Entry: members £10 non-members £12

Simon Spillett is widely regarded as one of Britain’s finest saxophonists. The influence of the great Tubby Hayes is clearly detectable in Simon’s style and is much appreciated by anyone familiar with those heady days of British jazz. Simon creates jazz with immense energy and drive and has won several awards – BBC Jazz Award, Jazz Album of the Year, Best British Tenor Saxophonist, and an award for Services to British Jazz.  Simon’s appearance at Googlies is not to be missed.

Simon wrote the biography of Tubby Hayes which is considered by many to be the finest of a British jazz artist. In addition to his touring Quartet Simon leads a brilliant big band, ‘jam packed with A-List jazz talent’ which celebrates the music of Tubby and his contemporaries. This year the Simon Spillett Big Band recorded previously unrecorded Tubby charts and in Simon’s words ‘the session went beautifully’.  The CDs will be available to buy on the evening.

www.simonspillett.com