Gary Crosby and Denys Baptiste
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About the Event
Acclaimed duo saxophonist Denys Baptiste and bass player Gary Crosby play the spiritual music of John Coltrane in the intimate surroundings of this beautiful chapel. This is a celebration of John Coltrane in his centenary year.Two of the UK’s most acclaimed musicians celebrate saxophonist John Coltrane's centenary year by playing a selection of classics from his spiritual jazz canon. This is the latest in a series of sold out One Jazz shows in the beautiful and intimate surrounds of the restored Chapel of North London's Abney Park Cemetery. There are only 80 tickets for each of the two shows and we tend to sell out quick! So don't hesitate to be part of this special event. The show is presented by the world's first global jazz radio station onejazz.net
Gary Crosby is one of the most important figures of all time in UK jazz. A revered bass player he’s also the founder of Tomorrow’s Warriors, he is the only jazz musician to be awarded the Queen’s Medal for Music. Denys Baptiste, a Tomorrow’s Warrior himself, is widely regarded to be one of the greatest players of our age. They are both devotees and students of the music of John Coltrane and in this special concert they will celebrate Coltrane’s legacy in his centenary year.
John Coltrane was born in September 1926 and died at just 40 years old in 1967. In a career that lasted just 20 years he had an impact on jazz and beyond that is matched only by the likes of Miles Davis and Duke Ellington. Through the brilliance and majesty of his saxophone playing, the ever-evolving nature of his composition and the pursuit of his spiritual vision he created a body of work that has echoed down the decades. His seminal recording A Love Supreme remains one of the greatest musical works of all time, in any genre. The term “Spiritual Jazz” is overused but in the case of Coltrane it is entirely apt, his music speaks to the spirit, the soul, the mind and the body.
This will be a special event hosted by two living UK jazz giants paying respect to their musical hero.