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Peter King/mornington Lockett Featuring Gareth Williams (9:00pm); Julian Joseph (10:15pm); Dave O'higgins (11:30pm) at 606 Club

Courtesy of Laura G Thorne | Posted on October 3, 2016

Where

606 Club
90 Lots Road
London
Map
+44 020 7352 5953

When

Sat, October 22, 2016
21:00

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Musicians

Peter King
saxophone
Dave O'Higgins
saxophone, tenor

About

Saturdays are traditionally our “straight ahead” nights and this evening I have put together a classic line up featuring some of the finest musicians to perform here at the Club. First up is the world class pairing of saxophonists Peter King and Mornington Lockett, who appear at the Club regularly throughout the year. Peter is one of the finest saxophonists ever to come out of the UK, bar none. While still in his teens he played at the opening night of the original Ronnie Scott's Club in 1959 and he has been at the forefront of the international jazz scene ever since. Considered to be one of the finest alto saxophonists in the world, Peter has been performingver 25 years. As a young student I remember being completely in awe of him (as were so many others) and through his regular work here at the Club (plus eventually playing with him in the Julian Joseph Big Band, as described below) he has become a good and close friend. And making up the other half oat front line is a wonderful saxophonist who I first heard at the old Club in the mid 80's, Mornington Lockett. I remember very distinctly a fine pianist called Jonathan Gee telling me that there was this "amazing" saxophonist currently studying at the Guildhall and that I had to "check him out". Which didn't take too long as he was soon a regular at the 606 all night jam sessions, along with the likes of the Stacey twins (Paul & Jeremy), Laurence Cottle, and Jon (Gee). And impressive he certainly was, even back then. These days, after stints with the likes of the Ronnie Scott quintet, Stan Tracey, Sarah-Jane Morris and Martin Drew he is ranked as one of the great UK saxophonists and his more recent pairing with Peter (that I actually put together) is unquestionably one of the finest two-sax front lines in the jazz world & beyond. "Peter King...plays with...searing authority" The Guardian; "Lockett plays with tremendous fluency and drive" - The Evening Standard...

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