Past Events
The Spin Jazz Club, Oxford
Time Is Of The Essence
The Spin welcomes back Oxford’s deep-groove-meisters, Time Is Of The Essence for their annual outing to the club!
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.
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).
Gilad Atzmon’s Organ Trio
It’s a genuine thrill to welcome back to The Spin the international jazz artist Gilad Atzmon in a rare return to the UK. This band features the UK’s No.1 Hammond Organ player, Ross Stanley and the incredibly talented Joel Barford on drums.
The Henry Spencer Band
The Spin is delighted to welcome back one of the most fiery, original and groovesome trumpeters that the UK has ever produced: Henry Spencer. He brings a stunning band, featuring his long-standing collaborator, the brilliant guitarist Ant Law!
Art Themen Featuring Liam Dunachie
The Spin welcomes back the much-loved, brilliant saxophonist, Art Themen!
Themen is still absolutely at the top of his game (he has just returned from a U.S. tour as the featured saxophonist with Soft Machine!), having had a full-on career, much of it spent with Britain’s national treasure pianist, Stan Tracey. With Tracey, Themen toured all over the world and recorded on arguably the U.K.’s most cherished jazz album, ‘Under Milk Wood’.
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.
‘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!
Theo Travis' Double Talk
One of the hardest working, most successful (and brilliant) saxophonists in the country revisits The Spin: the amazing Theo Travis with his band, ‘Double Talk’.
Dave O'Higgins & The Spin Band featuring Ross Stanley
The Spin welcomes back one of the most celebrated saxophonists in the UK: Dave O’Higgins. Dave has long been a favourite at The Spin, due to his utterly fluid, inventive and captivating playing.
Ryan Quigley & The Spin Band
The Spin brings to the club for the first time as our front-line guest, one of the most brilliant trumpeter’s in the UK, Ryan Quigley! This will be a quartet that also features the outstanding musicianship of Pete Whittaker (Hammond) and Rod Youngs (drums), along with the Spin’s resident guitarist and MC, Pete Oxley.
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.
John Law's Re-Creations
Re-Creations is led by one of the most brilliantly creative musicians on this (or any other) planet: John Law! As a pianist, he is a formidable exponent of pretty much any style you’d care to consider, having been a prize-winning classical pianist as a child, to being one of the leading exponents of contemporary jazz today.
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.
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 Paul Jordanous All Stars
The Spin’s opening gig at its new ‘2nd venue’, featuring the wonderful Mark Lockheart, on the 2nd April was - by all accounts - a great success! As a result of this success, the club has booked a run of Tuesday night gigs at the Summertown Wine Bar to compliment their other nights at Tap Social.
'Spellbound': a supergroup featuring Iain Ballamy, Huw Warren & Rob Luft
Renowned saxophonist and composer Iain Ballamy leads this supergroup all of whom share a lifelong fascination with the vibrant music of Brazil.
Mark Lockheart & The Spin Band
Welcome to news of The Spin’s 1st gig at its 10th venue, post the pandemic: we bring our vivacious Spin fare to the Summertown Wine Bar on Tuesday, the 2nd April!
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.