ART THEMEN A true original of British jazz, saxophonist Art Themen has been a vital and inventive presence on the British jazz circuit for more than six decades. Winner of the British Jazz Award for Best Tenor Saxophonist, recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Worshipful Company of Musicians, and recently shortlisted for Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards, Themen remains as distinctive, witty and brilliantly unpredictable as ever. This living legend has famously combined his role as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with saxophone duties in the bands of Alexis Korner and Stan Tracey as well as recordings with Joe Cocker, Jack Bruce and even Bing Crosby. The Observer famously described him as “one of the tiny handful of undeniably perfect jazz musicians” – praise that still rings true today. With Kate Williams on piano, Marianne Windham on bass Tickets £10 (cash or card) on the door. The Harlington Function Room, doors open 11.20am, performance times 12 to 1pm. No pre-booking needed.