Simon Spillett Quartet

About

Saturday 10th August | 2024 | Two Shows: 7pm and 10pm
Peggy's Skylight | Nottingham
£10 - £18

Spillett is a powerfully swinging, straight-ahead tenor saxophonist, one capable of taking the audiences who hear him on a roller-coaster ride encompassing everything from energetic bebop to heartfelt balladry

"Straight-ahead, high energy jazz is his line and he does it with aplomb" – The Guardian

Over his twenty-five year career Simon Spillett has worn almost as many hats as it's possible to wear within jazz; multi-award-winning instrumentalist (BBC Jazz Awards, British Jazz Awards, Jazz Journal's Album of The Year), quartet and big band leader, recording artist, author, historian, record producer, archivist, magazine columnist, Social Media commentator and latterly blogger.

However, for all these varied skills he identifies most strongly as a powerfully swinging, straight-ahead tenor saxophonist, one capable of taking the audiences who hear him on a roller-coaster ride encompassing everything from energetic bebop to heartfelt balladry. In this guise, he's become a solid fixture on the UK jazz landscape, regularly playing sold-out gigs at major festivals (Birmingham, Brecon, Swanage, Southport etc.) and world famous club venues (Ronnie Scott's).

A charismatic performer, gifted with a dry observational wit, he's never lost sight of the fact that jazz is entertainment as much as self-expression and whether playing, writing or articulately holding forth on his favourite subject – UK jazz history – he's an infectiously passionate communicator.

Times:
DINING SHOW: performance 7-8:45pm (with interval)
Fully Seated (ticket acts as table reservation)
Doors at 6pm; we will require your table by 9:30pm



LATER SHOW: performance 10-11pm
Seated (ticket acts as table reservation) – some STANDING room
Doors at 9:30pm

Lineup:
Simon Spillett – tenor sax
Matt Ratcliffe – piano
Alec Dankworth – bass
Pete Cater – drums