Derek Nash (Jools Holland Saxman) leads this swinging and bluesy trio featuring organist Jim Watson and George Double on drums. Mixing up Blue Note delights, Jimmy Smith stylings and a few compositions from Derek’s Quartet and Sax Appeal repertoire, the outfit is becoming a firm favourite on the British Jazz scene. Derek has been with Jools since 2004 and has featured on every Hootenanny TV show since then, performing with Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Amy Winehouse, Booker T and many more. Apart from leading the award-winning Sax Appeal he’s also a member of the Ronnie Scott’s Blues Explosion for over ten years. Organist Jim Watson has worked with Kurt Elling, Sting, Incognito, Manu Katche and the BBC Radio Big Band. He is often seen on TV in the Strictly Come Dancing band and is a regular in Guy Barker’s band, appearing on BBC4 at The Proms and elsewhere Drummer George Double has worked with Dame Shirley Bassey, Grammy award-winner Jack Jones, Marc Almond, Mica Paris, Ruthie Henshall and Kym Mazelle. His Introducing Drum Kit books have sold over 30,000 copies worldwide.