Time Is Of The Essence

Thursday 29th February 2024

The Spin welcomes back one of its most popular bands, Time Is Of The Essence, featuring the brilliant saxophonist, Ollie Weston and the outstanding drummer, Rick Finlay.

The full line up is:

Ollie Weston ~ saxophones

Pete Oxley ~ guitars

Martin Pickett ~ Organ

Rick Finlay ~ drums

Time Is Of The Essence is one of those bands that seems to have got the balance just right between edifying and entertaining its audience! The Observer, in reviewing a gig wrote that “there was never a dull moment throughout this highly engaging programme”!

As ever, the band will be performing original pieces ("finely honed, instantly appealing and right up there with any contemporary jazz writing…” ~ The Guardian) and fiesty fare by the likes of Steely Dan, John Scofield and Stevie Wonder.

The list of musicians that this group have worked with will give some indication of their flexibility of styles; between them they have performed or recorded with, among many others: Mike Oldfield, Shirley Bassey, Amy Winehouse, Sax Appeal, Tim Minchin, Nigel Kennedy, John Etheridge, Paul McCandles (Oregon), Anita Wardell, Barbara Thompson….

Anybody that has heard this band will know that a scintillating set of great pieces is assured from this band of groove purveyors!