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 27 Mar | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | Matt Owens guitar led Quartet, Paul Parr Trio including Olivia Moore guesting, Stuart Butler’s Jazz Crackers, Andrzej Baranek on keys with his trio, Hugh Peters and his SA sounds with Zamani and closing with with be-bop from Jonathan Drapers Ocarina Be-bop, including Steve Chadwick, Gavin Barras, James Girling and Tom Harris. | Archives
Fleur Stevenson’s Jazz Singers’ Night Online
Thurs 25 Mar | Fleur Stevenson’s Jazz Singers’ Night Online | 8pm | Free | Join Zoom Meeting here – Meeting ID: 926 3172 9198. Passcode: 702957 | Singers should contact Fleur ASAP – recorded accompaniments can be arranged.
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thurs 25 Mar | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Matt Owens guitar led Quartet, Paul Parr Trio including Olivia Moore guesting, Stuart Butler’s Jazz Crackers, Andrzej Baranek on keys with his trio, Hugh Peters and his SA sounds with Zamani and closing with with be-bop from Jonathan Drapers Ocarina Be-bop, including Steve Chadwick, Gavin Barras, James Girling and Tom Harris. | Archives
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 24 Mar | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Matt Owens guitar led Quartet, Paul Parr Trio including Olivia Moore guesting, Stuart Butler’s Jazz Crackers, Andrzej Baranek on keys with his trio, Hugh Peters and his SA sounds with Zamani and closing with with be-bop from Jonathan Drapers Ocarina Be-bop, including Steve Chadwick, Gavin Barras, James Girling and Tom Harris. | Archives
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 20 Mar | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | Jazz Italia selected by a friend in Genova and live jazz set by Liminal recorded at Zaffarellis Cumbria | Archives
Tina May | Livestream from Norden Farm
Fri 19 Mar | Tina May: livestream from Norden Farm | Tina May vocals, Robin Aspland piano, Andrew Cleyndert double bass, Winston Clifford drums | 8pm | £15 per household | More information and tickets
The gig celebrates Tina’s new album release 52nd Street and Other Tales (awarded 4 stars by The Guardian). The album is produced by Duncan Lamont Jnr and features the music and lyrics of his late father, the acclaimed saxophonist and songwriter Duncan Lamont.
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thurs 18 Mar | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Jazz Italia selected by a friend in Genova and live jazz set by Liminal recorded at Zaffarellis Cumbria | Archives
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 17 Mar | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Jazz Italia selected by a friend in Genova and live jazz set by Liminal recorded at Zaffarellis Cumbria | Archives
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 13 Mar | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | Hot Biscuits brings you an insight into the life and music of Glenn Miller & his Orchestra in conversation with Eddie Little, Secretary at Manchester Jazz Society | Archives
Reading musician Matt Holland performs the songs of the artists he’s performed and recorded with
Fri 12 Mar | Reading musician Matt Holland performs the songs of the artists he’s performed and recorded with | 8pm | £7.50 | Email Matt for details
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thur 11 Mar | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Hot Biscuits brings you an insight into the life and music of Glenn Miller & his Orchestra in conversation with Eddie Little, Secretary at Manchester Jazz Society | Archives
Derek Nash [of Jools Holland fame] and his Quartet | Live-streamed from the Boileroom Guildford
Wed 10 Mar | Derek Nash Quartet | Derek Nash saxes, Graham Harvey piano, Marianne Windham bass, George Double drums | Live-streamed from the Boileroom Guildford | 7:30pm | £10 | Book here
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 10 Mar | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Hot Biscuits brings you an insight into the life and music of Glenn Miller & his Orchestra in conversation with Eddie Little, Secretary at Manchester Jazz Society | Archives
Denny Ilett’s Electric Lady Big Band | Livestream from Ronnie Scott’s
Sun 7 Mar | Denny Ilett’s Electric Lady Big Band | Livestream from Ronnie Scott’s | 8pm | Link
Nicolas Meier | Livestream from Switzerland
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 6 Mar | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | A fresh helping of Hot Biscuits with Percolator Blues, songs from Siobhan Soraghan, Stephan O Goodson, Sarah Moule, Bluesy Susie and an introduction to Robbie Burns from Tommy Smith and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra | Archives
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thurs 4 Mar | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | A fresh helping of Hot Biscuits with Percolator Blues, songs from Siobhan Soraghan, Stephan O Goodson, Sarah Moule, Bluesy Susie and an introduction to Robbie Burns from Tommy Smith and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra | Archives
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 3 Mar | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | A fresh helping of Hot Biscuits with Percolator Blues, songs from Siobhan Soraghan, Stephan O Goodson, Sarah Moule, Bluesy Susie and an introduction to Robbie Burns from Tommy Smith and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra | Archives
Stuart Henderson Trio | Livestreamed
Mon 1 Mar | Stuart Henderson Trio | Stuart Henderson trumpet/flugelhorn, Alex Steele piano, Paul Jefferies bass | 7pm | Livestreamed | Free Facebook livestream with an option to make a donation here
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 27 Feb | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm |Back to the future on our Hot Biscuits jazz broadcast with a return to the Hillary Step and some unused recordings from gigs by guitar led Sorrorous Quartet and the Steve Oakes Quartet. A Dave Brubeck number from Helen Pillinger & John Ellis, saxophones and keyboards and finishing with a light hearted encore from Jazz Crackers. | Archives
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thurs 25 Feb | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm |Back to the future on our Hot Biscuits jazz broadcast with a return to the Hillary Step and some unused recordings from gigs by guitar led Sorrorous Quartet and the Steve Oakes Quartet. A Dave Brubeck number from Helen Pillinger & John Ellis, saxophones and keyboards and finishing with a light hearted encore from Jazz Crackers. | Archives
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 24 Feb | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm |Back to the future on our Hot Biscuits jazz broadcast with a return to the Hillary Step and some unused recordings from gigs by guitar led Sorrorous Quartet and the Steve Oakes Quartet. A Dave Brubeck number from Helen Pillinger & John Ellis, saxophones and keyboards and finishing with a light hearted encore from Jazz Crackers. | Archives
Brazil with Claudio! | Live-streamed
Sun 21 Feb | Brazil with Claudio! | Claudio Rugo guitar, Nicolas Meier guitar | Two performances live-streamed: 2pm and 5pm
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 20 Feb | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | Join me next week when I plan to explore the strange world, life and music of the avant gardist jazzman from Saturn, Sun Ra & his Arkestra | Archives
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thurs 18 Feb | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Join me next week when I plan to explore the strange world, life and music of the avant gardist jazzman from Saturn, Sun Ra & his Arkestra | Archives
“Stories” | Nicolas Meier solo live-streamed
Thurs 18 Feb | “Stories” | Nicolas Meier guitar | 5pm
Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 17 Feb | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Join me next week when I plan to explore the strange world, life and music of the avant gardist jazzman from Saturn, Sun Ra & his Arkestra | Archives
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Sat 13 Feb | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 11pm | Join me with Gary Heywood-Everett for our Valentine’s Day Suite of romantic jazz. This will include some old favourites from Chet Baker, Miles Davis and Billie Holiday, but some new contenders from John Leighton, Jill Torvaney and Jim McJannet and more besides | Archives
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Thurs 11 Feb | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Join me with Gary Heywood-Everett for our Valentine’s Day Suite of romantic jazz. This will include some old favourites from Chet Baker, Miles Davis and Billie Holiday, but some new contenders from John Leighton, Jill Torvaney and Jim McJannet and more besides | Archives
Jazz on air – Hot Biscuits | www.fc-radio.co.uk
Wed 10 Feb | Hot Biscuits Jazz Show | www.fc-radio.co.uk | 9pm | Join me with Gary Heywood-Everett for our Valentine’s Day Suite of romantic jazz. This will include some old favourites from Chet Baker, Miles Davis and Billie Holiday, but some new contenders from John Leighton, Jill Torvaney and Jim McJannet and more besides | Archives
Freddie Gavita Quartet | Live-streamed from the Boileroom Guildford
Wed 10 Feb | Freddie Gavita Quartet | Freddie Gavita trumpet, Tom Cawley piano, Tom Farmer bass, Chris Higginbottom drums | Live-streamed from the Boileroom Guildford | 7:30pm | £10 – tickets here
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
