Tony Kofi & Denys Baptiste — Coltrane/Cannonball Project

Tony Kofi and Denys Baptiste are two of Britain’s leading jazz saxophonists. Kofi’s career includes collaborations with Ornette Coleman and Abdullah Ibrahim, while Baptiste is a Mercury Prize-nominated artist whose work spans contemporary jazz and the African diaspora. Their joint project revisits the celebrated partnership of John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley.

With Kofi on alto saxophone and Baptiste on tenor, the quintet explores the hard bop and blues-inflected sound of late-1950s jazz. The contrasting voices of the two saxophonists create space for melodic exchanges, improvisation and the rhythmic interplay of a classic jazz quintet.