More Jazz “With Balls” In Thame (Contributed)
The 20th Concert Jazz Gig is a Romantic Jazz night out on Wednesday, February 14, at its new home, Thame Snooker Club, St Andrews Court, Wellington Street, Thame; Jazz on Cue ? with Balls!
Remember Tubbs! – The SIMON SPILLETT Quartet.
The Quartet will be playing a “Tribute To Tubby Hayes” programme, including many of Tubby’s own compositions. This will also include music written by Tubby which was never recorded on commercially issued albums – something of a coup!
Featuring :-
Simon Spillett – Tenor Sax
John Critchinson – Piano
Alec Dankworth – Bass
Spike Wells – Drums
Reviewing Simon’s quartet for The Evening Standard, Jack Massarik observed that “though born in 1974, a year after Hayes death at 38, Spillett has absorbed the master’s saxophone style to an uncanny degree” and encountering the quartet and “hearing them play Tubby Hayes originals like Off The Wagon and Song For A Sad Lady was like time-travelling back to the future” as Simon “produced a whole compendium of high-precision Hayesian licks”.
Simon Spillett – Musician, Tutor, Composer and Jazz Writer, has been described as “a fiery saxophonist in the mould of the late Tubby Hayes”, and it is Hayes who his work is most often said to recall, observers noting that Simon shares a fondness for fast tempos and sheer desire to create exciting no holds barred jazz. Indeed, Simon’s quartet pays tribute to Tubby’s genius at its club and concert performances, reprising some of Hayes own compositions, those associated with him and originals written by Simon dedicated to the spirit of the late great saxophonist. Tubby remains Simon’s favourite jazz musician but he also loves and admires the work of many other saxophonists, including John Coltrane, Evan Parker, Stan Getz, Ben Webster, Dick Morrissey, Don Byas, Peter King, Stan Robinson, Branford Marsalis, Danny Moss, Sonny Rollins, Paul Gonsalves, Wayne Shorter, Alan Skidmore, Hank Mobley, Johnny Griffin, Zoot Sims, Joe Henderson, Bobby Wellins, Dexter Gordon, Al Cohn, Ronnie Scott, Junior Cook, Stanley Turrentine and Bob Berg.
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Ideal concert jazz no smoking, no babble, just good clean straight ahead blowing session for Music Aficionados.
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