Peterborough
Jazz Club delighted to have teamed up with Landmark Theatres to relaunch the Jazz Club at the Studio Theatre, The Key Theatre. The first two concerts of the
new season will be :
Friday,
26th January 2024. Music Starts 7.45pm. Tickets: £15
Dave
O’Higgins Quintet featuring Martin Shaw
(piano), Matyas Hofecker (double bass), Joe Dessauer (drums)
The
opening concert of the new season at the Club features the classic front line
of saxophone and trumpet, with two of the finest jazz musicians on the scene. Dave
O’Higgins has established himself as one of the leading saxophonists of his
generation, a dazzling post-bop player with superb technique and a highly
developed harmonic sense. He has recorded 24 albums as leader, has been
nominated multiple times in the British Jazz Awards, and is a highly regarded jazz educator. Dave
also wrote and produced the last Matt Bianco album “Gravity”. Martin Shaw is widely regarded as one of the
leading jazz trumpeters in Europe, with his powerful yet wonderfully melodic
fluent playing. As well as playing in
many of the top jazz outfits, both in the UK and abroad, he has toured and
featured in the bands of Sting, Jamiroquai and Natalie Cole. Martin is
currently Professor of Jazz Trumpet at the Royal College of Music, London.
Dave
O’Higgins and Martin Shaw have a long musical association, dating back to the
1990’s and the quintet will be playing a selection of great jazz tunes and
standards, old and new, backed by a superb rhythm section.
“O’Higgins plays with quite exceptional fluency and his fund
of ideas never runs out.”
THE OBSERVER
“Martin
Shaw….one of Europe’s top trumpeters” Jazz Times
Dave O'Higgins (daveohiggins.com)
Friday,
16th February 2023 Music
starts: 7.45pm
Alan
Barnes & Karen Sharp Quintet
Alan Barnes (alto & baritone saxophone), Karen Sharp (tenor & baritone saxophone), Colin
Oxley (guitar), Andrew Cleyndert (double bass), Steve Brown (drums)
Alan
Barnes is one of Britain’s most distinguished and versatile saxophonists and is
a prolific international performer, composer, arranger and bandleader. He is a
multi-instrumentalist, best known for his alto and baritone sax playing, where
he combines a formidable virtuosity with a musical expression and spirit that
have few peers. Alan has received over 25 top British Jazz Awards over many
years and has recorded 30 albums as leader or co-leader. His special
musicianship and warm rapport with the audience have made him uniquely popular
in British jazz. Karen Sharp has been an important figure on the UK Jazz scene
since 2000. She is admired for her melodic, full-toned playing, winning best
tenor saxophonist on many occasions at the British Jazz Awards and also
appearing in the list for rising star baritone sax in the USA Downbeat Critics
poll. Karen currently leads her own quartet and also appears as guest soloist
with visiting USA stars such as Scott Hamilton and Warren Vache, as well as
guesting with many of the top UK bands and has recorded 7 highly acclaimed
albums as leader.
Together
with the brilliant rhythm section backing Alan and Karen, this concert will be
top quality straight ahead jazz of the highest calibre.
“Barnes
is a legend in the British jazz community” John Fordham, The Guardian
“Sharp
loves melody, as reflected in her relaxed and natural phrasing” USA Downbeat
Magazin
We are grateful for the support of Landmark Theatres to Peterborough Jazz Club
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