Quentin Collins / Leo Richardson Quartet
Quentin Collins / Leo Richardson Quartet
Mon 17 November 2025
Stage time / 8:00pm
Doors / 7:30pm
Celebrating the Jazz Clubs
Location
Hampstead Jazz Club,The Duke of Hamilton
23-25 New End
Hampstead
NW3 1JD
Trumpeter Quentin Collins and saxophonist Leo Richardson bring their quartet to HJC playing hard bop inspired by the iconic Blue Note era. Swinging, soulful, and straight from the heart of 1950s–60s jazz.
A night of electrifying hard bop at Hampstead Jazz Club, featuring a powerhouse line-up led by saxophonist Leo Richardson and trumpeter Quentin Collins.
Having played together for several years, they’ve honed an unmistakable chemistry that comes to life on stage. With the soulful Ross Stanley on organ and the dynamic Darren Beckett on drums, the quartet promises an unforgettable evening filled with tight grooves, and fiery solos.
Without a doubt, Leo Richardson is widely recognised to be one of the UK's leading Jazz Tenor Saxophonists, best known for his honest, straight-ahead, contemporary hard-bop style. His most significant influences include John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon, Horace Silver and Art Blakey.
Some of Leo’s notable performance, touring and recording credits include: Kylie Minogue, John Oates, Jamie Cullum, Gregory Porter, Van Morrison, TLC, Kurt Elling, Brian May, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Ronnie Scott's Allstars, Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra,
During a career of over 20 years, trumpeter Quentin Collins has established himself as one of the UK’s top jazz/commercial players. He has performed, toured and recorded with a plethora of internationally renowned artists across many genres including Fred Wesley, Gregory Porter, Mark Ronson, Omar, Basement Jaxx, Roy Ayers, Alicia Keys, Dennis Rollins and Mulatu Astatke.
His debut as leader came with the release of "If Not Now Then When" (Sunlightsquare, 2007) and in 2019 he assembled an all-star, transatlantic sextet to release Road Warrior (Ubuntu Music), a collection of original, straight-ahead contemporary bop compositions written by Collins and alto saxophone ace Tom Harrison. The album features pianist Dan Nimmer, drummer Willie jones III, bassist Joe Sanders, tenor sax player Leo Richardson and Meilana Gillard on alto sax.
A night of electrifying hard bop at Hampstead Jazz Club, featuring a powerhouse line-up led by saxophonist Leo Richardson and trumpeter Quentin Collins.
Having played together for several years, they’ve honed an unmistakable chemistry that comes to life on stage. With the soulful Ross Stanley on organ and the dynamic Darren Beckett on drums, the quartet promises an unforgettable evening filled with tight grooves, and fiery solos.
Without a doubt, Leo Richardson is widely recognised to be one of the UK's leading Jazz Tenor Saxophonists, best known for his honest, straight-ahead, contemporary hard-bop style. His most significant influences include John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon, Horace Silver and Art Blakey.
Some of Leo’s notable performance, touring and recording credits include: Kylie Minogue, John Oates, Jamie Cullum, Gregory Porter, Van Morrison, TLC, Kurt Elling, Brian May, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Ronnie Scott's Allstars, Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra,
During a career of over 20 years, trumpeter Quentin Collins has established himself as one of the UK’s top jazz/commercial players. He has performed, toured and recorded with a plethora of internationally renowned artists across many genres including Fred Wesley, Gregory Porter, Mark Ronson, Omar, Basement Jaxx, Roy Ayers, Alicia Keys, Dennis Rollins and Mulatu Astatke.
His debut as leader came with the release of "If Not Now Then When" (Sunlightsquare, 2007) and in 2019 he assembled an all-star, transatlantic sextet to release Road Warrior (Ubuntu Music), a collection of original, straight-ahead contemporary bop compositions written by Collins and alto saxophone ace Tom Harrison. The album features pianist Dan Nimmer, drummer Willie jones III, bassist Joe Sanders, tenor sax player Leo Richardson and Meilana Gillard on alto sax.
