The Derek Nash All-Stars Quartet

Wednesday 9th September 2026

British Jazz Award-winning Derek Nash - bandleader, composer, arranger, record producer and engineer - is one of the UK’s busiest jazz musicians. He is leader of six bands, each with its own unique sound and featuring some of the top jazz musicians in the UK today.

Derek has been a full-time member of the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra since 2004 and is also a member of the Ronnie Scott’s Blues Explosion. With these bands, he has enjoyed sharing the stage with many great artists including Tom Jones, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn, Jack Bruce, Amy Winehouse, Michael Buble and Sir Paul McCartney. 

Derek is a prolific composer, regularly penning compositions for his various bands and undertaking commissions. He has also composed for television and radio. As an arranger, Derek has worked for many major artists including Annie Lennox, David Sanborn, Nile Rogers, Gregory Porter and Chaka Khan.

As a record producer and engineer, Derek received a gold disc for his work with Jamie Cullum for his ‘Pointless Nostalgic’ album and has recorded some of the leading UK jazz artists including Stan Tracey, Bobby Wellins, Georgie Fame, Alan Barnes, Geoff Gascoyne and Digby Fairweather.

Derek brings an all-star lineup to the Spin for this rare date, including the virtuosic keyboard wizard Neil Angilley. There are plenty of Youtube videos of Neil on his website here.