Events

Join vocalist Lucy Pickering quartet for an evening of American Songbook classics from likes of Gershwin, Rogers + Hart and Cole Porter as well as a renditions of jazz favourites from Ela Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday.

Join vocalist Lucy Pickering quartet for an evening of American Songbook classics from likes of Gershwin, Rogers + Hart and Cole Porter as well as a renditions of jazz favourites from Ela Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday.

We welcome back for a third time in as many years, the unmissable sound, energy and presence of the great Tony Kofi. His alto saxophone tone drips pure unadulterated be-bop and the sounds of those early pioneers of modern jazz are but a step away from the musical explorations abound in every solo! Don’t miss […]

Paul and Vasilis are two of the UK’s finest and most prominent musicians and have collaborated together for over 20 years, so it is a great honour to welcome them both to St Andrews. The Guardian praised Saxophonist Vasilis Xenopoulos as a leading example of European musicians who live and perform in Britain. Paul Edis […]

The Sound of the Baskervilles – A Sherlock Holmes Suite, exploring the characters, atmosphere and stories of Sherlock Holmes by means of readings, commentary, and original jazz compositions. Award-winning multi-instrumentalist Alan Barnes is the composer, lead soloist, and narrator. He discovered Sherlock Holmes and Charlie Parker at the same time in his life and in […]

Vibraphone virtuoso Nat Steels made his St Andrews debut back in March with a tribute to Lionel Hampton, and such was the audience enthusiasm we just had to get him back again! With a repeat of some of his Lionel Hampton material plus new material from modern jazz vibraphone legend, Milt Jackson this promises to […]

After a sell out concert last year, US touring alto saxophone legend and hard bop specialist Greg Abate makes his return appearance to St Andrews. Greg’s unrelenting schedule has seen him touring all around Europe and UK several time in the past few years, showcasing his ‘in-the-pocket’ be-bop playing. Greg started his career with the […]

Formed following a chance musical encounter in Amsterdam, this special group combines the talents of one of the UK’s top bassists with one of the rising stars of European jazz. Arnie Somogyi’s music has featured on radio, television and in films and he has been nominated for both BBC Radio 3 and Parliamentary Jazz Awards. […]

Alto saxophonist Geoff Simkins has long been at the forefront of the British modern jazz scene producing several outstanding albums with the likes of Nikki Isles, Dave Cliff and Howard Alden. His west coast style is influenced by the American alto player Lee Konitz and tenor player Warne Marsh and Geoff is known throughout the […]

Chris Coull leads his own band as the sextet launch their brand new CD “Live At the Ropetackle” - recorded last September in Shoreham. Featuring an all-star cast of Andy Panayi (sax), Mark Bassey (trombone), Terry Seabrook (piano), Paul Whitten (bass), Joe Edwards (drums) and led of course by the trumpet playing of Chris Coull […]