Simon Willescroft

略歴

Simon Willescroft is a British saxophonist, whose work has included performing with Duran Duran. After graduating from the Royal Northern College of Music, Willescroft is now a freelance saxophonist based in London. Artists Willescroft has toured with include Beverley Craven and Katie Melua. He has also performed with Alexandra Burke, Alesha Dixon, Hard-Fi, The Killers and Jamie Cullum. Willescroft played on Duran Duran's Red Carpet Massacre album, then performed on The Red Carpet Massacre Tour and The All You Need Is Now Tour. Other appearances with Duran Duran include the SkyArts Songbook show, broadcast in 2008. He is also associated with Candi Staton, Lulu and record producer Mark Ronson.

参加作品

Duran Duran: Paper Gods Japan Tour
sax / keyboards
An unofficial Duran Duran live album, recorded during The Paper Gods Tour at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan on 20 September 2017.
Duran Duran: Lollapalooza Argentina 2017
sax / keyboards
Duran Duran's presentation at the Lollapalooza Music Festival, Argentina 2017.
Duran Duran: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
sax / keyboards
Duran Duran's presentation at the Lollapalooza Music Festival, Brazil 2017.
Duran Duran - Live at Eden with BBC Music Day
sax
Music legends Duran Duran brought BBC Music Day to a close with a concert live from Cornwall's Eden Project, which also featured performances from the fantastic Laura Mvula and up-coming singer Izzy Bizu.
Duran Duran: Unstaged
Self - Saxophone
Duran Duran: Unstaged is a multimedia event that takes the audience on a cinematic journey with one of the most successful acts in the world during their performance at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles.
Duran Duran: A Diamond In the Mind 2011
sax / keyboards
Filmed at the MEN Arena in Manchester on December 16th, 2011, this stunning Duran Duran live show is the perfect combination of great music, amazing visuals and iconic style which has been the band s trademark throughout their career. Following the release of their acclaimed All You Need Is Now album, this concert combines new songs from that release with their classic hits. Whether in the studio or the live arena, Duran Duran are masters of their craft and this latest concert bursts with energy and oozes class in the way that only they can.
Duran Duran Live at Coachella Music Festival 2011
sax
Recorded live at the Empire Polo Field, Indio, CA, on April 17th 2011. Track listing is as follows: Planet Earth (jump at end) Hungry Like the Wolf (jump at beginning) All You Need Is Now Notorious Safe (In The Heat Of The Moment) The Chauffeur Ordinary World Girl Panic! (Reach Up For The) Sunrise Rio Bond Medley A View To A Kill Girls on Film (with Poker Face)
Duran Duran - One Night Only, ITV
sax
This DVD features all the songs performed by Duran Duran on One Night Only, an ITV1 music entertainment show. The show was recorded at studios in London on 12 March 2011, with an audience of several hundred people. All the songs on the bootleg were performed with a string quartet, that included Martha Riley on violin. Also featured are history recordings, that consist of interviews with the four remaining original members of Duran Duran. These recordings were originally broadcast between the songs on the show. Tracks include Roger Taylor speaking from Villa Park in Birmingham, the venue of Duran Duran's MENCAP Concert in 1983.
Incognito: at Estival Jazz Lugano