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The biggest annual saxophone event in the UK, established in 2000 by co-Artistic Directors Andy Scott & Rob Buckland. Sunday 6th November - save the date for your diary! Guest artists and more details tbc. 
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The LMT Saxophone Day is back and will be held on Saturday 8th October at Sandbach School. The day will be run by Andy Scott & Jamie Sharp (Musical Director of LMT Ensembles). Registration for the day is from 9:30am with the first session starting at 10am. At 4.15pm there will be a short informal concert that showcases what has been worked on throughout the day. Everyone who plays saxophone is welcome to attend, there is no limit on age or ability. So bring your saxophone along and enjoy learning some news skills! Click HERE for details.
The Apollo Saxophone Quartet presents 'Journey to the Impossible' with quirky black and white films!  Click HERE for details.
A prolific composer, Andy teaches composition at the Royal Northern College of Music, and during covid lockdowns instigated and directed weekly composition group sessions online with participants joining from many different countries! Whether you are totally new to composition and fancy giving it a go, right through to experienced composers, this is an opportunity to work with Andy and escape for a week in the beautiful setting of Le Pras!  Click HERE for details.
For the first time Hydra make it into the recording studio! Dave Hassell (drums/perc), Nik Svarc (guitar) & Andy Scott (saxophones).  Join Andy & Jon Rebbeck as we spend time playing and discussing everything to do with the saxophone. Andy has developed his own very individual Saxophone Workshops over the past 30 years, and for the first time presents this in the beautiful surroundings of Le Pras in France! Arrive on Sunday 31st July, course runs Monday to Friday, depart on Saturday 6th August 2022.  Click HERE for details.
Andy & Paul return to Eve's, playing from 4pm to 6pm. Click HERE for details.
Andy guests with the Wirrel-based Claremont Ensemble in concert at Claremont Farm. Led by Becky Gould the Claremont is a new ensemble, rising through the covid lockdown and giving the Wirrel its own chamber music ensemble. Andy is also proud to be Composer in Residence for the Claremont Ensemble.  Click HERE for details.
After four years planning, Summer 2022 sees the launch of Music Retreats, led by co-directors Jon Rebbeck & Andy Scott. The first course is 'An Introduction to Improvisation' with Andy & Jon. Arriving on 26th June the course runs from Monday 27th until Friday 1st July. Departures are on 2nd July.  Click HERE for details.
Andy curates ‘Jazz at Define’ for Jon Campbell. This gig features Andy with Paul Kilvington (kbd), Stan Scott (bass guitar) & Josh Savage (drums). Define is an amazing restaurant and shop in Sandiway, Cheshire. I was introduced to Define by John Davies (then Chair of Manchester Jazz Festival) who informed me that owner Jon Campbell ‘has the finest nose in the North West’. The selection of wines, and knowledge of wines, is indeed formidable! It’s a pleasure to play for an independent enterprise, and thanks Jon for supporting live music.  Click HERE for details and bookings
Alice & the team at Eve’s have kept music alive over the past couple of covid-ridden years, we’re very grateful for these opportunities. Eve’s has a great vibe, food and drinks selection, and the Sunday afternoon weekly jazz sessions are chilled out.  Click HERE for details.
Dave Hassell’s Hydra at Matt & Phreds music venue in Manchester, 9.00pm until midnight. Dave Hassell (drums/percussion), Nik Svarc (guitar) & Andy Scott (saxophones).  Click HERE for details.
A life-long fan of the group has booked the ASQ in concert, for family and friends to celebrate his birthday!  Andy plays at DeFine with Paul Kilvington (kbd), Stan Scott (bass guitar) & Josh Savage (drums). This is a private event.  After 13 years as Artistic Director of Sandbach Concert Series, Andy has given himself a gig! With Fenella Howarth-Smith (piano), Paul Kilvington (piano), Stan Scott (bass guitar) & Josh Savage (drums) Andy will present and perform a programme of original contemporary classical works followed by a selection of works from Bill Frisell, Steve Swallow, John Helliwell & Juan Tizol.  Click HERE for details.
Andy plays at the Kirkgate Theatre in Cockermouth (Cumbria) with James Girling (guitar), Stan Scott (bass guitar)
& Josh Savage (drums) Click HERE for details. Andy has composed the soundscape for an exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. Led by the Claremont Ensemble the musicians featured are; Becky Gould (Artistic Director, viola), Stan Scott (production, sound design, mixing & mastering), Lauren Scott (harp, research and arranging), Sarah Brandwood-Spencer (violin), Anna Stuart (cello) & Aaron Wood (trumpet) & Andy Scott (composer, producer & aerophone).  The Tudors: Passion, Power and Politics runs from 21st May to 29th August 2022.
Click HERE for details The Apollo Saxophone Quartet will be performing the extended cut of their acclaimed silent movie project on Monday 21st December 2020 at Chester Cathedral.  The RNCM Saxophone Day is the UK’s largest annual sax gathering and this year on November 15th, we'll be marking the 20th sax day with a digital edition.
Join us as we'll look back at past guest artists, some of our incredible saxophone alumni, with an exclusive performance from the Apollo Saxophone Quartet. At the end of the event, you can join the saxophone community live on Zoom in a Q&A session hosted by RNCM Saxophone Day artistic directors Rob Buckland and Andy Scott, featuring special guests. For more information, including tickets click here Monday 17th - Friday 21st August 2020
Update: postponed to 2021 due to Covid-19. Lauren Scott & Andy Scott collaborate with staff and students of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) to present a programme of music for harps and saxophones on the 6th August 2020.
Update: postponed to 2021 due to Covid-19. Guest artist Andy Scott collaborates with WAAPA Saxophone guru Matt Styles to present an exciting and diverse programme on Saturday 1st August 2020.
Update: postponed to 2021 due to Covid-19. From Thursday 30th July - Friday 7th August 2020, Andy will be at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts as International Artist in Residence.
Update: postponed to 2021 due to Covid-19. Andy is delighted to be attending EurSax 2020 in Trento, Italy from Wednesday 15th - Saturday 18th July. For more info, click here Update: postponed due to Covid-19.  Andy will be leading another Saxophone Day in Carlisle on Sunday 5th July 2020.
Details to follow... For any enquiries, please contact Roz Sluman at rozsluman@hotmail.com |