Rory Ingham brings together an all-star sextet to celebrate the music of legendary drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, but with the lesser-known sextet formation as exemplified by the stellar 1960s front-line of Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Fuller and Wayne Shorter plus the powerhouse of pianist

Rory Ingham brings together an all-star sextet to celebrate the music of legendary drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, but with the lesser-known sextet formation as exemplified by the stellar 1960s front-line of Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Fuller and Wayne Shorter plus the powerhouse of pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Reggie Workman and Art Blakey.

This project demonstrates hard bop with a frighteningly fresh feel; the music is wildly high-energy and unbelievably swinging. For this evening’s special EFG London Jazz Festival concert at Spice Of Life, this intensely engaging ensemble will be putting the spotlight on the music of Wayne Shorter, legendary US saxophonist and composer who sadly passed away in 2023.

Ingham will be joined by some of the finest talent on the European jazz scene.

“Effortless virtuosity” Jazzwise

“Richly melodic” London Jazz News

“The trombonist showed splendid richness of sound and an unlimited imagination” La Vanguardia (ES)

“Virtuosic trombone playing...if his name appears on a billboard near you, you won’t regret buying that front row seat"

British Trombone Society

Percy Pursglove: trumpet

Mark Lockheart: tenor saxophone

Rory Ingham: trombone

Liam Noble: piano

Conor Chaplin: double bass

James Maddren: drums