Chatting with Dave O'Higgins about playing sax, finding his niche and recording jazz

We launch 2022 and Series 9 of the WJJ Podcast in conversation with UK saxophonist Dave O'Higgins. We talk about his journey into music, the influences on route, and the people he's played with and those he continues to create with, having come through the jazz scene of the 1980s playing alongside Mark Nightingale and Gerard Presencer to forming new partnerships today with Rob Luft and leading his own Quartet. Dave's album recommendations include: Go! by Dexter Gordon (1962) released on Blue Note Blue Train by John Coltrane (1958) released on Blue Note Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin (1971) released on Atlantic Support You can help support the podcast and keep us ad free. Especially useful if you’d like to support the podcast and want to keep it ad free. Plus it makes Chris feel very happy indeed! Presenter: Chris Newstead Theme: by SoundWorkLab, licensed through AudioJungle. Recorded December 2021.

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Chatting with Dave O'Higgins about playing sax, finding his niche and recording jazz is an episode from Watford Jazz Junction by Chris Newstead.

This episode is 33:01 long.

This episode was published on Jan 9, 2022.

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