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.

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Our story

CELEBRATING

30 years

of The Spitz

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.

A care home resident and carer enjoying a Spitz session

Years since The Spitz first opened its doors in Spitalfields

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.

How our sessions work

A smiling care home resident wrapped in a yellow blanket

Care homes

Regular live sessions that get residents singing, moving and connecting with each other.

A young singer performing with a guitarist

Day centres

Shared music-making that brings people together and builds community week after week.

A guitarist playing at a hospital bedside

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.

Read the research

A singer performing at Old Spitalfields Market

The audience at the 30th anniversary final night

/ 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.

See the final night

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