Past Events
The Spin Jazz Club, Oxford
The Ben Crosland Quintet
It is becoming a bit of a habit to be describing our bands as ‘Supergroups’…and this is no exception! Led by bassist and composer, Ben Crosland, this band features a personnel of the finest players in the UK.
The Emma Rawicz Quintet
The Spin is truly delighted to welcome to the club for the first time the most rapidly ascending star on the UK jazz scene for many a decade!
Saxophonist Emma Rawicz, at the age of 21, has already released two critically-acclaimed albums of original compositions, has toured all over Europe and has rightly garnered glowing press from respected national publications and broadcasters.
‘Hoop’ An all-star 7-piece band led by Paul Booth
The Spin presents 7 truly great musicians – all of whom could be star attractions in their own rights. This band features Paul’s original writing – and you won’t hear sharper horn arranging than that which Hoop will be offering!
Spin Spectacular Super-Group, featuring Paul Booth
From the age of 16, Paul Booth has been winning prestigious awards for his exceptional saxophone playing (this first award was for ‘Best Modern Jazz Player’ category on the televised BBC ‘Young Player of the Year’) and has ever since led a flourishing career at the top of all sorts of musical genres.
The Brandon Allen Groove Band
This is going to be a very special gig for The Spin, led by the ferociously brilliant tenor saxophonist, Brandon Allen!
Joni Mitchell's 80th Birthday Celebration ~ performance by Hejira
Hejira is a 7-piece band that was initially set up for a one-off performance as a ‘Christmas Special’ at The Spin, 9 months ago. That gig had such a response that this thrown-together line up quickly became a ‘project' and is about to embark on an extensive UK tour this autumn. So far, all of their gigs have been sell-outs, so it is a coup to have booked the band to perform a special concert on Joni Mitchell’s 80th birthday!
Emily Saunders Band (featuring Snowboy)
Critically acclaimed vocalist, songwriter, producer Emily Saunders, dubbed UK’s ‘queen of jazz fusion’ takes the stage by storm, leading an exceptional band through her spellbinding set of original songs with ambient animated visuals. What sets Saunders apart is that her musical skill in front of the mic is matched equally with her talent behind it as composer, producer and MD.
Nicolas Meier World Group
Nicolas Meier is without a doubt, one of the most original and brilliant guitar players on the planet! He has forged a personal voice on the instrument, derived from his expansive studies of music in classical, jazz, flamenco, Middle-Eastern and rock genres.
Charged Particles featuring Randy Brecker
The Californian band Charged Particles with Tod Dickow is a formidable outfit in its own right. They have now visited The Spin twice, performing the music of Michael Brecker and have blown away the audiences with the power, virtuosity and sheer magnificence of their performances. What better testimony could be possible than having Michael's brother, 7-times GRAMMY winner, Randy Brecker, now touring with the band?
Julian Costello & The Spin Band
We kick off the autumn season with the fabulous saxophonist and composer, Julian Costello. Julian has performed several times at The Spin over the years and has always wooed and wowed the audiences with his charming, lyrical, bamboozling saxophonic flights of fancy!
John Etheridge & The Spin Band
The Spin is totally delighted to be welcoming back to the club, it’s all-time No.1 guest, the flamboyantly wicked guitarist, John Etheridge!
Hejira: Celebrating Joni Mitchell
For this concert, The Spin has been invited by the wonderful Oxford Festival of the Arts to collaborate in presenting Hejira ~ celebrating Joni Mitchell.
The Will Bartlett / Josephine Davies Quartet
The Spin is really pleased to be presenting these top-drawer musicians in quartet format, for the first time at the club.
The Steve Banks Quintet
After hearing this band, The Spin booked them straight away as we were immediately struck by the qualities that the press have picked up on.
Jonathan Gee / Gaetano Partipilo Quartet
The Spin is delighted to bring this anglo-Italian band to the club, performing pieces from their new album 'Reimagining The Beatles'.
Preston, Glasgow, Rochford
The Spin is currently mixing up the formats of the artists booked: we’ve had acts ranging from duos to septets…but for the first time, we are bringing to you a truly exceptional trio in Preston, Glasgow, Rochford!
These guys are all totally brilliant instrumentalists and are hugely hip and in demand players from all sorts of A-listers!
Charged Particles performing the music of Michael Brecker
The Spin is really delighted to welcome back the outstanding American band, Charged Particles, featuring the titan of the tenor sax, Todd Dickow! They will be on tour in the UK, performing and honouring the music of one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, Michael Brecker.
Matt Anderson Band
The Spin is delighted to be welcoming for the first time, this outstanding quartet, led by one of the most brilliant and creative saxophonists of his generation: Matt Anderson.
Will Barry Quartet
The Spin is delighted to welcome one of the UK’s most outstanding ‘new jazz generation’ pianists, Will Barry, appearing at the club for the first time as a bandleader.
Celebrating Joni Mitchell feat. Hattie Whitehead
Following the success of the last gig of 2022, ‘Celebrating Joni Mitchell’, we have organised a second show with the same personnel, performing the great songs from Joni’s ‘jazz period’.