Peggy's Spotlight

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Sunday 17th May 2026 | 7pm
Peggy's Skylight
Tickets: £8 - £11

Peggy's Skylight are excited to welcome Fight the Giant, a jazz fusion quintet known for their blend of dancey grooves with heavy bass riffs and rich harmonies. And Oli FitzGerald Trio, a dynamic jazz ensemble bringing a fresh mix of both classic and contemporary jazz.

"The event's mission is to shine a light on homegrown talent giving them a chance to shine on a stage that feels like home…" – Iulia Teodora Matei, Leftlion 

We're back for another Spotlight event, welcoming early career musicians to the stage! This month we're excited to welcome Fight the Giant, a jazz fusion quintet known for their innovative and accessible sound that blends dancy grooves with heavy bass riffs and rich harmonies. And Oli FitzGerald Trio, a dynamic jazz ensemble that has just released their debut album What Might Have Been, bringing a fresh mix of both classic and contemporary jazz.

Fight The Giant
Fight the Giant is a jazz fusion sextet based in Leeds, known for their innovative and accessible sound that blends dancey grooves with heavy bass riffs and rich harmonies. The band features an internationally award-winning rhythm section, including Jascha Bingham, a classically influenced pianist renowned for his emotive improvisation, Sean Blake, a double bassist who merges his experiences in the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, as well as previous punk projects to bring the same intensity to jazz, and Adam Scott, a rock drummer at heart again moving to jazz, focusing on energetic grooves and creative rhythms.

The front line includes Oli Cripps, a trumpet player who grew up on the London jazz scene learning his trade from some of the greats of this generation, Louis Cryer, originally a classical guitarist who now integrates technology to create unique guitar tones and melodies: and Murray Robinson, a saxophonist and arranger who takes influence from video game music and Japanese jazz fusion to create unique melodies amongst classic jazz harmony.   

Together, these musicians, all of whom graduated from Leeds Conservatoire, create a dynamic fusion of diverse genres and musical ideologies, pushing modern fusion in a new direction. The band has started to build a following performing gigs across the North supporting award winning band Knats on their 2025 UK tour at Headrow House, as well as breaking onto the festival circuit playing We Out Here Lush Life Stage 2025. 

They have recently released their debut single Fight the Giant ahead of their upcoming EP in 2026.

Line up

Jascha Bingham – keys

Sean Blake – double bass

Adam Scott – drums

Oli Cripps – trumpet

Louis Cryer – guitar

Murray Robinson – sax

* Doors at 6pm
* Performance from 7pm