Nigel Hitchcock

With a mountain of session work throughout his 30 plus year career, the seasoned saxophonist Nigel Hitchcock has collaborated with all manner of formidable names from The Sugarcubes to Rick Astley.

Kicking off his career alongside Lorraine Craig and the National Youth Jazz Orchestra for 1988’s Shades Of Blue And Green, it was five years later in 1993 that Hitchcock would deliver perhaps his most cherished artist collaboration. Lending his saxophone to the mighty Kate Bush for her 7th LP The Red Shoes, his talents can be heard on the tracks ‘Rubberband Girl’, ‘Eat The Music’, ‘Constellation Of The Heart’ and ‘Why Should I Love You?’.

Moving into the 2000s with a shift towards more pop-focused work, Hitchcock played horns for Atomic Kitten’s ‘Eternal Flame’ track and was also listed as a member of Robbie Williams’ band on his Live 1997-2006 DVD album. Teaming up with Williams once more with his trusty alto-sax on 2016’s The Heavy Entertainment Show, just a year after Hitchcock collaborated with the legendary Aretha Franklin for her Royal Philharmonic Orchestra assisted A Brand New Me. Also supporting new talent such as the free classic composer Younee for her LP True To You, Hitchcock has never strayed too far into the pop maelstrom.

Along with his immense proclivity for session playing, it is important to note Hitchcock’s three solo albums. His debut came with 1997’s Snakeranch Sessions under his Black Box alias, followed later by SmootHitch in 2013 and Hitchgnosis in 2019. With both of his 2010 LPs seeing a release on his own Eight Inch Clock imprint, it is clear that Hitchcock has truly found himself musically in recent years.

Whether stepping out on his own or keeping up his feature work, however, you can be sure that all of Nigel Hitchcock’s works will be of the highest quality.