Prior to his arrival in the United States, Andrew Speight was a leading saxophone player on the Australian jazz scene performing with James Morrison, Tom Baker, Don Burrows and his own quintet “Now’s the Time”. He also performed with visiting jazz artists from the States, including Nat Adderley, Jimmy Witherspoon, Joe Newman, Joe Williams and Louis Bellson. In 1991,Andrew Speight was introduced to the international jazz world at the Thelonius Monk International Saxophone Competition in Washington, D.C. Of some 500 entrants from around the world, Andrew Speight was the only non-American prize winner.   More