield | 8:30pm | £5
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 6 Dec 2016 | Equinox with Alex Forsyth | Alex Forsyth sax/flute, 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)
Fleur Stevenson/Hugh Turner | Wallingford
Sun 4 Dec | Fleur Stevenson/Hugh Turner | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | The Keep | Wallingford | 6-8pm | Free entry
Gli Avanzi Jazz Sextet | Wokingham
Sun 4 Dec | Gli Avanzi Jazz Sextet | Lorenzo Todorow tenor, Martin Dix
guitar, Chris Wagstaff trumpet, Roger Mitchell bass, Andrew Last drums,
Diego Molina percussion | Wokingham | The Victoria Arms | 7.00pm | FREE
Reedy Fusion 5 Saxes in Harmony | Pangbourne
Sun 4 Dec | Reedy Fusion 5 Saxes in Harmony | Backed by The Terry Hutchins Trio | Pangbourne Jazz Club | PWMC | 7.30pm | £5.00
Sunday Jazz | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 4 Dec | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
University of Reading Big Band | Reading
Sat 3 Dec | University of Reading Big Band | University of Reading, London Road Campus | The Great Hall | 7 pm | £15/£10 conc.)
Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Roger Beaujolais | Bracknell
Fri 2 Dec 2016 | Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Roger Beaujolais | Roger Beaujolais vibes, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park, Recital Room | 7.30pm | £10.00/£5 U18s
Jam in Reading: Ken Thompson Trio | Reading
Wed 30 Nov 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
The Chris Barber Big Band / Sonning
Sun 27 Nov 2016 | The Chris Barber Big Band | The Mill | Sonning | Trombonist Chris Barber celebrates his 69th year as a bandleader in 2016 | The Mill at Sonning | £51.00 including dinner | Dinner 6.15-8.00pm, Show 8.15pm
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson, Simon Spillett and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 27 Nov 2016 | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, with guest Simon Spillett sax and the Simon Price Trio | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Gli Avanzi jazz sextet | Reading
Sat 26 Nov | Gli Avanzi jazz sextet | Lorenzo Todorow tenor, Martin Dix guitar, Chris Wagstaff trumpet, Andrew Last drums, Diego Molina percussion, bass tba | Reading | The Jolly Anglers | 8.45pm | No charge
Dinner Jazz at The Angel: Fleur Stevenson with Hugh Turner | Woolhampton
Sat 26 Nov 2016 | Jazz at The Angel: Fleur Stevenson with Hugh Turner | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 25 Nov 2016 | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
The Roots of Jazz | Calcot
Fri 25 Nov | The Roots of Jazz** | Sarah Ellen Hughes vocals, Andre Brown sax, Ray Butcher trumpet, Jo Ingham keys, Jon Herring drums, Phil Wain bass | Kennet Valley Free Church | Carters Rise, Fords Farm Calcot RG31 7YT | 7.30pm | £7.50 | Bookings here
** Music of the highest quality alongside a presentation exploring the influence and impact the Christian gospel message had on the development of jazz.
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 25 Nov 2016 | 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 Jones | Shinfield
Thu 24 Nov 2016 | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Peter Jones | Peter Jones vocals, Martin Pickett keys, Steve Riddle bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8.00pm | £5
Hugh Turner/ Izabela Borzymowska Duo | Reading
Wed 23 Nov | Hugh Turner/ Izabela Borzymowska Duo | Hugh Turner guitar, Izabela Borzymowska vocals | Reading | Artigiano Bar | 8pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 20 Nov 2016 | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.00pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Hugh Turner Funk Workout | Reading
Sat 19 Nov | Hugh Turner Funk Group | Hugh Turner guitar | Stefan Redtenbacher electric bass | Frank Tontoh drums | Reading | Global Cafe | £4 on the door
IJO Big Band presents Autumn Jazz Cafe | Burghfield
Sat 19 Nov 2016 | IJO Big Band presents Autumn Jazz Cafe | A 20 piece Big Band with three fabulous singers will be playing some great swing classics | Dancefloor and food & drink available from the bar | Burghfield Community Sports Association, James Lane, Burghfield | Tickets are £10 in advance (group discount of £90 for 10 tickets) or £12 on the door | Tickets available on our website: IJO Bib Band | Doors 7.30pm for 8.00 to 11.00pm
Latin from the North | Maidenhead
Friday 18 Nov 2016 | Latin from the North | Afro-Caribbean: salsa, calypso and reggae | Maidenhead | Norden Farm | 7.30pm | £17
Rebecca Poole Trio | Maidensgrove, Henley
Fri 18 Nov | Rebecca Poole Trio | Rebecca Poole vocals, Hugh Turner guitar, Paul Jeffries acoustic bass | Maidensgrove, Henley | Five Horseshoes | 8-10.30pm | £25 supper and jazz menu – booking essential
Fleur Stevenson/Hugh Turner | Caversham
Thurs 17 Nov | Fleur Stevenson/Hugh Turner | Fleur Stevenson vocals | Hugh Turner guitar | Caversham | Tipsy Bean | 7.30-10pm | No charge
Amber & the Professors Trio | Reading
Wed 16 Nov | Amber & the Professors Trio | Amber Nunn (vocals) Richard Meehan (piano) James Newman (bass) | Reading | Caffeine and Cocktails | 8.30 pm | Free
Andrea Vicari with Mornington Lockett | Fleet
Tues 15 Nov 2016 | Andrea Vicari with Mornington Lockett | Pianist Andrea Vicari & saxophonist Mornington Lockett with Nic France on drums and Marianne Windham on bass | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 7:30pm | £12
Stuart Henderson Quartet – Century of Jazz Trumpet | Reading
Tue 15 Nov 2016 | Stuart Henderson quartet play “A Century of the Jazz Trumpet” | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Pete Billington piano, Raph Misraki bass, Simon Price drums | Henley Road, Playhatch, Reading | The Flowing Spring | 8.30pm | £5
The Harry Allen Quartet | Marlow
Tue 15 Nov 2016 | The Harry Allen Quartet | Harry Allen tenor sax, Andrea Pozza piano, Simon Woolf bass, Steve Brown drums | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | Price TBC
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Reading
Tues 15 Nov 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
Gilad Atzmon Quartet | Ascot
Sun 13 Nov 2016 | Gilad Atzmon Quartet | Gilad Atzmon sax, Frank Harrison piano, Yaron Stavi bass, Chris Higginbottom drums. | Jagz | Ascot | 1 pm | £10
Sunday Jazz | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 13 Nov 2016 | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.00pm to 4.30pm | No charge
