This year is the first time that Sax Bandits has performed two summer gigs (usually one). Our second gig at Guildford Beer Festival on Friday 19th September gave us a brilliant opportunity to keep the bands’ momentum flowing – and what a gig it was! Taking place just two months after our performance at WRDERead more
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The first gig of the year is always an exciting event as it’s the first chance to play a mostly new set list – four of the five songs we performed were completely new for 2025! I’ve been playing with Sax Bandits for two years and it’s always good fun joining the other local SaxRead more
I remember the occasion as if it were only yesterday when one morning in January 2018 my adult daughter said “Mum, can I sell my flute and saxophone?”. Somewhat shocked by the question I responded, “You can sell the flute but not the saxophone”. “Why?” she replied. “Because I am going to learn to playRead more
I’ve never been in a calendar before… but here I was on Day 16 of the Windsor & Eton Living Advent Calendar. The hours of practice and agony I put my family and neighbours through was finally going to come to fruition and be unveiled to an unsuspecting public audience! I doubted it would evenRead more
The tranquil country village of Fawley was far from quiet on Sunday 19th May, for the Fawley Hill Steam & Vintage Festival had returned for another year. The fairground rides were moving in steadfast, mesmerising circles, and the red kites soared gracefully in the sky. A muffled voice narrated the vintage planes as they performedRead more
Following our super saxy performance at BunkFest in September there was no time to rest on our laurels, we went straight into learning a new set of songs for our annual ‘Christmas Busking Bash’ at the Henley Living Advent Calendar on Monday 18th December 2023. As a newbie to the group at the beginning ofRead more
What a Year It’s Been! Sax Bandits has continued to endure and grow in the aftermath of the global pandemic and I couldn’t be prouder of our achievements. We’ve all been affected in some way by the challenges of the past year, whether you’ve had covid or felt the pinch of petrol prices. In myRead more
Sax Bandits has come a long way in 4 years! I want to commemorate some of the memories and members who have supported the band during its early years. YEAR 1 – 2016 Can you believe this band started with just 8 nervous saxophone students meeting in a cold Scout Hut in Wallingford, Oxfordshire? StartingRead more
