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
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Mike Wilkins Quartet | Shinfield
Thurs 9 Nov | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Mike Wilkins Quartet | Mike Wilkins saxes, Martin Pickett keyboard, Brian Throup bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8:00pm | £5
Simon Lasky Group in Concert | Bradfield College
Wed 8 Nov | Simon Lasky Group | Simon Lasky piano and keyboard, Pete Billington fretless and electric bass, Luca Boscagin acoustic and electric guitars, Sophie Alloway drums), Kuljit Bhamra tabla and Indian percussion | Bradfield College, Music Schools | 7.30pm | Tickets £10 available here
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 7 Nov | Equinox with Alex Hitchcock | Alex Hitchcock tenor sax, 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)
Jazz at Marlow Christ Church | The Dave O’Higgins All-Star Quartet
Tue 7 Nov| The Dave O’Higgins All-Star Quartet | Dave O’Higgins sax, Rob Barron piano, Geoff Gascoyne bass, Sebastiaan De Krom drums | Marlow | Christ Church Marlow | Marlow Jazz | 8.30pm | £10
An Evening of Authentic Blues | Basingstoke
Mon 6 November | 8.00 | An Evening of Authentic Blues in support of Basingstoke Stroke Support Group | From New York – Jim Kweskin – a guitarist and singer who has worked with Otis Spann, Mississippi John Hurt and Sippie Wallace, plus the Blues Duo of Bill Boazman & Paul Swinton | Basingstoke Irish Centre, Council Road, Basingstoke RG21 3DH | Tickets: £10 from 07871 129191 or blackbird@waitrose.com
Steph Richardson with the Old Pang Swingers | Pangbourne
Sun 5 Nov | Steph Richardson with the Old Pang Swingers | Steph Richardson vocals, Terry Hutchins guitar, Malcolm Cliff piano , Keith Howard double bass, Julian Bown drums | www.pangbournejazzclub.co.uk | PWMC | 7.30pm | £7.00
The National Youth Jazz Orchestra | Henley
Fri 3 Nov | The National Youth Jazz Orchestra | Henley | The Kenton Theatre | 7:30pm | Adults £24, Concessions £22 | Tickets on-line from the theatre or call the Box Office on 01491 575698
Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Art Themen
Fri 3 Nov | Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Art Themen | Art Themen tenor sax, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | Bracknell Jazz, South Hill Park, Recital Room | 7.30pm | £10.00/£5 U18s
The Definite Collective | Reading
Tues 31 Oct | The Definite Collective | Jamie Howell guitar, Matthew McNaughton sax, James Newman, bass, Tony Imbierski, organ, Monte Hall, percussion, Paul Glover , drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 9pm | Donations
Senanes3 | Reading
Mon 30 Oct | Senanes3 | Argentinian trio from Buenos Aires | Reading | Global Cafe | 7:30pm | £5
Jackie Doe and the Uncertainty of Passion | Reading
Sun 29 Oct | Jackie Doe and the Uncertainty of Passion | Reading | Global Cafe | 7:00pm | Donations
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner duo | Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell
Sunday 29 Oct | Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner duo | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell | The Red Lion | 5-7pm | Table reservations: 01491 837373
Spectacular Swanage Jazz Festival Fundraiser | Swanage
Sun 29 Oct | Spectacular Swanage Jazz Festival Fundraiser | Musicians include Martin Taylor guitar (performing both solo and with the band), Steve Brown drums, Dave Newton piano, Dario Di Lecce double bass, Simon Spillet tenor sax, George Hogg trumpet, Ian Bateman trombone, Tony Kofi alto sax, Nigel Price guitar and Byron Wallen trumpet | Swanage | Mowlem Theatre | 7pm | Only £20! | Theatre box office 01929 422239, or online at http://www.mowlemtheatre.co.uk | All proceeds go towards the Swanage Jazz Festival start up fund.
Organiser Nigel Price says “we’ll be playing a rip-roaring set in a ‘Jazz at the Philharmonic’ style. Expect trumpet battles, tenor battles, a swinging rhythm section and some of the finest playing you’ll ever hear!”
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 29 Oct | Mike Miller Trio with Dave Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Basingstoke | Tea Bar | 1 pm | Tea for two £20
The Mollycules Band | Cholsey
Sun 29 Oct | The Mollycules Band | Molly Graham vocals, Tim Dawes piano, Al Pirrie bass, Noah Stone drums | Cholsey | The Red Lion | 6:30pm-8:30pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson with Ian Bailey and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 29 Oct | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Ian Bailey sax, Pete Billington piano, Esther Ng bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Hugh Turner Heavy Funk Quartet | Reading
Sat 28 Oct | Hugh Turner Heavy Funk Quartet | Hugh Turner guitar, Frankie Tontoh drums, Anatoliy Vyacheslavov tenor saxophone, Stefan Redtenbacher, bass) | Reading | Global Cafe | 10pm | £4
Dinner jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle Quartet | Woolhampton
Sat 28 Oct | Dinner jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Terry Davis bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Two back to back gigs with Johnty Wilks: – Sax in the City – full of sizzling sax at 6.15 pm | And: – Deep Deep Sax at 8.30pm | Reading
Sax in the City – full of sizzling sax | Reading
Sat 28 Oct | Sax in the City | Johnty Wilks (soprano & alto saxes, wind synthesiser), K Darling (fretless bass/programming) | Reading | South Street Arts Centre | 6:15pm | £14 advance, £17 door, Combo tickets: Sax in the City + Johnty Wilks (as below): £27/£32 door | Booking: South Street Arts Centre | Box Office: 0118 960 6060
Johnty Wilks – Deep Deep Sax | Reading
Sat 28 Oct | Johnty Wilks | Johnty Wilks (soprano & alto saxes, wind synthesiser), K Darling (u-bass/fretless bass, programming) | Reading | South Street Arts Centre | 8:30pm | £19 advance, £22 door, Combo tickets: Sax in the City (as above) + Johnty Wilks: £27/£32 door | Booking: South Street Arts Centre | Box Office: 0118 960 6060
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 27 Oct | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Amber & the Professors EP Launch Vintage Ball | Shiplake
Fri 27 Oct | Amber & the Professors EP Launch Vintage Ball | Shiplake Memorial Hall, Memorial Avenue, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 4DN | Doors: 7.15 | Tickets include Prosecco, 3-course dinner, CD and return Red Routemaster trip from Reading Station: £40 online at www.trybooking.co.uk/book/
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 27 Oct | 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 | Ray Gelato Alex Garnett “Tough Tenors” Quintet | Buy tickets
Fri 27 Oct | Progress Theatre, Reading | Ray Gelato Alex Garnet “Tough Tenors” Quintet | Ray Gelato tenor sax, Alex Garnett tenor sax, Gunther Kurmayr piano, Manuel Alvarez bass, Matt Home drums | 7:30pm | £18.00 (£16.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee | Buy tickets
Andy Kennedy Quintet | Reading
Thurs 26 Oct | Andy Kennedy Quintet | Andy Kennedy saxes, Tony Imbierski keyboards, Brian Throup bass, Fern Rose percussion, Mike Goff drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 9:00pm | Donations
Berkshire Jazz Jam: Ken Thompson Trio | Reading
Wed 25 Oct | 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
Three days of Guildford Jazz Festival | October 20th to 22nd
Fri 20 to Sun 22 Oct | Guildford Jazz Festival | Venues at various locations throughout to city | A huge choice and variety of bands | See full details here: Guildford Jazz Festival
Ella Fitzgerald – a Centenary Celebration | Basingstoke
Sun 22 Oct | Ella Fitzgerald – a Centenary Celebration | Olivier Award nominated singer Alison Jiear and the London Concert Orchestra Show Band | Basingstoke | Anvil Arts | £31.50, £29; Over 65s, under 16s and f/t students £2 off – limited offer (includes £2 booking fee)
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | Benn Clatworthy Quartet | Ascot
Sun 22 Oct | Benn Clatworthy Quartet | Benn Clatworthy tenor sax, John Donaldson piano, Simon Thorpe bass, Matt Home drums | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
All Jazz Quartet | Reading
Sat 21 Oct | All Jazz Quartet | Rima Jake tenor sax, Helen Moore piano and vocals, David Richardson bass, Kate Swann drums | Reading| Jolly Anglers | 8.00pm | No charge
Guildford Jazz Festival | Day Two | 21 October
Fri 20 to Sun 22 Oct | Guildford Jazz Festival | Venues at various locations throughout to city | A huge choice and variety of bands | See full details here: Guildford Jazz Festival
Rhythms at the Yurt | Didcot
Fri 20 Oct | Rhythms at the Yurt | BB Kean vocals, Jamie Howell guitar | Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | £12.50
Sax in the City goes Global | Reading
Fri 20 Oct | Sax in the City | Johnty Wilks (soprano & alto saxes, wind synthesiser), K Darling (fretless bass, programming) | Reading | Global Cafe | 9-11pm | Free
Guildford Jazz Festival | Day One | 20 October
Fri 20 to Sun 22 Oct | Guildford Jazz Festival | Venues at various locations throughout to city | A huge choice and variety of bands | See full details here: Guildford Jazz Festival
Jim Mullen Quartet | Maidenhead
Fri 20 Oct | Jim Mullen Quartet | Jim Mullen guitar, Robin Aspland piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Clark Tracey drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Courtyard Theatre | 8.00pm | £15/£13/£5
Jazz Collective | Reading
Thurs 19 Oct | Jazz Collective | Andy Kennedy saxes, Nick Hill piano, Brian Throup bass, Mike Goff drums | Reading | Magpie and Parrot | 8:30pm | £5
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Reading
Tues 17 Oct | Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night in Reading | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano, Nick Hill bass, Ben Robins drums | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – jam from 9.30pm | No charge
Sax in the City & guests | Reading
Sun 15 Oct | Sax in the City | Johnty Wilks (soprano & alto saxes, wind synthesiser), K Darling (fretless bass, programming), with special guests on keyboard and drummer | Shinfield, Reading | Bell and Bottle pub, 37 School Green, RG2 9EE | 7.30-10.30pm | Free
Jazz at St Andrew’s – Simon Lasky Quartet | Caversham
Sat 14 Oct | Simon Lasky Quartet | St Andrew’s Church, Albert Rd, Caversham, RG4 7PL | 7.30 | Tickets: £15, £17 in advance, under 16s free, from Waltons the Jewellers, Caversham (cash only, closed Mondays) or phone 0118 9484112 / 0118 9463202. Or £17, £19 on the door | Full details www.concertsincaversham.co.uk
Jazz at the Oakwood Centre with Vasilis Xenopoulos | Woodley
Sat 14 Oct | Vasilis Xenopoulos with the Martin Hart Trio | Vasilis Xenopoulos sax, Ken McCarthy piano. Nick Pugh bass, Martin Hart drums | The Oakwood Centre, Woodley | 7.45pm | £10
Trad Jazz: The Eagle Jazz Band | Goring Village Hall
Fri 13 Oct | Trad Jazz at Goring Village Hall | The Eagle Jazz Band | Tickets at Inspiration, High Street, Goring or telephone Bill on 01491 875758 or 07885 251 803 or go to www.goringhall.live | Goring Hall Live | 8.00pm | £15
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Tue 10 Oct | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | Helena Kay tenor sax, Simon Cook 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
Simon Spillet & Art Themen | Marlow
Tue 10 Oct | Simon Spillet & Art Themen | Simon Spillet tenor sax, Art Themen tenor & soprano saxes, with the Frank Toms Trio | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £10
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Reading
Tues 10 Oct | 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 8 Oct | Gli Avanzi jazz quintet | Lorenzo Todorow tenor, Chris Wagstaff trumpet, Martin Dix guitar, Jim Saunders bass, Andrew Last drums | Reading | The Global Cafe | 7:00pm | FREE
Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Kelvin Christiane
Fri 6 Oct | Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Kelvin Christiane | Kelvin Christiane tenor sax, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | Bracknell Jazz, South Hill Park, Recital Room | 7.30pm | £10.00/£5 U18s
The Colossal Perverts of Jazz | Reading
Thu 5 Oct | The Colossal Perverts of Jazz | Johnty Wilks (soprano & alto saxes, wind synthesiser), K Darling (fretless bass, programming) | Reading | Global Cafe | 9-11pm | Free
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 3 Oct | Equinox with Mike Gale | Mike Gale trumpet, 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)
The Supertonics Big Band | Bracknell
Sun 1 Oct | The Supertonics Big Band with popular jazz vocalist Miss Tricia Bassett | Bracknell | Jennett’s Park Community Centre | 8:00pm | £9, £8 “early bird” | Tickets by cash or credit card from David Bennett / 07739-314261 / davidbennett470@gmail.com
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Mark Aston and Lester Brown
Sun 1 Oct | Mark Aston and Lester Brown | Mark Aston trombone & baritone sax, Lester Brown, trumpet & flugelhorn, Terry Hutchins guitar, Malcolm Cliff piano, Keith Howard double bass, Matt Skeaping drums | Pangbourne Jazz Club | PWMC | 7.30pm | £7
Apollo Big Band with Steph Richardson | Newbury
Sat 30 Sep | Apollo Big Band | Featuring guest vocalist Steph Richardson | Newbury | Corn Exchange | 7:45pm | Tickets £12 (£10 concessions) available here
