Jazz Sundays: The Simon Savage Quartet

The Simon Savage Quartet are playing The Fishermen's Club on Sunday 15 November, as part of the Jazz Sundays series. It's an afternoon session, running from 3:00pm to 5:30pm, so you'll be out well before tea.

The set is built around jazz from the 1950s and 60s, played in the Bop tradition. If you're not entirely sure what that means in practice, it's the era of fast tempos, complex harmonies and plenty of room for the soloists to stretch out. It's the sound of the hard bop and post-bop years, when the music moved from the dancefloor into the clubs and the listening rooms.

On the stand is Simon Savage on tenor sax, with Roy Hilton on piano, Simon Thorpe on bass and Joe Edwards on drums. It's a classic quartet line-up — sax, piano, bass and drums — which means the melodies have plenty of space to breathe and the rhythm section can really drive the set forward. With the tenor sax leading, the sound will lean on the melodic, horn-led side of the tradition.

It's a Sunday afternoon gig, so it's an easy one to fit in without ruining your evening. The Fishermen's Club is on Royal Parade in Eastbourne, BN22 7AA, and entry is £10 on the door. The music runs from 3:00pm to 5:30pm, so you'll be home in time for dinner.