Past Events

The Spin Jazz Club, Oxford

The Spin Festive Fiesta, A 6-piece super-group or, the Hattie-less Hejira!
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The Spin Festive Fiesta, A 6-piece super-group or, the Hattie-less Hejira!

Two years ago, our Christmas gig was a one-off by an un-named band, put together to play the music of Joni Mitchell. To the band’s surprise, this got rapid traction and by 2024, they were playing 50 gigs in the year all over the UK and Ireland, selling out at London’s Jazz Café and playing prestigious festivals in jazz, folk and world-music genres. By their second gig they had adopted the name, Hejira.

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Soft Machine
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Soft Machine

Soft Machine, from their earliest performances as a psychedelic band – who were contemporaries of, and shared stages with the Jimi Hendrix Experience –  all the way to being one of Europe's best known ‘fusion’ groups, has influenced several generations of bands, and continues to be name-checked by today's hippest experimentalists.

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The Oxley-Meier Guitar Project
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The Oxley-Meier Guitar Project

This gig features The Spin’s own Pete Oxley, alongside his long-term guitar brother, Nicolas Meier, in a band purveying the broadest range of guitar stylings in a set of “utterly captivating original music” (The Guardian).

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Luis D’Agostino & the Argentinian Connection
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Luis D’Agostino & the Argentinian Connection

The Spin welcomes back – for the first time in a decade – the brilliant Argentinian guitarist, Luis D’Agostino!

Luis was resident in Oxford for some years in the early 2000s and was a hugely popular figure on the jazz scene, performing with such luminaries as Toni Kofi, Bobby Wellins, Jamie Cullum and Gilad Atzmon.

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‘Flight of Hand’ Featuring David Gordon
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‘Flight of Hand’ Featuring David Gordon

We are really delighted to be bringing Flight Of Hand to The Spin for the first time. This group specialises in South American music, so expect a night of tasty, hot and sultry, languid and luscious Latin vibes!

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Tristan Banks Quartet
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Tristan Banks Quartet

Following the brilliant quartet of John Law’s Re-Creations, The Spin brings to you another totally top-flight band led by the outstanding drummer Tristan Banks.

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The Sarah Gillespie Band
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The Sarah Gillespie Band

The Spin is thrilled to be able to present to you this exceptional artist with her band of KILLER musicians!
Anglo-American singer songwriter Sarah Gillespie is renowned for mixing elements of jazz, folk & blues with her streetwise poetic lyricism.

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The Ben Crosland Quintet
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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.

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The Emma Rawicz Quintet
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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.

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Spin Spectacular Super-Group, featuring Paul Booth
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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.

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Joni Mitchell's 80th Birthday Celebration ~ performance by Hejira
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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!

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Emily Saunders Band (featuring Snowboy)
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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.

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Nicolas Meier World Group
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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.

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Charged Particles featuring Randy Brecker
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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?

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Julian Costello & The Spin Band
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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!

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