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
Berkshire Jazz Jam: Ken Thompson Trio | Reading
Wed 25 Oct | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Ken Thompson guitar, Phil Berry bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 9:00pm | No charge
Andy Kennedy Quintet | Reading
Thurs 26 Oct | Andy Kennedy Quintet | Andy Kennedy saxes, Tony Imbierski keyboards, Brian Throup bass, Fern Rose percussion, Mike Goff drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 9:00pm | Donations
Jazz at Progress | Ray Gelato Alex Garnett “Tough Tenors” Quintet | Buy tickets
Fri 27 Oct | Progress Theatre, Reading | Ray Gelato Alex Garnet “Tough Tenors” Quintet | Ray Gelato tenor sax, Alex Garnett tenor sax, Gunther Kurmayr piano, Manuel Alvarez bass, Matt Home drums | 7:30pm | £18.00 (£16.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee | Buy tickets
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 27 Oct | Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Stuart Henderson trumpet, line up see web site | Finchampstead | Memorial Hall, RG40 4JU | http://www.remixjazzorchestra.co.uk/ | 8.30pm | Price TBC
Amber & the Professors EP Launch Vintage Ball | Shiplake
Fri 27 Oct | Amber & the Professors EP Launch Vintage Ball | Shiplake Memorial Hall, Memorial Avenue, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 4DN | Doors: 7.15 | Tickets include Prosecco, 3-course dinner, CD and return Red Routemaster trip from Reading Station: £40 online at www.trybooking.co.uk/book/
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 27 Oct | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Two back to back gigs with Johnty Wilks: – Sax in the City – full of sizzling sax at 6.15 pm | And: – Deep Deep Sax at 8.30pm | Reading
Sax in the City – full of sizzling sax | Reading
Sat 28 Oct | Sax in the City | Johnty Wilks (soprano & alto saxes, wind synthesiser), K Darling (fretless bass/programming) | Reading | South Street Arts Centre | 6:15pm | £14 advance, £17 door, Combo tickets: Sax in the City + Johnty Wilks (as below): £27/£32 door | Booking: South Street Arts Centre | Box Office: 0118 960 6060
Johnty Wilks – Deep Deep Sax | Reading
Sat 28 Oct | Johnty Wilks | Johnty Wilks (soprano & alto saxes, wind synthesiser), K Darling (u-bass/fretless bass, programming) | Reading | South Street Arts Centre | 8:30pm | £19 advance, £22 door, Combo tickets: Sax in the City (as above) + Johnty Wilks: £27/£32 door | Booking: South Street Arts Centre | Box Office: 0118 960 6060
Dinner jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle Quartet | Woolhampton
Sat 28 Oct | Dinner jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Terry Davis bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Hugh Turner Heavy Funk Quartet | Reading
Sat 28 Oct | Hugh Turner Heavy Funk Quartet | Hugh Turner guitar, Frankie Tontoh drums, Anatoliy Vyacheslavov tenor saxophone, Stefan Redtenbacher, bass) | Reading | Global Cafe | 10pm | £4
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson with Ian Bailey and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 29 Oct | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Ian Bailey sax, Pete Billington piano, Esther Ng bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
The Molecules | Cholsey
Sun 29 Oct | The Molecules | Molly Graham vocals, Tim Dawes piano, bass tbc, drums tbc | Cholsey | The Red Lion | 6:30pm-8:30pm | No charge
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 29 Oct | Mike Miller Trio with Dave Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Basingstoke | Tea Bar | 1 pm | Tea for two £20
Spectacular Swanage Jazz Festival Fundraiser | Swanage
Sun 29 Oct | Spectacular Swanage Jazz Festival Fundraiser | Musicians include Martin Taylor guitar (performing both solo and with the band), Steve Brown drums, Dave Newton piano, Dario Di Lecce double bass, Simon Spillet tenor sax, George Hogg trumpet, Ian Bateman trombone, Tony Kofi alto sax, Nigel Price guitar and Byron Wallen trumpet | Swanage | Mowlem Theatre | 7pm | Only £20! | Theatre box office 01929 422239, or online at http://www.mowlemtheatre.co.uk | All proceeds go towards the Swanage Jazz Festival start up fund.
Organiser Nigel Price says “we’ll be playing a rip-roaring set in a ‘Jazz at the Philharmonic’ style. Expect trumpet battles, tenor battles, a swinging rhythm section and some of the finest playing you’ll ever hear!”
Jackie Doe and the Uncertainty of Passion | Reading
Sun 29 Oct | Jackie Doe and the Uncertainty of Passion | Reading | Global Cafe | 7:00pm | Donations
Senanes3 | Reading
Mon 30 Oct | Senanes3 | Argentinian trio from Buenos Aires | Reading | Global Cafe | 7:30pm | £5
The Definite Collective | Reading
Tues 31 Oct | The Definite Collective | Jamie Howell guitar, Matthew McNaughton sax, James Newman, bass, Tony Imbierski, organ, Monte Hall, percussion, Paul Glover , drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 9pm | Donations
The National Youth Jazz Orchestra | Henley
Fri 3 Nov | The National Youth Jazz Orchestra | Henley | The Kenton Theatre | 7:30pm | Adults £24, Concessions £22 | Tickets on-line from the theatre or call the Box Office on 01491 575698
Steph Richardson with the Old Pang Swingers | Pangbourne
Sun 5 Nov | Steph Richardson with the Old Pang Swingers | Steph Richardson vocals, Terry Hutchins guitar, Malcolm Cliff piano , Keith Howard double bass, Julian Bown drums | www.pangbournejazzclub.co.uk | PWMC | 7.30pm | £7.00
An Evening of Authentic Blues | Basingstoke
Mon 6 November | 8.00 | An Evening of Authentic Blues in support of Basingstoke Stroke Support Group | From New York – Jim Kweskin – a guitarist and singer who has worked with Otis Spann, Mississippi John Hurt and Sippie Wallace, plus the Blues Duo of Bill Boazman & Paul Swinton | Basingstoke Irish Centre, Council Road, Basingstoke RG21 3DH | Tickets: £10 from 07871 129191 or blackbird@waitrose.com
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 7 Nov | Equinox with Alex Hitchcock | Alex Hitchcock tenor 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)
Simon Lasky Group in Concert | Bradfield College
Wed 8 Nov | Simon Lasky Group | Simon Lasky piano and keyboard, Pete Billington fretless and electric bass, Luca Boscagin acoustic and electric guitars, Sophie Alloway drums), Kuljit Bhamra tabla and Indian percussion | Bradfield College, Music Schools | 7.30pm | Tickets £10 available here
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Mike Wilkins Quartet | Shinfield
Thurs 9 Nov | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Mike Wilkins Quartet | Mike Wilkins saxes, Martin Pickett keyboard, Brian Throup bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8:00pm | £5
Denise King | Goring
Fri 10 Nov | American jazz singer, Denise King, will be performing as part of her British tour | Denise King vocals, John Pearce piano, Bobby Worth drums, Simon Woolfe bass | Goring | Goring Village Hall | 8pm | £15 | Tickets available from “Inspiration”, Goring High Street or ring John Calvert on 01491 874492
Gypsy jazz – Swing Fromage Sextet | Pangbourne
Sat 18 Nov | Gypsy jazz – Swing Fromage Sextet | Annalise Lam violin, Tom Weetman Maccaferri-style guitar, Pete Thomas double bass, Tim Robinson and and Nigel Wheeler, gypsy jazz guitar | Pangbourne | Village Hall, RG8 7AN | 19.45 for 20.15 | Tickets: £10 – from Inspirations, Goring Arcade, Goring on Thames or Phone Fran on 01491 872932
Jazz at Progress: Moscow Drug Club | Reading | Buy tickets
Fri 24 Nov | Moscow Drug Club | Katya Gorrie vocals, Jonny Bruce trumpet, Mirek Salmon accordion, Will Edmunds guitar, Andy Crowdy bass | Reading | Progress Theatre | 7:30pm | £17/£15 | Buy Tickets
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 24 Nov | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Big Band Swing Ball | Reading
Sat 25 Nov | Big Band Swing Ball | Swing into the festive season with the Reading University Big Band | Great Hall, London Road Campus | 7pm | Tickets: £16/£12 concessions available at the door (cards sales only) or in advance from www.reading.ac.uk/music | Free cocktail on arrival | Cashless bar on the night | The perfect way of spend a cold winter night
Dinner jazz at The Angel – band TBC | Woolhampton
Sat 25 Nov | Dinner jazz at The Angel – band TBC | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 26 Nov | Mike Miller Trio with Dave Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Basingstoke | Tea Bar | 1 pm | Tea for two £20
New Jazz Sextet | Reading
Thurs 30 Nov | New Jazz Sextet | Leon Vince tenor sax, Lloyd Payne trumpet, Ross Law trombone, Nick Hill piano, Brian Throup bass, Mike Goff drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 7:30pm | No charge / donations welcome
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – band TBC | Shinfield
Thurs 30 Nov | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – band TBC | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8:00pm | £5
Reedyfusion five saxes in harmony | Pangbourne
Sun 3 Dec | Reedyfusion five saxes in harmony | Mike Booker, Rod Kirtain, Pru Sharp, Hazel Carter, John Pumphrey saxes, Terry Hutchins guitar, Keith Howard double bass, Julian Bown drums | www.pangbournejazzclub.co.uk | PWMC | 7.30pm | £7.00
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 5 Dec | Equinox with Sarah Jane Eveleigh | Sarah Jane Eveleigh 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)
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – band TBC | Shinfield
Thurs 14 Dec | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – band TBC | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8:00pm | £5
The Supertonics Big Band, featuring vocalist Tricia Bassett | Bracknell
Fri 15 Dec | The Supertonics Big Band | 15-piece swing band, featuring vocalist Tricia Bassett | Bracknell | South Hill Park Arts Centre | 8:00pm | Tickets free, but must be reserved in advance, voluntary donations on the night | www.thesupertonics.co.uk or 07739-314261 or davidbennett470@gmail.com
Dinner jazz at The Angel – band TBC | Woolhampton
Sat 16 Dec | Dinner jazz at The Angel – band TBC | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Gilad Atzmon | Goring
Fri 12 Jan | Gilad Atzmon will be playing a tribute to John Coltrane, with a string quartet | Goring | Goring Village Hall | 8pm | £15 | Tickets available from “Inspiration”, Goring High Street or ring John Calvert on 01491 874492
