Take The Coltrane
– Part 3
– Dave O’Higgins Quartet

Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 3RW

Dave O’Higgins, one of the UK’s greatest living tenor saxophonists, returns with  his own unique musical authority to this concert, playing the music of John Coltrane, the greatest, most innovative and creative tenor saxophone  maestro of  20^th Century jazz.

Those lucky enough to get tickets for the two Dave O’Higgins Quartet “Take the Coltrane” sold-out  concerts in February and October 2023, were in such raptures about the performance, the amazing musicianship and sheer pleasure, that they have been begging a return.

After Dave’s recent quintet success, with saxophonist Tom Smith, playing the music of John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy, we are delighted to arrange his quartet return to Dean Street and to do so as a major concert in the 2025 EFG London Jazz Festival.

We  bring you “Take The Coltrane -Part 3”.

Whilst John Coltrane departed more than fifty years ago he remains more alive than ever. His sound continues to grab the ears of an ever-widening circle of fans. His legend is stone solid: planted firmly in our culture as a 20th century musical giant. His saxophone sound—brooding, searching, dark—is still one of the most recognisable in modern jazz. His influence stretches over styles and genres, transcending  cultural boundaries.

Evoking the memories of some of John Coltrane’s masterpieces, Dave O’Higgins, who has delighted sold out Dean Street audiences with his masterclass performances of many great tenor saxophone players, returns, with his trio capturing many great Coltrane moments.

See Dave performing John Coltrane's Naima

This “Take the Coltrane” concert, named after the blues he played with Duke Ellington, covers the early Prestige years through “Blue Train” and the feared “Giants Steps” era with its harmonic explorations, on to  the live Village Vanguard moments such as “My Favourite Things” to the meditative spiritualism of “Love Supreme” and “Dear Lord"

Joining Dave is his outstanding trio 

Graham Harvey -piano,

Jeremy Brown -double bass  &

Matt Skelton – drums

This Part 3 concert, which will feature many numbers not featured in Parts 1 and 2 from 2023, is for lovers of good music who want to experience today’s expression of the wonderful music of John Coltrane.

“O’Higgins plays with quite exceptional fluency and his fund of ideas never runs out”- The Observer

 

Doors 6.30pm

Music 8pm

Tickets £30

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