HANNAH HORTON/TONY KOFI QUINTET - EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL AT SPICEJAZZ SOHO

'Two baritones'

Presented by: Spicejazz Soho

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0	LONDON: SpiceJazz Soho
P	Sunday 12th November, 2023
N	7:00pm

Event information

The venue operate on a first come first serve basis for seating. Table sharing policy applies.

HANNAH HORTON baritone sax
TONY KOFI baritone sax
PETE WHITTAKER organ
STEVE TAYLOR drums
JOEL PRIME percussion

Multi-sax players Tony Kofi and Hannah Horton present their recently formed two-baritone Tony Kofi was voted jazz instrumentalist of the year for the 2022 All-Party Parliamentary Jazz Awards) and one of the most respected saxophonists on the UK jazz scene. Ian Shaw (Jazz FM) describes Hannah Horton as “making the beast of the baritone sax sound like an angel”. Hannah with her ‘J-Steps’ project, also won the 2023 Parliamentary Jazz Award for ‘Jazz Education’. Experience the glorious low resonances of the horns intertwining, as the quintet steaming through straight-ahead hard bop to bluesy soul jazz.
“Tony Kofi’s full-bodied sound, clear articulation and committed attack carry the immediacy and impact of the established masters of the jazz saxophone...his improvisations.....tell stories and have emotional purpose” Financial Times
“There is so much respect in jazz circles for Tony Kofi” Jazzwise
“Hannah is real. She is authentic. She is an artist who draws you in, engages you, inspires you and captivates you” Jazz in Europe
“Rising star Hannah Horton is turning heads” BBC Music Magazine