¡Up Yours! Fergus Quill Plays Xero Slingsby
Schedule
Wed, 27 Aug, 2025 at 08:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The Lescar, 303 Sharrow Vale Rd, S11 8ZF Sheffield, United Kingdom | Sheffield, EN
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Powerful, boisterous and energising music from an all-star band drawn from the vibrant Leeds jazz scene, celebrating the arnarchic spirit of a true legend of UK jazz Xero Slingsby, a gifted sax player who developed his music on the streets of Leeds in the 1980s, arrested many times for busking, and earning a reputation as a local hero, emblematic of a rebellious spirit in UK jazz, and about whom a film was eventually produced ‘Shove It – the Xero Slingsby Story’ which premiered at the Leeds International Film Festival. This tribute is led by inspirational Leeds musician and bandleader, bass player Fergus Quill (Ferg’s Imaginary Big Band), and it’s brilliant, really capturing the spirit of Xero Slingsby. The full line up is:
Harvey Parkin-Christie - Tenor Saxophone, Toys
Bess Shooter -Alto Saxophone, Toys
Hamish Dixon - Electronics, Noise, Toys
Fergus Quill - Electric Bass
Theo Goss - Drums
With an album called ‘¡Up Yours! Fergus Quill Plays Xero Slingsby’ (created with the support of Slingsby’s widow Sally Coe, who provided some of his original homemade instruments for the project (including the ‘Bikepumpaphone’ and the ‘Bikewheelatron’), this performance is guaranteed to lift the roof off The Lescar back room.
Here’s some music:
TICKETS: £10 or £7 for students.
Pay on the door, or alternatively get advance tickets by emailing [email protected] or messaging the Jazz at The Lescar.
Doors 8pm, music 8.30pm.
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Where is it happening?
The Lescar, 303 Sharrow Vale Rd, S11 8ZF Sheffield, United Kingdom, 286 Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield, S11 8ZL, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
