Gigs
Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Reading
Sun 14 Apr | Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Lea Lyle vocals, Phil Craddock piano, Terry Davis bass | Reading | Three Guineas | From 2pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Charity Concert in Aid of Alzheimer’s Dementia Support | Marlow
Sat 13 Apr | Charity Concert in Aid of Alzheimer’s Dementia Support | The Woodhouse Jazz Band | A varied program of music (jazz & pop) | Marlow | Christ Church United Reformed Church | 7.45 pm | £11.25 | Tickets on the door on the night or from here
The Great Gatsby Ball | North Leigh
Sat 13 April | The Great Gatsby Ball | Ma Bessie and her Pigfoot Band & The Oxfordshire Youth Big Band | To raise money for Parkinson’s UK | Eynsham Hall, North Leigh, OX29 6PN | 6:30pm | £60 | Tickets from c_r_casey@hotmail.com or 07398 395787
Jazz at Progress | Henry Lowther’s Still Waters | Buy tickets
Fri 12 Apr | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7:30pm | £17.00 (£15.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee Henry Lowther trumpet & flugelhorn, Pete Hurt tenor saxophone, Barry Green piano, Dave Green bass, Paul Clarvis drums. Read more…
Damon Brown Quintet | Goring Village Hall
Fri 12 Apr | Damon Brown Quintet | Goring Village Hall | Goring | Goring Hall Live | 8.00pm | £15.00
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot | Shinfield
Thu 11 Apr | New Jazz Sextet | Ross Law trombone, Leon Vince tenor sax, Andy Townsend trumpet, Nick Hill piano, Brian Throup bass, Mike Goff drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8pm | £5
Mach4+guests | Global Cafe, Reading
Thu 11 Apr | Bazza’s Mach4 | Barry McNamara vocals, Otto Silveira keyboards, Gareth Lewis guitar, Rob Barnes bass | Reading | The Global Cafe | 9pm | No charge
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 9 Apr | 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
Ade Holland Trio | Caversham
Sun 7 Apr | Ade Holland Guitar, Phil Mason Guitar/Voc, Gordon Johnson Bass | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30 | no charge.
Pangbourne Jazz Club | Enrico Tomasso with the Terry Hutchins Quartet
Sun 7 Apr | Enrico Tomasso with the Terry Hutchins Quartet | Enrico Tomasso trumpet & vocals, Rory McInroy piano, Terry Hutchins guitar, Keith Howard bass, Brian Greene drums | Pangbourne | PWMC | 7:30pm | £9.00
Rhythms at the Yurt: Oxley-Meier Guitar Project | Didcot
Fri 5 Apr | Oxley – Meier Guitar Project | Pete Oxley – guitar, Nicolas Meier – guitar | Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | 8.00pm | Tickets
Bracknell Jazz – Katie & Steve Brown Sextet | South Hill Park
Fri 5 Apr | Bracknell Jazz – Katie & Steve Brown Sextet | Katie Brown sax, Alex Hitchcock sax, Harry Brown sax, Simon Cook piano, Andy Masters bass, Steve Brown drums | Bracknell | Tickets – South Hill Park Arts Centre | Bracknell Jazz website | 7.30pm | £12.00/£5.50 U18s
Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quartet | Reading
Thurs 4 Apr | Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quartet | HB more guitar, David Stamper guitar, Phil Berry double bass – plus surprise guest | Reading |The Global Cafe | 8:30pm | Donations gratefully received
Jazz in the Round | Kenton Theatre, Henley
Wed 3 Apr | Chris Garrick, David Gordon | Henley | The Kenton Theatre | 7:30pm | £18 | Tickets on-line from the theatre or call the Box Office on 01491 575698
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 2 Apr | Equinox with Ken Henderson | Ken Henderson piano, Peter Bingham tenor sax, John Clarke guitar, Marianne Windham bass, Paul Kaluza percussion | Sherfield-on-Loddon | Four Horseshoes | 8:00pm | No charge for admission (donations are welcomed)
Jazz on Broadway with Teddy’s Jazzmen and Katrina | Reading
Sun 31 Mar | Jazz on Broadway with Teddy’s Jazzmen and Katrina | Katrina Likhtman vocals. Roger Sinclair piano, Geoff Rideout guitar, Michael Atkinson bass, Hugh Lister clarinet, David Mason trumpet | Reading | Global Cafe | 5.30-7pm | Free entry – donations welcomed
Claire Jones Quintet | Global Cafe, Reading
Claire Jones
Annie Parker
Sun 31 Mar | Claire Jones Quintet | Claire Jones vocals, Annie Parker flute, Phil Craddock piano, Phil Berry bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 8 – 10pm | Free entry – donations welcomed
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner | Wallingford
Sun 31 Mar | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Hugh Turner guitar | The Old Post Office | St Martins Street, Wallingford OX10 0AA. Table reservations: 01491 836068 | Wallingford | 6-8pm | No charge
Sunday Jazz at Jagz | Sara Dowling Quartet | Ascot
Sun 31 Mar | Sara Dowling Quartet | Sara Dowling vocals, TBC piano, bass and drums | Ascot | Jagz | 12.30 to 3.30pm | £10
Sunday Jazz at The Retreat – Stuart Henderson with Karen Sharp and the Simon Price Trio
Sun 31 Mar | Sunday Jazz at The Retreat | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Karen Sharp sax, piano tbc, Esther Ng bass, Simon Price drums | Reading | Retreat Pub | 3.30pm | No charge – donations
Fleur Stevenson Trio – Gin and Jazz Evening | East Hagbourne
Sat 30 Mar | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Maff Potts piano, TBC bass | Didcot | Fleur de Lys | evening | No charge
Dinner Jazz at The Angel – Lea Lyle/Robert Otwinowski | Woolhampton
Sat 30 Mar | Dinner Jazz at the Angel | Lea Lyle/ vocals, Robert Otwinowski guitar | Woolhampton | The Angel | 8pm | No charge
The Jazz Experience: Moscow Drug Club | CourtGarden House, Marlow
Fri 29 Mar | The Jazz Experience: Moscow Drug Club | Marlow | CourtGarden House | Drinks 7pm, dinner 7:30, performance 8:30 | £60 | Book tickets here or via Simon Lenton 07803 854514
Stuart Henderson’s Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead
Fri 29 Mar | 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
Fleur Stevenson hosts Jazz Singers Night | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 28 Mar | 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
Pixie & The Gypsies | Stoke Row
Wed 27 Mar | Pixie & The Gypsies | Taylor Notcutt vocals & accordion, Connie Chatwin violin & backing vocals, Tim Dylan double bass, Matt Wilson guitar | Stoke Row | Crooked Billet | Arrive 7pm for food/drinks, show starts circa 8.35pm | Tickets £15 and further details: 01491 681048
Jazz at Progress | Get The Blessing | Buy tickets
Fri 22 Mar | Pete Judge trumpet, Jake McMurchie saxophone, Jim Barr bass, Clive Deamer drums. Progress Theatre, Reading | 7:30pm | £18.00 (£16.00 concessions) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Read more…
Guildford JazzFest 20
20-22 Mar | Guildford JazzFest 20 – profits will go to local charity Guildford Philanthropy | Three day festival featuring a wide spectrum of jazz, funk and latin grooves | Guildford | Electric Theatre | Tickets from the Electric Theatre Box Office | Artists appearing include Iain Ballamy, Alan Barnes, Pete Churchill, Nicolas Meier, David Newton, Mark Nightingale, Dennis Rollins,Clark Tracey, Steve Waterman | More details: Website Facebook
Silver Heels Swing Jive Jazz Band | Global Cafe | Reading
Thur 21 Mar | 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
Jazz in Fleet at The Harlington | Clark Tracey Quintet
Tue 19 Mar | Clark Tracey Quintet | for line up, see Fleet Jazz website | Fleet | Fleet Jazz Club | The Harlington | 8.00pm | £14
The Definite Collective | Global Cafe | Reading
Tue 19 Mar | 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
Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening | South Hill Park
Tue 19 Mar | Bracknell Jazz – Young Musicians evening with the house band | Dom Ingham violin & voice, Simon Cook piano, Rudy Cook bass, Ted Hayes drums | Bracknell | Tickets – South Hill Park Arts Centre | Bracknell Jazz website | 7.30pm | £10.50 and £5.50 U18s
The Definitive Collective | Reading
Sun 17 Mar | The Definitive Collective | Reading | The Retreat | 3:30 – 5:30pm | Free entry
Hugh Turner Heavy Funk Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Sat 16 Mar | 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
The Jazz of Dudley Moore | Marlow – Christ Church
Sat 16 Mar | The Jazz of Dudley Moore – The Chris Ingham Quartet | Chris Ingham piano, Paul Higgs trumpet, Marianne Windham bass, George Double drums | Marlow | Christ Church | marlowjazz.co.uk | 8.30pm | £10
Tina May | Maidenhead
Fri 15 Mar | Tina May | Tina May (Vocals), Simon Marsh (alto and tenor sax), Alex Hutton (piano), Andy Cleyndert (bass) | Maidenhead | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | 8.00pm | £15 (£13 conc) (£5 under 16s)
Fusion 6 plus 1 | Reading
Fri 15 Mar | Fusion 6 plus 1 | Alison Rolls vocals, Andy Kennedy saxes, Tony McKenna drums, Paul Wallace bass, Tony Imbierski keyboards, Steve Brooks guitar, Fern Rose percussion | Reading | The Global Cafe | 9pm | No charge
Andy Gibson & Duncan Lamont Jnr Quintet | Hedsor
Thur 14 Mar | Andy Gibson & Duncan Lamont Jnr Quintet | Hedsor | Andy Gibson trumpet, Duncan Lamont Jnr reeds, Nigel Fox keyboard, Steve Riddle bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Fleur Stevenson Trio | Hare Hatch
Thurs 14 Mar | Fleur Stevenson vocals, Pete Billington piano, Raph Mizraki double bass | Twyford | Horse and Groom | 7pm | No charge
Jazz at the Magpie and Parrot – Claire Jones | Shinfield
Claire Jones
Thu 14 Mar | Claire Jones vocals, Andy Kennedy saxes, Phil Craddock piano, Jamie Howell bass, Jim Wade drums | Shinfield | Magpie and Parrot | 8pm | £5
Jam in Reading – Mark Burton Quartet | Global Cafe | Reading
Tues 12 Mar | 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
Note: No Gli Avanzi gig this month – back on 14 April
Sun 10 Mar | No Gli Avazi gig this evening – there is another pre-booked event | Reading | Global Café
Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Reading
Sun 10 Mar | Gin and Jazz at the Three Guineas | Julia Titus vocals, Dominic Barnett piano | Reading | Three Guineas | From 2pm | No charge and tonic is free with all gins | In collaboration with Jazz in Reading
Ma Bessie | Pangbourne
Sat 9 Mar | Ma Bessie | Julia Titus vocals, Matt Foster guitar, Chuck Lloyd sax, Andy Wilkin percussion | Pangbourne | Pangbourne Working Men’s Club | 7:30pm | £7 (plus booking fee)
Misha Mullov-Abaddo Band | The Gap Gig, Goring on Thames
Fri 8 Mar |Misha Mullov-Abbado Band | Misha Mullov Abbado double bass, James Davison trumpet, Matthew Herd alto sax, Sam Rapley tenor sax, Liam Dunachie piano, Scott Chapman drums | Goring Village Hall | Friday 8 March | Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £15 | Tel: 01491 874492
Georgie Fame | Kenton Theatre, Henley
Thurs 7 Mar | Georgie Fame | Henley | The Kenton Theatre | 7:30pm | £30 | Tickets on-line from the theatre or call the Box Office on 01491 575698
Sue Greenway & Mike Wills Quintet | Hedsor
Thur 7 Mar | Sue Greenway & Mike Wills Quintet | Hedsor | Sue Greenway sax, Mike Wills sax, Nigel Fox keyboard, Steve Riddle bass, Martin Hart drums | Hedsor | Hedsor Social Club – venue | 8:30pm | £7 on the door | free parking
Lea Lyle’s Famous Five feat. Jonathan Judge | Reading, Global Cafe
Jonathan Judge
Thurs 7 Mar | Lea Lyle vocals, Jonathan Judge alto/tenor, Phil Craddock piano, Phil Berry bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | Global Cafe | 9pm | No charge but contributions welcomed
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes – Pro-Am Challenge | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tues 5 Mar | Pro-Am Challenge – Equinox with Alex Hitchcock | Alex Hitchcock tenor sax, 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)
Ade Holland Trio | Caversham
Sun 3 Mar | Ade Holland Guitar, Phil Mason Guitar/Voc, John Monney Bass | Caversham | The Griffin | 3.30 | no charge.
