Past Events
The Spin Jazz Club, Oxford
Martin Shaw with the David Gordon Special
Martin Shaw has wooed and wowed Spin audiences in past years and we expect no less of a response at this gig!
The Dave O’Higgins & Rob Luft Quartet
OK, let’s start with this, from a 5-star BBC Music Magazine review:
"Some of the warmest, most heartfelt more-or-less-straight-ahead jazz you’ll hear anywhere”
Yes - in a line, that sums it up! The Spin has been after booking this incredible band ever since hearing their roaring performance at a jazz festival a few years ago.
The BruMing Band - Celebrating the music of Brubeck & Mingus
We kick off the year with a brand new band, set up to celebrate the music of two celebrated jazz pioneers, Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus. Both of these bandleaders put out ground-breaking albums in 1959: 'Time Out' and 'Ah Um', respectively; it is from these recordings that The BruMing Band are drawing their material.
Julian Siegel & The Spin Band (featuring Liam Dunachie)
This is a real treat for The Spin. Julian Siegel has long been one of the most respected and in-demand saxophonists on the international jazz scene, having worked with all sorts of luminaries from Amy Winehouse to John McLaughlin! He has garnered this reputation via his ability to play with endless inventiveness and fluidity, coupled with a flawless technique in almost any style of music.
Henry Spencer Band
For this special one-off performance, multi-award winning trumpeter, composer and bandleader Henry Spencer performs music from his brilliant new album, The Defector.
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!
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.
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'.
Steve Waterman & The Spin Band (featuring Liam Dunachie)
Steve Waterman: trumpeter extraordinaire; a player with a ferocious technique and a consummate musicianship. Steve has been The Spin’s most popular trumpeter since his first visit to the club, many a year ago at ‘the old place’!
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.
Same Moon In The Same World (Ant Law & Alex Hitchcock band)
SAME MOON IN THE SAME WORLD is an ambitious new collaboration between super-star jazz musicians, Ant Law (guitar) and Alex Hitchcock (saxophone). The album was recorded in 2020 and 2021 across multiple continents – bridging the gap between London and Tel-Aviv, Amsterdam and New York – it brings together a stellar cast of guest musicians performing new compositions.
The Paul Booth / Ross Stanley Band
We are thrilled to be kicking off the 2023 Spin season with this truly great, super-star band; they will be performing the music from Michael Brecker’s masterpiece album, ‘Time Is Of The Essence’ - regarded by many to be Brecker’s greatest recording.
Time Is Of The Essence In….not a CD launch, not a book launch, but a world-first ‘LSL’ launch!
The chosen band for this auspicious night is the fabulous GROOVE band, ‘Time Is Of The Essence’, featuring the brilliant saxophonist, Ollie Weston (currently performing in stadiums all over the Far East!) and the outstanding drummer, Paul Cavaciuti!
Mark Lockheart’s ‘Dreamers’
Many of you will know of this brilliant, inventive - and lyrical - saxophonist from his previous performances at The Spin.
Trish Clowes’ ‘My Iris’
The Spin is delighted to present something of a contemporary jazz supergroup in Trish’s ‘My Iris’.
The Roger Beaujolais Spin Quartet
The Spin is delighted to welcome back after all too long, one of its favourite musicians; Roger has regularly blown away audiences at the Spin, dating back to the club’s very early days.
John Law’s Congregation
The Spin has, for some time, been trying to secure a date for this extraordinary musician and his current project, ‘Congregation’; we are truly delighted to be bringing the band to The Spin for this gig.
The Louis Stringer Quartet
Since the reopening of the Spin, post lockdown, the club has been enjoying on many occasions, the inclusion in the house band of the wonderful double bass player, Louis Stringer. For this next gig, we decided to ask Louis to bring his own band of future superstars - hence, we present the Louis Stringer Quartet!