SIMON WHITTAKER
Drums & Percussion
UPCOMING EVENTS
-2025-
UPCOMING
17/10 // Benn Clatworthy // 20/20 JAZZ - Chichester Inn Jazz, Chichester
18/10 // Magna Sinfonia // St Peter’s Church - Poole
20/10 // Eternal Triangle and Rhythmearth Trio // 20/20 JAZZ - The King’s Loft Jazz, Southsea
24/10 // Hambledon Harvest Festival // Private Event - Hambledon Hampshire
31/10 // Stefan Kotlarz Album Recording // Masterworks Studio - Surrey
02/11 // Stefan Kotlarz Quintet // Growlers & Cans, Guildford
09/11 // Tim Cole, Gary Simons, Simon Whittaker // Wine Vaults Jazz // Southsea
14/11 // Alan Barnes & Greg Abate // 20/20 JAZZ - Chichester Inn Jazz, Chichester
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Previous Events
-2025-
17/01 // Super Grouse // Reeling Event // The Benenden School, Kent
22/01 // The Addams Family // Bedales Olivier Theatre // Petersfield
23/01 // The Addams Family // Bedales Olivier Theatre // Petersfield
24/01 // The Addams Family // Bedales Olivier Theatre // Petersfield
25/12 // Grand Central Jazz Trio // Private event // The George Hotel, Southsea
26/01 // Danny Moss Jr & Damien Denier // Chichester Inn Jazz, Chichester
06/02 // Shrek The Musical // Chichester University // Chichester
07/02 // Shrek The Musical // Chichester University // Chichester
08/02 // Shrek The Musical // Chichester University // Chichester
08/02 // Shrek The Musical // Chichester University // Chichester
10/02 // Leo Richardson // 20/20 JAZZ - The King’s Loft Jazz, Southsea
19/02 // Footloose (The Musical) // Petersfield Festival Hall, Petersfield
20/02 // Footloose (The Musical) // Petersfield Festival Hall, Petersfield
21/02 // Footloose (The Musical) // Petersfield Festival Hall, Petersfield
22/02 // Footloose (The Musical) matinee // Petersfield Festival Hall, Petersfield
22/02 // Footloose (The Musical) // Petersfield Festival Hall, Petersfield
23/02 // Alice Milburn and Saul Hughes // Wine Vaults Jazz // Southsea
28/02 // Sam Braysher // 20/20 JAZZ - Chichester Inn Jazz, Chichester
02/03 // Tim Cole, Gary Simons, Simon Whittaker // Wine Vaults Jazz // Southsea
16/03 // Southdowns Camerata family concert // Petersfield Festival Theatre
17/03 // Vasilis Xenopoulos // 20/20 JAZZ - The King’s Loft Jazz, Southsea
28/03 // RhythmEarth Electric Trio // 20/20 JAZZ - Chichester Inn Jazz, Chichester
06/04 // Freddy Schmidt jazz 4tet // Square Cow, Wickham
08/04 // Recording session - NOISER Podcasts // Petersfield
10/04 // RhythmEarth Electric Trio (Charity event) // Oxfam Book Shop, Chichester
25/04 // Karen Lane // 20/20 JAZZ - Chichester Inn Jazz, Chichester
30/04 // Bedales Jazz Café // Petersfield
03/05 // Grand Central Jazz Trio // Private Event, Southampton
04/05 // Stefan Kotlarz Quintet // Growlers & Cans, Guildford
10/05 // Grand Central Jazz Trio // Private Event - Gosport
22/05 // Prohibition Jazz // Kola Basement // Southsea
23/05 // RhythmEarth Electric Trio // Strange Fruit Jazz Club // Gallery No.30 - Petersfield
26/05 // Jonny Mansfield // 20/20 JAZZ - The King’s Loft Jazz, Southsea
31/05 // Super Tenants // Private event // Cowdrey House, Midhurst
01/06 // Alice Milburn and Jody Smith // Wine Vaults Jazz // Southsea
06/06 // Jason Rebello & Tim Garland Workshop and Concert // Bedales Olivier Theatre // Petersfield
10/06 // Super Grouse @ London Reels // St Columbus Church of Scotland - Knightsbridge, London
14/06 // Freddy Saxo 4tet // Petersfield Jazz Festival // Churcher’s College
20/06 // Paul Booth // 20/20 JAZZ - Chichester Inn Jazz, Chichester
29/06 // A3 ceilidh band // Bedales School - Hampshire
18/06 // Jonny Griffiths & Jeffrey Brown // 20/20 JAZZ - The King’s Loft Jazz, Southsea
02/07 // Super Tenants // Private Event // St James’ Square, London
05/07 // Amesbury Awards Ceremony - Private Event - Surrey
05/07 // The Revue // Private Function - Hungerford
06/07 // Stefan Kotlarz Quintet // Growlers & Cans, Guildford
19/07 // Amy Baker jazz 4tet // Stanstead House Festival - Hampshire
25/07 // Gilad Atzmon // 20/20 JAZZ - Chichester Inn Jazz, Chichester
26/07 // Grand Central Trio // Private Event - Petworth, East Sussex
09/08 // The Fabulous Hurricanes // Private Event / Guildford
10/08 // Amy Baker jazz 4tet // Stanstead House Festival
16/08 // Amy Baker jazz 4tet // Fizz Festival, Hambledon Vineyard - Hampshire
23/08 // Kevin Walker Quartet // Steep Flower Show // Petersfield - Hampshire
24/08 // Victorious Festival 2025 // Freddy Saxo 4tet // Southsea
24/08 // Victorious Festival 2025 // RhythmEarth Electric Trio // Southsea
25/08 // Jim Mullen, Dave O’Higgins, Heidi Vogel // 20/20 JAZZ - Chichester Jazz Festival 2025 - New Park Centre.
30/08 // Film Recording Session // ABBEY ROAD (Studio 2) - London
06/09 // Easy Does It // Private Event - Essex
13/09 // Pent House 5 // Private event // Marseilles, France
20/09 // Super Tenants // Private Event // New Forest - Hampshire
26/09 // Nick Walters & Tenderlonious // 20/20 JAZZ - Chichester Inn Jazz, Chichester
04/10 // Super Grouse Reeling (Charity Event) // St Columbus Church of Scotland - Knightsbridge, London
10/10 // Recording Session (Ben Tunnicliffe) // Petersfield - Hampshire
15/10 // St John’s Concerto Competition // Surrey
-2024-
24/01 // Oliver! // Bedales Olivier Theatre
25/01 // Oliver! // Bedales Olivier Theatre
26/01 // Byron Wallen // Chichester Inn Jazz, Chichester
08/02 // We Aren’t Kids Anymore // Minerva Theatre, Chichester
09/02 // We Aren’t Kids Anymore // Minerva Theatre, Chichester
10/02 // We Aren’t Kids Anymore // Minerva Theatre, Chichester
12/02 // Jeff Brown & Alex Weston-King // The King’s Loft Jazz, Southsea
23/02 // Roberto Manzin // Chichester Inn Jazz, Chichester
18/03 // Benn Clatworthy // The King’s Loft Jazz, Southsea
22/03 // Dave O’Higgins & Martin Shaw // Chichester Inn Jazz, Chichester
23/03 // Rutter Magnificat // Petersfield Festival Orchestra
30/03 // Najwa Sings! // Earls Court
15/04 // Tom Smith & Jack Tustin // The King’s Loft Jazz, Southsea
26/04 // Giuliano Pereira // Chichester Inn Jazz, Chichester
04/05 // Karizma, Godalming (Private event)
09/05 // National Youth Jazz Orchestra Workshop // Bedales School
11/05 Copland/Rutter/Jenkins // St Thomas Church, Lymington
27/05 // Tim Whitehead // The King’s Loft Jazz, Southsea
31/05 // Deelee Dube // Chichester Inn Jazz, Chichester
01/06 // Freddie Saxo // Petersfield Jazz Festival, Churcher’s College
08/06 // Karizma // Froxfield (Private function event)
15/06 // Easy Does It // ‘Yacht Rock’ function band // Aylesbury
22/06 // Talking Drum (Samba event) // Guildhall Yard
22/06 // Mahler 5 // Woking Symphony Orchestra
27/06 // Najwa Sings! // Bank (Corporate event), London
29/06 // A3 ceilidh band // Bedales School
13/07 // Amy Baker jazz 4tet // Stanstead House Festival
14/07 // Amy Baker jazz 4tet // Stanstead House Festival
15/07 // Alex Weston-King // The King’s Loft Jazz, Southsea
26/07 // Paraorchestra SMOOSH! project // Bradford
27/07 // Paraorchestra SMOOSH! project // Bradford
04/08 // Amy Baker jazz 4tet // Hambledon Vineyard, Fizz Festival
10/08 // Jody Smith Quartet // Bordon, Hampshire
26/08 // Art Themen & Sam Braysher // Chichester Jazz Festival 2024
14/09 // Super Grouse // Reeling Event // Gloucestershire
22/09 // Super Tenants // Roaming band // Sun Princess Cruise (Southampton)
25/09 // Alex Tan Quartet // Jazz event // Borough, London
27/09 // Jonny Griffiths // The King’s Loft Jazz, Southsea
21/10 // Derek Nash // The King’s Loft Jazz, Southsea
01/11 // Benn Clatworthy // Chichester Inn Jazz, Chichester
23/11 // Vic Ward jazz trio // P&O Cruises (Southampton)
29/11 // Nigel Price // Chichester Inn Jazz, Chichester
02/12 // Anything Goes // Bedales Olivier Theatre // Petersfield
03/12 // Anything Goes // Bedales Olivier Theatre // Petersfield
04/12 // Anything Goes // Bedales Olivier Theatre // Petersfield
05/12 // Anything Goes // Bedales Olivier Theatre // Petersfield
06/12 // Anything Goes // Bedales Olivier Theatre // Petersfield
16/12 // Rob McCann // The King’s Loft Jazz, Southsea
19/12 // Super Grouse // Reeling event // Cirencester
31/12 // Grand Central Jazz Trio // The Ropemaker, Havant
-2023-
13/01 // Chaeli Coverdale // The Ned, London
21/01 // A3 Ceilidh band // St Swithuns, Winchester
25/01 // Super Grouse // Oxford Union Caledonian Society
26/01 // The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe // Bedales
27/01 // The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe // Bedales
27/01 // Dave Lewis // Havana, Chichester
28/01 // Super Grouse // Ockham
4/3 // Moore & Co. // Cheat
11/3 // The Armed Man // St Peter’s Church, Petersfield
24/03 // Tomasso Starace // Havana, Chichester
8/04 // Najwa Sings! // The Naval Club, St James’s Square, London
28/04 // Art Themen // Havana, Chichester
29/4 // Karizma // Gate Street, Bramley
20/5 // Super Grouse Reeling // Newbury
10/6 // Karizma // Bury Manor Barn, Pulborough
23/6 // Chris Allard // Havana Jazz, Chichester
1/7 // Super Tenants // Bridport
6/7 // Super Tenants // Chelsea
8/7 // Super Tenants // Lulworth Castle, Dorset
9/7 // Super Tenants // Henley Festival
21/7 // Amy Baker jazz 4tet // Cowdray Gold Medal Polo Festival
22/7 // Amy Baker jazz 4tet // Hambledon Vineyard, Fizz Festival
22/7 // Karizma // Bastingstoke
27/7 // Karizma // Gate Street, Bramley
28/7 // Karizma // Snelsmore House, Newbury
29/7 // Karizma // Caswell House, Oxford
3/8 // Karizma // Gate Street, Bramley
5/8 // Super Tenants // Ridge Farm, Dorking
26/8 // The +Ones // Highly Manor, Haywards Heath
27/8 // Najwa Sings! // The Barn, Botley Hill
28/8 // Nigel Price, Tom Smith, Tom Syson // Chichester Jazz Festival 2023
2/9 // Naywa Sings! // Bore Place, Tonbridge Wells
8/9 // Paraorchestra SMOOSH! project // Bristol
9/9 // Paraorchestra SMOOSH! project // Bristol
10/9 // Paraorchestra SMOOSH! project // Bristol
21/9 // Super Tenants // Whitbread Brewery, London
30/9 // Karizma // Gate Street, Bramley
5/10 // Karizma // Wokefield Park, Reading
13/10 // Alice Milburn 4tet // The Hampshire Hog
27/10 // Josephine Davis // Havana Jazz, Chichester
4/11 // Super Grouse // Kensington Palace, London
12/11 // Karizma // Gate Street, Bramley
24/11 // Vasilis Xenopoulos // Havana Jazz, Chichester
2/12 // Verdi Requiem // Holy Trinity, Sloane Square, London
8/12 // LDN SHOWBAND // Meta Xmas Party, Covent Garden
13/12 // Super Tenants // The Bloomsbury, London
15/12 // Najwa Sings! // Gate Street, Bramley
17/12 // Gruffalo + Snowman Tour // Cadogan Hall, London
18/12 // Super Tenants // Merlin Xmas Party, Waterloo
20/12 // Super Grouse // Cirencester
21/12 // Gruffalo + Snowman Tour // Bristol Beacon, Bristol
22/12 // Alan Barnes // Havana Jazz, Chichester
23/12 // Gruffalo + Snowman Tour // Cheltenham Town Hall
-2022-
12/01 // Samba Workshop // Highfield & Brookham, Hampshire
01/03 // Andy Panayi // Chichester Inn Jazz, Chichester
04/03 // Karizma // Ringwood, New Forest
06/03 // Jody Smith Trio // Horsham
19/03 // Haydn Mass // Petersfield Festival Orchestra
04/04 // Jim Mullen // Chichester Inn Jazz, Chichester
18/04 // Nat Steele // The King's Loft Jazz- Southsea
07/05 // Jazz on the Rox // Park Row, Soho
14/05 // Jazz on the Rox // Park Row, Soho
16/05 // Tommaso Starace // The King's Loft Jazz- Southsea
22/05 // The Super Tenants // Soho
27/05 // New Orleans Jam // TAM, Elephant & Castle, London
28/05 // Carnival of the Animals // Holy Trinity Church, Guildford
02/06 // Karizma // Leatherhead
04/06 // The Super Tenants // Godalming
07/06 // Denys Baptiste // Chichester Inn Jazz, Chichester
11/06 // The Super Tenants // Groucho Club, Soho
17/06 // Jody Smith Trio // Earl of March, Chichester
18/06 // A3 Ceilidh Band // Haling Island
20/06 // Nick Walters // King's Loft, Southsea
02/07 // Jazz on the Rox // Park Row, Soho
03/07 // Super Grouse // Fareham
05/07 Vasilis Xenopoulos // Chichester Inn Jazz, Chichester
06/06 // The Super Tenants // Henley Festival
07/06 // The Super Tenants // Chelsea Physic Gardens
09/07 // Malika // Bedford
10/07 // Van Gosh! // Southsea Festival
14/07 // Nic Saunders Trio // The Square Tower, Portsmouth
23/07 // Dan Cundy Trio // Islander Festival, London
23/07 // Super Grouse // Oxford
24/07 // Nic Saunders Trio // Chichester
24/07 // Karizma // Bramley, Surrey
06/08 // Super Tenants // Tadworth
09/08 // Super Tenants // Brentford
26/08 // Nik Ammar Session // Froxfield
27/08 // Karizma // Potters Bar, Woking
28/08 // The +Ones // Hayes Festival
09/09 // Lana-My Hodge // Havana, Chichester
17/09 // Super Grouse // Newbury
01/10 // Karizma // Bramley, Surrey
05/10 // Super Tenants // Nyetimber Vineyard
16/10 // Super Tenants // Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London
12/11 // Najwa Sings // Lincoln's Inn, London
17/11 // Jack Noke Trio // Goodwood House, Chichester
25/11 // Super Grouse // Oxford Town Hall, Oxford
26/11// Najwa Sings // Orpington
09/12 // Nic Saunders Trio // Chichester
14/12 // Super Tenants // The Little Blue Door, Fulham
-2021-
8/06/21 // The Super Tenants // Epsom Races
05/07/21 // Art Themen // The King's Loft Jazz- Southsea
10/07/21 // The +Ones // Biggin Hill
21/07/21 // The Super Tenants // Cotswolds
05/08/21 // Art Themen // The King's Loft Jazz- Southsea
08/08/21 // Nic Saunders Trio // Petworth
09/08/21 // Simon Spillett // The King's Loft Jazz- Southsea
18/08/21 // The Super Tenants // Chippenham
19/08/21 // The Super Tenants // Frome
20/08/21 // The Super Tenants // Suffolk
21/08/21 // The Super Tenants // Lewes
14/08/21 // Moore & Co. // Leatherhead
30/08/21 // Mark Lockheart & Ray Butcher // Chichester Jazz Festival
04/09/21 // The Super Tenants // Lewes
11/09/21 // Dan Cundy Trio // Margate
13/09/21 // Nigel Price // The King's Loft - Southsea
18/09/21 // Dan Cundy Trio // Chelmsford Festival
19/09/21 // A3 Ceilidh Band // Farnham
25/09/21 // The Super Tenants // Chichester
09/10/21 // Karizma // Twickenham
11/10/21 // Dave O'Higgins // The King's Loft Jazz- Southsea
13/10/21 // The Super Tenants // Nyetimber Vineyard
26/10/21 // Alan Barnes // Chichester Inn Jazz, Chichester
18/11/21 // Jorma Gasperi (jazz set) // Park Row, Soho
29/11/21 // Jeff Brown & Phil Veecock // The King's Loft Jazz - Southsea
09/12/21 // The Super Tenants // Haywards Heath
11/12/21 // Dan Cundy Trio // Greenwich University
15/12/21 // The +Ones // Addington Palace
31/12/21 // Dan Cundy Trio // The Duke, London
-2020-
17/01/20 // A3 Ceildih Band // Private event, Hampshire
25/01/20 // A3 Ceildih Band // Private event, Winchester
31/01/20 // Ray Butcher, Christian Brewer // Coastguard Studio Jazz - Southsea
14/02/20 // Jeff Brown, Phil Veacock // Havana Jazz - Chichester
22/02/20 // A3 Ceildih Band // Private event, Andover
28/02/20 // Brandon Allen // Coastguard Studio Jazz - Southsea
27/03/20 // Georgia Van Etten // La Havana Jazz Club - Southsea (CANCELLED)
10/04/20 // Jim Mullen // La Havana Jazz Club - Chichester ((CANCELLED))
24/04/20 // Denys Baptiste // La Havana Jazz Club - Southsea (CANCELLED)
10/07/20 // Special Guest // La Havana Jazz Club - Chichester (CANCELLED)
11/07/20 // RhythmEarth Electric Trio & Guests // Portsmouth Jazz Festival (CANCELLED)
31/07/20 // Special Guest // Coastguard Studio Jazz - Southsea (CANCELLED)
14/08/20 // Special Guest // La Havana Jazz Club - Chichester (CANCELLED)
20/08/20 // RhythmEarth Electric Trio & Vasilis Xenopoulos // Portsmouth Jazz Festival
22/08/20 // Moore & Co. // The Swan, Wimbledon
28/08/20 // Special Guest // Coastguard Studio Jazz - Southsea (CANCELLED)
29/08/20 // Moore & Co. // Private Event, Caterham (CANCELLED)
30/08/20 // Moore & Co. // Private Event, Lancaster (CANCELLED)
11/09/20 // Special Guest // La Havana Jazz Club - Chichester (CANCELLED)
21/11/20 // Emily Askew Band Winter Tour // Weston, Hertfordshire (CANCELLED)
28/11/20 // Emily Askew Band Winter Tour // Edgehill University (CANCELLED)
29/11/20 // Emily Askew Band Winter Tour // Appleby Cumby (CANCELLED)
04/12/20 // Emily Askew Band Winter Tour // Wiltshire Music Centre (CANCELLED)
05/12/20 // Emily Askew Band Winter Tour // Norden Farm, Maidenhead (CANCELLED)
06/12/20 // Emily Askew Band Winter Tour // Worcester Folk Festival (CANCELLED)
11/12/20 // Emily Askew Band Winter Tour // Scunthorpe (CANCELLED)
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-2019-
25/01/19 // Dave O’Higgins // Coastguard Studio Jazz - Southsea
08/02/19 // Samba & Maracatu Workshop // Hampshire
09/02/19 // Alton Jazz // The George Inn - Alton
22/02/19 // Giuliano Pereira // Coastguard Studio Jazz - Southsea
28/02/19 // Ape-Out Video Games launch - SERVER, London W12 8HJ
16/03/19 // 9 to 5 the Dolly Parton Show // Bracknell Theatre
23/03/19 // Moore & Co. // Maidstone
26/04/19 // Benn Clatworthy // Coastguard Studio Jazz - Southsea
08/05/19 // Avenue Q // The Bracknell Theatre
10/05/19 // A3 Ceilidh Band // Hampshire
31/05/19 // Karen Lane // Coastguard Studio Jazz - Southsea
02/06/19 // Emily Askew Band // Worcester Folk Festival
07/06/19 // USA touring choir // Winchester Cathedral
14/06/19 // The Super Tenants // Heathrow
22/06/19 // The Super Tenants // The Churchill War Rooms, London
28/06/19 // Andy Panayi // Coastguard Studio Jazz - Southsea
03/07/19 // The Super Tenants // Soho, London
06/07/19 // The Super Tenants // Cheam
13/07/19 // The Super Tenants // Cornwall
26/07/19 // Private Jazz Event // Petersfield
27/07/19 // Moore & Co. // Guildford
03/08/19 // Moore & Co. // Oxford
24/08/19 // Rhythm Earth Electric Trio // Victorious Festival
30/08/19 // Paul Booth // Coastguard Studio Jazz - Southsea
07/09/19 // Emily Askew Band // London Folk Festival
11/10/19 // Paul Booth // La Havana Jazz Club - Chichester
15/10/19 // The Super Tenants // Billingsgate Market, London
17/10/19 // The Super Tenants // Shepperton Studios
25/10/19 // Emily Saunders // Coastguard Studio Jazz - Southsea
31/10/19 // The Super Tenants // Park Lane, London
08/11/19 // Tim Whitehead // La Havana Jazz Club - Chichester
29/11/19 // Art Themen // Coastguard Studio Jazz - Southsea
07/12/19 // Singin' In The Rain // Sonning Theatre, Reading
12/12/19 // Singin' In The Rain // Sonning Theatre, Reading
13/12/19 // Singin' In The Rain // Sonning Theatre, Reading
14/12/19 // Singin' In The Rain // Sonning Theatre, Reading
15/12/19 // Singin' In The Rain // Sonning Theatre, Reading
20/12/19 // Singin' In The Rain // Sonning Theatre, Reading
12/12/19 // The Super Tenants // Farnborough
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