Jazz lovers in the interval break at the Progress – photo by Zoë White
Progress Theatre 10 May 2024 | Five-Way Split - photo by Steve Foster @jazzshots (Instagram & FB)
Progress Theatre 22 March 2024 | Arbenz + Hart + Pursglove = Conversations - photo by Steve Foster @jazzshots (Instagram & FB)
Progress Theatre 9 February 2024 | Jean Toussaint - photo by Steve Foster @jazzshots (Instagram & FB)  
Progress Theatre 22 December 2023 | Moscow Drug Club - photo by Steve Foster @jazzshots (Instagram & FB)
Progress Theatre 10 November 2023 | Music Is: Chris Biscoe Plays Mike Westbrook - photo by Steve Foster @jazzshots (Instagram & FB)
Progres Theatre 6 October 2023 | Partners in Time – Historic Sax/Trumpet Partnerships  - photo by Steve Foster @jazzshots (Instagram & FB)
Progress Theatre 15 September 2023 | Pigfoot Plays Ellington - photo by Steve Foster @jazzshots (Instagram & FB)
Progress Theatre 30 June 2023 | The Horace Silver Project - photo by Steve Foster @jazzshots (Instagram & FB)
Progress Theatre 2 June 2023 | Alex Clarke Quartet - photo by Steve Foster @jazzshots (Instagram & FB)
Progress Theatre 28 April 2023 | Leon Greening Trio with Alex Garnett - photo by Photo by Colin Swain
Progress Theatre 17 March 2023 |  Zoë Gilby Quartet – photo by Zoë White
Progress Theatre 3 February 2023 |  Gary Willcox's Drummer/Composer Project – photo by Zoë White
Progress Theatre 25 November 2022 | The Nat Steele MJQ Quartet - photo by Zoë White
Progress Theatre 21 October 2022 | The Power of Three - photo by Zoë White
Progress Theatre 16 September 2022 | Jonny Mansfield Quartet - photo by Zoë White
Progress Theatre 8 July 2022 | Alban Claret & Evan Clegg: The Collection - photo by Zoë White
Progress Theatre 13 May 2022 | Alex Hitchcock Quartet - photo by Zoë White
Progress Theatre 8 April 2022 | Wakey Blakey – with the Rory Ingham/James Davison Sextet - photo by Zoë White
Progress Theatre 4 March 2022 | John Horler: A Tribute to Bill Evans - photo by Zoë White
Progress Theatre 28 January 2022 | Vasilis Xenopoulos with His Dexterity Quintet – photo by Zoë White
Progress Theatre 19 December 2021  |  Moscow Drug Club – photo by Zoë White
Progress Theatre 26 November 2021 | Clark Tracey Sextet – photo by Zoë White
Progress Theatre 22 October 2021  |  Andrew McCormack’s Graviton – photo by Zoë White
Progress Theatre 6 March 2020  |  Finding Home: Kate Williams’ Four Plus Three meets Georgia Mancio – photo by Zoë White

Next up at Jazz at Progress

Here’s what we have in store over the coming months. More details coming soon. Sign up to receive regular updates on these and other local jazz events by joining our mailing list here

Fri 13 December 2024 –Soultime! Play the Music of Bobby Timmons
Steve Fishwick trumpet, Leon Greening piano, Matyas Hofecker bass , Matt Home drums Information and tickets…

Fri 3 January 2025 – The Jazz Champions
Alan Barnes
alto sax, Simon Allen tenor sax, Dave Newton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Clark Tracey drums. Information and tickets…

Fri 21 February 2025 – Empirical Quintet
Nathaniel Facey
alto sax, Jonny Mansfield vibes, Will Barry piano,Tom Farmer bass, Shaney Forbes drums.  Read more …

Fri 4 April 2025 – John Law’s Re-Creations “Many Moons” Tour
John Law
piano, Sam Crockatt sax, Henrik Jensen bass, Alex Goodyear drums. Read more…

Fri 16 May 2025 – A Portrait of Bill Evans
John Horler
piano, Alec Dankworth bass, Ronnie Jones drums. Read more…

Fri 27 June 2025 – Emily Masser Quartet
Emily Masser vocals, Matyas Gayer piano, James Owston bass, Steve Brown drums Read more…


In addition to promoting regular concerts at the Progress Theatre, Jazz in Reading offers a range of services to support live jazz across the Thames Valley:

Jazz Gig Calendar

When you’re in the mood to listen to live jazz, check out lots of other gigs in the area in our Jazz Gig Calendar. The calendar listings are compiled and edited by our listings editors, Paul Johnson and Jim Wade. If you’re a musician, promoter or venue owner, you can submit your gig to the calendar here

Promote Your Gig

We can help you promote your jazz gigs, at a realistic and very reasonable cost. We have a growing mailing list of 860+ jazz fans in the Reading and Thames Valley area, and active Facebook and Twitter feeds, taking our reach to well over 1,800 jazz lovers in the region. Musicians, bands, venues and promoters can contact us to find out more here

Articles

Read articles about jazz goings-on in the area: the personalities and the venues. Browse here

Book a party band

If you are looking for a jazz band for a party, wedding or other special occasion, let us know. We have extensive contacts in the jazz world and can help you find just the right band to suit your needs and budget. Contact us to find out more here

Volunteers

Would you like to join the rota of volunteers who fulfil the vital role of stewards at each Progress performance (not only the jazz gigs but also the Theatre’s own productions) by helping to keep the audience safe, answering queries and selling programmes, coffee and tea?

As a bonus, some of the roles allow you enjoy the show free of charge!

To learn more contact our colleague at Progress Theatre, Stuart McCubbin, who will be pleased to hear from you: stuart@mccubbin.plus.com

About Jazz in Reading

Jazz in Reading is a not-for-profit association of six enthusiasts who share a passion for jazz and seek to promote the best of live jazz across the Thames Valley on this website and to present regular concerts in the convivial surroundings of the Progress Theatre, Reading and beyond. Meet the Team

Jazz at Progress has played host to world class musicians such as Gilad Atzmon, Alan Barnes, Andy Sheppard, Tony Kofi, Clark Tracey, Dave Newton, Gwilym Simcock, Claire Martin and Art Themen, local hero Stuart Henderson, American guests Darius Brubeck, Ethan Iverson and Greg Abate, and the emerging talents of a new generation of musicians such as Xhosa Cole, BBC Young Jazz Musician of 2018, Jonny Mansfield, Tom Smith and the Ingham brothers Dom and Rory, not to mention the unique ‘jazz entertainment’ packages of Get the Blessing and the Moscow Drug Club,

We are proud to have presented ‘Finding Home’, an innovative collaboration between Georgia Mancio and Kate Williams embracing words, strings and jazz rhythm and Mark Lockheart’s ambitious orchestral suite ‘Days on Earth’.  Also, we have presented ‘Jazz & Film’ nights dedicated respectively to Tubby Hayes and the 80thAnniversary of Blue Note Records.

We hope that this broad spectrum of styles represents the very best in the contemporary UK scene with an appeal to all lovers of live jazz.  Read reviews of past gigs

Our friends at the Progress Theatre received the  well-deserved Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (the equivalent to an MBE) in 2020. The theatre, tucked away in The Mount off Christchurch Road, Reading has a special atmosphere, beloved of audiences and musicians alike. ‘Audiences listen here,’ commented one musician who regularly plays at London’s top jazz spots, while multi-instrumentalist Ben Holder said, ‘It’s a great venue. We had a blast. Brill audience!’ The Progress also has a well-stocked bar!


Preferred dining: we have a special arrangement with The Queens Head (a short stroll from the theatre at 54 Christchurch Road), offering  great home cooked fresh food with classic English dishes and some tasty specials too! Just show your Jazz at Progress ticket for 10% discount off food and drink on the day of the show you are attending; tickets to be presented when ordering.

email: info.queensheadreading@gmail.com  
tel: 0118 931 0232


 

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