Jazz Gig Calendar
This is a live jazz gig listings service from Jazz in Reading. We feature mostly modern jazz gigs happening within 20 miles or so of Reading.
The listings used to be published monthly, under the name 'Jazz Round About Reading', but all gigs now appear in the calendar, the link for which is below left. Check it out whenever you feel the urge to hear live jazz. Don't forget to refresh your browser each time you visit, to be sure of catching all latest changes or additions. Please check with venues before setting off - all details may be subject to change.
Musicians, promoters and venues should send their gig information to us via the Submit Your Gig form. Please note that the details you submit will be checked and edited before being approved for publication. We reserve the right to make amendments before publication if we consider the content inappropriate or inaccurate.
If you have any queries, please email info@jazzinreading.com
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 30 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm |Following the traditions of spooks and ghouls Hot Biscuits will be celebrating Halloween next week with a selection of the more frightening sounds of jazz and blues from the FC-Radio library| Archives
P’Jam | The Angel, Woolhampton
Photo © Martin Breschinski
Sat 30 Oct | P’Jam | Annie Parker flutes, Phil Craddock piano, Marianne Windham bass, Jim Wade drums | The Angel, Woolhampton RG7 5RT | Music from 8pm | Free entry. Call 0118 971 3827 to make dinner reservations
P’Jam is a joyful quartet of musicians who simply enjoy playing jazz together
in sometimes slightly unexpected and spontaneous ways. With a repertoire that
spans Miles Davis to the Beatles, expect an evening of great music in good company!
Remix Jazz Orchestra | Finchampstead Memorial Hall
Fri 29 Oct | 17-piece big band directed by Stuart Henderson |8pm -10.30pm | Finchampstead Memorial Hall, The Village, Finchampstead RG40 4JU | Tickets £15.00 | For more information or to book in advance contact johndeemer@icloud.com
Kit Downes | Caversham
Fri 29 Oct | Kit Downes – BBC Jazz awards winner – piano and organ | St Andrew’s Church, Albert Rd RG4 7PL | 7.30pm | Tickets £16-£20 under 16 free | Information and tickets
This concert is part of Concerts in Caversham – Autumn Festival of Music and Art 23-30 October. Information
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thurs 28 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm |Following the traditions of spooks and ghouls Hot Biscuits will be celebrating Halloween next week with a selection of the more frightening sounds of jazz and blues from the FC-Radio library| Archives
Enrico Tomasso Quartet | Norden Farm
Thurs 28 Oct | Enrico Tomasso Quartet – From Louis Armstrong to Miles Davis | Enrico Tomasso trumpet, Alex Hutton piano, Simon Thorpe bass, Tristan Malliot drums | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Rd, Maidenhead SL6 4PF ts | 8pm | £15 (£13 conc) | Tickets 01628 788997
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 27 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm |Following the traditions of spooks and ghouls Hot Biscuits will be celebrating Halloween next week with a selection of the more frightening sounds of jazz and blues from the FC-Radio library| Archives
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 23 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm |revisit the jazz guitar sounds of Simon Goulding and friends plus a selection of various jazz tracks.| Archives
Mockbeggars Musical Moments – Jason Rebello solo | Blewbury
Sat 23 Oct | Jason Rebello solo| Mockbeggars Hall, Church End, Blewbury OX11 9QQ | 1.30pm masterclass £30 | 7.30pm Performance £30 | Bookings: 07973 615405 | Intimate concert | 30 people maximum | Yamaha grand piano
Andrew McCormack’s Graviton | Progress Theatre, Reading
Andrew McCormack
Fri 22 Oct | Andrew McCormack’s Graviton | Andrew McCormack piano, Noemi Nuti vocals, Josh Arcoleos sax, Conor Chaplin electric bass, Joshua Blackmore drums | Progress Theatre | 7.30pm | £18.00 (£16.00 concessions) plus max 5% booking fee | More detail and tickets here
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thu 21 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm |revisit the jazz guitar sounds of Simon Goulding and friends plus a selection of various jazz tracks.| Archives
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 20 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm |revisit the jazz guitar sounds of Simon Goulding and friends plus a selection of various jazz tracks.| Archives
Back To Blue Note | Marlow Jazz Club
Tues 19 Oct | “Back To Blue Note” | Stuart Henderson trumpet, Ollie Weston tenor, Tom Berge piano, organ, Raph Mizraki bass, Simon Price drums | Marlow Jazz Club. The Royal British Legion Hall SL7 1NT | 8.30pm | £10 | Pay at the door, but might be best to reserve a seat in advance as capacity is still slightly limited – phone 01628 486571 | Brilliant quintet on tour with their new CD celebrating the world’s most famous jazz label.
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 16 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm |an insight into the sounds of Terry Pack’s Trees, a jazz ensemble. Also included are pieces from Ofer Shapira and Robert Castelli amongst others.| Archives
Rhythms at the Yurt – Julian Marc Stringle | Didcot
Fri 15 Oct | Julian Marc Stringle clarinet, saxophone, vocals, Dominic Ashworth guitar | Didcot | Rhythms at the Yurt | Haddon Acre, Sires Hill, North Moreton, Didcot OX11 9BG | 8.00pm | Tickets for seats or streaming
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thurs 14 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm |an insight into the sounds of Terry Pack’s Trees, a jazz ensemble. Also included are pieces from Ofer Shapira and Robert Castelli amongst others.| Archives
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 13 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm |an insight into the sounds of Terry Pack’s Trees, a jazz ensemble. Also included are pieces from Ofer Shapira and Robert Castelli amongst others.| Archives
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 9 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm |a live set from Johnny Hunter with the Kyran Matthews Quartet marking the reopening of the Creative space at the Slug & Lettuce Didsbury. We also have jazz from Wendy Kirkland with her recent single release, the big band sound of Linton Jazz and two songs from Stephan O Goodson | Archives
Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quartet | Reading
Sat 9 Oct | Cafe Zazous swing gypsy jazz quartet | HBmore guitar, David Stamper guitar, Phil Berry double bass, David Ahmed guitar | Reading | The Retreat | 8:30pm till 11pm | Donations gratefully received
Jazz at the Queens Head – Gareth Chelley Quartet | Reading
Sat 9 Oct | Jazz at the Queens Head – Gareth Chelley Quartet | Gareth Chelley tenor sax, Phil Craddock piano, Mike Bennett bass, Jim Wade drums | Reading | Queens Head | 8pm | Free entry
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thurs 7 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm |a live set from Johnny Hunter with the Kyran Matthews Quartet marking the reopening of the Creative space at the Slug & Lettuce Didsbury. We also have jazz from Wendy Kirkland with her recent single release, the big band sound of Linton Jazz and two songs from Stephan O Goodson | Archives
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 6 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm |a live set from Johnny Hunter with the Kyran Matthews Quartet marking the reopening of the Creative space at the Slug & Lettuce Didsbury. We also have jazz from Wendy Kirkland with her recent single release, the big band sound of Linton Jazz and two songs from Stephan O Goodson | Archives
Art Themen & Friends | Wokingham
Tues 5 Oct | Art Themen & Friends | A musical extravaganza in aid of Wokingham in Need | The Whitty Theatre, Luckley House School RG40 3EU | 7:30pm | £19 | Tickets
Jazz at the Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon
Tue 5th Oct | Equinox and Friends | Peter Bingham tenor sax, John Clarke guitar, Derek Alford bass, Alan Harvey drums and guest vocalist Debby Bracknell | Four Horseshoes pub, Sherfield-on-Loddon | 8pm to 10.30pm | Four Horseshoes | No charge for admission (donations are welcomed)
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk |
Sat 2 Oct | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm |A fairly chilled out broadcast next week from Hot Biscuits with pieces from the Nghia Duong Trio, Anthony Jeffrey Roberts and the Mark Lawrence Quartet, a few jazz standards and a feature with Polish guitarist Czesław Kazimierek | Archives
Neale meets Steele | Bracknell
Fri 1 Oct | Alison Neale alto sax, Nat Steele vibes 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.
John Horler – A Tribute to Bill Evans | Norden Farm
Fri 1 Oct | John Horler – A Tribute to Bill Evans | John Horler piano, Alec Dankworth bass, Ronnie Jones drums | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Rd, Maidenhead SL6 4PF | 7.30pm | | £15 (£13 conc) | Tickets 01628 788997
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk |
Thurs 30 Sep | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm |A fairly chilled out broadcast next week from Hot Biscuits with pieces from the Nghia Duong Trio, Anthony Jeffrey Roberts and the Mark Lawrence Quartet, a few jazz standards and a feature with Polish guitarist Czesław Kazimierek | Archives
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk |
Wed 29 Sep | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm |A fairly chilled out broadcast next week from Hot Biscuits with pieces from the Nghia Duong Trio, Anthony Jeffrey Roberts and the Mark Lawrence Quartet, a few jazz standards and a feature with Polish guitarist Czesław Kazimierek | Archives
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
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
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
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
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
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
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
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
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
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
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
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
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.
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
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
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
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
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
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.
