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 and Maff Potts Duo | Reading
Fri 20 Jul | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano | Browns Reading, Unit 5A, Oracle Centre, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2A | 7pm | free admission
Alex Ridout Sean Payne Quintet | Norden Farm, Maidenhead
Fri 20 Jul | Alex Ridout Sean Payne Quintet | Alex Ridout trumpet, Sean Payne sax, Alex Hutton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Clark Tracey drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15/£13/£5
The Supertonics Big Swing Band | Bracknell
Fri 20 Jul | The Supertonics Big Swing Band, plus Tricia Bassett (vocals) & featured
soloists | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell RG12 7PA | 8.00pm | Tickets £9.50 direct from SHP, or David Bennett 07739-314261 or www.thesupertonics.co.uk
Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 19 Jul | 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 Clive Burton Celebration Band | Hedsor
Thur 19 Jul | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet | Mike Wills reeds, Lester Brown trumpet, Nigel Fox keyboard, bass tbc, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Jazz in Fleet at The Harlington | Clark Tracey’s Stan Tracey Legacy Big Band
Tue 17 Jul | Clark Tracey’s Stan Tracey Legacy Big Band | for details and line up, see Fleet Jazz website | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 8.00pm | £17
New Jazz Sextet | Newbury Jazz and Blues Festival
Sat 14 Jul | New Jazz Sextet | Leon Vince tenor sax, Andy Townsend trumpet, Ross Law trombone, Nick Hill piano, Brian Throup bass, Mike Goff drums | Newbury Market Place | 7:15 | No charge
Jazz at St Andrew’s with the Simon Lasky Quartet | Caversham
Sat 14 Jul | Concerts in Caversham present Jazz at St Andrew’s with the Simon Lasky Quartet featuring Simon Lasky piano, Nina Ferro vocals, Simon Bates saxophones and Robert Rickenberg bass | St Andrew’s Church, Albert Road, Caversham RG4 7PL | 7.30 | Tickets: £16, £18 in advance, £18, £20 on the door, under 16s free, available from Waltons the Jewellers, Caversham (cash only closed Mondays) or phone 0118 9484112/0118 9463202 | Full details www.concertsincaversham.co.uk
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner Duo | Reading
Fri 13 Jul | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Broad Street Bar and Kitchen, 81 Broad St, Reading RG1 2AP | 8pm | Free admission
The Gap Gig | The Ben Waters Boogie Woogie Band
Fri 13 Jul | The Ben Waters Boogie Woogie Band | Goring Village Hall, Goring on Thames | Doors 7.30pm | Music 8pm | £15 | Ring 01491 874492 to book seats.
Jonny Owens Spanish Guitar | Reading
Thurs 12 Jul | A Mix of Spanish Classical, Jazz & Flamenco | Jonny Owens, Solo Guitar | Reading | The Global Cafe | 8:30pm | No charge
The Clive Burton Celebration Band | Hedsor
Thurs 12 Jul | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet | Mike Wills reeds, plus guest tbc, Nigel Fox keyboard, bass tbc, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
The very best Trad Jazz at Reading Rugby Club | Sonning Lane
Wed 11 Jul | Traditional New Orleans – Dixieland style Jazz | Alan Gresty / Brian white – Ragtimers | Reading Rugby Club, Holme Park, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6ST | 7.00pm to 10.30pm | £10.00
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 10 Jul | 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
Gilad Atzmon plays Charlie Parker | Marlow
Tue 10 Jul | Gilad Atzmon plays Charlie Parker | Gilad Atzmon sax with the Frank Toms Trio | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £8
Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Reading
Sun 8 Jul | Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Lea Lyle vocals, Geoff Goodman piano | Reading | Three Guineas | From 2pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Fleur Stevenson Performs the music of Ella Fitzgerald | Garsington Jazz Club
Sat 7 Jul | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Anatoliy Vyacheslavov tenor sax, Hugh Turner guitar, Paul Jefferies bass | Garsington Village Hall, Garsington, Oxfordshire OX44 9DA Oxford, Oxfordshire | Doors 7.15pm | Music 8pm | £15 | Tickets: https://www.facebook.com/GarsingtonJazz/ – phone: 07515 275655 (Ben)
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner Duo | Reading
Fri 6 Jul | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Broad Street Bar and Kitchen, 81 Broad St, Reading RG1 2AP | 8pm | Free admission
Bracknell Jazz – Tim Whitehead & Tony Woods
Fri 6 Jul | Bracknell Jazz – Tim Whitehead & Tony Woods quintet | Tim Whitehead sax, Tony Woods sax, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, & drums tbc | Bracknell | Tickets – South Hill Park Arts Centre | Bracknell Jazz website | 7.30pm | £12.00/£5.50 U18s
Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quintet | Reading
Thurs 5 Jul | Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quintet | HB More guitar | Jez Titterton guitar | Dave Stamper guitar | Leo soprano sax | Lawrie Wright double bass | Reading | Global Cafe | 9pm | Donations gratefully accepted
The Clive Burton Celebration Band with Kelvin Christiane & Stuart Henderson | Hedsor
Thur 5 Jul | The Clive Burton Celebration Band | Kelvin Christiane sax, Stuart Henderson trumpet & flugelhorn, Nigel Fox keyboard, Steve Riddle bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner Duo | Reading
Wed 4 Jul | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | The Bel and Dragon, Blakes Lock, Gas Works Road, Reading RG13EQ | 7.30pm | free admission | Bookings: 01189 515790
Jazz Pro/Am Challenge at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 3 Jul | Equinox Jazz Pro/Am Challenge with Will Barry | Will Barry 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)
Ade Holland Trio | Caversham
Sun 1 Jul | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland guitar, John Aust sax/clari, Gordon Johnson keys/voc | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30pm | No charge
Mike Miller Trio | Sandhurst
Sun 1 July | Mike Miller Trio with Lawrie Wright double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Sandhurst | Wellington Arms | 3:00 pm | Free admission
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Tracey Mendham with the Terry Hutchins Quartet
Sun 1 Jul | Tracey Mendham with the Terry Hutchins Quartet | Tracey Menham tenor sax & vocals, Nigel Fox piano, Terry Hutchins guitar, Keith Howard bass, Julian Bown drums | Pangbourne | PWMC | 7:30pm | £7.00
‘Feelin’ my way’ – classic jazz for a summer’s afternoon | Marlow
Sun 1 Jul | Danzon Duo and Oxford Classic Jazz | Jonny McCourt and Ramon Goose guitars, Nick Gill piano, Mike Wills reeds | Marlow | Christ Church URC | 3:30pm | £10
Rhythms at the Yurt | BB Kean with Hugh Turner
Sat 30 Jun | BB Kean with Hugh Turner | BB Kean – vocal, Hugh Turner – guitar,| Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | £16.76 | Tickets
Short Notice Jazz | Oxford
Sat 30 June | Simon Feast piano, Myron Edwards bass/vocals, George Nicholson drums | www.facebook com/shortnoticejazz | Oxford | Tap Social Movement | 8 pm | No charge
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle | Woolhampton
Sat 30 June | Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Phil Berry bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | Free entry
Rhythms at the Yurt | Rob Terry Trio
Fri 29 Jun | Rob Terry Trio | Rob Terry – piano, Paul Jefferies – bass, Charlie Stafford – drums | Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | £16.76 | Tickets
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 29 Jun | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 29 Jun | 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
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Peter Bingham Quartet | Shinfield
Thurs 28 Jun | Peter Bingham Quartet | Peter Bingham tenor sax, Simon Cook piano, Marianne Windham bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie & Parrot | 8pm | £5
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 28 Jun | 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 28 Jun | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet | Mike Wills reeds, Lester Brown trumpet, Ken McCarthy keyboard, Peter Hughes bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Berkshire Jazz Jam: Ken Thompson Trio | Global Cafe | Reading
Wed 27 Jun | 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
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Wed 27 Jun | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | Daniel Higham trombone, Miles Mindlin guitar, Simon Cook piano, Rudy Cook bass, Charlie Hutchinson drums | Bracknell | Tickets – South Hill Park Arts Centre | Bracknell Jazz website | 7.30pm | £10.50 and £5.50 U18s
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 24 June | Mike Miller Trio with David Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Basingstoke | Tea Bar | 1:00 pm | Tea for two £20
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Kelvin Christiane and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 24 Jun | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Kelvin Christiane sax and flute, Alex Hutton piano, Esther Ng bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Clive Fortune Big Band – Save the Children Jazz Evening | Burghfield Village
Sat 23 Jun | Save the Children Jazz Evening | With Clive Fortune Big Band. Live music, entertainment, bar or bring your own picnic | Little Manor | Burghfield Village | 6:30pm | Advanced tickets £10 under 16s free call 0118 983 2569. Further information…
Jeremy Price Quintet | Norden Farm, Maidenhead
Fri 22 Jun | Jeremy Price Quintet | Jeremy Price trombone, Simon Marsh sax, Alex Hutton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Clark Tracey drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15/£13/£5
Fleur Stevenson and Pete Billington | Caversham
Thurs 21 Jun | Fleur Stevenson and Pete Billington | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Pete Billington piano | Caversham | Tipsy Bean | Evening | No charge
Ding Dong Daddios | Stoke Row
Wed 20 Jun | Ding Dong Daddios | jumpin’ & jivin’ 5-piece swing band play ’40’s & ’50’s tunes | Stoke Row | Crooked Billet | 8.00pm | £15
Jazz in Fleet at The Harlington | Gordon Campbell All Star Octet
Tue 19 Jun | Gordon Campbell All Star Octet | for line up, see Fleet Jazz website | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 8.00pm | £14
Sunday Lunchtime Jazz | Vasilis Xenopoulos Quartet | Marlow
Sun 17 Jun | Part of the “Love Marlow Festival” Sunday Lunchtime Jazz | Vasilis Xenopoulos Quartet | Vasilis Xenopoulos tenor sax, Alan Lewis piano, Stuart Barker bass, Dennis Smith drums AND possibly Lucinda Fosker vocals | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 12.15 to 14.45pm | Free Admission
Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz duo| Reading
Sat 16 Jun | Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz duo | Hbmore guitar | Jez Titterton guitar | Reading | The Elm Tree Beech Hill Hog roast | 1pm onwards | No Charge
Fleur Stevenson and Maff Potts | Reading
Fri 15 Jun | Fleur Stevenson and Maff Potts | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano | Reading | Browns | 8pm | No charge
Roy Bailey Big Band | Goring
Thurs 14 June | Roy Bailey Big Band | Features vocalists Gail Hendrix and Ed Hall (pictured) and Beccy Kean. Lots of big band favourites | Goring-on-Thames | Goring Social Club | 8.30 till 10.30 | Free entry
The very best Trad Jazz at Reading Rugby Club | Sonning Lane
Wed 13 Jun | Traditional New Orleans – Dixieland style Jazz | Sussex Jazz Kings | Reading Rugby Club, Holme Park, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6ST | 7.00pm to 10.30pm | £10.00
