Our latest addition to the Sax Bandits Christmas set list is a lesser known song called ‘Aint No Chimneys In The Project’ by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, from the Christmas album entitled ‘It’s A Holiday Soul Party!‘ (2015). This is one of my favourite Christmas albums (especially as I own it on vinyl inRead more
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The Music At the beginning of 2024, it was looking likely that Sax Bandits were going to get booked to perform at CarFest in the summer. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances the opportunity didn’t materialise, but it did shape our set list for 2024. I selected the songs in our set list around the themeRead 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
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
Grant has been an active member of Sax Bandits for a while now. When we caught wind that he was the owner of a boutique online shop offering saxophone-inspired products we simply had to find out more! Grant shares how Glide Products came about and the inspiration for his designs: “Glide Products was created toRead 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
We all love lots of SAX! Video by local aspiring 14-year old filmmaker, Connor Botha. Check out his YouTube Channel. This year (2019), Rob got all 3 bands together – for the very first time – with an invite for us to play the first night of Henley-On-Thames Living Advent Calendar, in which different actsRead more
