A warm welcome to Derek Nash, the British Jazz Award winning bandleader, composer, arranger, record producer and engineer and one of the UK’s busiest and best 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, Jack Bruce, Amy Winehouse, 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.  With a line-up of five saxophonists and a world-class rhythm section, Sax Appeal is a unique, multi-award winning band performing diverse compositions and arrangements by Derek Nash.

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, George Melly, Alan Barnes, Geoff Gascoyne and Digby Fairweather. An evening not to be missed.