Past Event


Invitation to Jean Toussaint Quartet

date
Friday October 27, 2023
time
20:45 - 23:00 (GMT Standard Time)
venue
Sunbeam Theatre
location
79 Barlby Road, W10 6AZ, London Get Directions
tags
Jazz

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Supported by our soundscape designers Bang & Olufsen.

Doors open at 8:00pm

Performance starts at 8:45pm

Table service available for seated tables

£25 Seated Table

£15 Standing



Jean Toussaint (saxophone), Emile Hinton (piano), Murray Dare (bass), Ben Brown (drums).

Playing at Ladbroke Hall and originally from St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, saxophonist Jean Toussaint left Berklee College of Music, Boston in 1982 to join Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. It was the beginning of an inspired four and half years spent with musicians including Terence Blanchard, Mulgner Miller and others. While in New York, Jean also worked with Gil Evans, McCoy Tyner and Wynton Marsalis. In 1987 he left Blakey to come to England for a few months. He stayed. Jean has since toured with many visiting American bands including Max Roach, Cedar Walton and David Murray as well as with his own bands. The Jean Toussaint Trio, Quartet and Quintet play swinging, surging straight-ahead contemporary jazz with a strong emphasis on melody. Nazaire, his electrocute band, plays a blend of jazz funk and club music.

Since moving to London he has led his own bands and various projects, released ten compact discs as a leader and guested on many more. Collaborations with musicians based in the UK have included Bheki Mseleku, Julian Joseph, Jason Rebello, Cleveland Watkiss and others. Toussaint is also often invited to join tours with US musicians visiting Europe and most recently was on tour with pianist Cedar Walton and Donald Brown, trumpeter Eddie Henderson and an extensive tour of Europe the Middle East and New York with the great Jeff Watts.


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Invitation to Jean Toussaint Quartet
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