Barnes – Spillett – Brown – Tracey

The Weekend Starts Here

Thursday May 29

Barnes – Spillett
– Brown – Tracey

The Weekend Starts Here

at Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean St, London

Barnes – Spillett – Brown – Tracey

Thursday May 29th, 2025. Music @ 1pm. Doors @ Noon

 

Four giants of UK jazz come together, as a unique partnership quartet,

to create a concert of distinctive colours, sounds and flavours across long-standing favourite songs and tunes.

Alan Barnes - clarinet, alto and baritone saxophones, is our most highly awarded reeds man, having won legions of trophies in a long standing career, as a solo performer,  his duo concerts with pianist David Newton, in the “Great JazzTunes” sextet with Mark Nightingale’s arrangements , as composer and performer for his octet with his Sherlock Holmes Suite and Copperfield Suites, and as a sideman in the Simon Spillett Big Band.

Simon Spillett - tenor saxophone, is a well recognised, long-time performer, in clubs and festivals across the country. He is a multi award winning, straight ahead, swinging saxophonist, not only playing with his quartet, but also as leader and writer - arranger re creating in his own imaginative style, the wonderful music of the late Tubby Hayes Big Band. His charismatic presence coupled with great musicianship makes Simon a top-class entertainer.

Jeremy Brown - double bass, is a regular performer at JBGB Events concerts, not only with top singers including Claire Martin, where his “singing bass” adds delicacy, depth and harmony, but also with hard driving jazz groups, where Jeremy’s, feel and imagination, adds a soulful big body sound

Clark Tracey- has been an in-demand jazz drummer for many years and continues to perform with several groups across the U.K. and Overseas. 2 times winner of the British Jazz Awards Best Drummer, his sympathetic supporting accompaniment style will be heard to perfection in this concert. He continues to play the highly rated “Under Milk Wood Suite”, created and performed by his later father, the top pianist Stan Tracey.

“The unique opportunity to hear the Barnes - Spillett - Brown - Tracey Quartet at Lunchtime shouldn’t be missed” - The Hoste Of Jazz

Doors Noon

Music 1pm

Tickets £30

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The Weekend Starts Here” series

Thursday 1pm Lunchtime Concerts at Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, Soho.

75 minutes of wonderful music, from UK Jazz greats, for happy jazz lovers,whether in between your work, 

or making a special London return daytime trip, across February to June 2025. 

A short walk from Oxford Street bus routes and the Tottenham Court Road stations on Elizabeth and Northern lines 

Featuring :-

Callum Au, Alan Barnes, Joanna Eden, Nikki Iles, Chris Ingham,

Derek Nash, David Newton, Simon Spillett, Tom Smith, Simon Thorpe, Norma Winstone and many more.

Other forthcoming events in this series

Norma Winstone Inspirations
@Pizza Express Live: Dean Street

Norma Winstone Inspirations

The Weekend Starts Here

Thu 27th Feb 2025 1PM Jazz
Jivin’ Miss Daisy – a Swinging Lunch
@Pizza Express Live: Dean Street
Thu 27th Mar 2025 1PM Jazz
The Derek Nash Acoustic Quartet
@Pizza Express Live: Dean Street

The Derek Nash
Acoustic Quartet

The Weekend Starts Here

Thu 3rd Apr 2025 1PM Jazz
Chris Ingham’s Jazz At The Movies featuring Joanna Eden
@Pizza Express Live: Dean Street
Thu 24th Apr 2025 1PM Jazz
The Callum Au Big Band
@Pizza Express Live: Dean Street

The Callum Au Big Band

The Weekend Starts Here

Thu 22nd May 2025 1PM Jazz