The Pete Roth Quartet featuring Bill Bruford & Simon Bates

Wednesday 11th December 2024

The Pete Roth Quartet features leader Pete on guitar, Mike Pratt on bass, Simon Bates on saxophone and the incomparable Bill Bruford as a special guest on drums. 

The band creates jazz for a new generation of music enthusiasts, exploring beyond traditional jazz conventions. A jazz standard might reveal its essence only in the final moments of performance. Roth’s original compositions, such as “Dancing with Grace,” the Trio’s collaborative works like “Trio in Five” and “Looking Forward to Looking Back,” or their reinterpretation of masterworks like Anton Dvorak’s “Largo from Symphony #9,” offer just a few gateways into the creative world of the Pete Roth Quartet —a world that will likely reshape your perspective on what this format can achieve.

A special mention has to be made for the legendary drummer, Bill Bruford, as (along with other international guests that The Spin has presented, such as Randy Brecker, Gwilym Simcock and Jeff Ballard), Bill has had an astonishing career at the very top of his genres. Projects across the decades include world tours (and 5 albums) with the supergroup Yes, tours and albums with mega-bands Genesis and King Crimson…before going on to create his own outstanding original jazz outfit, Earthworks (featuring Django Bates and Iain Ballamy).