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A Brief History of Jazz (Paul Higgs)

Where

Dorchester Corn Exchange

What

Music

When

1 Jul 2022

UNTIL Friday 1 July

A Brief History of Jazz (Paul Higgs)

Paul Higgs – trumpet

Gabriel Keen – piano

Neil Bullock – drums

Jerome Davies – double bass

In this show Paul presents a musical tour of the history of jazz, playing hits by the legendary greats – Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker, and Miles Davis, amongst others. He takes you from the early styles of New Orleans, swing and bebop, through to cool jazz, modal and Latin.

Paul was a Musical Director at the National Theatre and the RSC, and has performed with Sir Peter Maxwell Davis, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Johnny Dankworth, Lulu, Tony Hatch, John Williams, and Nancy Wilson. He has also performed in major concert venues around the world, such as the Royal Festival Hall, the Berlin Concert Hall, the Royal Albert Hall, Ronnie Scott's, The Stables and the Culford Room, Cadogan Hall.

Paul plays trumpet with a sublime tone and breathtaking technique.

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