Live music
for wellbeing
Live now in care homes & Hospitals across London
Live music
for wellbeing.
The Spitz takes professional musicians into care homes, day centres and hospitals, reducing isolation and loneliness with the power of live music.
CELEBRATING
30 years
of The Spitz
/ Blue plaque unveiling /
A blue plaque for The Spitz
Tuesday 17 November · 5pm · Old Spitalfields Market, E1
Join us at Old Spitalfields Market on Tuesday 17 November at 5pm as we unveil a blue plaque celebrating The Spitz, the much-loved East London music venue that opened 30 years ago. Its spirit lives on through The Spitz Music Charity, bringing live music to care homes, hospitals and community spaces. You can also catch Spitz director Jane Glitre and trumpeter Jay Phelps in conversation with Shay Kaur Grewal on BBC Radio London from 3pm the same day.
Opening words from journalist and broadcaster Kevin Le Gendre will be followed by live music from an all-star band of Spitz musicians past and present! 🎶
Care homes ♪ Day centres ● Hospitals ♥ Live music for wellbeing ♫ Care homes ♪ Day centres ● Hospitals ♥ Live music for wellbeing ♫
/ About us /
London’s finest musicians, playing for the people who need it most.
Our participatory music sessions connect people who may be isolated by age, disability, culture, or social and economic circumstance. We build relationships with participants and their families, nurturing memories and creating new ones.
30
Years since The Spitz first opened its doors in Spitalfields
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Settings we bring music to: care homes, day centres and hospitals
Sessions proven to ease anxiety and improve memory
/ Where we play /
Music that comes to you.
Care homes
Regular live sessions that get residents singing, moving and connecting with each other.
Day centres
Shared music-making that brings people together and builds community week after week.
Hospitals
Live music on the ward and at the bedside, bringing comfort and calm to patients.
/ A Spitz session /
Not a concert. A conversation in music.
Musicians arrive
Professional musicians, many of them regulars from the original Spitz venue, bring the gig to the room.
Everyone joins in
Sessions are participatory. Residents, patients, families and carers sing, play, clap and dance along.
Memories made
We build lasting relationships, nurturing old memories and creating new ones together.
/ Why it matters /
Music reaches people when little else can.
Our participatory sessions have been shown to make a real difference to the health and happiness of the people we work with.
Eases anxiety
Familiar music helps people feel calm, settled and safe.
Improves memory
Songs unlock memories and spark conversation.
Reduces falls
Moving to music builds confidence, balance and strength.
Reduces isolation
Sessions bring people, families and carers together.
/ Our story /
Born in Spitalfields. Still playing for London.
The Spitz was a much-loved music venue in Spitalfields Market and a hub of artistic expression through the 90s and 00s. Its legacy lives on through The Spitz Music Charity.
This summer we returned to Old Spitalfields Market to mark 30 years, with a season of live music featuring Spitz musicians past and present, many of whom played at The Spitz venue.
/ Support us /
Help keep the music playing.
Every gift helps bring live music to someone who might otherwise go without it.
Legacy giving
Leave a gift in your will and help bring live music to future generations. Find out more
Payroll giving
Give straight from your salary before tax, so your gift goes further at no extra cost to you. Find out more
In memory
Celebrate someone special with a gift that brings music and connection to others. Find out more
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/ Stories & media /
Hear it from the room.
SPITZ STORIES
Participants, families and musicians in their own words
VIDEOS
See our sessions in action
IN THE PRESS
The Spitz in the news
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