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
Blues and Beyond: Julia Titus | Arborfield
Tues 21 Mar | Blues and Beyond : Julia Titus | Julia Titus vocals, Matt Foster guitar | Arborfield | The Swan Inn | 8pm | £5
Stuart Henderson with the Rob Terry Trio | Reading
Tue 21 Mar | Stuart Henderson with the Rob Terry Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Rob Terry piano, Paul Jefferies bass, Charlie Stratford drums | Henley Road, Playhatch, Reading | The Flowing Spring | 8.30pm | £6
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Reading
Tues 21 Marr | 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
Jazz in Fleet at The Harlington
Tue 21 Mar | Ian Bellamy band | Ian Bellamy saxophone | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington |8.00pm | £12
Jazz at Marlow Christ Church | Marlene Verplanck
Tue 21 Mar | Marlene Verplanck vocals, John Pearce piano, Paul Morgan bass, Bobby Worth drums | Marlow | Christ Church Marlow | 8.30pm | £10
Sunday Jazz at Abbot Cook | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 19 Mar | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Gli Avanzi jazz sextet | Reading
Sat 18 Mar | Gli Avanzi jazz sextet | Lorenzo Todorow tenor, Martin Dix guitar, Chris Wagstaff trumpet, Jim Saunders bass, Andrew Last drums, Diego Molina percussion | Reading | The Jolly Anglers | 8.45pm | FREE
Hugh Turner Funk Group | Reading
Sat 18 Mar | Hugh Turner Funk Group | Hugh Turner guitar, Stefan Redtenbacher bass, Frank Tontoh drums, piano & sax tbc | Reading | Global Café | 10.00pm to 12.30am | £4 on the door
Rhythms at the Yurt: Tom Michell Trio | Didcot
Fri 17 Mar | Rhythms at the Yurt: Tom Michell Trio | Tom Michell vocals and guitar, Pete Thomas bass guitar, Tom Sibly drums | Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | Book here
Jazz at The Five Horseshoes | Maidensgrove, near Henley
Fri 17 Mar | Rebecca Poole vocals, Hugh Turner guitar, Paul Jeffries bass | Maidensgrove, Henley | The Five Horseshoes | The Five Horseshoes | 8.00 | £30 jazz supper
Hugh Turner and tbc Jazz duo | Caversham
Thurs 16 Mar | Hugh Turner and tbc Jazz duo | Hugh Turner, guitar | Caversham | The Tipsy Bean | 8pm | Free entry
Yateley & Crowthorne Big Band Society (YCBBS) | Sandhurst
Tues 14 Mar | 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 14 Mar | 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
Sunday Jazz at Abbot Cook | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 12 Mar | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | Tough Tenors – Ray Gelato & Alex Garnett | Ascot
Sun 12 Mar | Tough Tenors Quintet | Ray Gelato & Alex Garnett tenor saxes, Guenther Kuermayer piano, Dave Chamberlain bass, Seb De Krom drums | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
Christian Garrick – “Spirit of Stephane” |Goring
Fri 10 Mar | Christian Garrick – “Spirit of Stephane” | Christian Garrick violin, Jez Cook guitar, Andy Crowdy bass, Tom Hooper drums | The Village Hall | Goring | Goring Jazz | 8.00pm | £15
Simon Allen | Maidenhead
Fri 10 Mar | Simon Allen sax, Peter Billington piano, Oli Hayhurst bass and Darren Altman drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Courtyard Theatre | 8.00pm | £15 (£13 conc) (£5 under 16s)
Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Steve Waterman | Bracknell
Fri 10 Mar | Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Steve Waterman | Steve Waterman trumpet, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park, Recital Room | 7.30pm | £10.00/£5 U18s
Hugh Turner / Lizzie Newberry duo | Reading
Wed 8 Mar | Hugh Turner / Lizzie Newberry duo | Hugh Turner guitar, Lizzie Newberry vocals | Reading | Bel and The Dragon | 7.30pm | Free entry
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 7 Mar | Equinox with Ken Henderson | Ken Henderson piano, 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)
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Denny Ilett, Graeme Hewitt with the Keith Howard Trio
Sun 5 Mar | Denny Ilett, Graeme Hewitt with the Keith Howard Trio | Denny Ilett trumpet, Graeme Hewitt saxophone, Ian Gilchrist piano, Keith Howard double bass, Matt Skeaping drums | Pangbourne Jazz Club | PWMC | 7.30pm | £7
Sunday Jazz at Abbot Cook | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 5 Mar | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Jazz at Progress | Ian Shaw | Reading | Buy tickets
Fri 3 March 2017 | Progress Theatre, Reading | Ian Shaw | Ian Shaw vocals, Jamie Safir keyboard, Mick Hutton double bass | 7.30pm | £20.00 (£18.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Read more…
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Judy Vaughan | Shinfield
Thurs 2 Mar | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Judy Vaughan
Judy Vaughan vocals – www.judy vaughan.co.uk/
Phil Craddock piano
Jamie Howell double bass
Jim Wade drums
Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8:00pm | £5
A Chris Barber Special | Charity Jazz in aid of Basingstoke Stroke Support Group | Basingstoke
Mon 27 Feb | Chris Barber with an all-star traditional six piece line up featuring Cuff Billett (trumpet), Ron Drake (clarinet), Ray Smith (piano), Alyn Shipton (bass) and Emile Martyn (drums) | Charity Jazz in aid of Basingstoke Stroke Support Group | Basingstoke Irish Centre, Council Road RG21 3DH | 8.00pm | £20 from 0742 573 3935 or blackbird@waitrose.com
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Mon 27 Feb | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | Alex Hitchcock 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
Sonning Mill | The 1930’s Jazz in New York
Sun 26 Feb | The 1930’s Jazz in New York | The Mill | Sonning | Enrico Tomasso trumpet, Keith Nicols piano/vocals, Martin Litton piano, Joan Viskant vocals, Ian Bateman trombone, Mattias Seuffert sax/clarinet, Mark Crooks sax, Thomas Langham guitar/vocals, Dave Chamberlain bass, Anthony Kerr vibes, Richard Pite drums | The Mill at Sonning | £41.00 including dinner | Dinner 6.15-8.00pm, Show 8.15pm
Ade Holland Trio | Reading
Sun 26 Feb | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland guitar, John Aust clarinet, Keith Howard bass | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson, Toliy Vyacheslavov and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 26 Feb | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Toliy Vyacheslavov sax and the Simon Price Trio | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Dinner jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle Quartet | Woolhampton
Sat 25 Feb | Dinner jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle Quartet
Lea Lyle vocals
Phil Craddock piano
Keith Howard bass
Jim Wade drums
Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford
Fri 24 Feb | Hungerford Jazz Forum Jam Session | Hungerford | Royal British Legion | 8.00pm | £2.00
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 24 Feb | 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
Brazilian music evening | Stanton St John
Wed 22 Feb | Brazilian music evening | Mischa Adams vocals & percussion, Tim Lapthorn piano, Tim Dawes bass, Nathan Allen drums | Stanton St John | The Talkhouse | 8.30pm | No charge
Jazz Jam in Reading: Ken Thompson Trio | Reading
Wed 22 Feb | 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
Jazz in Fleet at The Harlington
Tue 21 Feb | Andy Cleyndert Quartet | Andy Cleyndert bass, Martin Shaw trumpet, Colin Oxley guitar, Mark Edwards piano | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington |8.00pm | £12
Blues and Beyond: Jukes Blues | Arborfield
Tues 21 Feb | Blues and Beyond: Jukes Blues – a classic rhythm and blues band with soul | Arborfield | The Swan Inn | 8pm | £5
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Reading
Tues 21 Feb | 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
Stuart Henderson Quartet “Chet meets Clifford” | Reading
Tue 21 Feb | Stuart Henderson Quartet with a celebration of two of the twentieth century’s most iconic trumpet players, Chet Baker and Clifford Brown | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Graeme Taylor piano, Raph Misraki bass, Simon Price drums (and maybe guest Mike Booker baritone sax) | Henley Road, Playhatch, Reading | The Flowing Spring | 8.30pm | £5
Sunday Jazz | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 19 Feb | Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Martin Shaw | Maidenhead
Fri 17 Feb | Martin Shaw trumpet, Piers Green 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)
Yateley & Crowthorne Big Band Society (YCBBS) | Sandhurst
Tues 14 Feb | Yateley & Crowthorne Big Band Society (YCBBS) present two record recitals from the golden age of swing | Sandhurst Community Hall | 7.30pm | £3.50 | Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month | Further details from Kay Sealey 0252 661037)
Simon Spillett’s “Standard Miles” | Marlow
Tue 14 Feb | Simon Spillett’s “Standard Miles” | Simon Spillett sax, Henry Lowther trumpet, John Critchinson piano, Dave Green bass, Trevor Tompkins drums | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £10
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Reading
Tues 14 Feb | 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
Sunday Jazz | Stuart Henderson Trio | Reading
Sun 12 Feb| Sunday Jazz Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet, piano & bass TBC | Reading | Abbot Cook | 1.30pm to 4.30pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | The Leon Greening Trio | Ascot
Sun 12 Feb | The Leon Greening Trio | Leon Greening piano, Adam King bass, Steve Brown drums | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
Gli Avanzi Jazz Quintet | Jolly Anglers | Reading
Sat 11 Feb | Gli Avanzi jazz Quintet | Lorenzo Todorow tenor, Martin Dix guitar, Chris Wagstaff trumpet, Jim Saunders bass, Andrew Last drums | Reading | The Jolly Anglers | 8.45pm | No charge
Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Sarah Dowling & Nigel Price
Fri 10 Feb | Bracknell Jazz – Simon Cook Trio with Sarah Dowling & Nigel Price | Sarah Dowling vocals, Nigel Price guitar, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park Jazz, Recital Room | 7.30pm | £10.00/£5 U18s
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Patrick Moore Band | Shinfield
Thurs 9 Feb | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Patrick Moore Band | Patrick Moore bass, Ewen Baird saxes, Kevin Armstrong guitar, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8:00pm | £5
Jazz at Burnham – Bob Christopher
Wed 8 Feb | Jazz at Burnham – Bob Christopher | Bob Christopher, saxes & vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Paul Read bass, Jim Wade drums | Burnham | Royal British Legion | 8:30pm | No charge
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 7 Feb | Equinox with Leslie Hayworth | Leslie Hayworth 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)
