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Friday November 13th – Dave O Higgins and Paul Edis - £10 admissionPresented by Tooting Jazz, this lunchtime concert at St. Mary Magdalene's Church, Wandsworth Common, features the very best musicians from the UK Jazz scene. For this concert, pianist Paul Edis is joined by saxophonist Dave O’Higgins.
“O’Higgins plays with quite exceptional fluency and his fund of ideas never runs out.” The Observer
Dave O’Higgins – Saxophone
Dave O’Higgins’ tenor and soprano sax sounds are highly personal and recognisable, with a clear sense of melodic development and adventure. A popular performer with the public, with an excellent sense of pacing and presentation, he has a wide palette from Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane, Joe Henderson through to Stanley Turrentine and Michael Brecker. He has relentlessly pursued artistic and sonic exploration and development with a deep respect for the tradition of the music.
Dave has worked with some of the world’s finest musicians, including: Joey Calderazzo, Joe Locke, Dave Kikowski, Eric Alexander, Grant Stewart, Max Ionata, Phil Dwyer, Adam Nussbaum, Joe Lovano, Phil Woods, Jimmy Smith, Nancy Wilson, Peggy Lee, Kurt Elling, Wayne Shorter, Eddie Gomez, Billy Childs, Abdullah Ibrahim, Chico Chagas, Stephane Grappelli, Michel Legrand. He has released 20 CDs as leader to date. He also wrote and produced the last Matt Bianco album, “Gravity”.
Also on the CV: Frank Sinatra (the last London appearance - a week at the Royal Albert Hall in 1992) and a tour and album with Ray Charles (Strong Love Affair).
Paul Edis – Piano
Originally from County Durham, Paul Edis studied Composition at the London College of Music and the University of York, completing a PhD in 2012. Beginning his career in the North East, he established his first trio and sextet, recording several albums under his own name. He worked extensively in Jazz Education and Community music, and he programmed 4 concert series and a Jazz festival.
Paul moved to London in March 2020 after over 15 years based in the North East of England just as the Covid pandemic ushered in the first nationwide lockdown. He began a regular series of Friday lunchtime live streams from his flat, taking opportunity of the unexpected hiatus to compose new music, including establishing a song-writing partnership with vocalist Jo Harrop.
Edis signed to Lateralize Records in 2021 and released a critically acclaimed album entitled 'The Still Point of the Turning World'. He recorded the album 'When Winter Turns To Spring' alongside vocalist Jo Harrop which won Best Album in the APJAG Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2023. In 2024 he released a new album alongside saxophonist and long-time collaborator Vasilis Xenopoulos called ‘Feels Like Home’ on the Ubuntu Label. He released ‘Portrait In Evans’ is in collaboration with US vocalist Noa Levy in April 2026 on Dot Time Records, touring the project in the UK and Europe.
From July 2024 to July 2026, Paul wrote a new composition every week, notated them by hand, recorded them and posted them to his Instagram page amassing over 20 thousand new followers in the process. He continues to work in Jazz Education, in particular with the National Youth Jazz Collective. His original music has been published by Trinity College Exams, and he regularly receives commissions for new music and arrangements.
He has performed alongside leading soloists, including Jon Faddis, Alan Barnes, Bruce Adams, Nigel Price, Jim Mullen, Julian Siegel, Tony Kofi, Gareth Lockrane, Alex Garnett, Karen Sharp, Freddie Gavita, Steve Waterman, Iain Ballamy and Mark Nightingale.
‘One of the leading lights of contemporary jazz’ - London Jazz News
St Mary Magdalene Wandsworth Common, 210 Trinity Road SW17 7HP
Nearest Tube - Tooting Bec (Northern Line)
Nearest Train - Wandsworth Common
Buses - 219 and 319
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Saint Mary Magdalene Wandsworth Common, St Mary Magdalen Church, 210 Trinity Road, London, SW17 7HP, United Kingdom
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