Live Music

On the Lookout: Coltrane & Hartman on Impulse!

Thu 4 Jun Free Cadogan Hall

Revisiting the famous album when John Coltrane teamed up with vocalist Johnny Hartman to explore their favourite romantic standards, tenor sax virtuoso Mark Lockheart is joined by the extraordinary vocalist Marvin Muoneke and a top-flight rhythm section of Gary Crosby (bass), Alex Webb (piano) and Alfonso Vitale (drums).

In addition to the songs from the 1963 Impulse album, the group explores other standards that Coltrane liked to play, including All Or Nothing At All, Out Of This World, Say It Again, and a vocal version of Moment's Notice. The original album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013, 50 years after its release.

Marvin Muoneke has been dubbed The Young Man with the Old Soul, and once you hear his voice, you'll understand why; his sound has been likened to Nat King Cole, Johnny Hartman and Billy Eckstine. He has toured with the award-winning swing band Down for the Count and sung with the Vince Dunn Orchestra and National Youth Jazz Orchestra.

Saxophonist and composer Mark Lockheart rose to prominence in the 1980s with Loose Tubes. He has since worked with Django Bates, Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone, and Radiohead, and led Perfect Houseplants. A member of Polar Bear from 2003, he earned two Mercury nominations and was Jazz FM Instrumentalist of the Year in 2016. Gary Crosby OBE is a leading jazz double bassist and founder of Tomorrow's Warriors. Part of the free On the Lookout lunchtime jazz series. Approximately 2 hours including a 30-minute break.