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
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 24 Jan | 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
Alan Barnes & Karen Sharp | Marlow
Tue 22 Jan | Alan Barnes & Karen Sharp | Alan Barnes saxes, Karen Sharp saxes, Frank Toms piano, Malcolm Creese bass, Dennis Smith drums, plus a few vocals from Vanessa Smith | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £10
Judy Vaughan Quintet | Reading, Global Cafe
Sun 20 Jan | Judy Vaughan Quintet | Judy Vaughan vocals, Martin Dix guitar, Phil Craddock piano, Nick Hill bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 7pm | No charge but contributions welcomed
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | Alan Barnes Quintet | Ascot
Sun 20 Jan | Alan Barnes Quintet, Alan Barnes sax, Mark Nightingale trombone, Dave Newton piano, Andy Clendert bass, Clark Tracey drums | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
Hugh Turner Heavy Funk Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Sat 19 Jan | Come and watch electrifying guitarist Hugh Turner and his quartet with Frankie Tontoh (drums), Anatoliy Vyacheslavov (tenor saxophone) and Stefan Redtenbacher (bass) at the Global Café in Reading. Always a cool hang and full of vigour funk explorations! | Reading | Global Café | 10.00pm – 01.00am | £5.00
Jazz at Progress | Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble present ‘The Spirit of Trane’
Fri 18 Jan | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7:30pm | £16.00 (£14.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee
Gilad Atzmon tenor sax, Frank Harrison piano, Yaron Stavi double bass, Enzo Zirilli drums Read more…
Mike Vernon | Maidenhead
Fri 18 Jan | Mike Vernon | Mike Vernon (vocals) Kid Carlos (guitar), Paul Tasker (Saxophone), Matt Little (keyboards), Ian Jennings (upright bass), Mike Hellier (drums) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8.00pm | £15
Lester Brown & Duncan Lamont Jnr Quintet | Hedsor
Thur 17 Jan | Lester Brown & Duncan Lamont Jnr Quintet | Hedsor | Lester Brown trumpet, Duncan Lamont Jnr sax, Nigel Fox keyboard, Steve Riddle Bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Bob Christopher | Shinfield
Thu 17 Jan | Bob Christopher tenor sax/vocals, Phil Craddock piano. Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8pm | £5
Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 17 Jan | 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
Sam Braysher and Michael Kanan featuring Sara Dowling | Maidenhead
Thur 17 Jan | Sam Braysher and Michael Kanan featuring Sara Dowling | Sam Braysher (alto sax), Michael Kanan (piano), Sara Dowling (vocals) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8.00pm | £15
The Definite Collective | Global Cafe | Reading
Tue 15 Jan | 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
Jazz in Fleet at The Harlington | Tony Kofi ‘A Portrait of Cannonball’
Tue 15 Jan | Tony Kofi ‘A Portrait of Cannonball’ | for line up, see Fleet Jazz website | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 8.00pm | £14
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Tue 15 Jan | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | Tom Ridout sax & recorder, Simon Cook piano, Rudy Cook bass, Ted Hayes drums | Bracknell | Tickets – South Hill Park Arts Centre | Bracknell Jazz website | 7.30pm | £10.50 and £5.50 U18s
Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas – Blue Indigo | Reading
Sun 13 Jan | Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas – Blue Indigo | Sarah Jane Eveleigh vocals, Andy Wall piano | Reading | Three Guineas | From 2pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Gli Avanzi featuring Ewen Baird | Global Cafe, Reading
Sun 13 Jan | Gli Avanzi featuring Ewen Baird | Ewen Baird saxes, Martin Dix guitar, Howard King bass guitar, Andrew Last drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 7:00pm | No charge but contributions welcomed
A Winter Warmer – Jim Mullen | Maidenhead
Fri 11 Jan | A Winter Warmer – Jim Mullen | Jim Mullen (guitar), Clark Tracey (drums), Andy Cleyndert (bass), Alex Hutton (piano) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8.00pm | £15 (£13 conc) (£5 under 16s)
Jez Cook & Mike Wills Quintet | Hedsor
Thur 10 Jan | Jez Cook & Mike Wills Quintet | Hedsor | Jezz Cook guitar, Mike Wills reeds, Nigel Fox keyboard, Steve Riddle Bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 8 Jan | Equinox with Jonny Ford | Jonny Ford saxes, 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)
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 8 Jan | Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Les Foden saxophone, Mark Burton keyboards, Nick Hill bass, Eddie Hall drums | Reading | Global Café | 8.30pm | No charge
Baron Mara │ The Wellington Arms │ Sandhurst
Sun 6 Jan│Baron Mara | Íde vocals, Tom Neill alto sax, Ruben Berrios piano, Lawrie Wright bass, Tony Lyons drums │ Sandhurst │The Wellington Arms│ 3pm │Free Admission
Pangbourne Jazz Club
Sun 6 Jan | Pangbourne Jazz Club | Sorry, no session in January | Back on Sunday 3 Feb with Art Themen
Karen Sharp & Freddie Gavita | South Hill Park | Bracknell
Fri 4 Jan | Karen Sharp & Freddie Gavita| Karen Sharp sax, Freddie Gavita trumpet, with the house band | Bracknell | Tickets – South Hill Park Arts Centre | Bracknell Jazz website | 7.30pm | £12.00/£5.50 U18s
Fleur Stevenson Trio | Wallingford
Fri 28 Dec | Fleur Stevenson Trio | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Pete Billington piano, Raph Mizraki double bass | Wallingford | Old Post Office, ST MARTINS STREET, WALLINGFORD, OX10 0AA, 01491 836068 | 9-11pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson, Simon Allen and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 23 Dec | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet & flugelhorn, Simon Allen saxes, Graham Taylor piano, Esther Ng bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle Quartet | Woolhampton
Sat 22 Dec | Dinner Jazz at the Angel – Lea Lyle Trio | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Phil Berry bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Global Cafe | Reading
Fri 21 Dec | 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
Steve Waterman Quintet | Norden Farm, Maidenhead
Fri 21 Dec | Steve Waterman Quintet | Steve Waterman trumpet, Piers Green sax, Alex Hutton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Clark Tracey drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15/£13/£5
Christmas Special with Tina May, Karen Sharp & Stuart Henderson | Hedsor
Thur 20 Dec | Christmas Special with Tina May, Karen Sharp & Stuart Henderson | Tina May vocals, Karen Sharp sax, Stuart Henderson trumpet, Nigel Fox keyboard, Steve Riddle bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Venue | 8:30pm | £10 on the door including buffet | free parking
Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 20 Dec | 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
The Definite Collective | Global Cafe | Reading
Tue 18 Dec | 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
Fleur Stevenson Trio | Wallingford
Sun 16 Dec | Fleur Stevenson Trio | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano, Matt Findley double bass | Wallingford | Old Post Office, ST MARTINS STREET, WALLINGFORD, OX10 0AA, 01491 836068 | 6-8pm | No charge
Hugh Turner Heavy Funk Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Sat 15 Dec | Come and watch electrifying guitarist Hugh Turner and his quartet with Frankie Tontoh (drums), Anatoliy Vyacheslavov (tenor saxophone) and Stefan Redtenbacher (bass) at the Global Café in Reading. Always a cool hang and full of vigour funk explorations! | Reading | Global Café | 10.00pm – 01.00am | £5.00
Charity Big Band Night | California Hall, Finchampstead
Fri 14 Dec | Big Band Night at California Hall, Finchampstead with The Supertonics Big Band, featuring vocalist Tricia Bassett | Finchampstead | California Hall RG40 3RL | Organised by, and in aid of, MHA Live at Home | Prize raffle, onsite cafe, or bring your own beer/wine/snacks | Popular 17-piece Swing Band | From 7.00pm | Tickets £12, reserve in advance on 07739 314261 or davidbennett470@gmail.com
Jazz at Progress | Jean Toussaint Quintet: Brother Raymond Tour | Sold Out
Fri 14 Dec | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7:30pm | £20.00 (£18.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee
Jean Toussaint saxophone, Andrew McCormack keys, Shane Forbes drums, Daniel Casimir bass, Percy Pursglove trumpet Read more…
Baron Mara│The Rising Sun Arts Centre│Reading
Fri 14 Dec│Baron Mara | Saskia McNamara vocals, Tom Neill alto sax, Jonathan Judge tenor sax & flute, Ruben Berrios piano, Lawrie Wright bass, James Ballantine drums│Reading | The Rising Sun Arts Centre│8pm│£5.00Chris Barber Big Band | Goring Village Hall
Fri 14 Dec | Chris Barber Big Band | Our annual concert with our president, one of the world’s best known and loved musicians, Chris Barber with his Big Band | Goring Village Hall | Goring | Goring Hall Live | 8.00pm | £19.50 – buy on line at www.buytickets.at/goringhalllive or telephone 07885251803
Bracknell Jazz – Nigel Price Organ Trio | South Hill Park
Fri 14 Dec | Bracknell Jazz – Nigel Price Organ Trio | Nigel Price guitar, Ross Stanley Hammond organ, Steve Brown drums | Bracknell | Tickets – South Hill Park Arts Centre | Bracknell Jazz website | 7.30pm | £12.00/£5.50 U18s
The Clive Burton Celebration Band with Sue Greenway | Hedsor
Thur 13 Dec | The Clive Burton Celebration Band with Sue Greenway | Sue Greenway sax, Alan Graham vibes, Nigel Fox keyboard, Steve Riddle bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
The very best Trad Jazz at Reading Rugby Club | Sonning Lane
Wed 12 Dec | Traditional New Orleans – Dixieland style Jazz | The Dart Valley Stompers | Reading Rugby Club, Holme Park, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6ST | 7.00pm to 10.30pm | £10.00
Julia Titus and her Blues Troupe | Marlow
Tue 11 Dec | Julia Titus and her Blues Troupe | Julia is Bessie Smith reincarnated and appears with her sensational band | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £10
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 11 Dec | Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Les Foden saxophone, Mark Burton keyboards, Nick Hill bass, Eddie Hall drums | Reading | Global Café | 8.30pm | No charge
Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Reading
Sun 9 Dec | Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Terry Davis bass | Reading | Three Guineas | From 2pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Fleur Stevenson at Pizza Express, Dean Street | London
Sat 8 Dec | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Brandon Allen sax, Pete Billington piano and Arnie Somogyi double bass | Lunchtime | Music 8pm | £15 | book online: www.pizzaexpresslive.com/venues/soho-jazz-club or call 020 7439 4962.
Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quintet | Reading
Thurs 6 Dec | Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quintet | HBmore
guitar, Richard Bawcombe guitar, David Stamper guitar, Piotr Jordan
violin, Paul Malloy double bass | Reading | The Global Cafe | 8:30pm |
Donations gratefully received
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Mike Wilkins Quartet | Shinfield
Thurs 6 Dec | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Mike Wilkins Quartet | Mike Wilkins tenor sax, Tony Imbierski keys, Brian Throup bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8pm | £5
Lester Brown & Al Nicholls | Hedsor
Thur 6 Dec | Lester Brown & Al Nicholls | Lester Brown trumprt, Al Nicholls sax, Nigel Fox keyboard, Steve Riddle bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Live Jazz this month at The Milk Bar: The Fusion 6│Reading
Wed 5 Dec │ No Room For Squares presents The Fusion 6 │ Fusion 6’s music varies from soul/disco to funk and jazz bringing funk, fusion, and the groove to Milk │ Reading │ Milk Bar │ 8pm │ Free Entry
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 4 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)
Phil Mason Trio | Caversham
Sun 2 Dec | Phil Mason Trio | Phil Mason guitar/voc, Felicity Taylor violin/voc, John Money bass | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30 pm | No charge
