Dave O'Higgins
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Dave O'Higgins is a British
jazz saxophonist
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Born in Birmingham
, O'Higgins first emerged on the British jazz scene in the 1980s. After playing in the National Youth Jazz Orchestra
for three years O'Higgins joined the band of Jim Mullen
before moving on to Martin Taylor's band.
O'Higgins performs as a sideman
, as the leader of the Dave O'Higgins Quartet and as part of Most Wanted, with trumpet
er Graeme Flowers and trombonist
Barnaby Dickinson. He is currently Professor of Saxophone at Leeds College of Music
and Goldsmiths College
.
United Kingdom
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jazz saxophonist
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
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Born in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, O'Higgins first emerged on the British jazz scene in the 1980s. After playing in the National Youth Jazz Orchestra
National Youth Jazz Orchestra
The National Youth Jazz Orchestra is a British jazz orchestra founded in 1963 by Bill Ashton.Based in Westminster, London, NYJO started life as the London Schools' Jazz Orchestra and evolved into becoming the national orchestra...
for three years O'Higgins joined the band of Jim Mullen
Jim Mullen
Jim Mullen is a Glasgow-born jazz guitarist with a distinctive style, like Wes Montgomery before him, picking with the thumb rather than a plectrum.-Biography:...
before moving on to Martin Taylor's band.
O'Higgins performs as a sideman
Sideman
A sideman is a professional musician who is hired to perform or record with a group of which he or she is not a regular member. They often tour with solo acts as well as bands and jazz ensembles. Sidemen are generally required to be adaptable to many different styles of music, and so able to fit...
, as the leader of the Dave O'Higgins Quartet and as part of Most Wanted, with trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
er Graeme Flowers and trombonist
Trombone
The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
Barnaby Dickinson. He is currently Professor of Saxophone at Leeds College of Music
Leeds College of Music
Leeds College of Music, located in Leeds’ Quarry Hill cultural quarter, is the largest music college in the United Kingdom, with over 1,000 full-time and 1,000 part-time students. The college is best known for its leading role in jazz education and started one of the first jazz degrees in Europe...
and Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom which specialises in the arts, humanities and social sciences, and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It was founded in 1891 as Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute...
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Solo and as leader
- All Good Things
- Beats Working For A Living
- Under The Stone
- The Secret Ingredient
- The Grinder’s Monkey
- Big Shake Up by Dave O’Higgins’ Biggish Band
- Fast Foot Shuffle
As sideman
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