Simon Phillips [drums]
Ernest Tibbs [electric bass]
Otmaro Ruiz [keyboards]
Jacob Scesney [saxophones]
Alex Sill [guitars]

“The result: high-flying fusion melodies...pulverizing rock and funk grooves...Simon’s up to his own thing, an engaging concoction that offers plenty of pleasure sand surprising twists.” — JazzTimes

GRAMMY®-Nominated legendary drummer Simon Phillips returns with Protocol V, once again reimagining his adventurous jazz/fusion outfit. Instrumentation is expanded to a quintet format, including saxophone, launching the group into sonic territory familiar to fans of Chick Corea’s Elektric Band in the late 1980s. Simon has recorded and toured with iconic figures including Jeff Beck, Jack Bruce, Al Di Meola, Jan Hammer, Stanley Clarke, The Who, Steve Lukather, Michael Schenker, Toto, Hiromi and many others.