The Simon Spillett Big Band
Pizza Express Jazz Club, W1D 3RW , [Venue Details]Bursting onto the UK jazz scene in 2020, the Simon Spillett Big Band is that rarest of rare beasts – a genuine all-star jazz orchestra, in this instance uniting some of the most accomplished soloists and bandleaders of today.
They've come together to celebrate to a colossal musical genius of yesteryear, the late, great saxophonist Tubby Hayes, arguably the nation’s best-loved jazz legend and a performer hard-wired into the history of jazz in Soho.
Featuring a starry line-up of UK jazz greats under the direction of award-winning tenorist Simon Spillett, the band’s mission statement is simple; to bring back the heady excitement of the Tubby Hayes Big Band of the 1960s, an outfit which raised the roof whenever and wherever it performed. This band follows in the same spirit, creating an intoxicating atmosphere in which its music communicates on every level, the entire package tied together with the leader’s signature insightful wit.
Utilising a repertoire of Hayes’ own arrangements, many of which were never issued on record, as well as pieces by his contemporaries like trumpeter Jimmy Deuchar and pianist Harry South, the Simon Spillett Big Band has proved hugely popular with those who’ve come to hear it, one review calling it "the most hard-swinging big band in existence right now.”
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Admission: £40.00
Performer name: The Simon Spillett Big Band
Doors open: 12:00 pm
Age restriction: Recommended 7+
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The Simon Spillett Big Band
Saturday, 5 Dec 2026 @1.00pm
Pizza Express Jazz Club, W1D 3RWMore Information
Bursting onto the UK jazz scene in 2020, the Simon Spillett Big Band is that rarest of rare beasts – a genuine all-star jazz orchestra, in this instance uniting some of the most accomplished soloists and bandleaders of today.
They've come together to celebrate to a colossal musical genius of yesteryear, the late, great saxophonist Tubby Hayes, arguably the nation’s best-loved jazz legend and a performer hard-wired into the history of jazz in Soho.
Featuring a starry line-up of UK jazz greats under the direction of award-winning tenorist Simon Spillett, the band’s mission statement is simple; to bring back the heady excitement of the Tubby Hayes Big Band of the 1960s, an outfit which raised the roof whenever and wherever it performed. This band follows in the same spirit, creating an intoxicating atmosphere in which its music communicates on every level, the entire package tied together with the leader’s signature insightful wit.
Utilising a repertoire of Hayes’ own arrangements, many of which were never issued on record, as well as pieces by his contemporaries like trumpeter Jimmy Deuchar and pianist Harry South, the Simon Spillett Big Band has proved hugely popular with those who’ve come to hear it, one review calling it "the most hard-swinging big band in existence right now.”
Admission: £40.00
Performer name: The Simon Spillett Big Band
Doors open: 12:00 pm
Age restriction: Recommended 7+
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