Jazz with Stuart Henderson, Simon Price and guests
Stuart Henderson and Simon Price host a monthly jazz session at The Retreat pub in Reading. They have guests every month at this very popular jazz gig. Expect excellent jazz music with talented guests; what better way to spend your Sunday afternoon?
This event is (usually) on the last Sunday of every month, starting at 15.00.
Sunday 25 February 2024
Karen Sharpe – saxophone
Peter Billington – piano
Simon Price – drums
Stuart Barker – bass
Stuart Henderson – trumpet
Sunday 28 January 2024
Denny Ilett – guitar
Iain Bellamy – saxophone
Paul Jeffries – bass
Simon Price – drums
Stuart Henderson – trumpet
Sunday 17 December 2023
Christmas Carols in the Jazz Genre.
Simon Price and his guests will be delivering jazz arrangements of Christmas carols that Peter Billington has arranged. It should be a fun gig.
Christmas carols in the jazz genre.
Fliss Gorst – sax
Peter Billington – keyboards
Simon Price – drums
Stuart Barker – bass
(Stuart Henderson away)
Sunday 26 November 2023
Stuart Henderson – trumpet
Simon Price – drums
and guests
Sunday 29 October 2023
Stuart Henderson – trumpet
Simon Price – drums
and guests
Sunday 24 September 2023
Alec Dankworth – bass
Pete Billington – piano
Simon Allen – saxophone
Stuart Henderson – trumpet
Simon Price – drums
Sunday 27 August 2023
Denny Ilett – guitar
Pete Billington – piano
Paul Jeffries – bass
Simon Price – drums
Sunday 30 July 2023
Jez Cook – guitar
John Cooper – piano
Paul Jeffries – bass
Stuart Henderson – trumpet
Simon Price – drums
Sunday 25 June 2023
Dave Lambert – drums
Esther Ng – bass
Maff Potts – piano
Robert Jarvis – trombone
Stuart Henderson – trumpet and flugelhorn
Tim Hill – saxophones
Sunday 28 May 2023
This gig is part of the Jazz Weekend at The Retreat.
Pete Billington – piano
Stuart Barker – bass
Stuart Henderson – trumpet
Simon Price – drums
Simon Spillett – saxophone
Sunday 30 April 2023
Alec Dankworth – bass
Danny Illet – guitar
Pete Billington – piano
Stuart Henderson – trumpet
Simon Price – drums
Sunday 26 March 2023
Alan Barnes – saxophone
Stuart Barker – bass
Leon Greening – piano
Stuart Henderson – trumpet
Simon Price – drums
Sunday 26 February 2023
Alec Dankworth – bass
Alex Clarke – saxophone
Pete Billington – keyboard
Stuart Henderson – trumpet
Simon Price – drums
Sunday 29 January 2023
Stuart Henderson – trumpet
Simon Price – drums
Guests – to be confirmed
Sunday 18 December 2022
No gig this month.
Sunday 27 November 2022
Stuart Henderson – trumpet
Simon Price – drums
Guests – to be confirmed
Sunday 30 October 2022
Leon Greening – piano
Vasilis Xenopoulos – sax
Paul Jeffries – bass
Stuart Henderson – trumpet
Simon Price – drums
Sunday 25 September 2022
Stuart Henderson – trumpet
Simon Price – drums
And guests
Sunday 28 August 2022
No gig this month (apparently holidays are back in fashion)
Sunday 31 July 2022
Karen Sharpe – sax
Peter Billington – piano
Esther Ng – bass
Stuart Henderson – trumpet
Simon Price – drums
Stuart Henderson
From 1983 to 2005 Stuart was the principal trumpet of The Scots Guards Band in Her Majesty’s Household Division. During this period he played many times for the Royal Family and at State occasions all over the world. Since leaving the services Stuart has become a fixture on the UK jazz scene appearing with many of the country’s finest jazz musicians.
He leads various small groups and is the musical director of the Remix Jazz Orchestra. He has played at many jazz festivals including Edinburgh, Glasgow and Brecon. Recording credits include dance labels “Nanny Tango”, “Soul Purpose” and “Greenfly”, and artistic collaborations with Tongues of Fire, Macnas and Mark Anderson “Dark Spark”. His commercial work includes the Rebecca Poole quartet, the String of Pearls, Joe Loss, The Showbiz Pops Orchestra and Nick Heyward.