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
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Alan Barnes with the Terry Hutchins Quartet
Sun 7 May | Alan Barnes with the Terry Hutchins Quartet | Alan Barnes saxes, Terry Hutchins guitar, Malcom Cliff piano, Keith Howard double bass, Matt Skeaping drums | Pangbourne Jazz Club | PWMC | 7.30pm | £7
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | Nigel Price & Vasilis Xenopoulos | Ascot
Sun 7 May | Nigel Price & Vasilis Xenopoulos | Nigel Price guitar, Vasilis Xenopoulos sax, Dario Di Lecce bass, Emiliano Caroselli drums | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
An Evening of Swing and Jazz: The MillsTones Big Band | Wokingham
Sat 6 May | An Evening of Swing and Jazz: The MillsTones Big Band | 1st Wokingham Scout Group presents the MillsTones in fund raising concert for scout hut roof replacement | Wokingham | Wokingham Methodist Church, Rose St.| Refreshments served | 6:30 for 7:00pm | £10 | Tickets from millstones.1stwokingham@gmail.com or 0797 3952703
Jazz at Progress | Partikel with Ant Law: The Counteraction Tour | Buy tickets
Fri 5 May | Progress Theatre, Reading | Partikel with Ant Law: The Counteraction Tour| Max Luther bass, Eric Ford drums, Duncan Eagles sax, Ant Law guitar | 7:30pm | £16.00 (£14.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee.
Mark Lewandowski Trio play Fats Waller | Maidenhead
Fri 5 May | Playing Fats Waller | Mark Lewandowski (bass), Liam Noble (piano, fender rhodes), Paul Clarvis (drums) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Courtyard Theatre | 8.00pm | £14/£12
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Otto Caretta Band | Shinfield
Thurs 4 May | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Otto Caretta Band | Otto Caretta saxes, Lloyd Payne trumpet & flugelhorn, Elliott Rooney piano, Nick Hill bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8:00pm | £5
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 2 May | Equinox with Debbie Bracknell | Debbie Bracknell 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)
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Tue 2 May | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | Olli Martin trombone, 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
Twelfth Night with Jazz | Newbury
Mon 1 May to Sat 6 May | Twelfth Night with Jazz | A dizzying and beautiful version of Shakespeare’s perfect play, fuelled by energetic jazz music and re-imagined in the 1920s | Newbury | The Watermill Theatre | Location | Box office 01635 46044 | Mon – Sat 7.30pm, Thurs and Sat matinées 2.30pm, Sat 6 May 1.30pm and 6.30pm | £15 – £26.50 | Full details
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson with Kelvin Christiane and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 30 Apr | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, plus guest Kelvin Christiane sax, Pete Billington keyboard, Esther Ng bass, and Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Dinner jazz at The Angel – Peter Jones | Woolhampton
Sat 29 Apr | Dinner jazz at The Angel – Peter Jones | Peter Jones vocals, Martin Pickett piano, Keith Howard bass | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge | More here: http://peterjonesjazz.co.uk/
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 28 Apr | 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 Jam in Reading: Ken Thompson Trio | Reading
Wed 26 Apr | 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
Gli Avanzi Jazz Sextet | Reading
Sun 23 Apr | Gli Avanzi Jazz Sextet | Lorenzo Todorow tenor, Chris Wagstaff trumpet, Martin Dix guitar, Jim Saunders bass, Andrew Last drums, Diego Molina percussion | Reading | Global Cafe | 7:30pm | FREE
Rhythms at the Yurt: Bancroft & Lyne | Didcot
Fri 21 Apr| Rhythms at the Yurt: Bancroft & Lyne | Sophie Bancroft vocals and guitar, Tom Lyne bass and bass guitar | Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | Book here
Mark Nightingale | Maidenhead
Fri 21 Apr | Mark Nightingale (trombone), Simon Marsh (sax) and rhythm section headed by Clark Tracey (drums) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Courtyard Theatre | 8.00pm | £15 (£13 conc) (£5 under 16s)
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Wed 19 Apr | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | James Akers 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
Blues and Beyond – Lea Lyle | Arborfield
Tues 18 Apr | Blues and Beyond – Lea Lyle | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Keith Howard bass, Jim Wade drums | Arborfield | The Swan Inn | 8pm | £5
Twelfth Night with Jazz | Newbury
Tues 18 Apr to Sun 30 Apr | Twelfth Night with Jazz | A dizzying and beautiful version of Shakespeare’s perfect play, fuelled by energetic jazz music and re-imagined in the 1920s | Newbury | The Watermill Theatre | Location | Box office 01635 46044 | Mon – Sat 7.30pm, Thurs and Sat matinées 2.30pm, Sat 6 May 1.30pm and 6.30pm | £15 – £26.50 | Full details
Stuart Henderson Quartet with Denny Ilett | Reading
Tue 18 Apr | Stuart Henderson quartet with Denny Ilett | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Denny Ilett guitar/vocals, Tom Pilling keyboard, Raph Misraki bass, Simon Price drums | Henley Road, Playhatch, Reading | The Flowing Spring | 8.30pm | £5
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Reading
Tues 18 Apr | 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
Gareth Williams / Trish Clowes | Fleet
Tue 18 Apr | Gareth Williams / Trish Clowes “Glow Quartet” | Trish Clowes sax, Gareth Williams piano, Callum Gorley double bass, Martin France drums | Fleet | The Harlington | Fleet Jazz Club | 8.00pm | £12
The Village Easter Music & Ale Festival | Retreat , Eldon, Lyndhurst pubs | Reading
Fri 14 to Mon 17 Apr | Jazz and Blues (and other music gigs) | Full Program Here |
Jazz gigs: Fri 14th Lyndhurst 6.30pm Keith Allen Band | Sun 16th Lyndhurst 5.00pm Stuart Henderson’s 3 in a Bar
Blues: Fri 14th Eldon 7.30pm Rev Feriday and Retreat 8.30pm Paula Riordan
Sun 16th Eldon 6.30pm Jason Manners and Lyndhurst 8.30pm Lewis Cohen
Mon 17th Eldon 3.00pm Bluesround
Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Geoff Simkins | Bracknell
Fri 14 April | Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Geoff Simkins | Geoff Simkins sax, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park, Recital Room | 7.30pm | £10.00/£5 U18s
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Lea Lyle | Shinfield
Thurs 13 Apr | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Lea Lyle | Lea Lyle vocals, Peter Bingham sax, Phil Craddock piano, Brian Throup bass, Jim Wade drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8:00pm | £5
Jazz at Burnham – Mick Emblow
Wed 12 Apr | Jazz at Burnham – Mick Emblow | Mick Emblow vocals, Bob Christopher saxes, Phil Craddock piano, Win Lodge bass, Jim Wade drums | Burnham | Royal British Legion | 8:30pm | No charge
Ben Clatworthy | Marlow
Tue 11 Apr | Ben Clatworthy sax, John Donaldson piano, bass & drums TBC | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £8
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Reading
Tues 11 Apr | 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
Duende Jazz Trio | Maidenhead
Sun 9 Apr | Duende Jazz Trio | Adam Kovacs congas & percussion, Mike Guy electric piano & keyboards and Adolfredo Pulido electric bass | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8.00pm | £14, £12 Supporters
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | Alan Barnes Quartet | Ascot
Sun 9 Apr | Alan Barnes Quartet | Alan Barnes saxes, Dave Newton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Seb De Krom drums | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
Jazz at Progress | Arnie Somogyi’s Jump Monk | Buy tickets
Fri 7 Apr | Arnie Somogyi’s Jump Monk pays tribute to two of the greatest composers in jazz: Charles Mingus and Thelonious Monk| Arnie Somogyi bass, Tony Kofi alto sax, Jeremy Price trombone, Mark Edwards keyboard, Clark Tracey drums | Reading | Progress Theatre | 7:30pm | £17.00 (£15.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Read more…
Café Zazous | Reading
Thurs 6 Apr | Café Zazous – kicking off an evening of retro Parisian swing | HBMore guitar, Dave Stamper guitar, Feliks Tabis violin,Bo Chomenko accordion, Phil Berry | Reading | Global Café | 9:00pm | Free entry but donations welcomed
Rebecca Poole / Hugh Turner | Reading
Wed 5 Apr | Rebecca Poole vocals, Hugh turner guitar | Bel and the Dragon pub, Blakes Lock, Reading | Jazz Nights | 7.30pm | No charge
Jazz at The Milk Bar | No Room For Squares – Andy Kennedy Quartet | Reading
Wed 5 Apr | No Room For Squares | Jim Donovan hosts Andy Kennedy Quartet and presents jazz on vinyl from his archives | Reading | Milk Bar | 7.00pm | No Charge
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 4 Apr | Equinox with Alex Forsyth | Alex Forsyth sax/flute, Peter Bingham tenor sax, John Clarke guitar, Marianne Windham bass, Paul Kaluza percussion | Sherfield-on-Loddon | Four Horseshoes | 8:00pm | No charge for admission (donations are welcomed)
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Alison Bentley with the Keith Howard Trio
Sun 2 Apr 2017 | Alison Bentley with the Keith Howard Trio | Alison Bentley vocals, Kevin Armstrong guitar, Ewen Baird tenor sax, Keith Howard double bass, Matt Skeaping drums | Pangbourne Jazz Club | PWMC | 7.30pm | £7
Rebecca Poole Quartet featuring Stuart Henderson | Oxford
Sun 2 Apr | Rebecca Poole Quartet featuring Stuart Henderson | Rebecca Poole vocals, Stuart Henderson trumpet, Hugh Turner guitar, Paul Jeffries bass | Oxford | Oxford Wine Cafe | 6.30pm to 9.00pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz at Abbot Cook | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 2 Apr | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Rotary Jazz Night | Henley-On-Thames
Sat 1 Apr | The Rotary Club of Henley-On-Thames presents Prudence Sharp’s Gentle Jazz Big Band | Plus Special Guests: Alan Grahame vibes, Hazel Pollard vocals and Ken Fitt saxophone | Henley-on-Thames | The Christ Church Centre, 46 Reading Road, RG9 1AG | Bar available | £20 including a fish & chip supper | 7.00 for 7.30pm | Tickets from kenfitt@btinternet.com or 01491 680813
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 31 Mar | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 31 Mar | 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 | The Jolly Anglers | Reading
Fri 31 Mar | All Jazz Quartet | Mat Sadler Sax, Helen Moore Piano and Vocals, David Richardson Bass, Kate Kovacs Drums | Reading | | The Jolly Anglers | 8.00pm | No charge
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Wed 29 Mar | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | Ed Parr trombone, 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
Jazz Jam in Reading: Ken Thompson Trio | Reading
Wed 29 Mar | 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
Ade Holland Trio | Reading
Sun 26 March | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland guitar, Phil Mason vocals and guitar, Keith Howard bass | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 26 Mar | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Kelvin Christiane sax. Nigel Price guitar, Esther Ng bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Dinner jazz at The Angel – Other Way Up | Woolhampton
Sat 25 Mar | Dinner jazz at The Angel – Other Way Up | Claire Jones vocals, Lloyd Payne trumpet, Tom Sim guitar, Wulf Forrester-Barker bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Funky Jazz at The Eldon Arms | Reading
Sat 25 Mar | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Toliy Vyacheslavov sax, Hugh Turner guitar, Jerry Soffe bass, Steve Wyndham drums | Eldon Terrace, Reading | The Eldon Arms | 9.00pm | No charge
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Andy Kennedy Quartet | Shinfield
Thurs 23 Mar | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Andy Kennedy Quartet | Andy Kennedy saxes, Tony Imbierski piano, Brian Throup bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8:00pm | £5
Gli Avanzi Jazz Sextet | Reading
Wed 22 Mar | Gli Avanzi Jazz Sextet | Lorenzo Todorow ten & sopr, Chris Wagstaff trumpet, Martin Dix guitar, Jim Saunders bass, Andrew Last drums, Diego Molina percussion | Reading | The Ice House | 7:30pm | FREE
