Jazz Gig Calendar
This is a live jazz gig listings service from Jazz in Reading. We feature mostly modern jazz gigs happening within 20 miles or so of Reading.
The listings used to be published monthly, under the name 'Jazz Round About Reading', but all gigs now appear in the calendar, the link for which is below left. Check it out whenever you feel the urge to hear live jazz. Don't forget to refresh your browser each time you visit, to be sure of catching all latest changes or additions. Please check with venues before setting off - all details may be subject to change.
Musicians, promoters and venues should send their gig information to us via the Submit Your Gig form. Please note that the details you submit will be checked and edited before being approved for publication. We reserve the right to make amendments before publication if we consider the content inappropriate or inaccurate.
If you have any queries, please email info@jazzinreading.com
The Definite Collective | Global Cafe | Reading
Tue 17 Sep | The Definite Collective, transform often well known and popular Jazz, Latin, Pop, Fusion and Funk tunes, into obscure musical explorations. Jamie Howell guitar, Matthew McNaughton sax, James Newman bass, Tony Imbierski organ, Monte Hall percussion, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 9:00 – 11.00pm | No charge, donations welcome
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Tue 17 Sep | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | Jonny Ford sax, Simon Cook piano, Steve Riddle bass, Ted Hayes drums | Bracknell | Tickets – South Hill Park Arts Centre | Bracknell Jazz website | 7.30pm | £12.00 and £5.50 U18s
Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 19 Sep | Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Live Swinging Jazz Juice with plenty of dancing room for all you Katz | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – 11.00pm | No charge, donations welcome
Steve Waterman | Norden Farm
Fri 20 Sep | Steve Waterman | Steve Waterman (trumpet / flugel), Piers Green (saxophone) Supported by Pendulum Rhythm Section; Alex Hutton (piano), Andy Cleyndert (bass) and Clark Tracey (drums). | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8pm | £15 (£13 conc) (£5 under 16s)
Jazz at Progress | The Scott Willcox Ten-piece Big Band | Buy tickets
Friday 20 Sep | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7:30pm | £17.00 (£15.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee
Scott Willcox leading, Gabriel Garrick, Andy Gibson trumpets, Martin Gladdish trombone, Samuel Eagles, Bob McKay, Julian Costello, Pete Hurt saxophones, Dave Frankel keyboard, Andy Cleyndert bass, Gary Willcox drums. Read more…
Rhythms at The Yurt – The Dream Duo | Didcot
Fri 20 Sep | The Dream Duo | Julian Marc Stringle clarinet & saxophone, Dominic Ashworth guitar | Tickets here
Paul Glover and Friends | Global Cafe | Reading
Sat 21 Sep | Come and watch Paul Glover and Friends cover Hugh Turner Heavy Funk Quartet’s regular session this month at the Global Café | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm till 1.00am | £5.00
Purdy and full band | Wallingford
Sat 21 Sep | Purdy aka Rebecca Poole vocals, Hugh Turner guitar, Stuart Henderson trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet , drums and percussion, Raph Mizraki acoustic bass, cello, tuba and melodica | Wallingford | Corn Exchange | 7.45pm | £12
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | Damon Brown Quartet | Ascot
Sun 22 Sep | Damon Brown Quartet | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
Jean Toussaint with the Frank Toms Trio | Marlow
Tues 24 Sep | Jean Toussaint with the Frank Toms Trio | World famous tenor and soprano saxophonist who came to fame in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers | Marlow Jazz Club | 8.30pm | £10
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Lloyd Payne/Otto Caretta & friends | Shinfield
Thu 26 Sep | Lloyd Payne/Otto Caretta & friends | Lloyd Payne trumpet/flugelhorn, Otto Caretta saxes, Simon Cook piano, Brian Throup bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8pm | £5
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 26 Sep | Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night in Reading | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano, Nick Hill bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – jam from 9.30pm | No charge
Mark Lockheart’s Orchestral Jazz Suite ‘Days on Earth’, a Jazz In Reading / Bracknell Jazz presentation at South Hill Park, Bracknell
Fri 27 Sep | Mark Lockheart’s Orchestral Jazz Suite ‘Days on Earth’, a Jazz In Reading / Bracknell Jazz presentation at South Hill Park, Bracknell. ‘Days on Earth’ is an exciting suite created by Mark Lockheart (In Deep, Fellow Creatures, Perfect Houseplants). The performance will commence with a set from the sextet, and following an interval, guests and a string quartet will join the sextet to perform the suite. Tickets: Adults £22.00 – £23.00: Students £10: School and music student groups £5.50.
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Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Claire Jones Quintet | Woolhampton
Sat 28 Sep | Dinner Jazz at the Angel – Claire Jones Quintet | Claire Jones vocals, Annie Parker flutes, Phil Craddock piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
The Fusion 6 | Global Cafe, Reading
Sat 28 Sep | The Fusion 6 (acid Jazz, funk, afro-cuban) | Global Cafe, Reading | Fern ‘Mr Cool’ Rose – percussion; Andy Kennedy – saxophones and EWI; Tony Imbierski – Hammond organ; Steve Brooks – guitar; Paul Wallace – bass; Tony McKenna – drums; and featuring vocalist Alison Rolls | Reading | Global Cafe | 21:00-1:00 with Whitehouse DJs support | £4 entry | Facebook page
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson Simon Price Star Quintet
Sun 29 Sep | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Vasilis Xenopoulos sax, Tom Berge piano, Andy Crowdy bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Acid Brass Fairey Brass Band – Acid Jazz at The Reading Thames Festival
Sun 29 Sep | As part of The Reading Thames Festival, The Acid Brass Fairey Brass Band perform a repertoire of acid house music | For a video clip of what to expect check out: Acid Brass Fairey Brass Band | Reading Concert Hall in Reading Town Hall, Blagrave Street | 7.30 to 9.00pm | Tickets £13/£8 conc | Special offer 2-4-1 price tickets with Code: ‘RTF2019’ | Tickets and more details
Andrew Waite | Norden Farm
Sun 29 Sep | | Andrew Waite (accordion) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 7.30pm | £14 (£12 conc)
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 1 Oct | Equinox with Tony Mountifield | Tony Mountifield piano, 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)
Ade Holland Trio | Caversham
Sun 6 Oct | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland guitar | Phil Mason guitar/vocals | Gordon Johnson keys/vocals | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30pm | No charge
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Alan Graham vibes
Sun 6 Oct | Alan Graham vibes, Terry Hutchins guitar, Brian Greene drums and Keith Howard double bass | Pangbourne | PWMC | 7.30pm | £9.00
O’Higgins & Luft play Monk & Trane | Guildford Jazz
Wed 9 Oct | Dave O’Higgins & Rob Luft | Dave O’Higgins tenor sax, Rob Luft guitar, Scott Flanigan organ, Rod Youngs drums | Guildford| The Rugby Club Pavillion | 8:00pm | £16, members £14
P’Jam | Global Cafe, Reading
Photo © Martin Breschinski
Thurs 10 Oct | P’Jam | Annie Parker flutes, alto sax, Phil Craddock piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 8pm | Free entry – donations welcome
Jo Harrop with the Simon Spillett Quartet | Marlow, Bucks
Fri 11 Oct | Jo Harrop with the Simon Spillett Quartet – The Jazz Experience – fine dining and jazz | Jo Harrop vocals, Simon Spillett tenor sax, Robin Aspland piano, Stuart Barker bass, Bobby Worth drums | Marlow | CourtGarden House | 7:30pm | £60.00 including three course dinner | Tickets from the venue or email thejazzexp@gmail.com
Gin and Jazz | Three Guineas Reading
Sun 13 Oct | Gin and Jazz | Lea Lyle, Phil Craddock piano, Terry Davis bass | Reading | Three Guineas | 2-5pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Photo © Zoë White Photography
Nikki Iles and Karen Sharp | Norden Farm
Fri 18 Oct | | Nikki Iles, Karen Sharp (saxophone), Andy Cleyndert (bass) and Clark Tracey (drums) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8pm | £15 (£13 conc) (£5 under 16s)
Gabrielle Ducomble | Guildford Jazz
Tues 22 Oct | Gabrielle Ducomble Quintet | Gabrielle Ducomble vocals, Nicholas Meier guitar, Richard Jones violin, Marianne Windham bass, Saleem Raman drums | Guildford | The Electric Theatre Jazz Cafe | 7:30pm | £16, members £14
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – P’Jam | Shinfield
Photo © Martin Breschinski
Thurs 24 Oct | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – P’Jam | Annie Parker flutes, alto sax, Phil Craddock piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8pm | £5
All Dead Quartet Halloween Jazz Concert | Woodley, Reading
Sat 26 Oct | All Dead Quartet (aka All Jazz Quartet) | Rima Jake sax, Helen Moore piano and vocals, David Waters bass, Kate Waters drums | Woodley, Reading | The Oakwood Centre | 2pm | £5 per person in advance from Ticketsource or Box Office: 07939 210121
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle Quartet | Woolhampton
Sat 26 Oct | Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Photo © Zoë White Photography
Thurs 31 Oct| Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quartet | HB more guitar, David Stamper guitar, Phil Berry double bass| Bo Chomenko accordion| Reading |The Global Cafe | 8:30pm | Donations gratefully received
Clare Teal | Norden Farm
Sat 2 Nov | Clare Teal and her Trio | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8pm | £22
Ade Holland Trio | Caversham
Sun 3 Nov | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland guitar | Phil Mason guitar/vocals | Gordon Johnson keys/vocals | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30pm | No charge
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Bruce Adams trumpet
Sun 3 Nov | Bruce Adams trumpet, Maff Potts piano,Terry Hutchins guitar,Brian Greene drums, and Keith Howard double bass | Pangbourne | PWMC | 7.30pm | £9.00
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 5 Nov | Pro-Am Challenge: Equinox with Simon Allen | Simon Allen sax, 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)
National Youth Jazz Orchestra | Henley
Fri 8 Nov | National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) | Henley | Kenton Theatre | 7:30pm | £26 Adult £24 Child
Gin and Jazz | Three Guineas Reading
Sun 10 Nov | Gin and Jazz | Fleur Stevenson, Hugh Turner guitar | Reading | Three Guineas | 2-5pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Fleur Stevenson, fundraising event for Project Resound | Blewbury
Sat 16 Nov| Fleur Stevenson Jazz Quartet | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano, Raph Mizraki double bass, Simon Price drums | Blewbury | St. Michael’s Church | 7:45pm | £15 | This is a fundraising event for Project Resound. Tickets available from Blewbury Post Office or email Gill Loyd on gillianloyd@gmail.com. | Information on Project Resound is here: https://m.facebook.com/BlewburyWindow
Art Themen & Friends featuring Liane Carroll | Wokingham
Tues 19 Nov | Art Themen & Friends featuring Liane Carroll | This musical extravaganza in aid of Wokingham in Need will feature Art Themen & Friends featuring Liane Carroll | Wokingham | The Whitty Theatre | 7:30pm | Tickets £15.00 More information on Facebook
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – New Jazz Sextet | Shinfield
Thu 21 Nov | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – New Jazz Sextet | Ross Law trombone, Leon Vince tenor sax, Andy Townsend trumpet, Nick Hill piano, Brian Throup bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8pm | £5
The Dime Notes | Norden Farm, Maidenhead
Thur 21 Nov | The Dime Notes | David Horniblow clarinet, Andrew Oliver piano, Dave Kelbie guitar, Louis Thomas bass | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15
Julian Siegel Quintet | Norden Farm, Maidenhead
Fri 22 Nov | Julian Siegel Quintet | Julian Siegel saxes, Paul Jordanous trumpet, Alex Hutton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Clark Tracey drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15/£13/£5
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Peter Jones | Woolhampton
Sat 30 Nov | Dinner Jazz at the Angel – Peter Jones | Peter Jones vocals, John-Paul Muir piano | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Denny Ilett guitar and vocals
Sun 1 Dec | Denny Ilett guitar and vocals, Terry Hutchins guitar, Brian Greene drums, Keith Howard double bass | Pangbourne | PWMC | 7.30pm | £9.00
Ade Holland Trio | Caversham
Sun 1 Dec | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland guitar | Phil Mason guitar/vocals. | Gordon Johnson keys/vocals| Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30pm | No charge
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 3 Dec | Equinox with Debbie Bracknell | Debbie Bracknell 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)
Ma Bessie | Reading
Sat 7 Dec | Ma Bessie | Julia Titus vocals, Matt Foster guitar, Chuck Lloyd sax | Reading | The Forester’s Arms, Brunswick Street | 8:30pm | No charge
Gin and Jazz | Three Guineas Reading
Sun 8 Dec | Gin and Jazz | Michelle Aspell, Phil Craddock piano, Barrie Griffin bass | Reading | Three Guineas | 2-5pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Jim Mullen Quartet | Norden Farm, Maidenhead
Fri 20 Dec | Jim Mullen Quartet | Jim Mullen guitar, Alex Hutton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Bobby Worth drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15/£13/£5
Gin and Jazz | Three Guineas Reading
Sun 12 Jan | Gin and Jazz | Tracey O’Connor, Simon Cook piano | Reading | Three Guineas | 2-5pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
