"Jazz In The Cellar" - The Simon Spillett Quartet

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“Jazz In The Cellar”
Simon Spillett Quartet
Southampton Jazz Club @ The Cellar
Monday 19 September
7:30pm – 11:00pm

Driving and energetic tenor saxophonist Simon Spillett returns with his quartet to open Southampton Jazz Club’s exciting Autumn season of “Jazz In The Cellar” events by featuring the music of the late, great UK sax legend Tubby Hayes and some of his contemporaries.

In 2007, Simon was the 'Rising Star' at the BBC Jazz Awards and in 2009 his album 'Sienna Red' was voted Record Of The Year in Jazz Journal’s Critics Poll. He is also a member of The Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra, as well as being arguably the world’s leading authority on Tubby Hayes and his musical legacy. He has recently been responsible for verifying a “lost” session by Tubby and arranging for it to be issued on Candid Records, (voted 5 stars by Jazzwise magazine) and is currently writing a biography of the man and his music.

Veteran UK saxophonist Alan Barnes had this to say about Simon:

“He brings a commitment and hard swing to his playing that I find most exhilarating. He is steeped in the history of jazz, composes catchy jazz themes and is a great communicator with audiences.”

Joining Simon for what is guaranteed to be a night of steaming bop and sultry ballads will be some of Britain’s top jazz musicians, John Critchinson, keyboard, Dave Green, bass and Clark Tracey, drums.

Tickets: £13 Non-members, £10 members, £6 students/under 25s

See website for further details: www.southamptonjazzclub.org