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

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Fronted by the exuberant Annie Parker on flute and bass flute, this joyful quartet of musicians simply enjoy playing jazz together  in sometimes slightly unexpected and spontaneous ways. With a repertoire that  spans Miles Davis to the Beatles, expect an evening of great music in good company!

Midsummer Jazz at Loseley Park | “Partners in Time”

Celebrating the historic trumpet/saxophone partnerships of jazz!, think of Miles Davis/John Coltrane, Chet Baker/Gerry Mulligan or Clifford Brown/Harold Land. Trumpeter Stuart Henderson and award-winning saxophonist Karen Sharp join forces to celebrate the music of these partnerships from the 40s 50s and 60s! With Leon Greening on piano, Marianne Windham on bass and Alfonso Vitale on drums. Opening set from the Farnham Big Band. Enjoy outstanding musicianship in the relaxed atmosphere of this most beautiful of settings, raising money for GUTS, fighting bowel cancer.

Hot Biscuits Jazz Broadcast

Next week Hot Biscuits Jazz returns with a fresh take of local musicians, Robin Sunflower on chromatic harmonica with Freddie Garner on keyboards. Two favourites at Saison Jazz on Sunday sessions, West Didsbury. A tribute to, Toots Thielemans. Thanks to Phil Portus for this material. Also in the show are new releases galore starting with a second new single from her new double CD, `Moments in my Notebook`. Catch Fiona Ross playing, ` I don’t want money.` This is followed by one for Jason Procter from Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong with strings. Lee Jones & David Margam team up on their, `Tropical Coast` single. Pat Metheny with Toots Thielemans on, `Always for ever.` Taken from Pats’ `Secret Story` CD.`Red Hot Ice` is featured from Paul Dunmall on a new CD. Last, but far from least is `10 years from now`, from Ofri Nehemyas’ `Time Traveller.` If this looks interesting then let me know, share it with friends and most of all, listen in at www.mixcloud.com/stevebewick/

Note: We are looking for a jazz aficionado to help with the content of these jazz shows. This can be done at your leisure, at home as a 30 minute audio file which I then drop into a future broadcast. No previous experience required. Just a love of jazz, old style and new. Sound cool? Interested? Contact me for a chat via messenger! www.Facebook.com/stevebewick/

Clive Fortune Big Band | Burghfield Village

Sun 22 June | Live music, including jazz standards, big band classics and contemporary arrangements for big band in a beautiful garden setting | Burghfield Village | Little Manor, Church Lane, Burghfield Village, RG30 3TG | 12.30pm | £12.50 in advance until 20 June or £15 on the door, under 16’s free | Tickets: call 0118 983 2569, visit save-the-children-kennet-branch.sumupstore.com or email kennetbranchscf@gmail.com

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Guitarist/composer Robert Otwinowski studied under the best guitar players in his native Poland, Robert’s credentials include being twice finalist in Warsaw’s Master Competition of Jazz Guitar Players. His band OtwinGroup was voted second out of 160 by one of the most important music magazines in Poland. More at robertotwinowski.co.uk

Guildford Jazz in Cranleigh | Swing’s the Thing!

Experience the magic of Enrico Tomasso, one of the finest jazz trumpet players in the UK, with the Australian sax and clarinet player Duncan Hemstock and their all-star rhythm section, for an evening of foot-tapping jazz from the Jazz Swing era. A lifelong friend of Louis Armstrong, Enrico Tomasso has five British Jazz Awards to his credit, while Duncan brings his joy for music to every performance. With Will Barry on piano (winner of the coveted Musician’s Company 2017 Young Jazz Musician of the Year), Marianne Windham on bass and Dave Ingamells on drums. From 19.30.

Dinner Jazz at The Angel | Annie Parker Quartet

Photo by Steve Foster @jazzshots (Instagram & FB)

Fusion 6 | Reading Biscuit Factory

Sat 28 June | Fusion 6 | Andy Kennedy saxes, EWI and flute, Tony Imbierski keyboards, Paul Wallace bass, Tony McKenna drums, Alison Rolls vocals | Reading Biscuit Factory | 4pm – 8pm (Fusion 6 playing between 5 and 7pm) | Free entry/donations welcome | Dave and friends playing vinyl before, in between and after the band | Family friendly with a bar and Sarv’s Slice pizza cafe | Vinyl record shop

Jazz at The Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon

Tues 1 Jul | Equinox Quintet with Andy Sturmey | Andy Sturmey piano, Peter Bingham tenor sax, John Clarke guitar, Derek Alford bass, and Paul Kaluza drums | Four Horseshoes pub, Sherfield-on-Loddon RG27 0EX | 8pm to 10.30pm | Four Horseshoes | No charge for admission (donations are welcomed)

Graeme Hewitt’s High Society Jazz Band | Theale

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Bracknell Jazz @ South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell

The Pete Allen Jazz Band | Newbury

Café Zazous Hot Club | The Lyndhurst Arms, Reading

Alex Forsyth Quartet | Windsor Jazz Club

Sun 20 July | Big band lead alto saxophonist and host of jazz in Farnham leads a quartet of promoters with their playing hats on. | Alex Forsyth Alto Saxophone, Tom Neill Piano, Howard King Double Bass, Mike Goff Drums | Windsor Jazz Club, at The Hope, 7 Ward Royal Parade, Alma Road, Windsor SL4 3HR | Doors 7.30pm | Music 8 – 10pm | £10 (no booking fees) | For further information and tickets please visit https://windsorjazzclub.uk/

Henley Jazz Workshop 28 July – 1 August

28 July – 1 August 2025 – Henley Jazz Workshop for adult beginners and improvers will be holding its annual workshop at Valley Road School in Henley, featuring an impressive tutor line-up of Karen Sharp, Alex Clarke, Simon Allen and Denny Ilett, with Andy Crowdy overseeing the workshop as musical director. With emphasis on improvisation techniques, but still small-group based, this year’s places are going quickly.

The workshop culminates with an evening meal and drinks on 1 August, at the stunning Oaken Grove Vineyard in Fawley with the groups performing their favourite numbers.Please check availability before booking! Cost is £415 for the week, half price for those aged 18-25.

If you can’t wait that long, the organisers have just announced that they are offering another two one-day adult workshops in May as follows:

Saturday 17 May – Andy Crowdy’s Jazz Improvisation Essentials Day for any instrument, for those wishing to gain confidence at improvising; and
Sunday 18 May – Denny Ilett’s Jazz Guitar Essentials Day which will cover many different jazz guitar techniques.

Both are held at Rotherfield Greys Village Hall near Henley 10am – 4pm costing £100.

Full details, booking forms and contact here or email organisers Liz Jones liz@ejahenley.co.uk or Carol Crowdy carol@ace-lpm.com

Bracknell Jazz @ South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell

Dom Pipkin: The Soul of New Orleans | Windsor Jazz Club

Dom Pipkin / Mill Hill Studios / Mill Hill / Shot by Rob Blackham / www.blackhamimages.com

Rick Westoby Jazz Quartet | The Broad Street Tavern, Wokingham

Sunday 24 Aug | An irresistible selection of popular jazz flavours for the Bank Holiday weekend! | Rick Westoby sax, Richie Fraser, piano, Marc Worsfold, bass, Mike O’Riley, drums | The Broad Street Tavern, 29 Broad Street, Wokingham RG40 1AU | Music 5-8pm | Free Admission

Bracknell Jazz @ South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell

Verona Chard / Chris Neill / Tom Neill | Windsor Jazz Club 

Sun 21 Sep | “Absolutely marvellous” Humphrey Lyttelton, “unlike anything in the standard jazz vocal lexicon… top-flight distinction” Jazz Journal | Verona Chard Voice, Chris Neill Piano, Tom Neill Alto Saxophone | Windsor Jazz Club, at The Hope, 7 Ward Royal Parade, Alma Road, Windsor SL4 3HR | Doors 7.30pm | Music 8 – 10pm | £10 | For further information and tickets please visit https://windsorjazzclub.uk/

Dinner Jazz at The Angel | Skylarks with Thames Trio

Sat 27 Sep | Skylarks with Thames Trio | Maria Scott, Lucy McConnell and Della Thompson vocals, Terry Hutchins guitar, TBC bass, TBC drums | The Angel, Woolhampton RG7 5RT | Music from 8pm | Free entry. Call 0118 971 3827 to make dinner reservations

The Skylarks perform a repertoire of three-part vocal harmony arrangements of popular swing and jazz standards, accompanied by Thames Trio.

Bracknell Jazz @ South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell

Fri 3 Oct | “El Chamuyo” Tango Quartet: Kamila Bydlowska-violin, Juampi Mauro-bass, Adam Dyer-piano and Simon Cook- bandoneon | | South Hill Park, Box Office 01344 484123 | Bracknell RG12 7PA | 7:30 – 9:45pm. Times are approximate | Tickets from £8.50. Booking advised.

Lawrie Wright Trio | Windsor Jazz Club

Sun 19 Oct | An evening of original jazz and modern interpretations of post-1960s pop songs from Brian Wilson, Jim Webb, Burt Bacharach and more. | Lawrie Wright Piano, Hamish Stewart Drums, TBC Double Bass | Windsor Jazz Club, at The Hope, 7 Ward Royal Parade, Alma Road, Windsor SL4 3HR | Doors 7.30pm | Music 8 – 10pm | £10 (no booking fees) | For further information and tickets please visit https://windsorjazzclub.uk/

Bracknell Jazz @ South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell

Fri 7 Nov | The Music of Mike Westbrook : Chris Biscoe-reeds, Mike Outram-guitar, Dave Whitford-bass, Kate Williams-piano and Jon Scott- drums | South Hill Park, Box Office 01344 484123 | Bracknell RG12 7PA | 7:30 – 9:45pm. Times are approximate | Tickets from £8.50.