Jazz at Progress
Since 2012, Jazz in Reading has been programming fantastic monthly jazz gigs - featuring leading British and international jazz stars - at Progress Theatre here in Reading under the Jazz at Progress brand.
We feature some of the finest soloists, singers and band leaders in the UK and beyond who are supported by a bevy of talented musicians. Expect some great evenings of live modern jazz, right here on your doorstep.
Scroll down for further details of these irresistible gigs.
Check out our new Gallery page for images from some of the great gigs we've put on at Progress.
Jazz at Progress | Soultime! Play the Music of Bobby Timmons | Buy tickets
Friday 13 December 2024 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £19.00 (£17.00 concessions, £10 under 16) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Steve Fishwick trumpet Leon Greening piano Matyas Hofecker bass Matt Home drums SoulTime! Is a new and exciting jazz quartet co-led by renowned pianist Leon Greening and exceptional trumpeter Steve Fishwick. Rounding […]
Jazz at Progress | Clark Tracey’s The Jazz Champions | Buy tickets
Friday 3 January 2025 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £19.00 (£17.00 concessions, £10 under 16) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Photo by Steve Foster @jazzshots (Instagram & FB) Clark Tracey’s The Jazz Champions Clark Tracey has formed this special line up of the UK’s foremost jazz musicians partly to commemorate his father’s […]
Jazz at Progress | Empirical Quintet | Tickets on sale soon
Friday 21 February 2025 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £19.00 (£17.00 concessions, £10 under 16) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Empirical Quintet The original quartet as above were: Tom Farmer bass, Nathaniel Facey alto sax, Lewis Wright vibes, Shaney Forbes drums. Lewis Wright has moved to the USA, so in his place […]
Jazz at Progress | John Law’s Re-Creations “Many Moons” Tour | Tickets on sale soon
Friday 4 April 2025 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £19.00 (£17.00 concessions, £10 under 16) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Photo by Chris Jakob John Law piano Sam Crockatt sax Henrik Jensen bass Alex Goodyear drums John Law presents Re-Creations: creative arrangements of some of the world’s most familiar music. The idea […]
Jazz at Progress | The John Horler Trio: A Portrait of Bill Evans | Tickets on sale soon
Friday 16 May 2025 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £19.00 (£17.00 concessions, £10 under 16) plus maximum 5% booking fee. John Horler piano Alec Dankworth bass Ronnie Jones drums John Horler makes a welcome return to Jazz at Progress with his Portrait of Bill Evans. Accompanied by his long-time associate Alec Dankworth […]
Jazz at Progress | Emily Masser Quartet | Tickets on sale soon
Friday 27 June 2025 | Progress Theatre, Reading | 7: 30pm | £19.00 (£17.00 concessions, £10 under 16) plus maximum 5% booking fee. Emily Masser vocals Matyas Gayer piano James Owston bass Steve Brown drums Emily Masser Quartet “Masser shows her excellent vocal skills and then seals the deal with a scat solo to die […]
Progress Theatre
www.progresstheatre.co.uk | The Mount, Off Christchurch Road, Reading RG1 5HL
Bar at all gigs from 7:00pm. Drinks may be taken into the auditorium during performances.
Progress Theatre is a self-governing, self-funding theatre group founded in 1947, maintained by volunteers. The Theatre itself is an intimate 95-seat venue. It is the oldest operating theatre in Reading and has a fully licensed bar. There is wheelchair access to the Theatre with a space for disabled patrons. In 2011 Sir Kenneth Branagh became the Patron to Progress Theatre.
