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
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Fleur Stevenson and Maff Potts with the Terry Hutchins Trio
Sun 2 Dec | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano, Terry Hutchins guitar, Brian Green drums, Keith Howard double bass | Pangbourne | PWMC | 7.30pm | £7.00
Mike Miller Trio | Sandhurst
Sun 2 Dec | Mike Miller Trio with David Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Sandhurst | Wellington Arms |
3:00 pm | Free admission
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra with Tina May | Finchampstead
Fri 30 Nov | Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Stuart Henderson trumpet with guest Tina May vocals and the Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead | Memorial Hall, RG40 4JU | http://www.remixjazzorchestra.co.uk/ | 8.30pm | Price TBC
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 30 Nov | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
The Clive Burton Celebration Band | Hedsor
Thur 29 Nov | The Clive Burton Celebration Band | Frank Griffith sax plus another guest tbc, Nigel Fox keyboard, Steve Riddle bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 25 Nov | Mike Miller Trio with David Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Basingstoke | Tea Bar | 1:00 pm | Free admission | Tea for two £25
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson with Piers Green and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 25 Nov | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet/flugelhorn, Piers Green sax, Pete Billington piano, Esther Ng bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | Nigel Price Organ Trio plus Vasilis Xenopoulos | Ascot
Sun 25 Nov | Vasilis Xenopoulos sax, Nigel Price guitar, Ross Stanley organ, Winston Clifford drums | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Yvette Byrne | Woolhampton
Sat 24 Nov | Dinner Jazz at the Angel – Yvette Byrne | Yvette Byrne vocals, Gareth Chelley tenor sax, Phil Craddock piano, Barrie Griffin bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Art Themen Quartet | Norden Farm, Maidenhead
Fri 23 Nov | Art Themen Quartet | Art Themen sax, Alex Hutton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Clark Tracey drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15/£13/£5
Bracknell Jazz – Steve Waterman & Jo Fooks | South Hill Park
Fri 23 Nov | Bracknell Jazz – Steve Waterman & Jo Fooks | Steve Waterman trumprt, Jo Fooks sax, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, Martin Pyne drums | Bracknell | Tickets – South Hill Park Arts Centre | Bracknell Jazz website | 7.30pm | £12.00/£5.50 U18s
Jazz at Progress | Steve Fishwick Quintet with special guest from New York, Grant Stewart | Buy tickets
Fri 23 Nov | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7:30pm | £17.00 (£15.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee
Steve Fishwick trumpet, John Pearce piano, Jeremy Brown bass, Matt Fishwick drums and Grant Stewart tenor saxophone saxophone Read more…
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 22 Nov | 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
The Clive Burton Celebration Band | Hedsor
Thur 22 Nov | The Clive Burton Celebration Band | Max Brittain guitar, Alan Graham vibes, Nigel Fox keyboard, Steve Riddle bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
The Definite Collective | Global Cafe | Reading
Tue 20 Nov | 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
Hugh Turner Heavy Funk Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Sat 17 Nov | 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 the Magpie and Parrot – New Jazz Sextet | Shinfield
Thurs 15 Nov | New Jazz Sextet | Ross Law trombone, Leon Vince tenor sax, Andy Townsend trumpet, Nick Hill piano, Brian Throup bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie & Parrot | 8pm | £5
The Clive Burton Celebration Band | Hedsor
Thur 15 Nov | The Clive Burton Celebration Band | Lester Brown trumpet, Robert Goodhew sax, Nigel Fox keyboard, Steve Riddle bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 15 Nov | 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
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 13 Nov | 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
Alan Barnes, with two USA Guests: Greg Abate & Phil DeGreg | Marlow
Tue 13 Nov | Alan Barnes saxes, Greg Abate saxes, Phil DeGreg piano, Dave Green bass, Steve Brown drums | Marlow | Christ Church | 8.30pm | £10
Lea Lyle Quartet with guest Annie Parker | Reading
Sun 11 Nov | Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals, Annie Parker flute, Nick Hill piano, Terry Davis bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | The Global Cafe | 5pm | No charge
Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Reading
Sun 11 Nov | Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Julia Titus vocals, Matt Foster guitar | Reading | Three Guineas | From 2pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Mike Miller Trio | Rotherwick
Sun 11 Nov | Mike Miller Trio with David Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Rotherwick | Tylney Hall | 2:30pm | Jazz Afternoon Tea £36 per person
Purdy | Wallingford
Sat 10 Nov | Purdy | Rebecca Poole vocals, Hugh Turner guitar, Stuart Henderson trumpet, flugelhorn & percussion, Raph Mizraki bass | Wallingford | Corn Exchange | 7:45pm | £12 | Book online at www.cornexchange.org.uk or at 01491 825000 (Fri & Sat 10am – 2pm and evenings 7-8pm)
The Gill Love Band | Sunninghill
Fri 9 Nov | The Gill Love Band | In support of the Hope Trust charity | Sunninghill | Cordes Hall | 7.30pm | £15 | Ticket information: www.hopetrust.org.uk 01276 785178
The Gap Gig | The Pete Oxley/Meier Guitar Project
Fri 9 Nov | The Pete Oxley/Meier Guitar Project| Pete Oxley guitars, Nicolas Meier guitars, Raph Mizraki bass, Paul Cavaciuti drums | Goring Village Hall, Goring on Thames | Doors 7.30pm | Music 8pm | £15 | Ring 01491 874492 to book seats.
Duncan Lamont Jnr & Stuart Henderson | Hedsor
Thur 8 Nov | Duncan Lamont Jnr sax, Stuart Henderson trumpet/flugelhorn, Nigel Fox keyboard, Steve Riddle bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Jazz at The Milk Bar | No Room For Squares | Reading
Wed 7 Nov | No Room For Squares | Jim Donovan presents jazz on vinyl from his archives | Tonight celebrating Blue Note Record Label – tunes from this iconic label | Reading | Milk Bar | 7.00pm | No Charge
The very best Trad Jazz at Reading Rugby Club | Sonning Lane
Wed 7 Nov | Traditional New Orleans – Dixieland style Jazz | New Orleans Heat | Reading Rugby Club, Holme Park, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6ST | 7.00pm to 10.30pm | £10.00
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Wed 7 Nov | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | Tom Barford sax, 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
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 6 Nov | Equinox with Andy Walls | Andy Walls 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)
Phil Mason Trio | Caversham
Sun 4 Nov | Phil Mason Trio | Phil Mason guitar/voc, Gordon Johnson keys/voc, Phil Berry bass | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30 pm | No charge
Miller Plays the Musicals | Reading
Sun 4 Nov | Miller Plays the Musicals | Astor Big Band | Reading | Hexagon | 3:30pm | Information and tickets from the theatre box office 0118 960 6060 or here | All profits, and a collection at this performance, go to the Royal British Legion to support their work with PTSD sufferers.
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Amy Roberts with the Terry Hutchins Quartet
Sun 4 Nov | Amy Roberts saxes, clarinet and flute, Terry Hutchins guitar, Andrew Clancy piano, Julian Bown drums, Keith Howard double bass | Pangbourne | PWMC | 7.30pm | £7.00
Mike Miller Trio | Sandhurst
Sun 4 Nov | Mike Miller Trio with John Monney double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Sandhurst | Wellington Arms |
3:00 pm | Free admission
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | Ben Clatworthy Quartet | Ascot
Sun 28 Oct | Ben Clatworthy sax, John Donaldson piano, Simon Thorpe bass, Matt Home drums | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson, Mike Wilkins and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 28 Oct | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Mike Wilkins sax, Graeme Taylor piano, Esther Ng bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 28 Oct | Mike Miller Trio with David Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Basingstoke | Tea Bar | 1:00 pm | Free admission | Tea for two £25
Dinner Jazz at the Angel – Julia Titus | Woolhampton
Sat 27 Oct | Dinner Jazz at the Angel – Julia Titus | Julia Titus vocals, Phil Craddock piano. Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Big Band Night at Octoberfest 2018 | Bracknell
Sat 27 Oct | Big Band Night at Octoberfest 2018 at Easthampstead Church in Bracknell, with The Supertonics Big Band, featuring vocalist Tricia Bassett | Bracknell | The Parish Centre, RG12 7ER | Organised by, and in aid of, the church | Licensed bar or bring your own drinks & snacks | Popular 17-piece Swing Band | 7.00pm | Tickets £8, reserve in advance on 07739-314261 or davidbennett470@gmail.com
Art Themen & Friends | Wokingham
Sat 27 Oct | Art Themen & Friends | Art Themen saxes, Alex Hutton piano, Andy Crowdy bass, Ron Hetherington drums | A musical extravaganza in aid of Wokingham in Need | Wokingham | Whitty Theatre | 7:30pm | Tickets £15.00 each from TicketSource or by calling 07867-530727. Facebook details here
Julian Siegal and Paul Jordanous | Maidenhead
Fri 26 Oct | Julian Siegal sax, 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
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 26 Oct | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Fleur Stevenson at Rhythms at the Yurt | Sires Hill, Didcot
Fri 26 Oct | Fleur Stevenson at Rhythms at the Yurt, Sires Hill | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar and Stuart Henderson trumpet | The Yurt, Haddon Acre, Sires Hill, (south slopes of the Wittenham Clumps) Didcot, Oxon OX11 9BG | Doors 7.30pm for 8pm | Admission: £12.50, email themusicgoesroundoo@gmail.com or call 07721 364212 for tickets.
Fleur Stevenson’s Jazz Singers’ Night | Reading
Thur 25 Oct | 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
Lea Lyle Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Sun 21 Oct | Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock, piano, Terry Davis bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | The Global Cafe | 7:30pm | No charge
Hugh Turner Heavy Funk Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Sat 20 Oct | 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 | Matt Wates Sextet | Buy tickets
Fri 19 Oct | Matt Wates alto sax, Martin Shaw trumpet/flugelhorn, Steve Main tenor sax, Leon Greening piano, Malcolm Creese bass, Matt Holmes drums. Progress Theatre, Reading | 7:30pm | £18.00 (£16.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Read more…
Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quintet | Reading
Thurs 18 Oct | Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quintet | HB more guitar, Richard Bawcombe guitar, David Stamper guitar, Piotr Jordan violin, Paul Malloy bass | Reading | The Global Cafe | 8:30pm | Donations gratefully received
