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Peter King Memorial Sax Summit feat. Mornington Lockett with Alex Clarke, the Deschanel Gordon Trio & Special Guests

Peter King Memorial Sax Summit feat. Mornington Lockett with Alex Clarke, the Deschanel Gordon Trio & Special Guests

Sat 13 Nov 2021

A breathtaking 4-sax front line featuring Mornington Lockett with Special Guests accompanied by BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year Deschanel Gordon and his trio. 

Tonight we will be hosting an evening dedicated to one of the greatest saxophonists the UK has ever produced, the brilliant alto player Peter King, who very sadly passed away last year. After taking the scene by storm in the early 1960’s with the Ronnie Scott quintet, Peter went on to establish himself unequivocally as one of the finest alto saxophonists in the world. He led our sax summit for well over a decade and so we have renamed this evening the Peter King Memorial Sax Summit in his honour. Taking over the reins tonight will be the great UK saxophonist Mornington Lockett, who himself performed at the Club with Peter for many years. This remarkable gig features a breathtaking 4-sax front line, showcasing the talents of Mornington and three other outstanding jazz saxophonists, each with their own unique sound and approach.

“Lockett…plays with tremendous fluency and drive”

Evening Standard

One of the UK’s leading tenor sax players Mornington Lockett is a former member of the Ronnie Scott quintet, has worked with singer Sarah Jane Morris and the Tracey’s - Stan and Clark - and was the driving force behind the brilliant “Celebrating the Jazz Couriers” quintet. Also featured tonight will be the talented young saxophonist Alex Clarke. As a finalist in the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2020, winner of the Rising Star category in the 2019 British Jazz Awards and nominee in the Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2021, Alex is amongst the most in-demand and versatile young saxophonists emerging on the British jazz scene. After graduating with a degree in jazz studies from the Royal Academy of Music, James Gardiner-Bateman first established himself working extensively with Grammy-award winning soul artist Joss Stone. Also a core member Dennis Rollins’ ‘Badbone & Co’ his more recent credits include Mica Paris, Beverley Knight and Paloma Faith. Also a Royal Academy grad where he was awarded 'The Humphrey Lyttelton Royal Academy of Music Jazz Award’ tenor saxophonist Nadim Teimoori has since been featured with numerous other renowned British jazz ensembles, most notably the Stan Tracey Group, Gareth Lockrane Big Band and the Ronnie Scott’s All Stars. This rather spectacular lineup will be accompanied by the current BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year, pianist Deschanel Gordon and his trio.

“Gordon…the piano man to watch”

London Jazz News

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Sat 13 November
Stream time / 9:00pm

Location

ONLINE (from 606 Club),
606 Club
90 Lots Road
Chelsea
SW10 0QD

Tickets

£6.95

Sat 13 November
Stage time / 9:00pm

Doors / 7:00pm

Location

606 Club,
90 Lots Rd
SW10 0QD

Tickets

£18

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