Paul Higgs with his show Shades of Miles – Centenary

Celebrating the centenary of Miles Davis – widely regarded as the most influential jazz trumpeter in history – this tribute explores his ground-breaking contributions to jazz from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s.

From bebop and cool jazz to hard bop, modal, jazz funk, and fusion, Paul performs both iconic pieces and lesser-known treasures from each era.

Paul Higgs is renowned as one of the UK’s leading trumpet players and composers. He has had an extensive musical career in many fields including performing, composing and arranging music for film, TV and theatre. In the early part of his career he was a leading performer and composer in NYJO, then became a Musical Director for the National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company, where he stayed for many years. He has performed with luminaries including Sir Peter Maxwell Davis, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Johnny Dankworth, Rosemary Clooney, Lulu, Tony Hatch, John Williams, Nancy Wilson and Shorty Rodgers.

He has performed in major concert venues around the world, such as the Royal Festival Hall, the Schubert Theatre (USA), Berlin Concert Hall, the Royal Albert Hall and Ronnie Scott’s, and is frequently to be seen performing in jazz clubs around the country.

HAVERHILL ARTS CENTRE

Tickets: £15.50 (Concessions £10.50)