Dave O'Higgins
| Dave O'Higgins | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 1, 1964 Birmingham, England, UK |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Website |
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Dave O'Higgins (born 1 September 1964) is an English jazz saxphonist.[1]
Born in Birmingham, O'Higgins first emerged on the British jazz scene in the 1980s.[2] 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.[3]
O'Higgins performs as a sideman, asleader of the Dave O'Higgins Quartet, and as part of Most Wanted with trumpeter Graeme Flowers and trombonist Barnaby Dickinson. He is Professor of Saxophone at Leeds College of Music and Goldsmiths College.[4]
O'Higgins was the busking saxophone player on the second Mr. Bean episode ("The Return of Mr. Bean"), accompanying Bean as he performed a dance routine to earn money to pay the busker.
Discography
As leader
- 2009 Sketchbook
- 2010 Relaxin' at Mount Lavinia (JVG)
- 2011 The Devil's Interval (with Eric Alexander) (JVG)
- 2012 Got the Real Note (Jazzizit) with the Gascoyne/O'Higgins Quartet
- 2013 Two Minds Big Band (JVG)
- 2014 Standards (JVG)
- 2014 The Real Note Vol. 2 (Jazzizit) with the Gascoyne/O'Higgins Quartet
- 2015 Oh, Gee (Woodville)
As sideman
With Martin Taylor
- 1994 Spirit of Django
- 1996 Years Apart
- 2000 Gypsy
With others
- 1997 Sweet Surprise, Trudy Kerr
- 2001 An Ordinary Day in an Unusual Place, Us3
- 2003 Goodbye Swingtime, Matthew Herbert
- 2005 Ruby Blue, Róisín Murphy
- 2006 Now, Kyle Eastwood
- 2007 Rise Up, Nasio Fontaine
- 2008 There's Me and There's You, Matthew Herbert
- 2012 Upside Down, Jazzanova[5]
References
- ↑ "Birthdays". The Guardian. London: Guardian News & Media. 1 Sep 2014. p. 29.
- ↑ Fordham, john (2008-02-22). "Jazz CD: Dave O'Higgins Quartet/Quintet, In the Zone". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- ↑ "The JP Trio plus Dave O'Higgins Most Wanted". Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- ↑ "Biography". www.daveohiggins.com. Archived from the original on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- ↑ "Dave O'Higgins | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 July 2017.