Gigs
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 6 Feb | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | Next week Hot Biscuits gets the blues with harmonica impresario Mat Walklate. Also joining me is the Victor Brox Blues Train, well part of it, also his daughter Kyla Brox and her band, both courtesy of Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues Club and finishing the show with a modern day Bessie Smith, Julia Titus | Archives
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thurs 4 Feb | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Next week Hot Biscuits gets the blues with harmonica impresario Mat Walklate. Also joining me is the Victor Brox Blues Train, well part of it, also his daughter Kyla Brox and her band, both courtesy of Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues Club and finishing the show with a modern day Bessie Smith, Julia Titus | Archives
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 3 Feb | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Next week Hot Biscuits gets the blues with harmonica impresario Mat Walklate. Also joining me is the Victor Brox Blues Train, well part of it, also his daughter Kyla Brox and her band, both courtesy of Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues Club and finishing the show with a modern day Bessie Smith, Julia Titus | Archives
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 30 Jan | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | Next week Hot Biscuits invites you to join me in listening to some live sets recorded at the Hillary Step with local Jazz delights from Edward Barnwell and Edward Toots Kainyek in a piano and saxophone duo. Bim Williams guitar led Trio. Andrzej Baranek on keyboard with Ed Harrison, bass and Phil Bennet on drums. Finishing with a Dudu Pukwana number from a five piece jazz funk, Quinta. | Archives
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thur 28 Jan | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Next week Hot Biscuits invites you to join me in listening to some live sets recorded at the Hillary Step with local Jazz delights from Edward Barnwell and Edward Toots Kainyek in a piano and saxophone duo. Bim Williams guitar led Trio. Andrzej Baranek on keyboard with Ed Harrison, bass and Phil Bennet on drums. Finishing with a Dudu Pukwana number from a five piece jazz funk, Quinta. | Archives
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 27 Jan | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Next week Hot Biscuits invites you to join me in listening to some live sets recorded at the Hillary Step with local Jazz delights from Edward Barnwell and Edward Toots Kainyek in a piano and saxophone duo. Bim Williams guitar led Trio. Andrzej Baranek on keyboard with Ed Harrison, bass and Phil Bennet on drums. Finishing with a Dudu Pukwana number from a five piece jazz funk, Quinta. | Archives
Trish Clowes’ My Iris | Live-streamed from the Boileroom Guildford
Tues 26 Jan | Trish Clowes’ My Iris | Trish Clowes saxes, Ross Stanley organ, Chris Montague guitar, James Maddren drums | Live-streamed from the Boileroom Guildford | 7:30pm | £10 | Book here
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 23 Jan | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radioco.uk | 11pm | Next week Hot Biscuits invites you to join me in a conversation with Sue Bradley, organiser at the Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues Festival, and listen into some of her favourite tracks and bands. Spoiler alert! There is lots of jazz funk and fusion | Archives
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thurs 21 Jan | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radioco.uk | 9pm | Next week Hot Biscuits invites you to join me in a conversation with Sue Bradley, organiser at the Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues Festival, and listen into some of her favourite tracks and bands. Spoiler alert! There is lots of jazz funk and fusion | Archives
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 20th Jan | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radioco.uk | 9pm | Next week Hot Biscuits invites you to join me in a conversation with Sue Bradley, organiser at the Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues Festival, and listen into some of her favourite tracks and bands. Spoiler alert! There is lots of jazz funk and fusion | Archives
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | wwwfc-radio.co.uk
Sat 16 Jan | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radioco.uk | 11pm |Next week features local musicians Tom Kincaid on piano, Matt Owens on Bass and Matt Brown on drums with Ellie Whitley in a live session at the Hillary Step. Remember them? Also featured is Steve Hemsworth on guitar with the Leeds Jazz Orchestra. African jazz vocals and Hip Hop sounds from Cingi and Smokey P Yago. Finishing with a blazing solo finish from Gilad Atzmon | Archives
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | wwwfc-radio.co.uk
Thurs 14 Jan | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radioco.uk | 9pm |Next week features local musicians Tom Kincaid on piano, Matt Owens on Bass and Matt Brown on drums with Ellie Whitley in a live session at the Hillary Step. Remember them? Also featured is Steve Hemsworth on guitar with the Leeds Jazz Orchestra. African jazz vocals and Hip Hop sounds from Cingi and Smokey P Yago. Finishing with a blazing solo finish from Gilad Atzmon | Archives
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 13 Jan | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm |Next week features local musicians Tom Kincaid on piano, Matt Owens on Bass and Matt Brown on drums with Ellie Whitley in a live session at the Hillary Step. Remember them? Also featured is Steve Hemsworth on guitar with the Leeds Jazz Orchestra. African jazz vocals and Hip Hop sounds from Cingi and Smokey P Yago. Finishing with a blazing solo finish from Gilad Atzmon | Archives
Alan Barnes & Dave Newton Quartet | Livestream from The Boileroom, Guildford
Tues 12 Jan | Alan Barnes & Dave Newton Quartet | Livestream from The Boileroom, Guildford | Alan Barnes saxes, Dave Newton piano, Marianne Windham bass, Matt Home drums | 7.30pm | £10 | More information and tickets at £10 here – please use the Coupon Code ‘READING’ when booking.
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 8 Jan | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | Next week’s show takes us to a feature of contrasting sets of music from Martha J. & Francesco Chebat Quartet presenting their take on the tunes of The Beatles. A duo of Mike Hall and Andy Hulme, saxes and guitar offer a live set from the Creative Space, Didsbury.| Archives
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thurs 6 Jan | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | Next week’s show takes us to a feature of contrasting sets of music from Martha J. & Francesco Chebat Quartet presenting their take on the tunes of The Beatles. A duo of Mike Hall and Andy Hulme, saxes and guitar offer a live set from the Creative Space, Didsbury.| Archives
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 5 Jan | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Next week’s show takes us to a feature of contrasting sets of music from Martha J. & Francesco Chebat Quartet presenting their take on the tunes of The Beatles. A duo of Mike Hall and Andy Hulme, saxes and guitar offer a live set from the Creative Space, Didsbury.| Archives
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 2 Jan | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | New Year greetings to all my jazz friends and listeners in Reading. Next week’s jazz broadcast carries a present to the future from the past, both in music and in writing. The broadcast includes exclusive recording from earlier days with pieces from the Dave Roberts Quartet, Edward Barnwell & Edward Toots Kainyek, piano and saxes, the Matt Owens Quartet with more of his own compositions and finishing with a return to Edward Toots Kainyek and his Quartet.
As a New Year bonus, if you go to https://aata.dev/…/a-present-to-the-future-from-the-past/ there you will find a co-written article with Norman Warwick. Some reflections with audio on what has been and what might come. | Archives
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thurs 31 Dec | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | New Year greetings to all my jazz friends and listeners in Reading. Next week’s jazz broadcast carries a present to the future from the past, both in music and in writing. The broadcast includes exclusive recording from earlier days with pieces from the Dave Roberts Quartet, Edward Barnwell & Edward Toots Kainyek, piano and saxes, the Matt Owens Quartet with more of his own compositions and finishing with a return to Edward Toots Kainyek and his Quartet.
As a New Year bonus, if you go to https://aata.dev/…/a-present-to-the-future-from-the-past/ there you will find a co-written article with Norman Warwick. Some reflections with audio on what has been and what might come. | Archives
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 30 Dec | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk| 9pm | New Year greetings to all my jazz friends and listeners in Reading. Next week’s jazz broadcast carries a present to the future from the past, both in music and in writing. The broadcast includes exclusive recording from earlier days with pieces from the Dave Roberts Quartet, Edward Barnwell & Edward Toots Kainyek, piano and saxes, the Matt Owens Quartet with more of his own compositions and finishing with a return to Edward Toots Kainyek and his Quartet.
As a New Year bonus, if you go to https://aata.dev/…/a-present-to-the-future-from-the-past/ there you will find a co-written article with Norman Warwick. Some reflections with audio on what has been and what might come. | Archives
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thurs 24 Dec | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Xmas greetings to all my Jazz friends and listeners at home and abroad. Next week’s show features as many Jazz n’ Blues tunes that I could squeeze into 60 minutes. It highlights with Pete McSloy, a Xmas message from the Simpsons and concluding with a Xmas special from the Muppets. Lock down rules virtually ignored, this show was recorded at Santa’s Grotto at the North Pole. | Archives
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 23 Dec | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Xmas greetings to all my Jazz friends and listeners at home and abroad. Next week’s show features as many Jazz n’ Blues tunes that I could squeeze into 60 minutes. It highlights with Pete McSloy, a Xmas message from the Simpsons and concluding with a Xmas special from the Muppets. Lock down rules virtually ignored, this show was recorded at Santa’s Grotto at the North Pole. | Archives
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 19 Dec | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | Hot Biscuits jazz broadcasts the sounds of UK Traditional Jazz from 1959 -61. Here featuring the British version of that New Orleans sound with George Melly, The Merseysippi Jazz Band and Acker Bilk to name but three of fifteen of the featured tracks. | Archives
Purdy’s Christmas Special | Live-streamed from The Yurt
Fri 18 Dec | Purdy’s Christmas Special | Purdy vocals, Hugh Turner guitar, Raph Mizraki bass | Live-streamed from The Yurt | 8pm | Please be generous with your donations
Jazz in the Garden Room | Spice Merchant Henley-on-Thames
Thurs 17 Dec | Purdy’s Pop-up Christmas Show | Purdy (vocals) and her band | Spice Merchant Henley, 25 Thameside RG9 2LJ | 7.30pm | Music Cover Charge £25 pp | Info and tickets
SOLD OUT
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thurs 17 Dec | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Hot Biscuits jazz broadcasts the sounds of UK Traditional Jazz from 1959 -61. Here featuring the British version of that New Orleans sound with George Melly, The Merseysippi Jazz Band and Acker Bilk to name but three of fifteen of the featured tracks. | Archives
Fleur Stevenson | Wallingford
Sat 12 Dec | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Pete Billington piano/guitar, Raph Mizraki double bass, Simon Price drums | Crowmarsh, Wallingford | Crowmarsh Village Hall, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Oxon OX10 8ED | Doors 7.15pm, show 8pm | Bring your own drinks and snacks | Tickets £15 limited availability
Moscow Drug Club | Andover
Sat 12 Dec | Moscow Drug Club | Andover | The Lights, West Street,
Andover SP10 1AH | 8pm | £20 | Information and tickets
World class saxophonist Julian Siegel | Norden Farm – live and live-streamed
Fri 11 Dec | Julian Siegel saxes, Clark Tracey drums, Alex Hutton piano, Andy Cleyndert bass | Norden Farm Courtyard Theatre | Reduced capacity with socially distanced seating | 8pm | £15 | Tickets here | Booking cut off time: 7.30pm Friday 11 Dec
Jazz in the Garden Room | Spice Merchant Henley-on-Thames
Thurs 10 Dec | Purdy’s Pop-up Christmas Show | Purdy (vocals) and her band | Spice Merchant Henley, 25 Thameside RG9 2LJ | 7.30pm | Music Cover Charge £25 pp | Info and tickets
Jazz in the Garden Room | Spice Merchant Henley-on-Thames
Thurs 3 Dec | An evening with John Etheridge & Art Themen | John Etheridge (guitar) Art Themen (sax) | Spice Merchant Henley, 25 Thameside RG9 2LJ | 7.30pm | Music Cover Charge £15 pp | Info and tickets
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show
Sat 28 Nov | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | Jazz from live sessions at the Hillary Step the five piece Ocarina Bebop including Gavin Barras, Bass and Steve Chadwick, trumpet; No Idea Trio with John Settle leading on drums, Stuart McDonald, Saxes & Ed Harrison, Bass and finishing with the Out of the Box Collective | Archives at www.mixcloud.com/stevebewick
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show
Thur 26 Nov | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Jazz from live sessions at the Hillary Step the five piece Ocarina Bebop including Gavin Barras, Bass and Steve Chadwick, trumpet; No Idea Trio with John Settle leading on drums, Stuart McDonald, Saxes & Ed Harrison, Bass and finishing with the Out of the Box Collective | Archives at www.mixcloud.com/stevebewick
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show
Wed 25 Nov | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Jazz from live sessions at the Hillary Step the five piece Ocarina Bebop including Gavin Barras, Bass and Steve Chadwick, trumpet; No Idea Trio with John Settle leading on drums, Stuart McDonald, Saxes & Ed Harrison, Bass and finishing with the Out of the Box Collective | Archives at www.mixcloud.com/stevebewick
ARQ (Alison Rayner Quintet) | Live | Guildford
POSTPONED
Tues 24 Nov | ARQ: Alison Rayner double bass, Buster Birch drums, Deirdre Cartwright guitar, Diane McLoughlin saxophones, Steve Lodder piano | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford | 7.30pm | £22.50 Guildford Jazz Members / £25 non-members, incl. booking fees | Information and tickets | Read about – and listen to – ARQ here
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | wwwfc-radio.co.uk
Sat 21 Nov | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | Listen in to the story of the Empress of the Blues, Bessie Smith as told by Hot Biscuits | Archives at www.mixcloud.com/stevebewick
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thurs 19 Nov | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Listen in to the story of the Empress of the Blues, Bessie Smith as told by Hot Biscuits | Archives at www.mixcloud.com/stevebewick
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 18 Nov | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Listen in to the story of the Empress of the Blues, Bessie Smith as told by Hot Biscuits | Archives at www.mixcloud.com/stevebewick
Jonny Mansfield Sextet | Spice of Life, Soho
Tues 15 Nov | Jonny Mansfield Sextet | James Copus – Trumpet, Tom Barford – Sax, Will Barry – Piano, Conor Chaplin – Bass, James Maddren – Drums, Jonny Mansfield – Vibes | Spice of Life, 6 Moor St, Soho W1D 5NA | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm | Tickets
Fleur Stevenson Quartet | Wallingford
POSTPONED to 12 December
Sat 14 Nov | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Pete Billington piano/guitar, Raph Mizraki double bass, Simon Price drums | Crowmarsh, Wallingford | Crowmarsh Village Hall, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Oxon OX10 8ED | Doors 7.15pm, show 8pm | Bring your own drinks and snacks | Tickets £15 limited availability
Pete Churchill | Live-streamed from Norden Farm | Discounted ticket price
Fri 13 Nov | Pete Churchill piano & vocals, Simon Allen saxes, Andy Cleyndert bass, Clark Tracey drums | Live-streamed from the Courtyard Stage at Norden Farm, programmed by the late Pat Kelly | 8pm | Normally £15/£13 but discounted price of £10 for Jazz in Reading subscribers – use the code JAZZ10 when booking online or call the Box Office 01628 788997 (open Wed – Fri 11am – 8pm) and mention this offer
Bracknell Jazz | Imogen Ryall & Julian Nicholas
Fri 13 Nov | Imogen Ryall vocals & Julian Nicholas sax, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, Martin Pyne drums| Bracknell | South Hill Park Wilde Theatre | 7:45pm | Tickets here – £16 (£8 for under 18s)
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show
Sat 7 Nov | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | One of the best stride piano players Tom Kincaid featured in a live set with his Trio | Archives here
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show
Thur 5 Nov | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | One of the best stride piano players Tom Kincaid featured in a live set with his Trio | Archives here
Allison Neale Quartet | Guildford
Wed 4 Nov | Allison Neale Quartet | Allison Neale alto sax, Colin Oxley guitar, Matt Fishwick drums, Marianne Windham bass | Guildford Cricket Club Pavilion , entry from Wharf Road, Guildford GU1 4RP | Two performances: 6.30pm and 8.45pm. Seating pre-allocated and socially-distanced | £16/£18 for non-members | Meals at £10 optional – served to table before the gig | Info and tickets
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show
Wed 4 Nov | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | One of the best stride piano players Tom Kincaid featured in a live set with his Trio | Archives here
The Music of Oscar Peterson and more | Live streamed
Tues 3 Nov | The Music of Oscar Peterson and more | John Turville piano, Nicolas Meier guitar | Session 1 6pm | Session 2 8pm | More info, full program and donations
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 31 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | It’s Halloween this week so I’m presenting a ghosts and ghouls special including Round Midnight, Miles runs the Voodoo down and The Duke’s Night Creature Part II amongst many others.| Archives here
5 Way Split | Live at the 606 Club
Sat 31 Oct | 5 Way Split | Quentin Collins trumpet, Vasilis Xenopoulos sax, Rob Barron piano, Matyas Hofecker bass, Matt Home drums | 606 Club | 7:45pm | Music charge £16 | Information and tickets
The Oscar/Terry Project | Cropredy Jazz Club
Sat 31 Oct | The Oscar/Terry Project – re-creating the music of Oscar Peterson & Clark Terry | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Tom Berge piano, Paul Jefferies bass | Cropredy Village Hall OX17 1PA | Doors 19:15, show 20:00 | £17.00 (£15.00 if ordered ahead) Book here
