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 | Partners in Time – Historic Sax/Trumpet Partnerships | Buy tickets
Friday 6 October 2023 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £19.00 (£17.00 concessions, £10 under 16) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Karen Sharp saxes Stuart Henderson trumpet/flugelhorn Leon Greening piano Raph Mizraki bass Simon Price drums Celebrating the incredible jazz music created by the great saxophone and trumpet partnerships of the past including… […]
Jazz at Progress | Music Is: Chris Biscoe Plays Mike Westbrook | Buy tickets
Friday 10 November 2023 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £19.00 (£17.00 concessions, £10 under 16) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Chris Biscoe saxophones Kate Williams piano Mike Outram guitar Dave Whitford bass Eric Ford drums Music Is: Chris Biscoe Plays Mike Westbrook The inspiration behind Music Is is a simple one: to […]
Jazz at Progress | Moscow Drug Club | Buy tickets
Friday 22 Dec 2023 Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £19.00 (£17.00 concessions, £10 under 16) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Katya Gorrie vocals | Jonny Bruce trumpet | Mirek Salmon accordion Andy Bowen guitar | Andy Crowdy bass Moscow Drug Club is a curious musical place where certain elements of 1930’s Berlin Cabaret, […]
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.
