8.30 - 11.00pm
£5 on the door
"Simon
Spillett is the kind of big toned wailing tenor player that I like.
The influences of Tubby Hayes and Johnny Griffin are clearly
discernible in his sound, harmonic thinking and in his direct
no-nonsense determination in getting things swinging. This refreshing
attitude is also in evidence in his composing. He has written a whole
raft of catchy hard bop tunes which are great launching pads for the
soloist and that never fall into the trap of complexity for
complexity's sake. A great player" - Alan Barnes. "Those of us who have
heard him...have been left blinking in disbelief. It's not just his
mastery of the tenor saxophone, phenomenal though that is, but the
absolute conviction of his playing that is so impressive" - Dave Gelly,
Sunday Observer. "The world's leading Tubbiologist" - Jack Massarik,
Jazzwise.
