Past Events
The Spin Jazz Club, Oxford
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
Jon Shenoy With The Spin Trio
The club welcomes a great tenor player to the club to guest with the trio for the first time. Jon Shenoy is pretty stunning - one of the leading players amongst the newer generation of British jazz musicians.
Mark Armstrong With The Spin Trio
Mark Armstrong is one of the leading jazz/latin trumpet players in the UK; in addition to a fiendishly busy gig/touring schedule, he finds time to be Professor of Trumpet at the Royal College of Music and Music Director of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra - neither of which is terribly surprising when you hear him play.
Julian Costello Quartet
The Julian Costello Quartet kicks off our autumn programme with a bang; the group come to the club as only the second date of a UK/European tour and they should definitely be on your Autumn list of gigs to see. This tour promotes their new and well received album, Transitions.
Gilad Atzmon With The Spin Trio
We bring the great Gilad Atzmon to the club for our final date before the summer break. Gilad is without doubt one of the most compelling performers in contemporary jazz - his range of influences and his musical vision are breathtaking.
The ‘Toots’ Project
The Toots Project is a group committed to celebrating the music of the great Belgian jazz musician - Toots Thielemans. Toots was a harmonica and guitar player who worked with THE greatest players in the history of the music, and his death in 2016 marked the passing of one of the most inventive players in jazz.
Tony O'Malley With The Spin Quartet
A very special guest comes to the club for this show - Tony O'Malley is one of the great vocalist/pianists of the last 30 years on the UK music scene, delivering his unique blend of soul, jazz and funk. One of the funkiest pianists you will hear and an incredible vocalist.
Phil Peskett With The Spin Trio
The great Phil Peskett comes to the Spin and reveals why he is one of the unsung heroes of UK jazz - a fantastic pianist who can build solos skyhigh and has a touch and drive to his playing that few can match.
Chris Allard With The Spin Trio
One of the busiest players around, Chris Allard has played guitar for some of the biggest names in jazz and beyond - Tim Garland, Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, Gwilym Simcock at venues from Ronnie Scotts to the Royal Festival Hall and the O2 arena - in other words, the real deal.
Julian Nicholas With The Spin Trio
One of the club's favourite performers and one of the country's leading saxophonists, Julian Nicholas has worked will some of the most innovative groups in British jazz such as Loose Tubes and Brotherhood of Breath, and played with some outstanding American and European artists as well - pianists Kirk Lightsey and Emil Viklicky.
Paul McCandless With Charged Particles
We are delighted to be putting on one of the great saxophonists in contemporary jazz - Paul McCandless with a stellar group from San Francisco, Charged Particles.
Paul McCandless is a jazz superstar - he was won three Grammys, has played on over 200 albums with artists such as Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Wynton Marsalis, Lyle Mays, Steve Reich, Al Jarreau, Carla Bley, and Bela Fleck, to name a few.
Alex Hutton With The Spin Trio
'Alex Hutton is one of UK Jazz's hidden treasure' The Jazz Mag
One of the most exciting pianists at work in the UK, Alex's playing sparks and sparkles, bringing in Latin, funk and jazz all into the mix.
Dave O'Higgins With The Spin Trio
“O’Higgins plays with quite exceptional fluency and his fund of ideas never runs out.” The Observer
Dave O’Higgins has been one of the leading saxophonists on the UK and international jazz scene for thirty years.