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Eddie Henderson Quartet

Eddie Henderson Quartet

Sat 13 Nov 2021

Eddie Henderson, continues to be one of the most original trumpet players in jazz today. At 81 years old he remains very much at the height of his musical prowess, and continues to produce music on a par with the greatest trumpet players in the history of jazz. He first got worldwide recognition for his work with Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi group in the early '70s. Since then he has played with huge array of the greatest names in Jazz including Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Johnny Griffin, Slide Hampton, McCoy Tyner, Benny Golson, Max Roach, Jackie McClean, Dexter Gordon, Roy Haynes, Joe Henderson and more.

Henderson was born in New York City in 1940. His father sang with the Charioteers, and his mother danced at the Cotton Club in Harlem. Louis Armstrong gave Eddie his first trumpet lessons at age 9. In 1956, Miles Davis was staying at the Henderson's family home at a time that Eddie had an engagement at the Black Hawk Jazz Club. Miles, Impressed with Eddie's ability to perform his "Sketches of Spain" without a fluff, encouraged Henderson to seek his own originality.

He is joined here by a creative and potent quartet made up of long time collaborators; Arnie Somogyi on bass, Stephen Keogh on drums, and the brilliant young rising star pianist Matyas Gayer; finalist at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Solo Piano Competition 2014 and 2015, and winner of the most prestigious Hungarian jazz prize, the Gramofon Award 2015.

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Sat 13 November
Stage time / 5:30pm

Location

PizzaExpress Jazz Club,
10 Dean Street
W1D 3RW

Tickets

SOLD OUT £35

Sat 13 November
Stage time / 9:30pm

Location

PizzaExpress Jazz Club,
10 Dean Street
W1D 3RW

Tickets

£35