The Spin presents: Monsterosa @ Tap Social, Botley, Oxford - Wednesday 9th July, Doors 7.30pm
Doors: 7.30pm
Performance from 8.30pm
We bring to you for the first time, a great new outfit based in Scotland: Monsterosa. The lineup features 5 players – that all have diverse careers in the jazz world – that have come together to create this quirky, original music which the London Jazz News described thus:
“The band are terrific: the whole ensemble play with a deftness and sensitivity… a joy to listen to”
The band is fronted by vocalist Rebecca Hollweg. Following performances at Glastonbury Festival and the London Jazz Festival, Jamie Cullum said of her:
“A great singer who I love very much…a great, great album…a great listen from start to finish”.
The music is composed by bandleader and saxophonist, Graeme Wilson. Graeme’s work is hugely varied, ranging from commissions from the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra to lecturing and writing on the psychology of music (with works published by the Oxford University Press). In a review for Graeme’s album ‘Shoes for Losers’, Jazzwise had this to say:
“punchy, intense and demanding intricacies... the whole session is a love letter to daring spontaneity”
Andy Hamill is one of the UK’s most in-demand bass players. His deep musicianship has led him to work with, among many others, Laura Mvula, Eska, Annie Lennox, Nitin Sawhney, Carleen Anderson, Tim Minchin, Mark Murphy, Kylie Minogue, Anita Wardell…and so on and so on!
Also massively in demand is drummer Tom Gordon. Tom continues to hold the drum chair in The BBC Big Band and has worked with such A-list artists as Al Jarreau, Joe Sample, Jamie Cullum, Phil Woods, Bob Brookmeyer, Eliane Elias, Sammy Nestico, Patti Austin, John Dankworth, Cleo Laine, and Jon Faddis.
The band is completed for this gig with The Spin’s own Pete Oxley on guitar (of whom you probably know enough about…and if not, check out his website: www.peteoxley.com)
Folks, we trust that although this may be an unknown entity to you, that you will trust our record of only booking fabulous, stimulating and happening outfits at The Spin; this band, with their programme of joyful fare, will be no exception! As ever, our advice is not to dally, but to BOOK RIGHT NOW!!!
A note about the venue:
- The bar at Tap Social is card payment only.
- We seat people as much as possible on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. This means that those who buy tickets first are allocated the better seats (as opposed to that allocation being for those that show up first on the night)…so, BOOK NOW (and also save money on ticket prices with our early bird deal)!!
- We are ready to support people who have additional accessibility needs, please let us know in advance via the contact form in order for our team of volunteers to design the assigned seating plan to accommodate you.
Location:
Tap Social
Curtis Industrial Estate
27, N Hinksey Ln,
Oxford
OX2 0LX
https://www.tapsocialmovement.com
Returns Policy:
If you have purchased tickets for the show but can no longer attend, contact us via the form on the website or email info@spinjazz.com, we will happily refund you if the show is sold out and we are able to re-sell the ticket
Over the last 20+ years, The Spin has presented live music of the highest calibre within the broad 'contemporary jazz' genre, creating scintillating nights out for anybody with a taste for interesting, exciting, alluring and luscious music.
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