
SIMON
THORPE
MUSICIAN
Spring 2026
Lots of varied music happening for me this year.
The big project for me currently is the forthcoming debut album by Fuzz Kitchen, a band for which I've written all the music, recorded earlier this year and due for release in September. In this band I play bass guitar and sing. It's a kind of jazz/prog-rock/song project, influenced partly by the Canterbury Scene of the early 70's, of which I am a big fan. Fuzz Kitchen evolved from Hatfield and the Health, the band that performed some of our favourite Canterbury music. Fuzz Kitchen takes the music into the future, with some of my favourite musicians, including drummer Nick Allum with whom I first played music in 1976! I'm very excited to be playing some dates in September to launch the album.
Other news...On 31st May at 1pm I'lI be at Pizza Express Soho, 10 Dean St W1 with my swing band Jivin' Miss Daisy, now in our 28th year! I'll also be playing with Elaine Delmar at Ronnie Scott's on Sunday 10th May at 1pm.
I'm currently touring with Brighton-based trumpeter Chris Coull playing songs from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, including a date at the 606 Club on June 3rd.