Gigs
Purdy’s Pop-Up presents the James Pearson* Trio with ‘100 Years of Jazz Piano’ | Henley
Sat 1 June | Purdy’s Pop-Up presents The James Pearson* Trio with ‘100 Years of Jazz Piano’ | Henley | HAODS Studio | 7:30 for 8pm | Tickets from £20
* James is Artistic Director at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club
The Big Chris Barber Band | Henley
Sat 1 June | Chris Barber | Henley | Kenton Theatre | 7:30pm | £31
Ade Holland Trio | Caversham
Sun 2 June | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland guitar | Phil Mason guitar/vocals | Gordon Johnson keys/vocals | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30pm | No charge
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Alan Barnes with the Terry Hutchins Quartet
Sun 2 Jun | Alan Barnes with the Terry Hutchins Quartet | Alan Barnes Saxophones, Maff Potts piano, Terry Hutchins guitar, Keith Howard bass, Brian Greene drums | Pangbourne | PWMC | 7:30pm | £9.00
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 4 Jun | Equinox with Pete Billington | Pete Billington 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)
No Room For Squares Presents The Fusion 6 | Reading
Wed 5 June | No Room For Squares Presents The Fusion 6 | Milk Reading | 8:30PM | Info here
Stuart Henderson Duncan Lamont Jnr Quintet | Hedsor
Thur 6 June | Stuart Henderson Duncan Lamont Jnr Quintet | Hedsor | Stuart Henderson trumpet & flugelhorn, Duncan Lamont Jnr sax, Nigel Fox keyboard, TBC bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Trish Elphinstone Quartet | Shinfield
Thu 6 Jun | Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Trish Elphinstone Quartet | Trish Elphinstone saxes, Martin Pickett keys, Marianne Windham bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8pm | £5
Bracknell Jazz – Tony Woods Project | South Hill Park
Fri 7 Jun | Bracknell Jazz – Tony Woods Project | Tony Woods sax, Mike Outram guitar, Robert Millett vibes, Andy Hamill bass, Milo Fell drums | Bracknell | Tickets – South Hill Park Arts Centre | Bracknell Jazz website | 7.30pm | £12.00/£5.50 U18s
Rhythms at the Yurt | Didcot
Fri 7 Jun | FB Pocket Orchestra| Jenny Russell contralto clarinet, Paul Stevenson guitar, Oliver Corbin cornet, euphonium, tuba, accordion | Didcot | 8pm | The Yurt | Tickets
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Fleur Stevenson
Sat 8 Jun | Dinner Jazz at the Angel – Fleur Stevenson | ÍFleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar| Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | Free admission
Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Reading
Sun 9 Jun | Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Peter Jones vocals, John-Paul Muir piano | Reading | Three Guineas | From 2pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Giulia Marelli Jazz and Italian Classics Trio: Jazz River Cruise | Reading
Sun 9 Jun | Giulia Marelli Jazz and Italian Classics Trio | Giulia Marelli vocals, Dario Basta keyboards, Chema Sacristan drums | Caversham Pier, Reading | Jazz River Cruise | 2.15 – 5.15pm | Admission: £27
Argo Jazz Project | Mortimer
Sun 9 Jun | Argo Jazz Project | John Harries-saxes, John Miller-guitar, Andy Lavery-keyboard, Paul Critchfield-bass and vocals, Alan Barwise-drums | Mortimer | The Horse and Groom | 7pm | Admission free
Gli Avanzi featuring Ewen Baird | Global Cafe, Reading
Sun 9 Jun | Gli Avanzi | Ewen Baird saxes, Nick Hill keyboard, Martin Dix guitar. Howard King bass guitar, Andrew Last drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 7:30 pm | No charge but donations welcome
Derek Nash & Art Themen** | Marlow
Tue 11 Jun | Derek Nash & Art Themen** | Derek Nash saxes, Art Themen saxes, and the Frank Toms trio | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £10
** Amazingly a first ever meeting between these two top saxophonists
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 11 Jun | 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, donations welcome
Nigel Price | Hedsor
Thur 13 June | Nigel Price at Hedsor | Nigel Price Guitar, Nigel Fox keyboard, TBC bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
P’Jam | Reading
Thurs 13 Jun | P’Jam | Annie Parker flutes, Phil Craddock piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 9pm | Free entry, donations welcome
Photo by Jane Hanton
Andante Live presents Blowin’ in the Wind | Progress Theatre, Reading
Fri 14 Jun | Andante Live presents Blowin’ in the Wind | Songs of Peace, Protest and Love from Dylan, Baez and others | Information | Reading | Progress Theatre | 7:30pm | Tickets £14.00 – £16.00
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Summer Magic – Simon Allen | Maidenhead
Fri 14 Jun | Summer Magic – Simon Allen | Simon Allen (saxes), Alex Hutton (piano), Ollie Hayhurst (bass), Mark Fletcher (drums) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8pm | £15 (£13 conc) (£5 under 16s)
Matthew Read Trio | Basingstoke
Sat 15 Jun | Matthew Read Trio | Benedict Wood (guitar), Arthur Newell (drums) and Matthew Read (double bass) | Basingstoke | The Forge | 7.45pm | Information and tickets (£14 / £11) here Special discount tickets at £10 for Jazz in Reading subscribers; call Box Office on 01256 844244 and quote ‘MRT’
Hugh Turner Heavy Funk Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Sat 15 Jun | Come and watch electrifying guitarist Hugh Turner and his quartet with Frankie Tontoh (drums), Anatoliy Vyacheslavov (tenor saxophone) and Stefan Redtenbacher (bass) at the Global Café in Reading. Always a cool hang and full of vigour funk explorations! | Reading | Global Café | 10.00pm – 01.00am | £5.00
Mach4+1 | Global Cafe, Reading
Sun 16 Jun | Mach4+1 | Barry McNamara vocals, Gareth Lewis guitar, Otto Silveira piano, Rob Barnes bass, Nick accordion | Reading | The Global Cafe | 7pm | No charge
The Definite Collective | Global Cafe | Reading
Tue 18 Jun | The Definite Collective, transform often well known and popular Jazz, Latin, Pop, Fusion and Funk tunes, into obscure musical explorations. Jamie Howell guitar, Matthew McNaughton sax, James Newman bass, Tony Imbierski organ, Monte Hall percussion, Paul Glover
Jazz In The Round #5 | Henley
Wed 19 June | John Etheridge (guitar) Pete Oxley (guitar) | Henley | Kenton Theatre | 7:30pm | £20 | Use code JAZZR when booking for special £15 price for Jazz in Reading followers
Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 20 Jun | 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, donations welcome
Progress Theatre – Paz | Reading | Buy tickets
Fri 21 Jun | Progress Theatre – Paz | Legendary latin-jazz-funk fusion outfit | Geoff Castle keyboards, Matt Wates alto sax, Dominic Grant guitar, Rob Statham bass, Chris Fletcher percussion, Les Cirkel drums | Reading | Progress Theatre | 7:30pm | £18.00 (£16.00 concessions) | Buy tickets
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Global Cafe | Reading
Thurs 27 June | Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night in Reading | Fleur Stevenson vocals, TBC piano, TBC bass, Paul Glover drums | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – jam from 9.30pm | No charge
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 28 Jun | 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
Clive Fortune Big Band | Burghfield Village
Sat 29 Jun | Live music, including jazz standards, big band classics and contemporary arrangements for big band in a beautiful garden setting | Burghfield Village | Little Manor, Church Lane, Burghfield Village, RG30 3TG | 6:30pm | £10 in advance £12 on the door, under 16’s free
Jazz at The Retreat – Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner
Sat 29 Jun | Jazz at The Retreat | Fleur Stevenson vocals and Hugh Turner guitar | Reading | Retreat Pub | 20.30pm | No charge
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Claire Jones Quintet | Woolhampton
Sat 29 Jun | Dinner Jazz at the Angel – Claire Jones Quintet | Claire Jones vocals, Annie Parker flutes, Rory McInroy piano, Phil Berry bass, Jim Wade drums | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson plus Tracey Mendham and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 30 Jun | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Tracey Mendham sax, Pete Billington piano, Esther Ng bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge
Argo Jazz Project | Reading
Sun 30 Jun | Argo Jazz Project | John Harries-saxes, John Miller-guitar, Andy Lavery-keyboard, Paul Critchfield-bass and vocals, Alan Barwise-drums | Reading | The Global Cafe | 8pm | Admission free
