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

New Music | Oxford

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Guildford Jazz | Dave Limina & Ross Stanley Hammond Organ Duo

Ross Stanley

Dave Limina, Hammond organist and Chair of the Piano Department at Berklee College, meets UK pianist and organist Ross Stanley who is the two times winner of a British Jazz Award. Dave has performed and recorded all over the world with Blues Music Award winners Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters. Ross Stanley was awarded an organ scholarship at Marlborough College. He is a regular member of the Jim Mullen Organ Trio, the Mark McKnight Organ Quartet and the Jacqui Dankworth band.

Marlow Jazz Club | Brandon Allen Quartet

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Goring Jazz | Singer Debby Bracknell with Stuart Henderson

Bracknell jazz @ South Hill Park | Sarah Jane Eveleigh & Guys

Fri 10 Jan | Sarah Jane Eveleigh – vocals, Jonny Ford – sax, Simon Cook – piano, Rudy Cook – bass, Andrew Eveleigh – drums | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Ringmead, Bracknell, RG12 7PA RG1 7DS | 7:30 –9:45 pm | £8.50 -£18.00 Box Office 01344 484123

Jazz at The Four Horseshoes | ‘Front and Centre’

Jazz@PJC – Pangbourne Jazz Club

Sun 5 Jan | Special Guests The Big Colors Big Band with the Terry Hutchins Qrt featuring: Terry Hutchins guitar, Jim Pollard, piano, Andy Crowdy, double bass and Brian Greene drums | Pangbourne WMC, 1 Whitchurch Rd, Pangbourne, Reading RG8 7BS | 7:30 – 10pm | £12.50 card/cash on the door, or online in advance. Https://pangbournejazzclub.com

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Phil Craddock

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Mike Goff

Jazz at Progress | Clark Tracey’s The Jazz Champions

Clark Tracey

Fri 3 Jan | Clark Tracey’s The Jazz Champions | Alan Barnes alto sax, Simon Allen tenor sax, Dave Newton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Clark Tracey drums | Progress Theatre, The Mount, Christchurch Road, Reading, RG1 5HL | Doors 7pm, Music 7:30pm | £19.00 (£17.00 concessions, £10 under 16) | Information and tickets | Photo by Steve Foster @jazzshots (Instagram & FB)

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Phil Craddock

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Sheena Caprice

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Phil Craddock

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Robert Otwinowski

The Annie Parker Trio | Jazz Club | The Green Room, Henley

Photo by Anna Lambert

Tues 17 Dec | Jazz Club at The Green Room | The Annie Parker Trio | Annie Parker concert, alto and bass flutes, Simon Cook keys, Marianne Windham double bass | The Green Room, 48 Market Place, Henley on Thames RG9 2AG | 7.30 – 10.30pm | tickets from £8 available from The Green Room on their website : thegreenroomhenley.com or phone : 07784 854366 Jazz Club menu available

Get Christmas off to a cracking start – or simply come and chill – with this fresh and innovative trio playing some great tunes form Herbie Mann, Roland Kirk. Miles Davis and more…

Remix Jazz Orchestra with Rebecca Poole | Marlow

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Lawrie Wright

Crowmarsh Jazz | All Star Christmas Cracker!

Sat 14 Dec | All Star Christmas Cracker! | Crowmarsh Jazz, Crowmarsh Village Hall, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, OX10 8ED | Bar and pizza available | £18 standard ticket price. £5 for anyone living or working in adult social care and anyone in receipt of benefits. www.crowmarshjazz.co.uk

Mandolinquents Christmas Special | Simon Mayor and Friends | Goring Village Hall

Sat 14 Dec | Mandolinquents Christmas Special | Simon Mayor and Friends | A Riot of Music and Humour | Simon Mayor mandolin, fiddle, Richard Collins banjo, mandola, Hilary James vocals, mandobass, Florence Petit violoncello, mandocello, Elias Sibley, guitar, mandola, ukulele, Gerald Garcia special guest on classical guitar | Goring Village Hall, High Street, Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG8 9AG. | 7:30-10.00pm | Tickets £20 : Booking: mayorandjames.com/gigs or from Acoustics T. 0118 9268615 or Inspirations, The High Street, Goring or cash on the door | Bar + tea, coffee & cakes

“Wicked and wonderful” BBC Radio 3 “Deliciously uncool” Daily Telegraph
“Folk, jazz, swing, Grieg, Rimsky-Korsakov, John Clare, Smetana – plus funny intros, wit and sparkle in this live set from the eclectic, virtuosic quartet.” – BBC Radio 2 website
Video

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Cafe Zazous @ The Butler Reading | Swing gypsy jazz

Jazz at Progress | Soultime! Play the Music of Bobby Timmons

Fri 13 Dec | Soultime! Play the Music of Bobby Timmons | Steve Fishwick trumpet, Leon Greening piano, Matyas Hofecker bass, Matt Home drums | Progress Theatre, The Mount, Christchurch Road, Reading, RG1 5HL | Doors 7pm, Music 7:30pm | £19.00 (£17.00 concessions, £10 under 16) | Information and tickets

Pete Allen Jazz Band | Newbury

A Soulful Christmas with Jordan Jackson | Dorchester-on-Thames

Sun 8 Dec | A Soulful Christmas with Jordan Jackson | Jordan Jackson – piano and vocals, Claudio Suriano – guitar, Santi Viale – bass, Juan Jacinto – drums, plus a four-piece brass section | Bishop’s Court Farm 91 High Street Dorchester-on-Thames OX10 7HP | 7pm | £25.19 incl fee | Tickets

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Phil Craddock

Will McCrea Trio | Reading

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Annie Parker

Fleet Jazz Club | A Swinging Christmas – Chris Ingham Quintet featuring Joanna Eden

Tues 3 Dec | A Swinging Christmas – Chris Ingham Quintet featuring Joanna Eden | Chris Ingham – Piano, Joanna Eden – vocals, Mark Crooks – sax, George Double – drums, Marianne Windham – bass | Fleet Jazz Club, The Harlington GU51 4BY | Doors and bar open 7:15 pm, performance 8 pm to 10 pm | Tickets £25 online here the Box Office on 01252 811009 or on the door (cash or card)

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Jazz@PJC – Pangbourne Jazz Club

Sun 1 Dec | Special Guest Simon Spillett, Sax with the Terry Hutchins Qrt featuring: Terry Hutchins guitar, Jim Pollard, piano, Stuart Barker, double bass and Brian Greene drums | Pangbourne WMC, 1 Whitchurch Rd, Pangbourne, Reading RG8 7BS | 7:30 – 10pm | £12.50 card/cash on the door, or online in advance. Https://pangbournejazzclub.com

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Annie Parker

Christmas jazz | Wallingford

Thurs 28 Nov | Christmas fair preview evening with Rocky playing live jazz (on a piano found in Camden Jazz Club) | The Coaching Barn Manor Farm Wallingford OX10 6AX | 10am – 4 pm | Tickets

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Rory McInroy

Jim Wynn Swingtet @ Balboa Beckons, Oxford

Sun 24 Nov | Jim Wynn Swingtet playing at an afternoon dance, preceded by a balboa workshop (for those with some balboa experience) with Andrew and Emiliya run by Oxford Balboa | Old Headington Village Hall, Dunstan Road, Oxford, OX3 9BY| Workshop 12 – 2.15 pm, dance 2.30 – 6.15pm | Workshop + Balboa Beckons: £35 on DanceCloud (£25 for unwaged), Workshop only: £25 on DanceCloud (£18 for unwaged), Balboa Beckons only: £15 pay on the door on or DanceCloud (£10 unwaged)| Join us for a fabulous afternoon of social dancing to music from a great band – whether you are a dancer or just want to come and enjoy listening to an amazing band and watching lovely dancing.

Will Todd’s Mass in Blue and A Little Jazz Mass by Bob Chilcott | Wesley Church, Reading

Sat 23 Nov | Featuring members of Resolution 88 – Tom O’Grady piano and Ric Elsworth percussion, with Eric Guy on bass, Lisa Swayne soprano, and the Reading Festival Chorus, directed by Greg Hallam | Wesley Church, Queens Road, Reading RG1 4BW | 6pm | £18, under-18s free. Tickets available on the door and from TicketSource

Two upbeat jazz settings of the latin mass, performed by a local choir together with a professional jazz band and an outstanding soloist. A dynamic blend of jazz, blues and choral writing.

Stan Tracey’s A Child’s Christmas Jazz Suite | Woodley

Tom Neill

Sat 23 Nov | Stan Tracey’s A Child’s Christmas Jazz Suite | Mike Wilkins saxes, Martin Pickett piano, Steve Kershaw double bass, Mike Goff drums, Tom Neill narration | Alan Cornish Theatre at The Oakwood Centre Woodley | Doors 7pm Band 7:45pm | Early Bird £12:50/£14:50 Full Price – Tickets

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Fronted by the exuberant Annie Parker on flute and bass flute, P’Jam is a joyful quartet of musicians who simply enjoy playing jazz together  in sometimes slightly unexpected and spontaneous ways. With a repertoire that  spans Miles Davis to the Beatles, expect an evening of great music in good company! Photo by Steve Foster – @jazzshot on Instagram

Guildford Jazz at the Cricket Pavilion | Moscow Drug Club

Thu 21 Nov| Guildford Jazz at the Cricket Pavilion | Moscow Drug Club | Food and drinks from 19.00 Jazz from 20:00 to 22:15 | Tickets £20 (Discounts for Members and Students) from here

We’re delighted to welcome back the hugely popular MOSCOW DRUG CLUB – a heady and waggish mix of Jazz French musette Latin Grooves and New Orleans Swing, combining their original material with songs by the likes of Jaques Brel, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen & Eartha Kitt. Moscow Drug Club deliver an intoxicating and intimate musical experience you won’t soon forget!

Acantha Lang | Dorchester-on-Thames

Sun 17 Nov | Snug Sessions at Bishop’s Court Farm, in conjunction with Hampstead Jazz Club: Acantha Lang vocals and her drum-tight band | Bishop’s Court Farm, 91 High St, Dorchester-on-Thames OX10 7HP | Doors: 6pm. Show: 7-9pm | £23 (+ booking fee) | Tickets

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Robert Otwinowski

The Supertonics Big Band, plus guest vocalist Mr Jeremy Lassen | Bracknell

Sat 16 Nov | The Supertonics Big Band, plus guest vocalist Mr Jeremy Lassen | Popular 17-piece Swing Band | Carnation Hall, Winkfield Row, Bracknell RG42 7PA | 7.30pm | Tickets £15, reserve in advance via davidbennett470@gmail.com or 07739-314261 or www.thesupertonics.co.uk

The Annie Parker Trio plays Magoos, Henley

Photo by Anna Lambert

Fri 15 Nov | The Annie Parker Trio | Annie Parker concert, alto and bass flutes, Simon Cook keys, Marianne Windham double bass | 22 Hart St Henley on Thames RG9 2AU | 7.30-9.30pm | £10 cash on the door (cashpoint at Sainsbury’s along the road if you forget!)

Back from a successful appearance at Devizes Arts Festival this summer, this new trio blows fresh air into some well-known and lesser known jazz standards. With their unusual combination of musical backgrounds you can be sure of a creative, grooving and toe-tapping night! (Don’t be late : jazz set has to finish at 9.30 to make way for the regular DJ!)

Guildford Jazz at the Boiler Room | Redtenbacher’s Funkestra – Brothers In Funk

Stefan Redtenbacher’s Funkestra continues the successful BEAT series with an exciting mix of fresh, high energy jazz funk, inspired by the legendary Funk Brothers, Average White Band and Brecker Brothers. “A pure slice of unalloyed, joyful Funk.” – Steve Rubie (606 Club London).

Evening Jazz | The Relais, Henley-on-Thames

Nigel Price Quartet | Marlow

Fleet Jazz Club | Pete Oxley & Nicolas Meier Guitar Project

Tues 12 Nov | Pete Oxley & Nicolas Meier Guitar Project | Pete Oxley & Nicolas Meier – Guitars, Marianne Windham – bass, TBC – drums | Fleet Jazz Club, The Harlington GU51 4BY | Doors and bar open 7:15 pm, performance 8 pm to 10 pm | Tickets £20 online here from the Box Office on 01252 811009 or on the door (cash or card)

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Phil Craddock