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Doors: 7.30pm
Performance from 8.30pm
This has been too long coming: our welcoming back to The Spin of the MOBO-nominated, multi-BBC Jazz and Parliamentary Jazz Awards winner Tony Kofi with this hip and happening band, ‘Sharp Little Bones’!
Tony last performed at The Spin more than a decade ago and since then has been massively in demand with all sorts of projects. A snapshot of Tony’s CV reveals work with Julian Joseph, Ornette Coleman, Sam Rivers, Courtney Pine, Jazz Jamaica, US-3, Harry Connick Jnr, Abdullah Ibrahim... and on and on the list goes!
Sharp Little Bones was formed out of the house band of Peggy’s Skylight (a multi-award-winning jazz venue) by bassist and composer Simon Paterson, drummer Andrew ‘Woody’ Wood and keyboardist Paul Deats. This band forms a virtuosic quartet playing compositions that reach deep within and far outside the jazz canon. Their sound has a fresh, contemporary appeal: an eclectic audio melting pot of jazz, funk, blues, bop and electronica.
Within well-crafted, melodic writing and tight, energetic, rhythmical arrangements, there's freedom for expressive solos and exciting group interplay. Their debut album, Sharp Little Bones (Volumes I & II), is out now on Ubuntu Music. Check out what the press have said about this superb outfit and then – if you haven’t already done so – hit that ‘Book Now’ button, above!
“Finding the right musical direction, the right musicians, sounding original, authentic and — an often overlooked ingredient — having a desire to communicate: Sharp Little Bones ticks all those boxes” Stuart Nicholson
“engaging… hugely varied, well-presented double album characterised by élan and enthusiasm - this would be good to hear live” - Rating: ★★★★ Peter Vacher, Jazzwise
“a very impressive début; [they are] to be praised for releasing a recording comprised entirely of original music. Composer Paterson succeeds in his mission to write jazz tunes that are both interesting and accessible, and he is well served by an excellent, highly exciting live band” Rating: ★★★★ The Jazz Man
“Paterson’s varied compositions elicit excellent, imaginative and absorbing work from each of his colleagues, with the performances sometimes fluently mixing the moods in the development of a single piece. There is nothing here that is disposable. Either disc would have made an entirely satisfying album” Barry Witherden, Jazz Journal
“Passionate… superb… heartfelt” The Guardian
“The music and sound immediately felt unique, and the band’s performance got the crowd whooping. The audience demanded more… this night was a pleasure to behold” London Jazz News
“Despite being a “new” band, Sharp Little Bones’s music is mature. The songs bristle with energy and a certain amount of daring born of surety and delight in their music….organic and polished. This is a band to watch to see what happens next” Ben Miller, Jazz Views
“You’ll be hearing plenty more from Sharp Little Bones here on Jazz FM I have no doubt” Jez Nelson, Jazz FM
Excellent double album…packed with hooky tunes, tight grooves, and deft group interplay, it's well worth checking out” Record Collector
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.
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