Mid career Gordan, like many jazz musicians at the time, travelled to Europe where he lived and worked for fourteen years. Then, in the late 1970s, he returned to America for a rapturous homecoming.

Measuring in at 6 feet 6 inches, Gordon’s height earned him the nicknames ‘Long Tall Dexter’ and ‘Sophisticated Giant.’ His acting role as a saxophonist in the 1986 film ‘Round Midnight’ won him an Oscar nomination. He was equally at home playing his own compositions like ‘The Panther’ and tunes from the jazz repertoire such as ‘Love for Sale.’

Saxophonist and composer Terry Quinney is co-leader of the ‘The Sound Of Blue Note’ band he has performed with UK jazz icons such as Nigel Price, Ian Shaw, Alan Barnes and Gilad Atzmon. Terry has played at the renowned Pizza Express Jazz Club in Soho, the National Theatre, Johnny Dankworth’s venue the Stables, and numerous jazz clubs in the UK. He will be accompanied by Philip Clouts at the piano and Adrian Smith on double bass.