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SUMMARY:Simon Spillett with the Ronnie Jones Trio
LOCATION:Ashburton Arts Centre
DESCRIPTION:- Rightly regarded as one of the finest sax players in the cou
 ntry\, Simon Spillett is touring the south west this year with by the Ronn
 ie Jones Trio to mark the 30th anniversary of his professional debut.Watch
  the Simon Spillett Quartet on YouTubeBursting on to the jazz scene as an 
 effervescent – and fully-formed – talent in his early 20s\, Simon has 
 gone on to forge a white hot\, stellar career\, with numerous sold out hea
 dline shows at the UK’s premier jazz clubs: Ronnie Scott’s and Pizza E
 xpress (Soho)\; plus appearances at major UK jazz festivals –including t
 he ESG London jazz festival – winning a handful of top jazz industry awa
 rds along the way.Simon is also a highly-regarded band leader\, whose all-
 star Tubby Hayes Big Band released a critically-acclaimed album\, and rece
 ntly recorded a second\, at London’s world-famous Abbey Road studios. Th
 e tenor virtuoso is supported by three exceptional SW-based musicians\; so
 me well-known to Ashburton Arts\, one a fresh new talent. Will Butterworth
  (piano) and Ronnie Jones (drums) have played here many times now with dif
 ferent groups. Cornwall-based James MacPhail (bass) completes the trio. Ja
 mes wowed us at our jazz jam earlier in the summer – and he is sure to b
 ecome a regular addition to Devon’s vibrant jazz scene. Simon Spillett"S
 traight-ahead\, high energy jazz is his line and he does it with aplomb" T
 he Guardian2026 marks a milestone anniversary for tenor saxophonist and ba
 ndleader Simon Spillett\; 30 years on the UK jazz scene. Since his debut i
 n the 1990s he has risen to become one of Britain’s most prominent jazz 
 figures. An instrumentalist with a powerful\, straight-ahead style\, drawi
 ng on the best of the jazz tradition and in particular the inspiration of 
 an illustrious forebear\, the late great Tubby Hayes\, he is highly popula
 r attraction playing sold out gigs at the best jazz clubs (eg Ronnie Scott
 ’s) and at virtually every festival of consequence (including the EFG Lo
 ndon Jazz Festival) with both his regular quartet and his star-studded big
  band. As a recording artist he's released five well-regarded albums\, wit
 h his big band debut CD ‘Dear Tubby H.’ (2023) being given the top fiv
 e star award in Jazzwise magazine. (Full review here.) He’s also picked 
 up a clutch of awards: BBC Rising Star (2007)\, Album of the Year (Jazz Jo
 urnal 2008)\, Top Tenor Saxophone (British Jazz Awards 2011) and Services 
 to British Jazz (2016). A charismatic performer\, gifted with a dry observ
 ational wit\, he’s never lost sight of the fact that jazz is entertainme
 nt as much as art and whether playing\, writing or holding forth on his fa
 vourite subject – UK jazz history – he’s an infectiously passionate 
 communicator. Indeed\, between playing\, he has found time to pen a widely
 -praised biography of Tubby Hayes The Long Shadow of The Little Giant\, wr
 ite sleeve notes to over 150 albums\, contribute articles to magazines inc
 luding Jazzwise and Record Collector and act as an anchor interviewee on d
 ocumentaries for the BBC and Jazz FM.Ashburton Arts CentreAlways three pri
 ces – please pay what you can. Pay less\, come to more! See Access\, Tic
 kets & Finding Us for more about why there are three ticket prices\, plus 
 other useful info about coming to events at Ashburton Arts Centre.Level ac
 cess from street – please contact us on boxoffice@ashburtonarts.org.uk i
 f a wheelchair space is needed\, or if you have any other special requirem
 ents.\n\nBoletos: https://wegottickets.com/event/710434
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