Gigs
No Room For Squares featuring AKQ | Reading
Wed 1 Aug | No Room For Squares featuring AKQ | Andy Kennedy – saxophones, Brian Throup – bass, Tony Imbierski – keyboards, Fez – drums, Fern Rose – percussion | Reading | Milk Bar | 8pm | Free entry
The Clive Burton Celebration Band | Hedsor
Thur 2 Aug | The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet | Lester Brown trumpet, guest tbc, Nigel Fox keyboard, bass tbc, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Bracknell Jazz | Bracknell
Fri 3 Aug | Bracknell Jazz | Jimmy Hastings tenor sax, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, McGill Anderson drums | Bracknell | South Hill Park Arts Centre | 7.30pm | £12 (£5.50 under 18s).
Mike Miller Trio | Sandhurst
Sun 5 Aug | Mike Miller Trio with Phil Berry double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Sandhurst | Wellington Arms |
3:00 pm | Free admission
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Art Themen with the Terry Hutchins Quartet
Sun 5 Aug | Art Themen tenor and soprano saxophone, Terry Hutchins guitar, Malcolm Cliff piano, Brian Green drums, Keith Howard double bass | Pangbourne | PWMC | 7.30pm | £7.00
Ade Holland Trio | Caversham
Sun 5 Aug | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland Guitar, Phil Mason guitar/voc, Esther Ng bass | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30 | No charge
Frank Toms’ New Ten Band “Conkers” | Marlow
Tue 7 Aug | Frank Toms’ New Ten Band “Conkers” including star guests Steve Waterman trumpet and Karen Sharp saxophones | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £8
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 7 Aug | Equinox with Jonathan Judge | Jonathan Judge tenor 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)
The very best Trad Jazz at Reading Rugby Club | Sonning Lane
Wed 8 Aug | Traditional New Orleans – Dixieland style Jazz | Richard Leach – 7 stars of Jazz | Reading Rugby Club, Holme Park, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6ST | 7.00pm to 10.30pm | £10.00
Special Gala evening | Hedsor Jazz
Thur 9 Aug | Special Gala evening celebrating Geoff Cronin’s 80th | Gill Cook vocals, Roy Williams trombone, and the Clive Burton Celebration Band | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £10 on the door | free parking
Rhythms at the Yurt – Ben Holder Trio | Didcot
Fri 10 Aug | Ben Holder Trio | Ben Holder – violin, keys and vocals, Paul Jefferies – bass, Jez Cook – guitar | Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | Tickets
Rhythms at the Yurt – Guitar Fiesta | Didcot
Sat 11 Aug | Guitar Fiesta | Denny Ilett – guitar, Hugh Turner – guitar, Jez Cook – guitar| Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | Tickets
Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Reading
Sun 12 Aug | Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Michelle Aspell vocals, Robert Otwinowski guitar | Reading | Three Guineas | From 2pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 16 Aug | Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Live Swinging Jazz Juice with plenty of dancing room for all you Katz | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – 11.00pm | No charge
Dime Notes, New Orleans Jazz | Norden Farm, Maidenhead
Fri 16 Aug | Dime Notes, New Orleans Jazz | Blues-drenched sounds of clarinet driven 1920s New Orleans jazz combine with London’s hard-swinging vintage jazz band | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15/£13
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner Duo | Reading
Fri 17 Aug | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Browns Reading, Unit 5A, Oracle Centre, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2A | 7pm | Free admission
Lea Lyle Quartet | Reading
Sun 19 Aug | Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals, Nick Hill, piano, Terry Davis bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | The Global Cafe | 7:30pm | No charge
Berkshire Jazz Jam: Ken Thompson Trio | Global Cafe | Reading
Wed 22 Aug | Jam session with house band, open to singers and instrumentalists | Ken Thompson guitar, Phil Berry bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 9:00pm | No charge
Fleur Stevenson’s Jazz Singers’ Night | Reading
Thurs 23 Aug | Fleur Stevenson vocals/ host, guest piano, bass, Paul Glover drums | Global Cafe | 9pm | Free admission
The Clive Burton Celebration Band with Kelvin Christiane| Hedsor
Thur 23 Aug | The Clive Burton Celebration Band | Kelvin Christiane sax, Mike Wills reeds, Nigel Fox keyboard, bass tbc, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
The Magic of Summer with Simon Allen | Norden Farm, Maidenhead
Fri 24 Aug | The Magic of Summer with Simon Allen | Simon Allen sax, Alex Hutton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Clark Tracey drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15/£13/£5
The Phil Mason Trio | Reading
Fri 24 Aug | The Phil Mason Trio | Ade Holland lead guitar, Phil Mason guitar and vocals, Phil Berry double bass | Grazeley, near Reading | The Old Bell | 7.00 pm | No charge
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Claire Jones Quartet | Woolhampton
Sat 25 Aug | Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Claire Jones Quartet | Claire Jones vocals, Rory McInroy piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Mike Miller Trio | Basingstoke
Sun 26 Aug | Mike Miller Trio with David Chedgey double bass, Nick Monnas drums, Mike Miller guitar | Basingstoke | Tea Bar | 1:00 pm | Free admission | Tea for two £20
The Clive Burton Celebration Band with Al Nichols | Hedsor
Thur 30 Aug | The Clive Burton Celebration Band | Al Nichols sax, Mike Wills reeds, Nigel Fox keyboard, bass tbc, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – Jazz | Venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Art of the Trio | Shinfield
30 Aug | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Art of the Trio | Martin Pickett piano, Roger Davis bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8pm | £5
Jazz at Progress | Jam Experiment | Buy tickets
Fri 31 Aug | Chosen in the Shape of Jazz to Come in 2018 in Jazzwise, Jam Experiment is an award-winning band based in London, UK. Formed in 2014, they have appeared on BBC Radio 3 and Jazz FM numerous times, and played at leading jazz festivals and venues across the UK including London Jazz Festival, Read more…
