Past Events
The Spin Jazz Club, Oxford
Mike Walker & Trio Lingvo
Mike Walker is one of the most compelling players in jazz; the guitarist in The Impossible Gentlemen and with unfeasibly long CV that includes the likes of Dave Holland, John Taylor, Peter Erskine, Tommy Smith and so many other great players.
Luca Stoll Quartet
Luca Stoll, one of Switzerland's leading tenor players and a fixture on the New York jazz scene for a decade, brings a great quartet to the club.
Adam Waldmann/ John Law / Mark Hodgson / Corrie Dick
A brilliant quartet comes to the club for this date; the band features Adam Waldmann, one of the finest saxophonists of his generation, and leader of Kairos Quartet; pianist John Law, a virtuoso improviser; Mark Hodgson, one of the finest bass players in Europe, and Corrie Dick, a brilliant and original drummer.
Tom Richards/ Frank Harrison/ Mark Hodgson/ Martin France
A fantastic line-up for this gig; the band features some of the very best players in the UK on one stage.
Oxley-Meier Guitar Project
Pete and Nick bring their wonderful quartet to the club to launch their new album - a splendid blend of their duo work, and their expansion to a quartet with Raph Mizraki and Paul Cavaciuiti - both of whom are well known to Spin audiences.
Julian Costello with The Spin Trio
Julian is an utterly distinctive saxophonist and composer, bringing a strong sense of melody and warmth to his compositions and playing. Best known for leading his quartet for over a decade now which features some of the finest musicians in Europe, Yuri Golubev, Macek Pysz and Adam Teixeira.
John Etheridge’s Blue Spirits Trio
Described by Pat Metheny as 'one of the best guitarists in the world', John has been bewitching audiences with his playing for over four decades from his work with Soft Machine and Stephane Grappelli to his playing with Andy Summers, Birelli Lagrene, Nigel Kennedy and many more.
Roger Beaujolais with The Spin Trio
Roger is known as one of the most exciting soloists on the circuit - his vibraphone playing is virtuosic, deeply emotional and steeped in the blues traditions of jazz. Roger came to prominence through his playing with the Chevalier Brothers.
Tim Whitehead with The Spin Trio
‘Those of us who have caught him live ... have been left in blinking disbelief. It's not just his mastery of the tenor saxophone, phenominal though it is, but the absolute conviction of his playing that is so impressive.' Dave Gelly, The Observer
John Law's 'Recreations'
‘One of the UK's most versative and imaginative jazz pianists...' International Piano Magazine 2014
John Law brings his new group to the club to launch the Spin's spring season. This fantastic band does what its name implies - fresh reworkings of a host of intriguing material.
Polly Gibbons & James Pearson
Two Spin favourites come to the club for our final show before Christmas. Polly Gibbons and James Pearson bring their customary, classy set of standards, blues and originals for what has become something a fixture for us in our last date before the break.
Henry Spencer’s Juncture
Henry Spencer and Juncture is a quintet led by the multi-award winning composer and trumpet player, Henry Spencer. With collaboration of Grammy Award Winner, Dave Darlington in New York, he released his debut album The Reasons Don't Change on Whirlwind Recordings, receiving critical acclaim across Europe and the UK.
Josephine Davies With The Spin Trio
Josephine is one of the leading contemporary jazz saxophonists in the UK, forging a reputation as a leading improviser and composer. Coming up through the ranks of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Josephine has gone on to play with the very best: in the last few years, she has been working with the London Jazz Orchestra, the Laurence Cottle Big Band, and also leads her own groups, Satori and the Josephine Davies Quintet.
Jonathan Gee With The Spin Trio
Jonathan Gee has been at the forefront of jazz in the UK for over twenty years. His playing includes stints with some of the biggest names in jazz - Joe Lovano, Benny Golson, Pharaoh Sanders to name a few. In addition to his working in other players' bands, Jon is known for leading his own piano trios.
Josh Kemp Quartet
Josh Kemp has emerged as a saxophonist and composer of real inventiveness who brings a warm tone, and a wonderful lyrical approach to improvisation. For this gig at the club, he brings his own quartet.
Nick Meier With The Spin Trio
Nick Meier enjoys a formidable reputation in European jazz with his dazzling McLaughlin like guitar playing and his drawing on flamenco and middle eastern influences for inspiration.
Benn Clatworthy & John Donaldson
LA based saxophonist, Benn Clatworthy, returns to these shores to tour the UK with the great John Donaldson on piano. After a number of years working on the UK jazz scene, Benn left to work in LA and make his home on the West Coast. An exceptionally fluent and powerful player, Benn went on to work with many of the great artists on the West Coast scene.
Jonathan Kreisberg Quartet
Jonathan Kreisberg is, in the eyes of many, one of the most important guitar players of the recent past, and it's a pleasure to have this world class player, with an all-star group, come to the club; The Spin is one of only two UK venues that the band are playing on this European tour.
Dave Gordon With The Spin Trio
'...one of our most brilliant pianists...' London Jazz News
Dave Gordon is unique, playing at the very highest levels in jazz and baroque music. As a jazz pianist, you will have seen Dave in the company of Andy Sheppard, Theo Travis, Chris Garrick, Jacqui Dankworth and many other top performers.
Frank Williams With The Spin Quartet
A pleasure to have Frank Williams come to the club. Frank made his name as a heavy duty tenor player, playing with his fellow South Africans in exile from the 1980s onwards. He was a fixture on the London jazz scene for many years - playing with the legendary Breakfast Band as well as leading his own African Jazz Quintet