Tom Ridout Quintet

About

Nottingham
Venue: Peggy's Skylight
Saturday 14th May 2022
Tickets: £10-£15

TWO SHOWS
Twilight: 6-7pm
Doors at 5pm, vacate by 7:15pm

Highlight: Doors at 7:30pm, performance at 8:30-10:30pm, vacate by midnight. Two sets of music with an interval.

Tom's performance with the Clark Tracey Band in November impressed so much, we've invited him back! With a repertoire rich in textures, complexity and virtuoso performances -you won't be disappointed.

"If you get a chance just go and see this band: their repertoire is rich in textures, complexity and virtuoso performances -you won't be disappointed" – John Morrow, Riff Magazine

Award winning saxophonist and recorder player Tom Ridout was finalist in the 2016 BBC Young Musician Jazz Award, graduate from the prestigious Royal Academy of Music, winner of the Lancaster Jazz Festival Youth Jazz Commission 2018, and a recent member of NYJO (the National Youth Jazz Orchestra). He is a prolific composer who fronts his own bands playing his original compositions.

Tom has performed at many venues across the country including Ronnie Scott's, The 606, Barbican Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Buckingham Palace, Sage Theatre in Gateshead and many others.

As an in-demand saxophonist, recent highlights have included; The Clark Tracey ensemble (notably at Peggy's in November), Patchwork Jazz Orchestra tour and the 'Tribute to Jon Hiseman' gigs at Shepherds Bush Empire and in Hamburg, both with the iconic band Colosseum.

"Fiery, focussed soloing by impressive tenor saxophonist Tom Ridout" – Selwyn Harris, Jazzwise

Line up:
Tom Ridout – saxophones and recorder
Will Barry – piano
TBC – bass
Billy Marrows - guitar
Rod Oughton - drums