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
Dinner jazz at The Angel – Judy Vaughan | Woolhampton
Sat 30 Sep | Dinner jazz at The Angel – Judy Vaughan | Judy Vaughan vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Keth Howard bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
The Roy Bailey Big Band | Henley
Sat 30 Sep | The Roy Bailey Big Band | Christ Church Centre, 46 Reading Road, Henley RG9 1AG | Doors 6:45pm £15 includes canapés | Tickets
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 29 Sep | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 29 Sept | Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Stuart Henderson trumpet, with guest Derek Nash | Finchampstead | Memorial Hall, RG40 4JU | http://www.remixjazzorchestra.co.uk/ | 8.30pm | Price TBC
Fleur Stevenson duo feat Hugh Turner | Brightwell cum Sotwell
Thu 28 Sept| Jazz Suppers with Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner duo | Fleur Stevensonl vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Brightwell cum Sotwell, nr Wallingford | The Red Lion | The St, Wallingford, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell OX10 0RT. Table reservations: 01491 837373 | 7.30pm | No charge
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Lea Lyle / Karl Charity | Shinfield
Thurs 28 Sep | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Lea Lyle / Karl Charity | Lea Lyle vocals, Karl Charity trumpet/flugelhorn, Phil Craddock piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8:00pm | £5
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Wed 27 Sept | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | Chris Ford trombone, Jonny Ford 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
Berkshire Jazz Jam: Ken Thompson Trio | Reading
Wed 27 Sept | 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
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 24 Sep | Mike Miller Trio | 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 and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 24 Sept | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Piers Green sax, Pete Billington piano, Esther Ng bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | Salena Jones Quintet | Ascot
Sun 24 Sept | Salena Jones Quintet | Salena Jones vocals, Richard Shepherd sax, Rob Barron piano, Jules Jackson bass, Pete Cater drums | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
Helen Shapiro gospel outreach event | Reading
Sat 23rd Sept | Helen Shapiro gospel outreach event | Helen Shapiro presentation and singing some of her old favourites | Reading | Kennet Valley Free Church | 7.30pm | £5Rhythms at the Yurt with Fleur Stevenson and Pete Billington | near Didcot
Fri 22 Sept | Rhythms at the Yurt | A very special gig at a truly magical location, charming jazz vocalist Fleur Stevenson and wonderful multi instrumentalist Peter Billington will be performing vintage jazz favourites in a traditional Mongolian Yurt, located at the foot of the ancient Wittenham Clumps. Lovely hosts Chris and Sue will be there to welcome guests under the stars from 7.30pm where there will be drinks available from the bar and have a chat with the musicians before music starts at 8.00pm
It’s an intimate gig of only 25 seats, so please book now if you’d like to come. Tickets and further information are available here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fleur-stevenson-pete-billington-tickets-37058179011 or by calling Sue: 07721 364212.
Rhythms at the Yurt | The Yurt, Haddon Acre, Sires Hill, (south slopes of the Wittenham Clumps) Didcot, Oxon OX11 9BG
Admission: £12.50, email themusicgoesroundoo@gmail.com or call 07721 364212 for tickets.
Jazz at Progress: Alex Hitchcock Quintet | Reading | Buy tickets
Fri 22 September | Alex Hitchcock Quintet | Will Barry piano, Jay Davis drums, Alex Hitchcock sax, Joe Downard bass, James Copus trumpet | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7:30pm | £14.00 (£12.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Buy tickets
The BIG Chris Barber Band | Basingstoke
Thurs 21 Sep | The BIG Chris Barber Band | Basingstoke | Anvil Arts | 7:45pm | Tickets: £23 (includes £2 booking fee) | Book here
Chris Barber OBE is one of the last British jazz giants around and a paragon of traditional jazz in the UK. For more than 68 years, he has been active in the music scene promoting, recording and releasing music and touring with his band. This year The BIG Chris Barber Band celebrates 100 years of jazz under the theme, Centenary of Jazz.
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers’ Night | Reading
Tues 19 Sep | Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers’ Night | Fleur Stevenson vocals, TBC piano, Nick Hill bass, Ben Robins drums | Reading | Global Café | Performance begins at 9pm, and then singers are invited onto stage to jam with the band from 9.30pm. | No charge
Jazz in Fleet at The Harlington
Tue 19 Sept | Karen Sharp Quartet | Karen Sharp sax, Nikki Iles piano, Marianne Windham double bass, Steve Brown Drums | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 7.15pm | £12
Stuart Henderson Quintet | Swindon
Tue 19 Sept | Stuart Henderson Quintet | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Toliy Vyacheslavov sax, Graeme Taylor piano, Paul Jeffries bass, Charlie Stratford drums | Swindon | The Royal Oak | 8.00pm to 10.30pm | No charge
Jazz on A Sunday River Cruise | Caversham
Sun 17 Sep | Jazz on A Sunday River Cruise | Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals, Esther Ng piano, Terry Davis bass, Fabio Iacono drums | Caversham | Aboard the Caversham Lady from Caversham Pier | 2:15pm | £22.50. 16 or under £14 | Map and tickets here
Gabriel Lachin Trio | Maidenhead
Sun 17 Sept | Gabriel Lachin Trio | Gabriel Lachin on piano with his trio | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £12/£10
Salena Jones and her All-Star Quintet | Marlow
Tues 12 Sep | Salena Jones and her All-Star Quintet | Marlow Jazz Club | 8.30pm | £10. Advance reservations advised: 01628 486571 | First visit to the club for the legendary jazz singer
Yateley & Crowthorne Big Band Society (YCBBS) | Sandhurst
Tues 12 Sep | Yateley & Crowthorne Big Band Society (YCBBS) present two record recitals from the golden age of swing | Sandhurst Community Hall, Yorktown Road, Sandhurst, Berks | 7.30pm | £3.50 | Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month | Further details from Kay Sealey (0252 661037)
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Reading
Tues 12 Sep | 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
Ade Holland Trio | Caversham
Sun 10 Sept | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland guitar, Gordon Johnson keybds, Esther Ng drs. Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30pm | No charge
Gli Avanzi Jazz Quintet | Reading
Sun 10 Sep | Gli Avanzi jazz quintet | Peter Bingham tenor sax, Chris Wagstaff trumpet, Martin Dix guitar, Jim Saunders bass, Andrew Last drums | Reading | The Global Cafe | 7:30pm | No charge
Stuart Henderson Trio | Oxford
Sun 10 Sept | Stuart Henderson Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Graeme Taylor piano, Paul Jeffries bass | Oxford | Oxford Wine Cafe | 6.30pm to 9.00pm | No charge
Sam Braysher Quartet featuring Michael Kanan | Maidenhead
Sat 9 Sep | Sam Braysher Quartet | Sam Braysher alto saxophone, Michael Kanan piano, Dario Di Lecce double bass, Steve Brown drums | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | Maidenhead | 8pm | £12 | Buy tickets here
Omar Puente | Goring
Fri 8 Sept | Omar Puente – Afro/Cuban Jazz | Omar Puente violin with his quartet | The Village Hall | Goring | Goring Jazz | 8.00pm | £15
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Julia Titus | Shinfield
Thurs 7 Sep | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Julia Titus | Julia Titus vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Jamie Howell bass, Jim Wade drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8:00pm | £5
Fleur Stevenson / Hugh Turner | Reading
Wed 6 Sept | Jazz Supper at the Bel and Dragon | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh turner guitar | Bel and The Dragon pub, Blakes Lock, Gas Works Road, Reading RG1 3EQ | Bel and The Dragon | 7.30pm | No charge
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 5 Sept | Equinox with Andy Walls piano | Andy Walls piano, Peter Bingham tenor sax, Derek Alford bass, Paul Kaluza percussion | Sherfield-on-Loddon | Four Horseshoes | 8:00pm | No charge for admission (donations are welcomed)
Stuart Henderson Jazz Funk Quartet | Oxford
Mon 4 Sept | Stuart Henderson Jazz funk quartet | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Pete Billington piano, Paul Jeffries bass, Steve Wyndham drums | Sandy’s Piano & Wine Bar, 4 King Edward St, Oxford OX1 4HS | 8.00pm
Karl Charity | Pangbourne Jazz Club
Sun 3 Sep | Karl Charity | Karl Charity singer & trumpet, Terry Hutchins guitar, Malcolm Cliff piano, Keith Howard double bass, Matt Skeaping drums | www.pangbournejazzclub.co.uk | PWMC | 7.30pm | £7.00
Purdy aka Rebecca Poole Jazz Speakeasy | Henley
Sat 2 Sept | Join Purdy and friends for the launch of this self-produced frivolous night of live jazz for Henley-on-Thames’ first ever speak easy club. For more information please contact: mail@purdymusic.co.uk | HAODS Hall, 19 New St, Henley-on-Thames RG9 | 7.30pm
Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Damon Brown
Fri 1 Sept | Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Damon Brown | Damon Brown trumpet, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | Bracknell Jazz, South Hill Park, Recital Room | 7.30pm | £10.00/£5 U18s
Jazz at Progress: Two of a Mind | Reading | Buy tickets
Fri 1 Sep | Jazz at Progress: Two of a Mind | Chris Biscoe baritone saxophone, Alison Neale alto sax, Jeremy Brown bass, Stu Butterfield drums, Colin Oxley guitar | Reading | Progress Theatre | 7:30pm | £17.00 (£15.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee – full information here | Buy tickets
Fleur Stevenson | Kinecroft Wallingford
Thurs 31 Aug | Fleur Stevenson | Fleur Stevenson vocals with the Stanley Moon Trio | Kinecroft Wallingford | Bunkfest 2017 Friends of Bunkfest | 7pm | Admission: ticketed
Mike Miller Trio | Sandhurst
Sun 27 Aug | Mike Miller Trio with Phil Berry double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Sandhurst | Wellington Arms | 1 pm | Free admission
Dinner jazz at The Angel – Robert Otwinowski Quartet | Woolhampton
Sat 26 Aug | Dinner jazz at The Angel – Robert Otwinowski Quartet | Robert Otwinowski guitar, Simon Cook Hammond organ, Rudy Cook bass, Charlie Hutchinson drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Live Jazz and Blues Night | Reading
Thurs 24 Aug | Live Jazz and Blues Night | Browns Bar and Brasserie | Reading | 7pm until late | No charge
Berkshire Jazz Jam: Ken Thompson Trio | Reading
Wed 23 Aug | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Ken Thompson guitar, Phil Berry bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | Global Café | 9:00pm | No charge
Fleur Stevenson Trio | Wallingford
Sun 20 Aug | Fleur Stevenson Trio | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar, Stuart Henderson trumpet | Wallingford | Red Lion | 6.30pm | Free
Ade Holland Trio | Caversham
Sun 20 Aug | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland guitar, Phil Mason vocals and guitar, Andy Crowdy bass | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30pm | No charge
Jazz at Progress | Tom Smith Septet | Sold out!
Fri 18 Aug | Tom Smith Septet | Tom Smith alto sax, Alex Hitchcock tenor sax, Alistair Martin trumpet, Olli Martin trombone, Will Barry piano, Daisy George double bass, Dave Storey drums | Reading | Progress Theatre | 7:30pm | £15.00 (£13.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee
Rhythms at the Yurt | Didcot
Fri 18 August | Rhythms at the Yurt | Steve Morano vocals/guitar, Hugh Turner guitar | Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | £12.50
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Robert Otwinowski Quartet | Shinfield
Thurs 17 Aug | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Robert Otwinowski Quartet | Robert Otwinowski guitar, Simon Cook clonewheel organ, Rudy Cook bass, Esther Ng drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8:00pm | £5
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Reading
Tues 15 Aug | Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Fleur Stevenson vocals, TBC piano, Nick Hill bass, Ben Robins drums | Reading | Global Café | Performance begins at 9pm, and then singers are invited onto stage to jam with the band from 9.30pm. | No charge
Anthony Kerr with the Frank Toms Trio | Marlow
Tue 15 Aug | Anthony Kerr vibraphone with the Frank Toms Trio | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £8
Ade Holland Trio | Caversham
Sun 13 Aug | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland guitar, Gordon Johnson keyboards, Marianne Windham bass | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30pm | No charge
Gli Avanzi Jazz Quintet | Reading
Sun 13 Aug | 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 | FREE
