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CRUISE TO THE EDGE 2022 Artist Spotlight: SIMON PHILLIPS’ PROTOCOL

Today’s Artist Spotlight is both legendary and coming in under the radar. Billed by his project’s name “Protocol” , many people may not be aware that this is Simon Phillips ’ band. The drumming maestro powered Toto for two decades, was the drummer on The Who ’s 1989 reunion tour and has played with countless rock, prog and jazz musicians since the 70s, including Jeff Beck , Jon Anderson , Zappa , Joe Satriani , Stanley Clarke , Peter Gabriel , Asia , Jack Bruce , Derek Sherinian , the list goes on and on. To say Simon is a legend is an understatement and it is an honor to have him on the ship with us.

Regarding their new guitarist and saxophonist, Simon reflects, “The great thing about the younger players is they’re fearless, I’ve encountered some who say this music’s just too hard to play — well, I come from a background where I love to be challenged. [Pianist] Hiromi ’s The Trio Project, for instance, which I played in with Anthony Jackson , she would push us to be ready to perform things that we barely knew. I loved that. I so admire her tenacity and her courage. Jacob and Alex are like this too: they’re up for it, and it’s good for us older guys onstage to be reminded. We can all get a little bit too comfortable, and music shouldn’t be like that. It should be always on the edge, always ready to grow – but always groove!”

You can check out their new album “V” which promises to be heavily featured in their concerts. This is jazz fusion at its best, friends. Expect to see an audience filled with musicians from the other bands on the ship – this will be one of those kinds of sets where Protocol ’s peers and disciples want to see what they have up their sleeves. Check out some video links below including our recent career-retrospective interview with Simon .

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Derek Sherinian and Simon Phillips to release ‘SHERINIAN/PHILLIPS LIVE’

SHERINIAN/PHILLIPS is the musical alliance of Derek Sherinian and Simon Phillips, whose parallel reputations in virtuosic sonic inventions combine on the backdrop of instrumental genre fusion. Though the two had written and recorded together in the past, commitments to other projects had kept them busy in their own circles for a time. Upon their reunion for the recording of 2020’s The Phoenix, the duo has been going strong with consistent new releases ever since. Now, they are pleased to announce the release of SHERINIAN/PHILLIPS LIVE, which exhibits the pair uniting once again for a collaborative effort, documenting a special concert recorded at The Grape in Ventura, California on August 29th, 2022. The set is due out on August 25th, 2023 on InsideOutMusic.

Joining Sherinian/Phillips are fellow creatives Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal on guitar and Ric Fierabracci on bass to round out the lineup of the evening. Several tracks from the latest studio album offering, Vortex, made their way into the set, such as the title track “Vortex”, “Seven Seas”, and “Aurora Australis” (the original recording of which featured Bumblefoot), alongside other instrumentals.

You can check out the performance of “Aurora Australis” now here: https://DerekSherinian.lnk.to/SherinianPhillips-Live

SHERINIAN/PHILLIPS LIVE has every note – planned or jammed – captured like lightning in a bottle, taking listeners to the moment these sounds sparked from their instruments. The live performance sits naturally in a rock context, while reminiscent of jazz fusion concert structures, with room for each musician to stand out in a solo space, each carrying and trading unique melodies along the way. Derek Sherinian: “After 20 years of making albums together, it was a great pleasure bringing this music to life with Simon for the first time.” The album will be available in the following formats:

Black Vinyl | Ltd. CD Digipak | CD Jewelcase (North America) Pre-Order is available via this LINK

“Sherinian/Phillips”: 1. The Vortex (04:43) 2. Empyrean Sky (04:20) 3. Temple of Helios (06:17) 4. Inertia (04:32) 5. Alpha Burst (04:01) 6. Barnacus (03:32) 7. Seven Seas (05:51) 8. Ascension (02:48) 9. The Phoenix (04:55) 10. Introduction (00:31) 11. Aurora Australis (11:27)

Line-Up: Derek Sherinian (keys/synth) Simon Phillips (drums) Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal (guitar) Ric Fierabracci (bass)

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Great new setlist compared to the November 2013 show. Al of the songs (plus a few extras) they played are from the latest greatest Protocol III album. At the moment this album is only available during this tour. Highly recommended!

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Tue November 22, 2022

SIMON PHILLIPS PROTOCOL V

Doors: 7:30 pm   show: 8:00 pm.

Jazz. Rock. Jazz-rock. Across more than four decades, legendary drummer Simon Phillips has shown an uncanny ability to excel in most any musical environment. Precision, intensity and emotion are hallmarks of Simon’s sound in every setting. And working with many of the world’s most prominent musicians from an early age, he has repeatedly made his mark through scores of historic recordings and tours around the globe.

Simon’s father, Sid Phillips , was a highly disciplined intelligence officer in the RAF during World War II, and later led a Dixieland band where Simon got his start on drums at the age of 12. Simon soon joined the London production of Jesus Christ Superstar and quickly gained a reputation as someone who could make music sound good, leading to lots of recording sessions while still in his teens. By his twenties, Simon had already worked with iconic figures including Jeff Beck , Jack Bruce , Pete Townshend , Al Di Meola , Jon Anderson , Jan Hammer , Stanley Clarke , Jon Lord , Mike Oldfield , Brian Eno and others. Several of these artists had been important pioneers of the jazz-rock genre in the early and mid-1970s, also called fusion.

“Nothing is easy. If you want to be good at something, you go to the nth degree to do it.”

High-profile recordings and/or tours were soon to come with the likes of Mick Jagger , Asia , The Who , Gary Moore , Joe Satriani and many more. But it was the untimely death of drummer Jeff Porcaro that led to Simon’s 21-year presence in Toto (1992-2014), highlighted by ten albums and numerous world tours. During this period Phillips also worked on various projects led by Steve Lukather , Michael Schenker, Derek Sherinian and others.

More squarely within the realm of the jazz world, Simon worked in a trio led by virtuoso pianist Hiromi along with electric bassist Anthony Jackson (Chick Corea). This rich association lasted seven years, producing five albums from 2011-16 and touring extensively. During this period Phillips also performed in a jazz-rock trio with French keyboardist Philippe Saisse (Al Di Meola) and electric bassist Pino Palladino (Steve Gadd), under the group name PSP .

“I’m a jazz player… so I like to push the limits and do stuff out of the blue.”

The seeds for Protocol were first planted during the 1980s, when Simon began composing in earnest. He wrote all the tunes and played all the instruments on his first Protocol release in 1989. While Toto was his primary endeavor at the time, Phillips released several more jazz-rock albums as a leader from 1992-2000 with which he continued to hone his songwriting chops.

Listeners can discern the influence of many great drummers in Simon’s sound, not the least of which is ‘70s-era Tony Williams . According to Simon, “I was introduced to Tony by Jack Bruce back in 1977. His 1975 album, Believe It , is still one of my favorites. Not only the music and the playing (it features guitar god Allan Holdsworth ), but the sound. Bruce Botnick was the engineer and I have to admit I used that template as a guide for Protocol II when I mixed it.”

Simon’s compositions and group concept began to gel with the Protocol II album in 2013. This release brought together high-profile rock guitarist Andy Timmons with jazz-funk keyboardist Steve Weingart (Dave Weckl) and electric bassist Ernest Tibbs (Allan Holdsworth). Much like Tony’s Believe It record of nearly 40 years earlier, Protocol II firmly established Simon’s new lineup as one of the truly great bands in jazz-rock history. Progress continued in 2015 with the release of Protocol III , featuring the same personnel and another set of brilliant new tunes.

In 2017, Simon felt it was time to fine-tune the group concept with the release of Protocol IV . While Ernest Tibbs continued in the bass chair, this record featured a major league rock session guitarist named Greg Howe (Michael Jackson), along with the dynamic young keyboardist Dennis Hamm (Thundercat). Still utilizing the same quartet format, Protocol IV presents Simon’s strongest compositions yet — and it was nominated for a GRAMMY Award in the Contemporary Instrumental Album category. In his typically gracious manner Phillips said in a recent interview, “I lost out to Steve Gadd , and you can’t complain about that!”

2019 marked the 30th Anniversary of Protocol’s inception and Simon toured extensively as leader, playing a selection of tunes from each of the Protocol albums. However, the lineup was tweaked once again, this time to become a quintet, including veteran keyboardist Otmaro Ruiz (John McLaughlin), Jacob Scesney on saxophones and the brilliant young guitarist Alex Sill . A new Protocol V studio album was released to rave reviews in early 2022, featuring this same extraordinary lineup.

“Being a musician is not a retiring kind of life. It’s a lifetime commitment.”

Another strand among Simon’s numerous credits falls loosely under the heading of world music. A notable example was produced in 2011 along with Indian drummer Trilok Gurtu (John McLaughlin) and the NDR Big Band, called 21 Spices . More recently, Phillips has teamed up with three of India’s leading musicians — Mohini Dey , Abhijith PS Nair and Sandeep Mohan — to produce a single called “Sa Ma Ga Pa.” An album project is in the works.

As if not busy enough as a player, Phillips is well known for his production skills. Indeed, he has tracked, mixed and/or mastered many recordings at his Phantom Studios over the years, including his own albums. Simon also somehow fits in an ambitious schedule of drum clinics, workshops and masterclasses, often sandwiched between anchor dates on tour.

Since 1985 he’s had yet another passion — motor racing! Simon attended the Jim Russell racing school in Norfolk, England, and eventually bought a Formula Ford 1600. He competed in the Champion of Snetterton series and had a great time driving a well-known circuit. These days he hangs out at Willow Springs Raceway with another racing enthusiast named Dave Weckl …

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Philip's award-winning kids' comedy show "School's Out Comedy Club" was well reviewed at the 2022 Morecambe Fringe Festival. 

British Comedy Guide

A 2021 interview in which Philip talked about his background in comedy, the projects he is working on and what he'd ask of a genie!

Creative Hertfordshire

In December 2020, Philip published a kids' joke book based on School's Out Comedy Club. Find out more about how it started.

Beyond the Joke

When the School's Out Comedy Club joke book was released in 2020, Philip talked about its creation and shared some jokes too.

Find out more about Philip's start in comedy and lockdown homeschooling  in this "First Gig, Worst Gig" interview published in 2020.

The Jewish Chronicle

"Jew Talkin' To Me?" is the podcast created by Philip Simon and Rachel Creeger, and it's inception is described in this article.

Jew-O-Rama is a hit at the Edinburgh Fringe and this review talks about what makes the show so much fun for people of all faiths.

Having played Daddy Pig in the UK theatre production of Peppa Pig, Philip took his 5* show about this & fatherhood to the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe.

Philip runs and hosts Borehamwood Comedy Club. Learn more about his experiences running comedy on home turf.

In 2015, early in his comedy career, Philip was named "Jewish Comedian of the Year" at the Jewish Comedy Festival in London.

In 2015 Philip won the Lastminute Comedy/Kill for a Seat competition. Learn more about his award-winning self-depricating humour here.

Philip starred as Daddy Pig in the UK theatre tour and West End production of Peppa Pig. This was big news in the national Jewish press!

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Sunday Morning Live

Catch Philip's debut appearance of this flagship BBC TV show, sharing his take on some of the headlines of the day.

What can and can't be said in comedy is always being debated. Get's Philip's take in "How do you tell a “Jew” joke without being offensive?"

The price of West End theatre tickets is preventing a lot of people experiencing the wonder of live theatre. Could this be a suitable solution?

"What do you do when you're not acting?" A question every actor gets asked that no actor wants to hear. This is Philip's humorous take.

Here Philip writes about ageism in the industry especially when people start out. 'New talent' doesn't always mean young talent!

Here Philip offers those just starting out in the industry, or simply not in the know, an insight into the ongoing cost of being an actor!

An actor's job isn't acting, it's auditioning, so isn't it frustrating when you're left hanging after an audition, unsure if you've got the role.

Want to know more about Philip?

You can find Philip's Electronic Press Kit (EPK) here .

If you like what you read so far, check out Philip's blog .

As a professional actor and comedian, Philip makes a fun, easygoing chat show guest. He can also contribute to your written publication.  Contact Philip's Team  to let them know what you're looking for, and find out how he can help!

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Simon Phillips is a GRAMMY® Award-nominated drummer, producer and composer. Regarded as one of the world’s most renowned and respected drummers, Simon’s style not only reflects his technical gift but also his distinct musical sensibility. Whether it is rock, fusion or jazz, Simon applies the same precision and intensity to his drumming, which is never lacking in emotion and feel.

Throughout the 1970s and 80s, Simon has worked with rock bands and artists including Jeff Beck, Michael Schenker, Nik Kershaw, Mike Oldfield, Judas Priest, Mike Rutherford, Tears for Fears, 10cc and The Who. After Jeff Porcaro’s death in 1992, he became part of the world-famous rock band Toto. After leaving the group in 2014, Simon ventured into the fusion and progressive rock worlds as both a drummer and producer. At the moment Simon just released the new Protocol V album.

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Sat, April 20, 6.00pm – LYR: Blossomise , Plymouth. Tickets on sale. Sold out

Sun, April 21, 1.00pm – LYR: Blossomise , Coventry. Tickets on sale. 

Fri, April 26 – Blossomise reading , Castlefield Viaduct, Manchester. Sold out

Sat, April 27, 5.00pm – LYR: Blossomise , Quarry Bank, Styal, Cheshire. Tickets on sale. Sold out

Sun, April 28, 5.30pm – LYR: Blossomise , Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Tickets on sale. Sold out

Sat, May 18, 10.00pm – Simon Armitage at Cork International Poetry Festival,  Ireland. Tickets on sale.  

Wed, May 29, 7.30pm – Simon Armitage: Blossomise at Salisbury Cathedral , Tickets on sale.

Thurs, May 30, 7.30pm – Simon Armitage reads Sir Gawain and the Green Knight , Foxlowe Arts Centre, Leek, ST13 6AD. Tickets on sale. Sold out, waiting list available

Sat, June 1, 8.30pm – Simon Armitage and Clive Hicks-Jenkins , Event 335, Hay Festival. Tickets on sale.

Sun, June 2, 11.30am – Simon Armitage: Blossomise , Event 347, Hay Festival. Tickets on sale.

Sun, June 2, 7.30pm – LYR at Hay Festival . Tickets on sale

June 8-9, Simon Armitage at Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas , Borris, Ireland. Tickets on sale.

• Sat, June 8, 6.05pm – Working in the Lineage of the Laureates: Simon Armitage in conversation with Katherine Rundell.
• Sun, June 9,  10.30am – Poet and Polymath: Simon Armitage in conversation with Olivia O’Leary.

Wed, June 12, 8.15pm  – LYR opens Manchester’s Festival of Libraries , Central Library. St Peter’s Square, M2 5PD. Tickets on sale.

Thurs, June 13, 7.00pm – Simon Armitage + LYR , Leeds Lit Fest, Leeds Library, 18 Commercial Street, LS1 6AL. Poetry reading followed by LYR performance. Tickets on sale. Last remaining tickets.

Fri, June 14, 7.30pm – LYR in Stamford , Stamford Arts Centre, Lincs PE9 2DL. Tickets on sale.

Mon, June 27,  7.00pm – Simon Armitage in Conversation , Faber & Faber, The Bindery, London, EC1N 8HN. Fabers Members event. Join (for free) to unlock. Sold out

Fri, July 5, 7.30pm – LYR at Alton Arts Festival , Alton Assembly Rooms, Hampshire GU34 1BA. Tickets on sale. Sold out

Sat, July 6, 6.00pm – Simon Armitage: Blossomise at Ledbury Poetry Festival , HR8 2AA. Tickets on sale.

Wed, July 10, 7.30pm – An Evening with Poet Laureate Simon Armitage , New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth, PO1 2DD. Tickets on sale.

Fri, July 26, 7.00pm – LYR at Deer Shed , Topcliffe, North Yorks. Tickets on sale. 

Tues, Sept 24, 8.00pm – Simon Armitage at Marine Theatre , Church St, Lyme Regis DT7 3QB. Tickets on sale. 

Wed, Sept 25, 8.00pm – Cabaret Voltaire: Simon Armitage – St Marys Church, Bruton, Somerset, BA10 0EB. Tickets on sale. 

Thurs, Sept 26, 8.00pm – Cabaret Voltaire: Simon Armitage – St Mary’s Church, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5NN. Tickets on sale. 

Broadcasts still available

BBC Radio 4, Larkin Revisited . Across ten programmes and ten Philip Larkin poems, Simon Armitage finds out what happens when he revisits and unpicks Larkin’s work in Larkin’s centenary year (2022).

BBC Radio 4, The Poet Laureate has Gone to his Shed in which the Poet Laureate Simon Armitage talks to guests about life, language and music in his shed. 

BBC Radio 4 , The Ballad of Eldon Street – an unnatural history . A new form of radio ballad to mark the centenary of Radio Drama on the BBC. The story of this iconic Barnsley street told by the people who know it best, interwoven with specially composed songs written by LYR – Simon Armitage, Patrick J Pearson and Richard Walters.

BBC Radio 4, Poet Laureate in the Arctic . Considering himself a nature poet and with a geography degree, Simon Armitage pledged to put the environment at the heart of his thinking when he became Poet Laureate in 2019. In this 2023 series he travels to The Arctic to see for himself what’s going on in this part of the world which is so crucial to the climate change debate. 

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