Composer, bassist and music technologist, Simon Paterson is Associate Professor of Music at the University of Nottingham. He is the bassist in The Peggy's Skylight House Band, and a regular in many ensembles. He is a director of Sirkus Ltd, a well-established recording studio in Nottingham.

Simon leads UK contemporary jazz ensemble Sharp Little Bones, Electric Gumbo as well as successful historical review show ‘A Sketch of Chet’, and plays regularly with Quartet Con Alma, Funk in Deep Freeze and Me & Mr. Jones. 

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"Simon Paterson is an exceedingly talented composer and bassist, whose style has evolved and matured into something original, yet connects with fans of all kinds of music, as well as the jazz faithful. Simon’s first release on our label has gained universal critical praise as well as national radio play" —Martin Hummel, Director, Ubuntu Management Group

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Simon studied music at Nottingham after which he studied sound technology and toured Europe with a funky jazz-fusion band in the heyday of Acid Jazz. Having played on proper big stages at e.g. Glastonbury, and proud of his two minor UK Top 40 successes, he has since recorded and played bass with a panoply of phenomenal jazz musicians; has composed music for stage and screen, and is a respected music producer and recording engineer.

One of the region's most in demand bassists, in the last few years he has performed and recorded with the likes of Tony Kofi, Dennis Rollins, Nigel Price, Art Themen, Digby Fairweather, Alan Barnes, Chris Ingham, Ben Martin, Yazmin Lacey, Hugh Pascall, Mellow Baku, Marcus Joseph, Joel Purnell, Stewart McDonald, Nathan Bray, Elliot Richards, Greg Abate and many more. 

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"Paterson’s solos are elegantly impressive and beautifully paced" —Simply Jazz Talk

“Paterson’s playing on several instruments is deft and admirably suits the material” —Bruce Crowther (Jazz Journal)

The soloing is very good, I very much like Simon Paterson on bass  —Simply Jazz Talk

"Paterson's soloing is exquisite" —Kind of Jazz

"bassist Simon Paterson (who incidentally wrote all the material)...delivering a spectacular solo". —Matt Fripp, Jazzfuel 

"Paterson’s furious bass slapping is as impressive as Mark King’s... He’s conceived, composed, arranged and produced this project. In addition to playing electric and acoustic bass on this album, Paterson also plays synthesiser, guitar, French horn and trumpet, as well as providing vocals. Multitasking and multitalented – don’t you just hate some people!" —Jazz Views

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Angels in the Architecture is “the brainchild of one Simon Paterson, who pens a superior blend of material which often hints at jazz and world-music influences” (Sam Inglis, Sound on Sound) produced a record described as “beautiful” by Dean Jackson (BBC) and “brilliant stuff” by Helen Mayhew (Radio 2) as well as “Deep and gorgeous production…exuding quality” (Dj Scruff, Ninja Tunes).

Don’t hesitate to get in touch to say “hello” and/or if you want to discuss gig bookings, remixes, productions and/or bass playing!