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

“His ’n’ Hers” with the Dave & Judith O’Higgins Quintet | Boileroom, Guildford | Livestream

Alex Hutton Trio play Latin Jazz | Norden Farm

Spanish and Latin guitar | Livestream

Moscow Drug Club – Dinner and Jazz | Marlow

Sara Dowling Quartet | Bracknell

Karen Sharp & Art Themen / Marlow Jazz Club

Tues 22 Jun | Karen Sharp & Art Themen | Karen Sharp tenor & baritone; Art Themen, tenor & soprano; Alex Hutton, piano; Elliot Toms, drums; Stuart Barker, bass | Marlow | Royal British Legion Hall SL7 1NT | 8.30pm | £10
Capacity may be less than usual so best to phone 01628 486571 to get a seat or table reserved. Gig obviously subject to Covid restrictions not being re-imposed.

Dunajska Kapelye | Didcot

Jazz at Loseley Park | Guildford

The Supertonics Big Band, plus vocalist | Bracknell

Jazz at Oaken Grove Vineyard | Celebration of Louis Armstrong’s Music – Denny Ilett Jnr Trio

Sun 4 July | Celebration of Louis Armstrong’s Music – Denny Ilett Jnr Trio | Denny Ilett Jnr guitar, Enrico Tomasso trumpet, Andy Crowdy bass | Oaken Grove Vineyard, Benhams Lane, Fawley, Henley-on-Thames RG9 6JG | Gates midday, jazz from 3pm | Tables for 2-6 people, £30 to £90 per table | Information and tickets

Graeme Hewitt’s High Society Jazz Band | Theale

Stuart Henderson Quintet at the Wood Street Jazz Festival

Fri 18 July | Stuart Henderson Quintet at the Wood Street Jazz Festival | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Ollie Weston tenor sax, Tom Berge piano & organ, Raph Mizraki bass & percussion, Simon Price drums | Wood Street Village Green, GU3 3DY | Festival with four bands runs from 12.30 to 5.30pm and is in aid of the charity “Challengers” | Other bands appearing are Dennis Rollins, Louise Clare Marshall and The Something Else Big Band | Tickets £20 or £36 for two | full details and tickets here

Stuart Henderson Quintet | The Flowing Spring, Playhatch

Fri 23 Jul | Stuart Henderson Quintet | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Ollie Weston tenor sax, Tom Berge piano & organ, Raph Mizraki bass & percussion, Simon Price drums | The Flowing Spring, Henley Road, Playhatch, RG4 9RB | Gates open 6pm, band plays 9pm | £12 – tickets here | The performance will be outdoors – see Step 4 covid rules here

Jazz at Oaken Grove Vineyard | Alex Clarke Trio

Jazz at Oaken Grove Vineyard | Art Themen Trio

The Dee Gees (Denny Ilett/ Maff Potts/ Paul Jefferies) | Wallingford

Fleur Stevenson Christmas Jazz Special | Wallingford

Live streamed events

A great source for information on live streamed events (and the occasional live gig) is the Days and Weeks Ahead feature in the London Jazz Newsletter

Subscribe to it here

• Voting is now open for the 2021 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Vote here

• As normal life returns, you’ll be considering catching up on missed celebrations by holding a party. Make sure yours goes with a swing – see our Book A Party Band service.

• Read here Simon Spillett’s tribute to jazz pianist and Marlow Jazz Club stalwart Frank Toms (1937 – 2021).

• Read Trevor Bannister’s review of the recent livestream from the Boileroom (in collaboration with Guildford Jazz) of the Clark Tracey Quartet. Here

• Read all about jazz at the University of Reading between 1951 and 1984 in Trevor Bannister’s well-researched article Varsity Jazz

• Tubby Hayes was in in Reading more often than you might have thought – read more here

• For the latest in an occasional series of pieces about jazz in the greater Reading area Trevor paid a visit to a Mongolian yurt near Didcot and learned how George Melly’s liking for brandy nearly ruined a live recording session. Read the story here.

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