Alice Leggett Sextet

Name: Alice Leggett Sextet
Start: 2026-03-04T20:00:00+00:00
Location: The Lescar, 303 Sharrow Vale Rd, S11 8ZF Sheffield, United Kingdom

Schedule

Wed, 04 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

The Lescar, 303 Sharrow Vale Rd, S11 8ZF Sheffield, United Kingdom | Sheffield, EN

Brilliant and cutting edge jazz from a unique voice on the European jazz scene. Alto saxophonist Alice Leggett brings a thrilling international line-up of six incredible musicians, all established band leaders, and drawn from jazz scenes in London, NYC and Amsterdam.
Joining Alice on this gig as part of a tour of the Netherlands and the UK, are tenor saxophonist Alex Hitchcock (UK/NYC), trumpeter Alexandra Ridout (NYC/UK), pianist Noah Stoneman (NYC/UK), double bassist Tijs Klaassen (NL), and drummer Wouter Kühne (NL).
With brand new music written especially for this ensemble, including from Alice’s debut album, it’s a potent mix of musicians capable of a powerful band sound, but also of reaching out and experimenting with accomplished spontaneity.
TICKETS: £10 or £7 for students.
Pay on the door, or alternatively get advance tickets by emailing [email protected] or messaging the Jazz at The Lescar.
Doors 8pm, music 8.30pm.
An alto sax player with a distinctive, expressive tone and a very personal voice, Alice Leggett spent seven formative years in London, also frequenting the New York jazz scene, and now resides in Amsterdam. Deeply rooted in the jazz tradition, her influences range from Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman and Wayne Shorter to modern innovators such as Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ambrose Akinmusire, Mark Turner, Immanuel Wilkins, Ben van Gelder, and Melissa Aldana.
Her own writing has improvisation at it’s core, combining this with thoughtful and emotive themes, lyricism, and a strong sense of adventure.
“Leggett’s art does not make concessions: this is serious music, and deserves and rewards serious listening.” - Victoria Kingham (Jazzwise)
“Tightly woven, progressively modern sounding without being atonal or full on avant-garde there’s plenty of space for in-depth examination of themes and motifs. A strong statement of where Leggett is now as a composer.”
- Marlbank
Here’s some music:

Described as a “virtuoso” by The Guardian, saxophonist and Ivor Novello-nominated composer Alex Hitchcock is a leading voice on the international jazz stage. Emerging from the vibrant London jazz scene he has worked across Europe, the US, and further afield, and built an international reputation, with sellout appearances in NYC and London, his playing is powerful, exciting and contemporary.
A dynamic and exciting musician, award-winning Alexandra Ridout (trumpet) won the BBC Young Jazz Musician 2016, leading to a string of further awards. She’s an in-demand bandleader and composer, performing at many of the world’s most renowned venues and festivals. as well as artists including Samara Joy, Renee Rosnes’ Artemis, Orlando Le Fleming’s ‘Romantic Funk’, Dayna Stephens, Jochen Rueckert’s new quartet, Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Melissa Aldana, Savannah Harris, Christine Jensen, Mingus Big Band, Kit Downes and Alex Hitchcock. She was a showcased performer/composer in the International Festival of New Trumpet Music with her trio in New York in 2022, curated by world famous jazz trumpeter Dave Douglas, who she performed with in 2024 and recorded an album with his new project 'alloy' in 2025.
“Her incredibly sweet, subtle and well-controlled tone....absolutely owning the stage and the room...melodic, fluent and engaging...great sound, and an emotional content to her playing, but again with superb control even in very high register” – Jazz Journal
Noah Stoneman (piano) is without question one of the most exciting and original new pianists on the jazz scene, having spent time in recent years in New York. A BBC Young Jazz musician finalist in 2016, his original music has featured at festivals including Brainchild and Manchester Jazz Festival, and a previous album produced by Kit Downes, and his next album, a trio featuring Freddie Jensen and James Maddren is due for release in February 2026.
Amsterdam-based Tijs Klaassen (double bass) leads his own quintet and has played and recorded with Ben van Gelder, Alistair Payne, Oene van Geel�Franz von Chossy, and many others, appearing at venues including the world famous Bimhuis club in Amsterdam.
Wouter Kühne (drums) has performed with an incredible array of artists including Dick Oatts, Terrel Stafford, Aaron Parks, Jason Marsalis, Benjamin Herman, Jasper Blom, Ben van Gelder, Joris Roelofs, Reinier Baas, Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw, and many others, as well as studying with leading artists in NYC, Senegal, Mexico and Cuba.