Gigs
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Denny Ilett guitar and vocals
Sun 1 Dec | Denny Ilett guitar and vocals, Terry Hutchins guitar, Brian Greene drums, Keith Howard double bass | Pangbourne | PWMC | 7.30pm | £9.00
Ade Holland Trio | Caversham
Sun 1 Dec | Ade Holland Trio | Ade Holland guitar | Phil Mason guitar/vocals. | Gordon Johnson keys/vocals| Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30pm | No charge
Trad Jazz at Theale Village Hall | Theale
Tue 3 Dec | This week’s guests are Lester Brown on trumpet/flugelhorn and Mark Aston on saxophones playing with the High Society Jazz Band led by Graeme Hewitt | Theale Village Hall, Englefield Rd, Theale, Reading RG7 5AS | 8.00 | £10
Jazz in Fleet at The Harlington | Alan Barnes+Eleven
Tue 3 Dec | Alan Barnes+Eleven | Alan Barnes’ 60th Celebration takes on tunes from ’59 with another 11 musicians – for lineup see website | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 8.00pm | £17
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 3 Dec | 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)
Global Cafe – P’Jam | Reading
Tues 5 Dec | Global Cafe – P’Jam | Annie Parker flutes, alto sax, Phil Craddock piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 9pm | Free entry – contributions welcomed
Photo © Martin Breschinski
Bracknell Jazz – Kelvin Christiane & Stuart Henderson | South Hill Park
Fri 6 Dec | Bracknell Jazz – Kelvin Christiane & Stuart Henderson quintet | Kelvin Christiane sax, Stuart Henderson trumpet, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, & drums tbc | Bracknell | Tickets – South Hill Park Arts Centre | Bracknell Jazz website | 7.30pm | £12.00/£5.50 U18s
Ma Bessie | Reading
Sat 7 Dec | Ma Bessie | Julia Titus vocals, Matt Foster guitar, Chuck Lloyd sax | Reading | The Forester’s Arms, Brunswick Street | 8:30pm | No charge
Gin and Jazz | Three Guineas Reading
Sun 8 Dec | Gin and Jazz | Michelle Aspell, Phil Craddock piano, Barrie Griffin bass | Reading | Three Guineas | 2-5pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Gli Avanzi featuring Ewen Baird and Nick Hill | The Red Lion, Brightwell cum Sotwell
Sun 8 Dec |Gli Avanzi | Ewen Baird saxes, Nick Hill keyboard, Martin Dix guitar, Howard King bass guitar, Andrew Last drums | The Red Lion, Brightwell cum Sotwell, OX10 0RT | 6:00 pm | No charge but donations welcome
Trad Jazz and Skiffle at Theale Village Hall | Theale
Tue 10 Dec | This week’s guests are Mike Wills on saxophones, and skiffle renditions from Chas McDevitt and John Curthoys joining the High Society Jazz Band led by Graeme Hewitt | Theale Village Hall, Englefield Rd, Theale, Reading RG7 5AS | 8.00 | £10
Art Themen | Guildford
Tues 10 Dec | Art Themen Quartet | Art Themen Tenor Sax | John Donaldson Piano | Marianne Windham Bass | Winston Clifford Drums | Guildford | The Electric Theatre| 7 30 pm | £16, members £14
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 10 Dec | 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, Mike Goff drums | Reading | Global Café | 8.30pm | No charge, donations welcome
Global Cafe – Lea Lyle Quartet | Reading
Thurs 12 Dec | Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 8:30pm | Free entry – contributions welcomed
Photo © Zoë White Photography
Chris Barber Big Band | Goring Village Hall
Fri 13 Dec | Chris Barber Big Band | Goring Village Hall | Goring | Goring Hall Live | 8.00pm | £19.50
The Apollo Big Band with Steph Richardson | Stockcross nr Newbury
Fri 13 Dec | The Apollo Big Band with Steph Richardson | Stockcross nr Newbury | The Sutton Hall, Church Rd RG20 8LN | 8pm | £10 Adults, £5 under 16s | Apollo Big Band website
Gary Potter’s “Hot Club” Quartet | Marlow
Tue 17 Dec | Gary Potter’s “Hot Club of France” Quartet | Gary Potter guitar, Mike Piggott violin, Nils Solberg guitar, Peter Hughes bass | Marlow | Royal British Legion | 8.30pm | £10
Trad Jazz and Party Night at Theale Village Hall | Theale
Tue 17 Dec | This week’s guest is Andy Dickens on trumpet & flugelhorn playing with the High Society Jazz Band led by Graeme Hewitt | Theale Village Hall, Englefield Rd, Theale, Reading RG7 5AS | 8.00 | £10
The Definite Collective | Global Cafe | Reading
Tue 17 Dec | 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 drums | Reading | Global Café | 9:00 – 11.00pm | No charge, donations welcome
Ian Shaw | Farncombe
Wed 18 Dec | Ian Shaw vocals | Kate Williams piano | Dave Ohm drums | Marianne Windham bass | Farncombe | St John’s Church | 8 pm | £16, members £14 | Book here
Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 19 Dec | 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
Jim Mullen Quartet | Norden Farm, Maidenhead
Fri 20 Dec | Jim Mullen Quartet | Jim Mullen guitar, Alex Hutton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Bobby Worth drums | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Studio | 8.00pm | £15/£13/£5
Jazz at Progress | A Jazz Christmas Carol by Alan Barnes | Buy tickets
Friday 20 December | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7:30pm | £20.00 (£18.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee
Jazz at Progress is delighted to bring you a very special Christmas performance of Alan Barnes’ A Jazz Christmas Carol based on Charles Dickens’ classic novel. The band comprises the cream of British jazz musicians:
The Alan Barnes Octet – with Alan Barnes on saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet, Bruce Adams on trumpet and flugelhorn, Mark Nightingale on trombone, Robert Fowler on saxophones and clarinet, Karen Sharp on saxophones and clarinet, David Newton on piano, Simon Thorpe on bass, and Clark Tracey on drums.
More information and a link to a taster of Ebenezer Scrooge’s “Bah Humbug!” piece in Alan Barnes’ Christmas Carol here
Hugh Turner Heavy Funk Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Sat 21 Dec | Come and watch electrifying guitarist Hugh Turner and his quartet with Stuart Henderson trumpet, James Newman bass, Steve Wyndam drums at the Global Café in Reading. Always a cool hang and full of vigour funk explorations! | Reading | Global Café | 9.00pm – 01.00am | £5.00
Steve Foster and HTW Jazz Trio | Brightwell cum Sotwell
Sun 22 Dec | Steve Foster and HTC Jazz Trio | Nick Hill – Piano, Brian Throup – Bass, Carl White – Drums | Brightwell cum Sotwell, OX10 0RT | 6pm – 8pm | No Charge
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Fleur Stevenson | Woolhampton
Sat 28 Dec | Dinner Jazz at The Angel | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge | Dinner reservations 0118 971 3827
