Past Events
The Spin Jazz Club, Oxford
'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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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'.
The Tom Green Septet
After many a year, The Spin has finally secured a second date for this septet of outstanding musicians. As supreme UK jazz royalty, Dame Cleo Laine wrote, Tom has written “Some of the most exciting original new music I have heard for a long time” . The Spin says a BIG ‘Amen' to that!
Chris Eldred & The Spin Special
The Spin is delighted to welcome as a guest for the first time, the outstanding pianist, Chris Eldred!
Liane Carroll
The Spin is truly delighted to welcome one of the greatest jazz performers that the UK has ever produced! Liane is a great pianist, a great singer and a great communicator. The club has genuinely been trying to book Liane for years (she was the first cancellation that the club had to make when Covid kicked in, back in March 2020!).
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.
A David Gordon Special
David Gordon has been a Spin favourite for many a year - and with good reason: he is, arguably, one of the most brilliant, inventive and creative pianists one could hope to encounter anywhere! David’s musical career has been - and continues to be - hugely versatile, ranging from performing harpsichord with The English Concert to touring the world with the gypsy-tango band, Zum.
Charged Particles featuring Tod Dickow
The Spin are delighted to be welcoming to the Old Fire Station, the brilliant Californian band (of some 30 years standing!), Charged Particles. For this tour, they are featuring the exceptional tenor saxophonist, Tod Dickow in a set that will celebrate the music of the sax titan, Michael Brecker.
Jonathan Gee w/ The Spin Band
It’s a great pleasure to be able to welcome back to The Spin one of the club’s favourite pianists: Jonathan Gee! Jonathan has been at the forefront of the contemporary jazz scene ever since the ‘Most Promising Newcomer’ was awarded to him by The Guardian/Wire British Jazz Awards in 1991.
The Liam Dunachie Quartet
We are thrilled to present this outstanding keyboard player in his own quartet setting, featuring a stella line up of players.
Acoustic Triangle
The Spin is delighted to be in partnership with Music At Oxford for this concert, featuring three of the UK’s greatest jazz musicians working on the International concert circuit.
The Brew-Up!
'The Brew-Up’ is a five-piece band purveying scintillating, groovesome and melodic fare, delivered by five seriously happening players who share a love of this music.
Huw Warren & Iain Ballamy
We are truly delighted to be presenting Huw Warren and Iain Ballamy at the Holywell Music Room! We had been trying to get these masters long before lockdown, but due to their respective hectic commitments, were never able to secure a date! In very brief, these guys have an enormously varied CV’s.
Alex Hutton Band
"A great British talent and a wonderfully natural pianist" ~ Ronnie Scott
Thus spake he, who without a doubt had heard all of the finest jazz pianists - in his own sitting room, so to speak! But we at Spin inc. agree: Alex really has his own thing happening and it always is music of great charm and excitement that he brings to the club.
Robin Aspland
Robin is without a doubt one of the UK's greatest jazz musicians - along with being an exceptional all-round musician. His skills have led him to regular touring and recording with the finest of our players: Dave O'Higgins, Cleo Lane, Claire Martin, Iain Ballamy etc.. Robin was also a first-call sideman for such late-greats as Ronnie Scott, John Dankworth and Kenny Wheeler.