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Simon Willescroft
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 fr…
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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.
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2025
Duran Duran - Live at Baloise Session 2025
Movie Self : Saxophone
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2017
Duran Duran: Paper Gods Japan Tour
Movie Self - sax, keyboards
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2017
Duran Duran: Lollapalooza Argentina 2017
Movie Self - sax, keyboards
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2016
Duran Duran - Live at Eden with BBC Music Day
Movie Self - sax
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2014
Duran Duran: Unstaged
Movie Self - Saxophone
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2012
Duran Duran: A Diamond In the Mind 2011
Movie Self - sax, keyboards
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2011
Duran Duran - One Night Only, ITV
Movie Self - sax
- 2010
