Gigs
Clare Teal and Her Trio | The Haymarket, Basingstoke
Sun 26 Sep | Clare Teal and Her Trio | The Haymarket, Wote Street, Basingstoke RG21 7NW | 7:30pm | £25 (includes £3 booking fee) | Tickets from the Box Office on 01256 844244 or book online here
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Sat 25 Sep | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | Hot Biscuits takes a look at the life and story of Billie Holiday. | Archives
Lea Lyle Quartet | Woolhampton
Sat 25 Sep | Lea Lyle Quartet | Lea Lyle, vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Mike Bennett bass, Jim Wade drums | The Angel, Woolhampton RG7 5RT | Music from 8pm | Free entry. Call 0118 971 3827 to make dinner reservations.
Rhythms at the Yurt – Art Themen Trio | Didcot
Fri 24 Sep | Art Themen Trio | Art Themen saxophones, Frank Harrison keyboard, Mark Hodgson bass | Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | Haddon Acre, Sires Hill, North Moreton, Didcot OX11 9BG |8.00pm | Tickets for seats or streaming
The New Jazz Sextet | Stoke Row
Fri 24 Sep | The New Jazz Sextet | Andy Townsend trumpet & flugelhorn, Ewen Baird saxes, Ross Law trombone, Nick Hill piano, Brian Throup bass, Mike Goff batterie | Cherry Tree GastroPub Stoke Row RG9 5QA | 8pm | Free entry
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Thurs 23 Sep | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Hot Biscuits takes a look at the life and story of Billie Holiday. | Archives
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Wed 22 Sep | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Hot Biscuits takes a look at the life and story of Billie Holiday. | Archives
Tunes on the Terrace: Fleur Stevenson Quartet | Fawley nr Henley
Sun 19 Sep | Fleur Stevenson Quartet | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar, Simon Price drums, Andy Crowdy bass | Oaken Grove Vineyard, Benhams Lane, Fawley, Henley-on-Thames RG9 6JG | 3 – 6 pm | Tables for 2 – 6 people: £30 – £90 | Tickets
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Sat 18 Sep | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | Hot Biscuits returns with an interview and music featuring vocalist Beverley Beirne and the compositions from Jamil Sheriff known as the Ilkley Moor Suite. Hear about the river gods and giants of Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire | Archives
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Thurs 16 Sep | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Hot Biscuits returns with an interview and music featuring vocalist Beverley Beirne and the compositions from Jamil Sheriff known as the Ilkley Moor Suite. Hear about the river gods and giants of Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire | Archives
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Wed 15 Sep | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Hot Biscuits returns with an interview and music featuring vocalist Beverley Beirne and the compositions from Jamil Sheriff known as the Ilkley Moor Suite. Hear about the river gods and giants of Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire | Archives
Jazz at the Pavilion | Lea Lyle and Her Trio
Sat 11 Sep | Lea Lyle and Her Trio | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Phil Berry bass, Jim Wade drums | Jubilee Pavilion, Kidmore End Cricket Club, The Hamlet, Gallowstree Common RG4 9BU | 7:30 pm | £10 online here or £12 by card on the door.
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Sat 11 Sep | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | lost tapes from a series of 3 concerts featuring local musicians Hugh Lawrence, Joe Higgs, Steve Chadwick, Edward Barnwell, Andrzej Baranek, Matt Owens and Edward Toots Kainyek. Collectively performing under the name of Liminal. Also featured is Roger Alexander Lewin with a couple of pieces by Carole King. Not to forget one from Lloyd Ryan’s jazz force.. The broadcast opens with a track from Bluesy Susie | Archives
The Dee Gees (Denny Ilett/ Maff Potts/ Paul Jefferies) | Wallingford
Sat 11 Sep | Bluesy swing meets the birth of bop | Denny Illet guitar, Maff Potts piano, Paul Jefferies double bass, Fleur Stevenson vocals | Crowmarsh Village Hall, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, OX10 8ED | Following Government COVID guidelines | Doors 6.45pm, show 7.30pm | Tickets £15 here
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Thurs 9 Sep | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | lost tapes from a series of 3 concerts featuring local musicians Hugh Lawrence, Joe Higgs, Steve Chadwick, Edward Barnwell, Andrzej Baranek, Matt Owens and Edward Toots Kainyek. Collectively performing under the name of Liminal. Also featured is Roger Alexander Lewin with a couple of pieces by Carole King. Not to forget one from Lloyd Ryan’s jazz force.. The broadcast opens with a track from Bluesy Susie | Archives
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Wed 8 Sep | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | lost tapes from a series of 3 concerts featuring local musicians Hugh Lawrence, Joe Higgs, Steve Chadwick, Edward Barnwell, Andrzej Baranek, Matt Owens and Edward Toots Kainyek. Collectively performing under the name of Liminal. Also featured is Roger Alexander Lewin with a couple of pieces by Carole King. Not to forget one from Lloyd Ryan’s jazz force.. The broadcast opens with a track from Bluesy Susie | Archives
Clive Fortune Big Band September Songtime | Burghfield Village
Sun 5 Sep | Live music, including jazz standards, big band classics and contemporary arrangements for big band in a beautiful garden setting. Note this is a lunchtime event this year | Raffle, bar and hog roast available | Little Manor, Church Lane, Burghfield Village,
RG30 3TG | 12 noon | £10 in advance (call 0118 9832569) or £12.50 on the door, under 16’s free
Simon Allen, Mark Nightingale | Bracknell
Fri 3 Sep | Simon Allen sax, Mark Nightingale trombone with the Simon Cook Trio | Bracknell | South Hill Park Arts Centre Recital Room | 7:30pm | £16.00 Under 18s £8.00 | Tickets | Safe distancing will be implemented. Early booking recommended.
Paul Jones’ Big Band Blues Bash – Dinner and Show | Marlow
Paul Jones
Thurs 2 Sep | 3 Course Dinner – Table Service | Paul Jones vocals, harmonica (Manfred Mann, The Blues Band, BBC’s The Blues Show) | With the Denny Ilett Big Band | Marlow | The Jazz Experience at Monkton Barn | 7pm | £90 | Tickets
Jazz at Oaken Grove Vineyard | Art Themen Trio
Mon 30 Aug | Art Themen Trio | Art Themen saxes, Pete Whittaker organ, George Double drums | Oaken Grove Vineyard, Benhams Lane, Fawley, Henley-on-Thames RG9 6JG | Gates midday, jazz from 3pm | Tables for 2-6 people, £30 to £90 per table | Information and tickets
Baron Mara | The Angel, Woolhampton
Sat 28 Aug 2021 | Baron Mara | Jonathan Judge tenor sax, Ruben Berrios piano, Howard King bass, Tony Lyons drums | The Angel, Woolhampton RG7 5RT | Music from 8pm | Free entry. Call 0118 971 3827 to make dinner reservations
Formed in 2016, Baron Mara play in all styles of jazz, specialising in Bebop and Modal. They played at the Cork Jazz Festival in 2017 and gig in the Reading-Windsor-Oxford area. The band is currently recording an album of original compositions in Windsor.
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Sat 28 Aug | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | Next week’s broadcast looks at the contemporary guitar, organ and drums Trio of Svarc Hanley Longhawn We also feature an interview and music from Helen Pillinger about her encounter with the Welsh harp. The broadcast opens with a track from Bluesy Susie .| Archives
Charity jazz | Gallowstree Common
Sat 28 Aug | Bob Christopher Quartet | Bob Christopher sax and vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Phil Berry bass, Jim Wade drums | Kidmore End Cricket Club, The Hamlet, Gallowstree Common RG4 9BU | Free entry | Music from 7pm
Background: On 2nd June 2021, local NHS psychologist, Dr Tom Crossland pictured) set off from Kidmore End Cricket Club to run 1,900 miles around the coast of England and Wales. Supported by a small number of friends and family, his goal is to raise £20,000 for TRIBE Freedom Foundation to help end modern slavery. He will finish this epic run on 28 August at the Club at 4:15pm. As well as the music, the event features tea and cake, cricket , the Pavilion Bar and Jez’s Fabulous Street Food.
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Thurs 26 Aug | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Next week’s broadcast looks at the contemporary guitar, organ and drums Trio of Svarc Hanley Longhawn We also feature an interview and music from Helen Pillinger about her encounter with the Welsh harp. The broadcast opens with a track from Bluesy Susie .| Archives
Special Concert livestreamed | Newton, Cleyndert, Oxley
Wed 25 Aug
A very special concert recorded at Herts Jazz in collaboration with Guildford Jazz, featuring the ever popular multi-award winning pianist David Newton, with Andrew Cleyndert on double bass and Colin Oxley on guitar, and a set that includes a selection of standards, a Chopin prelude, an original tune by Eddie Harris and a beautiful melody by composer Nelson Cavaquinho! The concert is followed by an entertaining interview by Marianne Windham with David Newton about his life and career in music.
Can’t make the date? No problem – the link will stay active for a week after the performance date.
7.30pm | £6 | Book here, and the performance link will be emailed to you | Watch trailer
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Wed 25 Aug | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Next week’s broadcast looks at the contemporary guitar, organ and drums Trio of Svarc Hanley Longhawn We also feature an interview and music from Helen Pillinger about her encounter with the Welsh harp. The broadcast opens with a track from Bluesy Susie .| Archives
Karen Sharp & Art Themen | Marlow
Tues 24 Aug | Karen tenor & baritone, Art tenor & soprano, Frank Harrison piano, Denis Smith drums, Andy Crowdy bass | Royal British Legion Hall Marlow SL7 1NT | 8.30pm | £10 | New date for the gig in June that had to be cancelled. Pay at the door, but reserving a seat or table is very strongly advised – 01628 486571
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Sat 21 Aug | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | Next week’s broadcast looks exclusively at the jazz scene in Vietnam with assistance from Hanoi jazz lover Hoang Minh Chau.| Archives
Rhythms at the Yurt – American Sector | Didcot
Fri 20 Aug | American Sector | Duncan James – guitar, Samuel Fisht – drums, Steve Brundish – bass| Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | Haddon Acre, Sires Hill, North Moreton, Didcot OX11 9BG | 8.00pm | Tickets for seats or streaming
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Thurs 19 Aug | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Next week’s broadcast looks exclusively at the jazz scene in Vietnam with assistance from Hanoi jazz lover Hoang Minh Chau.| Archives
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Wed 18 Aug | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Next week’s broadcast looks exclusively at the jazz scene in Vietnam with assistance from Hanoi jazz lover Hoang Minh Chau.| Archives
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Sat 14 Aug | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | Features the guitar compositions of Tony Heiberg Also included is a clip of music featuring the bagpipes, music from Django Reinhart and Barney Kessel, digital music and samples from the 8 Bit Big Band, the Ezra Jazz Collective and the zany Billy Jenkins to finish| Archives
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Thurs 12 Aug | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Features the guitar compositions of Tony Heiberg Also included is a clip of music featuring the bagpipes, music from Django Reinhart and Barney Kessel, digital music and samples from the 8 Bit Big Band, the Ezra Jazz Collective and the zany Billy Jenkins to finish| Archives
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Wed 11 Aug | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Features the guitar compositions of Tony Heiberg Also included is a clip of music featuring the bagpipes, music from Django Reinhart and Barney Kessel, digital music and samples from the 8 Bit Big Band, the Ezra Jazz Collective and the zany Billy Jenkins to finish| Archives
Graeme Hewitt’s High Society Jazz Band | Theale
Tues 10 Aug | Graeme Hewitt’s High Society Jazz Band – after 17 months is back home! | Theale Village Hall, Englefield Rd RG7 5AS | 2pm | £10 on the door and a raffle | No bar but please bring your own drinks | Info: graemehewittjazz@hotmail.com
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Sat 7 Aug | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Exclusive live material from jazz vocalist and story teller Pete McSloy and his amazing Sextet. Also a selection of Latin jazz sounds from a jazz friend in Argentina| Archives
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Thurs 5 Aug | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Exclusive live material from jazz vocalist and story teller Pete McSloy and his amazing Sextet. Also a selection of Latin jazz sounds from a jazz friend in Argentina| Archives
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Wed 4 Aug | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Exclusive live material from jazz vocalist and story teller Pete McSloy and his amazing Sextet. Also a selection of Latin jazz sounds from a jazz friend in Argentina| Archives
Jazz at Oaken Grove Vineyard | Alex Clarke Trio
Sun 1 Aug | Alex Clarke Trio | Dave Newton piano. Alex Clarke sax, Dave Green bass| Oaken Grove Vineyard, Benhams Lane, Fawley, Henley-on-Thames RG9 6JG | Gates midday, jazz from 3pm | Tables for 2-6 people, £30 to £90 per table | Information and tickets
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Sat 31 July | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | My colleague Gary Heywood-Everett has a mini feature on the piano soundscapes of Gediminas Karkauskas and some new music from me for some of you including very big band sounds from Terry Pack’s Trees, fresh vocals from Zoe Champion, Guitar and sax from Stephen Godsall, vocals from Imogen Ryall and two very different jazz guitar styles from Nik Svarc and Tony Heiberg for good measure| Archives
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Thurs 29 July | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | My colleague Gary Heywood-Everett has a mini feature on the piano soundscapes of Gediminas Karkauskas and some new music from me for some of you including very big band sounds from Terry Pack’s Trees, fresh vocals from Zoe Champion, Guitar and sax from Stephen Godsall, vocals from Imogen Ryall and two very different jazz guitar styles from Nik Svarc and Tony Heiberg for good measure| Archives
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Wed 28 July | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | My colleague Gary Heywood-Everett has a mini feature on the piano soundscapes of Gediminas Karkauskas and some new music from me for some of you including very big band sounds from Terry Pack’s Trees, fresh vocals from Zoe Champion, Guitar and sax from Stephen Godsall, vocals from Imogen Ryall and two very different jazz guitar styles from Nik Svarc and Tony Heiberg for good measure| Archives
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Sat 24 July | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | In the studio with Wendy Kirkland Pianist Singer talking about iconic female jazz musicians and an update on what Wendy Kirkland is up to with promises of live concerts and streaming. We feature Mary Lou Williams, Rhoda Scott and Carla Bley to name drop just three of what we have for you in the broadcast.| Archives
Rhythms at The Yurt – Tony O’Malley and Keith Fairbairn | Didcot
Fri 23 Jul | Rhythms at the Yurt – Tony O’Malley and Keith Fairbairn | Haddon Acre, Sires Hill, North Moreton, Didcot OX11 9BG | 8 pm | Tickets | Info: call 07721 364212 or email sue@hollebone.com
Stuart Henderson Quintet | The Flowing Spring, Playhatch
Fri 23 Jul | Stuart Henderson Quintet | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Ollie Weston tenor sax, Tom Berge piano & organ, Raph Mizraki bass & percussion, Simon Price drums | The Flowing Spring, Henley Road, Playhatch, RG4 9RB | Gates open 6pm, band plays 9pm | £12 – tickets here | The performance will be outdoors – see Step 4 covid rules here
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Thurs 22 July | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | In the studio with Wendy Kirkland Pianist Singer talking about iconic female jazz musicians and an update on what Wendy Kirkland is up to with promises of live concerts and streaming. We feature Mary Lou Williams, Rhoda Scott and Carla Bley to name drop just three of what we have for you in the broadcast.| Archives
Gypsy Jazz Festival Day Two | Crooked Billet, Stoke Row
Wed 21 Jul | Gypsy Jazz Festival | A Memorial Celebration to Gypsy Jazz Guitarist Ian Cruickshank | Musicians include Jeff Green, Jez Cook, John Coverdale, Nils Solberg, Alyn Shipton, Alan Barnes, Pete Morgan, Ade Holland, Chris Garrick, Andy Crowdy, Denny Ilett, Trevor Davies and Paul Vernon Chester. Special guests include John Etheridge and Mike Piggot | Crooked Billet, Newlands Lane, Stoke Row RG9 5PU | Arrive 6.30pm, 7pm latest | Music 7 – 10.30pm | £30 | Tickets from 01491 681048 / 682304 or paulclerehugh@thecrookedbillet.co.uk
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Wed 21 July | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | In the studio with Wendy Kirkland Pianist Singer talking about iconic female jazz musicians and an update on what Wendy Kirkland is up to with promises of live concerts and streaming. We feature Mary Lou Williams, Rhoda Scott and Carla Bley to name drop just three of what we have for you in the broadcast.| Archives
Gypsy Jazz Festival Day One | Crooked Billet, Stoke Row
Tues 20 Jul | Gypsy Jazz Festival | A Memorial Celebration to Gypsy Jazz Guitarist Ian Cruickshank | Musicians include Jeff Green, Jez Cook, John Coverdale, Nils Solberg, Alyn Shipton, Alan Barnes, Pete Morgan, Ade Holland, Chris Garrick, Andy Crowdy, Denny Ilett, Trevor Davies and Paul Vernon Chester. Special guests include Piotr Jordan and Howard Moore | Crooked Billet, Newlands Lane, Stoke Row RG9 5PU | Arrive 6.30pm, 7pm latest | Music 7 – 10.30pm | £30 | Tickets from 01491 681048 / 682304 or paulclerehugh@thecrookedbillet.co.uk
Stuart Henderson Quintet at the Wood Street Jazz Festival
Sun 18 July | Stuart Henderson Quintet at the Wood Street Jazz Festival | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Ollie Weston tenor sax, Tom Berge piano & organ, Raph Mizraki bass & percussion, Simon Price drums | Wood Street Village Green, GU3 3DY | Festival with four bands runs from 12.30 to 5.30pm and is in aid of the charity “Challengers” | Other bands appearing are Dennis Rollins, Louise Clare Marshall and The Something Else Big Band | Tickets £20 or £36 for two | full details and tickets here
