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
Rebecca Poole Quartet | Henley
Fri 22 Dec | Rebecca Poole Quartet | Rebecca Poole vocals, Stuart Henderson trumpet, Hugh Turner guitar, Paul Jeffries bass | Five Horsehoes Maidensgrove nr Henley-on Thames | The Five Horseshoes | 8.00 | £30 jazz supper
Tina May | Maidenhead
Fri 22 Dec | Tina May Quartet | Tina May vocals, Piers Green sax, Robin Aspland piano, Andy Cleyndert bass | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15/£13/£5
Fleur Stevenson Trio at Joe’s, Summertown | Oxford
Thur 21 December | Fleur Stevenson Trio at Joe’s, Summertown, Oxford | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Pete Billington piano, Raph Mizraki bass | Joe’s Bar and Grill, 260 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7DX. Tel: 01865 554484 | 8.30pm
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 19 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
The Paul Jeffries Quintet – a Tribute to Billy Strayhorn | Oxford
Tue 19 Dec | The Paul Jeffries Quintet – a Tribute to Billy Strayhorn | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Ollie Weston sax, Martin Pickett piano, Paul Jeffries bass, Charlie Stratford drums | The Mad Hatter, 43 Iffley Road, Oxford OX4 1EA | 8.30pm -11.00pm ! £4/£3
Mike Miller Trio – Basingstoke
Sun 17 Dec | Mike Miller Trio with David Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Old Basing | River Bank Tea Room, London Road, Old Basing, Hampshire RG24 7JL | 1:30 pm | No entry charge
Andy Kennedy Quintet | Reading
Sun 17 Dec | Andy Kennedy Quintet | Andy Kennedy saxophones, Tony Imbierski keyboards, Brian Throup bass, Fern Rose percussion, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 7pm | Free entry?
Gli Avanzi Jazz Quintet | Reading
Sun 17 Dec | Gli Avanzi Jazz Quintet | Lorenzo Todorow tenor sax, Chris Wagstaff trumpet, Martin Dix guitar, Howard King bass, Andrew Last drums | Reading | Artigiano Bar | 3:00pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz Christmas Special at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson, Simon Allen and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 17 Dec | The Retreat Jazz Christmas Special | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Simon Allen saxes, Will Bartlett piano, Esther Ng bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | NOTE LATER START TIME: 6.00pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | John Critchinson’s Christmas Party | Ascot
Note: John Critchinson sadly died on 15 Dec, so please contact Jagz to find out the status of this performance
Sun 17 Dec | John Critchinson’s Christmas Party | John Critchinson piano, Art Themen sax, Dave Green bass, Dave Barry drums plus Jacqui Hicks-vocals | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
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
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner duo Christmas Special Jazz Supper | Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell
Thurs 14 Dec | Fleur Stevenson, Hugh Turner duo Christmas Special Jazz Supper at the Red Lion in Brightwell | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell | The Red Lion | 8pm | Table reservations: 01491 837373. Admission: free. Set menu, call for details
Bracknell Jazz – Chris Barber Big Band – South Hill Park
Thur 14 Dec | Chris Barber Big Band | South Hill Park Ringmead, Bracknell RG12 7PA | South Hill Park | www.southhillpark.org.uk | 01344 484123 | 8:00pm | £21.50
Trad Jazz at Reading Rugby Club | Sonning Lane
Wed 13 Dec | Trad Jazz at Reading Rugby Club | The Dart Valley Stompers | Reading Rugby Club, Holme Park, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6ST | 8.00pm to 10.30pm | £9.00
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 12 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
Fleur Stevenson and Pete Billington duo | Frog, Covent Garden
Sun 10 Dec | Fleur Stevenson and Pete Billington duo at Frog, Covent Garden | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Pete Billington piano | Frog, 34-38 Southampton Street, London WC2E 7HF | 12.30- 4pm | Table reservations: 020 7199 8370
Gli Avanzi Jazz Quintet | Global Cafe | Reading
Sun 10 Dec | Gli Avanzi jazz quintet | Lorenzo Todorow tenor, Chris Wagstaff trumpet, Martin Dix guitar, Howard King bass, Andrew Last drums | Reading | The Global Cafe | 7:30pm | No charge
Rebecca Poole & Hugh Turner | Didcot
Fri 8 Dec | Rebecca Poole & Hugh Turner
Rebecca Poole vocals | Hugh Turner guitar
Rhythms at The Yurt | OX11 9BG | 8pm |£13.75
Cafe Zazous Duo | Reading
Fri 8 Dec | Cafe Zazous Duo | HBmore and Jez Titterton | Reading | Elm Tree pub, Beech Hill RG7 2AZ | 01189 883 505 | 7pm | Free entry
Cafe Zazous Swing Gypsy Jazz Quintette | Reading
Thur 7 Dec | Cafe Zazous Swing Gypsy Jazz Quintette | Reading | Global Cafe | 8.30pm | Free – donations gratefully accepted
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)
Fleet Jazz Christmas Concert: Brandon Allen’s All-Star Sextet at The Harlington
Tue 5 Dec | Fleet Jazz Christmas Concert | Brandon Allen’s All-Star Sextet | Brandon Allen sax, Sam Mayne sax, Mark Nightingale trombone, Ross Stanley piano, Tim Thornton bass, Ian Thomas drums | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington |8.00pm | £15
Nigel Price and Vasilis Xenopoulos | Marlow
Tue 5 Dec | Nigel Price and Vasilis Xenopoulos | Nigel Price guitar, Vasillis Xenopoulos sax, Dario de Lecce bass, Steve Brown drums | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £8
Gin and Jazz with Fleur Stevenson | Wallingford
Sun 3 Dec | Gin and Jazz with Fleur Stevenson | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano, Nick Hill bass | The Keep, 1 Castle Street, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8DL | 5 – 7pm | Admission: free
Reedyfusion five saxes in harmony | Pangbourne
Sun 3 Dec | Reedyfusion five saxes in harmony | Mike Booker, Rod Kirtain, Dave Bartram, Hazel Carter, John Pumphrey saxes, Terry Hutchins guitar, Keith Howard double bass, Julian Bown drums | www.pangbournejazzclub.co.uk | PWMC | 7.30pm | £7.00
Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Laura Zakian and Paul Bartholomew
Fri 1 Dec | Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Laura Zakian and Paul Bartholomew | Laura Zakian vocals, Paul Bartholomew baritone sax, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | Bracknell Jazz, South Hill Park, Recital Room | 7.30pm | £10.00/£5 U18s
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 | 9:00pm | No charge / donations welcome
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Lea Lyle with Otto Caretta | Shinfield
Thurs 30 Nov | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Lea Lyle with Otto Caretta | Lea Lyle vocals, Otto Caretta saxes, Phil Craddock piano, Jamie Howell bass, Jim Wade drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8:00pm | £5
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
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson with Ian Bateman and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 26 Nov | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Ian Bateman trombone, Tom Pilling piano, Andy Crowdy bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
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 – Claire Jones | Woolhampton
Sat 25 Nov | Dinner jazz at The Angel – Claire Jones | Claire Jones vocals, Lloyd Payne trumpet/flugelhorn, Rory McInroy piano, Steve Kershaw bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 24 Nov | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 24 Nov | 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 Progress: Moscow Drug Club | Reading | Sold out
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 | £16/£14
Peter King & Simon Allen Quintet | Maidenhead
Fri 24 Nov | Peter King & Simon Allen Quintet | Peter King alto sax, Simon Allen saxes, Alex Hutton piano, Arnie Somogyi bass, Clark Tracey drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Courtyard Theatre | 8.00pm | £15/£13/£5
Berkshire Jazz Jam: Ken Thompson Trio | Reading
Wed 22 Nov | 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
The Great British Jazz Quartet | Crooked Billet | Stoke Row
Tue 21 Nov | The Great British Jazz Quartet | Art Themen sax, Dave Newton piano, Denny Ilett guitar, Andy Crowdy bass | Stoke Row | Crooked Billet | 8.00pm | Full regular menu. £15 music cover charge.
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Reading
Tues 21 Nov | Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night in Reading | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Guest TBC piano, Nick Hill bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – jam from 9.30pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | Matt Wates Sextet | Ascot
Sun 19 Nov | Matt Wates Sextet | Matt Wates alto sax, Steve Main tenor sax, Robbie Robson trumpet, Leon Greening piano, Alec Dankworth bass, Matt Home drums | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
Sunday lunchtime jazz | Martin Hart Band – A Tribute to the King of Swing: Benny Goodman | Marlow
Sun 19 Nov | A Tribute to the King of Swing, Benny Goodman | Mike Wills clarinet, Terry Hutchins guitar, Alan Grahame vibes, Ken McCarthy piano, Peter Hughes bass, Martin Hart drums | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 12.15pm to 2.45pm| £8
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
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner duo | Reading
Thurs 16 Nov | Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner duo | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | The Horns, Crazies Hill, Reading, RG10 8LY | 7pm | Table reservations: 0118 9406041
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner duo | Oxford
Wed 15 Nov | Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner duo | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | The Abingdon Arms, The High St, Beckley, Oxford OX3 9UU | 7.30pm | Table reservations: 01865 655667
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Wed 15 Nov | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | Will Barry piano, Rudy Cook bass, Charlie Hutchinson drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park, Wilde Upstairs performance space | 7.30pm | £10.00 (£8.00 in advance) and £5 U18s
Jazz in Fleet at The Harlington
Tue 14 Nov | Alex Ridout Quintet | Alex Ridout trumpet, Tom Ridout sax & recorder, Mark Ridout guitar, Marianne Windham bass, Tristan Mailliot drums | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington |8.00pm | £12
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Reading
Tues 14 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
Gli Avanzi Jazz Quintet | Reading
Sun 12 Nov | Gli Avanzi jazz quintet | Lorenzo Todorow tenor, Chris Wagstaff trumpet, Martin Dix guitar, Jim Saunders bass, Andrew Last drums | Reading | The Global Cafe | 7:30pm | No charge
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
BB Kean | Reading
Fri 10 Nov | BB Kean | BB Kean vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Reading | The Botanist | Time? | Entry price?
