THE NUTSHELL JAZZ CLUB:
The Fraser Smith Quartet
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Thursday 16 April 2026
£25, £13 Students
8pm (doors 7pm)
London based Tenor player Fraser Smith has been playing professionally across Europe and beyond for the past 20 years. His latest album Lifeline! was recently added to The Times and Jazzwise 'Best Jazz Albums of 2025' lists, receiving a glowing 4 star review from each. 'Fiery and energetic hard-bop', the band's previous album Tiptop!, received coverage from the Guardian, Jazzwise and Hi-fi magazine and amassed 1.3 million streams.
This year Fraser will release his most ambitious project yet featuring US sax legend Harry Allen. The album was recorded in Paris with a carefully selected European rhythm section and will be released on French record label Zoot!. Also this year Fraser will be joining Living Jazz legend Chuck Israels (John Coltrane, Bud Powell, Billie Holiday, Bill Evans) as part of his European Quartet.
Fraser Smith Quartet play straight ahead jazz, firmly rooted in the golden eras of bebop/ hard bop and swing.
Fraser Smith - Sax
Rob Barron - Piano
TBC - Bass
Steve Brown - Drums
THE NUTSHELL JAZZ CLUB
Join us on the third Thursday of every month* for an evening of Jazz, delicious food (bring your own / order in) and drinks a plenty in an intimate cabaret style setting.
In partnership with Winchester Jazz Festival and Alex Western-King we will host some of the UK’s best Jazz musicians on The Nutshell stage.
*please check dates as due to holiday season we will occassionally shift from the third Thursday!