Gigs

Jazz at The Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon

Tues 1 Oct | Equinox Quintet with Andy Sturmey | Andy Sturmey piano, Peter Bingham tenor sax, John Clarke guitar, Derek Alford bass, and Paul Kaluza drums | Four Horseshoes pub, Sherfield-on-Loddon RG27 0EX | 8pm to 10.30pm | Four Horseshoes | No charge for admission (donations are welcomed)

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Guildford Jazz at G Live | Natalie Williams’ Soul Family

Natalie Williams’ Soul Family are a long established 10-piece band that has held a monthly residency at Ronnie Scott’s club for the past 16 years. ‘Motown and More’ is the defining sound of 60s pop, RnB and soul music and features some of the greatest songs by legends including Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye. Just listen to the band’s album ‘Soul Family Motown’ or their live studio sessions on YouTube which have had over 5 million streams.

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Jazz at The Fisherman’s Cottage | Annie Parker

Annie Parker

Every fourth Tuesday: next date 5 November

Live music. Free entry. Excellent food and drink. And a lot more space than the late-lamented Global Cafe. Who could ask for more? Parking at The Fisherman’s Cottage, on surrounding streets or take an easy stroll along the Kennet from the Queen’s Road car park – park for just £3.60 for the evening. More parking information here

Guildford Jazz at the Cricket Pavilion | Alyn Shipton “Gerry Mulligan Quartets of the 1950’s”

An evening with writer, musician, broadcaster, jazz historian and host of BBC Radio 3’s”Jazz Record Requests”, Alyn Shipton, discussing and playing the music from his latest book., “The Gerry Mulligan 1950s Quartets”, which offers an intimate look at Mulligan’s musical development from the initial quartet with Chet Baker to its successors with Bob Brookmeyer, Jon Eardley, and Art Farmer. Includes an interview with Alyn and a performance of Mulligan’s music by a live quartet featuring Alyn and Alan Barnes on baritone and Ian Smith on trumpet. In association with Guildford Book Festival.

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Goring Community Jazz Club | Saxophonist Alex Forsyth

Fri 11 Oct | Saxophonist Alex Forsyth | Nick Hill piano, Howard King bass, Mike Goff drums | Goring Community Jazz Club, The Old School, Station Rd, Goring, Reading RG8 9AZ | 7: 30 doors 8pm start | Tickets from TicketSource £12 or from Inspiration The Arcade Goring, or cash on the door | Bring your own drinks or drink at the Catherine Wheel a few metres away.

Jason Rebello | Blewbury

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Fleet Jazz Club | ARQ

Tues 15 Oct | ARQ | Alison Rayner – bass, Buster Birch – drums, Deirdre Cartwright – guitar, Diane McLoughlin – saxophone, Steve Lodder – piano | Fleet Jazz Club, The Harlington GU51 4BY | Doors and bar open 7:15 pm, performance 8 pm to 10 pm | Tickets £20 online here from the Box Office on 01252 811009 or on the door (cash or card)

The Supertonics Big Band: Live and Swingin’ | Bracknell

Wed 16 Oct |The Supertonics Big Band: Live and Swingin’ | Popular 17-piece Swing Band | The Recital Room, South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell RG12 7PA | 7.30pm || £15 |
www.southhillpark.org.uk/shp-events/the-supertonics-big-band-live-and-swingin/

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Jan Steele

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Simon Cook

A Riot of Music and Humour | Progress Theatre

‘A witty and captivating mix of folk, swing, blues and classical showstoppers’ The Guardian

‘One of the world’s great mandolinists’ (BBC Radio 3) Simon Mayor is also very amusing! As well as two nights at Wembley Arena as guest of the BBC Concert Orchestra, Simon has had a song on the iconic American TV series ‘The Simpsons’ and caused mayhem at a Canadian comedy festival, not to mention playing swing fiddle for the West End show album of ‘Five Guys Named Mo’. With a voice that easily crosses the great musical divides from folksong to blues, Irving Berlin and Berlioz Hilary James has had a top ten album of the year in The Sunday Times. Described on BBC Radio 4 as ‘one of Britain’s finest voices’ Hilary is also a fine guitarist, famed too for an unusual taste in bass instruments… including the mighty mandobass!

‘Just fantastic to go and see live!’ BBC Radio 3

‘Deliciously uncool’ The Daily Telegraph

Marlow Jazz Club | Alan Barnes & Bruce Adams Quintet

Guildford Jazz | El Chamuyo Jazz Tango

Thurs 24 Oct | El Chamuyo Jazz Tango | The quartet performs a wide sweep of Argentinian tango music, from the golden era of the 1920s and ’30s, through to the tango nuevo masterpieces of Piazzolla, and on to contemporary composers. El Chamuyo takes this repertoire as a starting point for improvisation, blurring the boundaries between tango and jazz. The quartet regularly performs at milongas for tango dancers! Featuring virtuoso violinist Kamila Bydlowska, jazz pianist Adam Dyer, Simon Cook on chromatic bandoneon and Juampi Mauro on double bass | Guildford Pavilion, Woodbridge Road, GU1 4RP | From 19.15, Jazz from 20:00 to 22:15 | Guildford Pavilion, Woodbridge Road, GU1 4RP | Tickets £20 (Discounts for Members and Students) here

Jazz at Progress | Perfect Stranger “Unfinished Business” Album Tour

Always on the look out to offer something unique to put before our jazz-loving audience, we were approached by Chris Sansom with the concept a ten piece band performing his compositions, first incubated in the creative juices by Chris in the 1970s, using ‘classical’ principles, incorporating the musical vocabulary and sounds of jazz and rock.

Evening Jazz | The Relais, Henley-on-Thames

Blue Magoo Band | Magoo’s, Henley

Fri 25 Oct | A fun up-beat mix of Jazz, Blues and Latin | Led by Annie Parker with local musicians – flute, sax, violin | Magoo’s Bar, 22 Hart Street, Henley, RG9 2AU | Free entrance with a prompt 7.30pm start

Dinner Jazz at The Angel | Emily Windham & Friends

A versatile and skilled jazz vocalist with an engaging stage presence, Emily has performed in a wide range of venues and festivals, billed alongside some of the UKs most respected musicians. Recent performances include Petersfield Jazz Festival, Scarborough Jazz Festival, Wood Street Jazz Festival, and the Guildford Jazz and Soul Festival

Crowmarsh Jazz | Karen Sharp Quartet

Sat 26 Oct | Karen Sharp Quartet | Karen Sharp (sax) Nikki Iles (piano), Dave Green (bass), Steve Brown (drums) | Crowmarsh Jazz, Crowmarsh Village Hall, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, OX10 8ED | Bar and pizza available | £18 standard ticket price. £5 for anyone living or working in adult social care and anyone in receipt of benefits. www.crowmarshjazz.co.uk

Jazz @ The Retreat | Alan Barnes

Live Jazz at The Relais | Henley-on-Thames

Rory McInroy

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