Simon Purcell's Red Circle at PizzaExpress Jazz Club Soho

Internationally acclaimed pianist Simon Purcell's Red Circle comprises some of the most important contributors to the UK’s creative music scene during the last two decades: Steve Watts, Gene Calderazzo, Julian Siegel, Joey Baron, Kenny Wheeler, Django Bates, John Taylor and Chris Batchelor. This gig features music from 'Red Circle', Simon's much heralded debut release for Whirlwind Records. Simon Purcell originally gained prominence during the UK jazz boom of the 1980s through Jazz Train (Martin Speake, Cleveland Watkiss, Dale Barlow et al), a quartet with Julian Arguelles (Loose Tubes) and numerous appearances with or opposite visiting American artists at London's Bass Clef Club and occasional weeks at Ronnie Scott's...

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Internationally acclaimed pianist Simon Purcell's Red Circle comprises some of the most important contributors to the UK’s creative music scene during the last two decades: Steve Watts, Gene Calderazzo, Julian Siegel, Joey Baron, Kenny Wheeler, Django Bates, John Taylor and Chris Batchelor. This gig features music from 'Red Circle', Simon's much heralded debut release for Whirlwind Records. Simon Purcell originally gained prominence during the UK jazz boom of the 1980s through Jazz Train (Martin Speake, Cleveland Watkiss, Dale Barlow et al), a quartet with Julian Arguelles (Loose Tubes) and numerous appearances with or opposite visiting American artists at London's Bass Clef Club and occasional weeks at Ronnie Scott's. After nearly three decades of teaching in London's conservatoires, Red Circle marked Simon's welcomed return to an active performing career garnering enthusiastic accolades for both the quality of the recording and mesmerising live performances.

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