Jazz at Progress
Since 2012, Jazz in Reading has been programming fantastic monthly jazz gigs - featuring leading British and international jazz stars - at Progress Theatre here in Reading under the Jazz at Progress brand.
We feature some of the finest soloists, singers and band leaders in the UK and beyond who are supported by a bevy of talented musicians. Expect some great evenings of live modern jazz, right here on your doorstep.
Scroll down for further details of these irresistible gigs.
Check out our new Gallery page for images from some of the great gigs we've put on at Progress.
Jazz at Progress | Jazz at Progress | Benn Clatworthy Quartet | Tickets on sale soon
Friday 19 March 2027 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £20.00, £18.00 concessions, £10 under 16 plus 3.5% booking fee. Benn Clatworthy tenor sax | Alex Hutton piano | Simon Thorpe bass | Matt Home drums Benn was active in the London Music Scene in the 1970’s and was a protégé of Ronnie Scott. He […]
Jazz at Progress | Martin Speake’s Charukesi | Tickets on sale soon
Friday 29 January 2027 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £20.00, £18.00 concessions, £10 under 16 plus 3.5% booking fee. Martin Speake alto saxophone | Alyson Cawley tenor saxophone | Mike Outram guitar | Richard Fox tuba | Tom Hooper drums. For 30 years alto saxophonist, composer and improviser Martin Speake has been […]
Jazz at Progress | The Songs of Satchmo and Sinatra | Tickets on sale soon
Friday 18 December 2026 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £20.00, £18.00 concessions, £10 under 16 plus 3.5% booking fee. Denny Ilett vocal and guitar | Enrico Tomasso trumpet and vocal Colin Good piano | Stuart Barker bass | Sebastiaan de Krom drums The Songs Of Satchmo and Sinatra is an intimate, heartwarming […]
Jazz at Progress | Nick Tomalin’s ‘Shades of Shearing’ Quintet | Tickets on sale soon
Friday 27 November 2026 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £20.00, £18.00 concessions, £10 under 16 plus 3.5% booking fee. Nick Tomalin formed his ‘Shades of Shearing’ Quintet in 2021 to celebrate the remarkable musical legacy of iconic British-born, blind-from-birth, jazz pianist George Shearing. The band features the same line-up as his classic […]
Jazz at Progress: Olie Brice Quartet | Reading | Tickets on sale soon
Friday 23 October 2026 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £20.00, £18.00 concessions, £10 under 16 plus 3.5% booking fee. Alex Hawkins piano, Rachel Musson tenor sax, Olie Brice bass, Will Glaser drums | The Olie Brice Quartet play music from their 2025 debut album ‘All It Was’. Brice’s most personal album to date – with most […]
Jazz at Progress | Five-Way Split | Tickets on sale soon
Friday 18 September 2026 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £20.00, £18.00 concessions, £10 under 16 plus 3.5% booking fee. Vasilis Xenopoulos sax | Quentin Collins trumpet, flugelhorn Rob Barron piano | Matyas Hofecker bass | Matt Home drums We start the new season with the fantastic Five-Way Split, featuring their 2026 album, “Modus […]
Jazz at Progress | Derek Nash with the PJC Quartet | Buy tickets
Friday 5 June 2026 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £20.00, £18.00 concessions, £10 under 16 plus 3.5% booking fee. Photo by Tatianta_Gorilovsky Derek Nash saxophones Terry Hutchins guitar Jim Pollard piano Stuart Barker bass Brian Greene drums British Jazz Award-winning Derek Nash – bandleader, composer, arranger, record producer and engineer – is […]
Jazz at Progress | Jazz Samba! | Buy tickets
Friday 1 May 2026 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £20.00, £18.00 concessions, £10 under 16 plus 3.5% booking fee. Nigel Price guitar, Mark Crooks tenor sax, John Cervantes piano, Marianne Windham bass, Demi Garcia, percussion “Their love of music and samba oozed from every note played, and the final encore & applause […]
Jazz at Progress | Small Blue | Buy tickets
Friday 27 March 2026 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £20.00, £18.00 concessions, £10 under 16 plus 3.5% booking fee. Martin Pyne drums / composition David Beebee piano Marianne Windham double bass Percussionist, composer and improviser Martin Pyne, when not working with contemporary dance or as a silent film accompanist, performs solo sets, […]
Jazz at Progress | Ben Crosland’s All Star Band Play the Ray Davies Song Book | Buy tickets
Friday 20 February 2026 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £20.00 (£18.00 concessions, £10 under 16) plus maximum 5% booking fee. From the left: Steve Lodder keyboards | Theo Travis reeds | Buster Birch drums | Ben Crosland bass | John Etheridge guitar Those of us who were growing up at the time […]
Jazz at Progress | Josephine Davies’ Satori Quartet | Buy tickets
Friday 30 January 2026 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £20.00 (£18.00 concessions, £10 under 16) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Satori – Live @ The Crypt London 24.01.25 Josephine Davies tenor & soprano saxophones Alcyona Mick piano Dave Whitford bass Jay Davies drums Winner of the 2019 Parliamentary Award ‘Jazz Instrumentalist of […]
Jazz at Progress | Janette Mason – ReWired | Buy tickets
Friday 5 December 2025 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £20.00 (£18.00 concessions, £10 under 16) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Janette Mason keyboard Tom Mason bass Eric Ford drums Janette Mason – ReWired ‘A substantial triumph for Janette Mason as she breathes new jazz life into this well chosen selection of tunes. […]
Jazz at Progress | The Freddie Gavita Quartet in Homage to Freddie Hubbard | Buy tickets
Friday 7 November 2025 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £20.00 (£18.00 concessions, £10 under 16) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Freddie Gavita trumpet Tom Cawley keys Daniel Casimir bass Mez Clough drums The Freddie Gavita Quartet in Homage to Freddie Hubbard Quite a line up to perform music of one of the […]
Progress Theatre
www.progresstheatre.co.uk | The Mount, Off Christchurch Road, Reading RG1 5HL
Bar at all gigs from 7:00pm. Drinks may be taken into the auditorium during performances.
Progress Theatre is a self-governing, self-funding theatre group founded in 1947, maintained by volunteers. The Theatre itself is an intimate 95-seat venue. It is the oldest operating theatre in Reading and has a fully licensed bar. There is wheelchair access to the Theatre with a space for disabled patrons. In 2011 Sir Kenneth Branagh became the Patron to Progress Theatre.
