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 | Leon Greening Trio plus guest Alex Garnett | Buy tickets
Friday 28 April 2023 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £18.00 (£16.00 concessions, £9 under 16) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Leon Greening piano Alex Garnett sax Adam King bass Steve Brown drums Leon Greening studied piano at Leeds College of Music and the Guildhall. His extraordinary solos, inspired by the likes of […]
Jazz at Progress | Alex Clarke Quartet | Tickets on sale soon
Friday 2 June 2023 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £18.00 (£16.00 concessions, £9 under 16) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Alex Clarke alto & tenor saxophones Dave Newton piano Dave Green bass Clark Tracey drums “The music is really good and I know you will enjoy it” – Scott Hamilton (Liner notes […]
Jazz at Progress | The Horace Silver Project | Tickets on sale soon
Friday 30 June 2023 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £18.00 (£16.00 concessions, £9 under 16) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Freddie Gavita trumpet Clare Hirst sax Andrea Vicari piano Marianne Windham bass Matt Fishwick drums A celebration of the distinctively funky soul jazz of the legendary hard bop pianist and composer Horace […]
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.
