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 in the Queenshed – Lea Lyle Quartet | Reading
Sun 13 Aug | Jazz in the Queenshed – Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Terry Davis bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | The Queenshed at the Queens Head | 4pm | No charge
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Reading NOTE CANCELLED THIS MONTH |
Tues 8 Aug | 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 | NOTE CANCELLED THIS MONTH, BACK SEPT 12th |
Duncan Lamont & Son | Pangbourne Jazz Club
Sun 6 Aug | Duncan Lamont & Son | Duncan Lamont senior, Duncan Lamont junior saxes, Terry Hutchins guitar, Malcolm Cliff piano, Keith Howard double bass, Matt Skeaping drums | www.pangbournejazzclub.co.uk | PWMC | 7.30 pm | £7.00
Ade Holland Trio | Caversham
Sun 6 Aug | Ade Holland Trio | Clive Burton trb, Ade Holland guitar, Phil Mason vocals and guitar | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30pm | No charge.
Gin and Jazz with Fleur Stevenson | Wallingford
Sun 6 Aug | Gin and Jazz with Fleur Stevenson | Fleur Stevenson vocals, trio lineup TBC | Wallingford | The Keep | 5pm | Admission: free. Monthly gig, every first Sunday of the month
Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Mark Bassey
Fri 4 Aug | Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Mark Bassey | Mark Bassey trombone, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | Bracknell Jazz, South Hill Park, Recital Room | 7.30pm | £10.00/£5 U18s
Sounds Echoed with The Paul Jordanous Jazz Ensemble | Maidenhead
Fri 4 Aug | Sounds Echoed with The Paul Jordanous Jazz Ensemble | Paul Jordanous (trumpet), Piers Green (saxes), Trevor Mires (trombone), Sam Leak (piano), Tom Mason (bass), Ted Carrasco (drums) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Courtyard Theatre | 8.00pm | £15 (£13 conc)
Jazz at The Milk Bar | No Room For Squares | Reading
Wed 2 Aug | No Room For Squares | Jim Donovan presents jazz on vinyl from his archives | Jim is joined by guest DJ Chandresh Malde for this session | Reading | Milk Bar | 7.00pm | No Charge
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 1 Aug | Equinox with Gail Hendrickx | Gail Hendrickx 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)
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 30 Jul | Mike Miller Trio with Brian Throup double bass, Paul Kaluza drums, Mike Miller guitar | Basingstoke | Tea Bar | 1 pm | Tea for two £20
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Pete Billington / Olly Weston Quartet
Sun 30 Jul | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Pete Billington / Olly Weston Quartet | Olly Weston sax, Pete Billington keyboard, Esther Ng bass, Paul Cavaciuti drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
The Dime Notes | Maidenhead
Sat 29 Jul | The Dime Notes | David Hornblow (clarinet), Andrew Oliver (piano), Dave Kelpie (rhythm guitar), Tom Wheatley (bass) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Courtyard Theatre | 8.00pm | £15 (£13 conc)
Fleur Stevenson Trio | The Greyhound, Tidmarsh | Reading
Sat 29 July | Fleur Stevenson Trio | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Stuart Henderson trumpet, Pete Billington piano | 24 The Street, Tidmarsh, Reading RG8 8ER | The Greyhound | Table reservations: 01189 843557 | 8.00pm | No cover charge
Dinner jazz at The Angel – inspired by Ella Fitzgerald | Woolhampton
Sat 29 Jul | Dinner jazz at The Angel – inspired by Ella Fitzgerald | Julia Titus vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Roy Dalpra bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 28 Jul | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 28 Jul | 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 27 Jul | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Peter Bingham Quartet | Peter Bingham tenor sax, Nick Hill pianoforte, Brian Throup contrabass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8:00pm | £5
Berkshire Jazz Jam: Ken Thompson Trio | Reading
Wed 26 Jul | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Ken Thompson guitar, Phil Berry bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 8:30pm | No charge
Laurie Holloway and Tina May | Stoke Row
Tues 25 July | Laurie Holloway and Tina May | Stoke Row | The Crooked Billet | Call 01491 681048 for table reservations and tickets
Fleur Stevenson Trio | Reading
Sun 23 July | Fleur Stevenson Trio | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar, Raph Mizraki bass | Caversham Pier, Reading | Jazz River Cruise on The Caversham Princess | 2 – 5:15pm | Admission: £22.50
Blues and Beyond – The Gill Love Band | Arborfield
Tues 18 Jul | Blues and Beyond – The Gill Love Band | Gill Love vocals, Chris Birtchnell tenor sax, Andrew Gosling keys, Barry Adams lead guitar, Tony Love rhythm guitar, Roger Mitchell bass, Andrew Last drums | Arborfield | The Swan Inn | 8pm | £5
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Reading
Tues 18 July | 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 18 Jul | Barnes/Waterman/Nightingale Sextet play “The Music of Mancini” | Alan Barnes saxes, Steve Waterman tpt&flugel, Mark Nightingale tbn, Gareth Williams piano, Marianne Windham bass, Matt Skelton drums | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 8.00pm | £15
Jazz and Blues Festival | Newbury
Sun 16 July | Jazz and Blues Festival | Newbury | http://www.newburyjazzandblues.co.uk/ | Free
JON WALSH TRIO, MA BESSIE, CHICAGO 9, FLEUR STEVENSON, RAG & MOAN
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Fleur Stevenson Trio | Newbury
Sun 16 July | Fleur Stevenson Trio | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar and Raph Mizraki bass | Newbury Market Place, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 | 4-5.15pm
Ade Holland Trio | Caversham
Sun 16 July | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland guitar, Phil Mason guitar and vocals, Esther Ng bass and percussion | Caversham | The Griffin | No charge
Jazz and Blues Festival | Newbury
Sat 15 July | Jazz and Blues Festival | Newbury | http://www.newburyjazzandblues.co.uk/ | Free
ROBIN BIBI BAND, ANDREW KENNEDY QUINTET, BOB LONG TRIO
Rhythms at the Yurt | Didcot
Fri 14 July | Rhythms at the Yurt | Ben Holder Trio | Ben Holder violin, Jez Cook guitar, Paul Jefferies bass | Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | £15.00
Rebellion Big Band | Marlow
Tue 11 Jul | Rebellion Big Band with Matt Walker vocals sings Sinatra | Marlow SL7 1NT | Royal British Legion | Rebellion Big Band | 8.30pm | £8
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Reading
Tues 11 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
Dual Flugels: Stuart Henderson with Gli Avanzi | Reading
Sun 9 July | Dual Flugels: Stuart Henderson with Gli Avanzi | Stuart Henderson and Chris Wagstaff flugelhorn, Martin Dix guitar, Jim Saunders bass, Andrew Last drums | Reading | The Global Cafe | 7:30pm | FREE
Bracknell Jazz – Tony Woods and Tim Whitehead with the Simon Cook Trio | Bracknell
Fri 7 Jul | Bracknell Jazz – Tony Woods and Tim Whitehead with the Simon Cook Trio | Tony Woods alto sax, Tim Whitehead tenor sax, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park, Recital Room | 7.30pm | £10.00/£5 U18s
James Torme and the London Jazz All Stars | Goring
Fri 7 Jul | James Torme and the London Jazz All Stars (featuring Brandon Allen) as part of his ‘Color Me Jazz’ tour | The Village Hall | Goring | Goring Jazz | 8.00pm | £19.50
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Claire Jones | Shinfield
Thurs 6 Jul | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Claire Jones | Claire Jones vocals, Otto Caretta saxes, Phil Craddock piano, Jamie Howell bass, Jim Wade drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8:00pm | £5
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 4 July | Equinox with Leon Vince | Leon Vince 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)
Ade Holland Trio | Reading
Sun 2 July | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland guitar, Gordon Johnson keybds, Esther Ng bass | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30 to 6.00pm | No charge.
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Alan Grahame with the Terry Hutchins Quartet
Sun 2 July 2017 | Alan Grahame with the Terry Hutchins Quartet | Alan Graham vibes and perccusion, Terry Hutchins guitar, Malcolm Cliff piano, Keith Howard double bass, Matt Skeaping drums | Pangbourne Jazz Club | PWMC | 7.30pm | £7
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 30 Jun | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 30 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
All Jazz Quartet | Jolly Anglers | Reading
Fri 30 June | All Jazz Quartet PLUS Beer Festival | Rima Jake Sax, Helen Moore Piano and Vocals, David Richardson Bass, Kate Kovacs Drums | Reading | The Jolly Anglers | 8.00pm | No charge
Fleur Stevenson Jazz Suppers at The Red Lion | Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell
Thurs 29 June | Fleur Stevenson Jazz Suppers at The Red Lion | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell | The Red Lion | 8.00pm | Free admission
Berkshire Jazz Jam: Ken Thompson Trio | Reading
Wed 28 Jun | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Ken Thompson guitar, Phil Berry bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 8:30pm | No charge
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 25 June | 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 Toliy Vyacheslavov and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 25 Jun | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Toliy Vyacheslavov sax, Pete Billington piano, Esther Ng bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Clive Fortune Big Band | Burghfield Village
Sat 24 Jun | Clive Fortune Big Band | Little Manor, Church Lane, Burghfield Village, RG30 3TG | 6:30pm | Tickets £10 in advance (call 0118 983 2569), £12 on the door, hog roast at £5.
Dinner jazz at The Angel – Fleur Stevenson with Jez Cook | Woolhampton
Sat 24 Jun | Dinner jazz at The Angel – Fleur Stevenson with Jez Cook | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Jez Cook guitar | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | Free entry
Jazz at Progress: Claire Martin with Dave Newton | Reading | Sold out
Fri 23 Jun | Progress Theatre: Claire Martin with Dave Newton | Claire Martin vocals, Dave Newton piano | Reading | Progress Theatre | 7:30 | Details and tickets
Photo of Dave Newton by Andrew Cleyndert
Alexandra Ridout and Sean Payne | Maidenhead
Fri 23 Jun | Alexandra Ridout and Sean Payne | Alexandra Ridout (trumpet, flugel), Sean Payne (saxes), Clarke Tracey (drums), Andy Cleyndert (bass), Alex Hutton (piano) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Courtyard Theatre | 8.00pm | £15 (£13 conc) (£5 under 16s)
Jazz in the Queenshed – Lea Lyle Quartet | Reading
Thurs 22 June | Jazz in the Queenshed – Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals, Simon Cook piano, Terry Davis bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading |The Queenshed at the Queens Head | 8pm | No charge
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Reading
Tues 20 June | Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Fleur Stevenson vocals, TBC piano, Nick Hill bass, Ben Robins drums | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – jam from 9.30pm | No charge
