Oxley-Meier Guitar Project

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Saturday 13 May 2023 
Venue: Peggy's Skylight 

TWO SHOWS
Twilight: 6-7pm
Doors at 5pm, vacate by 7.30pm
Highlight: 8.30-10.30pm
Doors at 7.30pm, vacate by midnight.
Two sets of music with an interval

Tickets: £11-£16

Oxley-Meier Guitar Project

Pete Oxley and Nicolas Meier bring their Guitar Project to Peggy's. The interplay between these two highly skilled and creative musicians is something truly special and a must see for anyone interested in music of the highest quality.

"Here's a fret fest that shouldn't be allowed to slip under the radar." – Jazzwise

Tonight sees the pairing of two of the finest and most striking jazz guitarists in the UK, Nicolas Meier and Pete Oxley. Mixing jazz,  Turkish-influenced music, Flamenco and Tango

Nic Meier is an established star on the British jazz scene. A recipient of numerous awards he earned a scholarship to Boston's illustrious Berklee College of Music before settling on London as the perfect destination for combining the energy of the US with a happening European scene. His versatility and musical fluency drew the attention of guitar legend Jeff Beck, who for two world tours during the last several years has made Nicolas a mainstay of The Jeff Beck Group. Nic's recent CD Infinity was recorded with American jazz giants Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets) and Vinnie Colaiuta (Sting, Frank Zappa, John McLoughlin, Chick Corea).

Pete Oxley moved to Paris in the late 80s, where he established himself as a versatile guitarist. Through the 90's he toured throughout mainland Europe as well as making regular visits back to the UK before returning to England in the late 90's. It wasn't long before his melodic and fluent playing was being sought after and in 1999 he became involved with a new contemporary jazz club in Oxford, The Spin, which has over the years established itself as an Award-winning and much-respected venue. Pete has accompanied many of the top names on the British jazz scene like John Etheridge, Christian Garrick, Dave O'Higgins and Gilad Atzmon

The interplay between these two highly skilled and creative musicians is something truly special and a must see for anyone interested in music of the highest quality.

Line up: Pete Oxley – guitars
Nicolas Meier – guitars
Raph Mizrtaki – acoustic & electric basses
Paul Cavaciuti – drums