Coltrane and Hartman on Impulse!

Friday 26 February 2027
Crookes Social Club
8.00-10.45 pm, doors open 7.20 pm

Mark Lockheart – saxophone
Marvin Muoneké – vocals
Gary Crosby – bass
Alex Webb – piano
Alfonso Vitale – drums

Photo credit: Robert Crowley

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Following the centenary of the legendary saxophonist’s birth, a stellar quintet comes to Sheffield to ‘get inside the emotion’ of John Coltrane’s only vocal album.

Revisiting the Grammy-recognised recording when Coltrane teamed up with vocalist Johnny Hartman to explore their favourite romantic standards, tenor sax virtuoso Mark Lockheart is joined by the extraordinary vocalist Marvin Muoneké and a top-flight rhythm section of Gary Crosby (bass), Alex Webb (piano) and Alfonso Vitale (drums).

Dubbed ‘A new vocal sensation in the UK’ by JazzFM, Marvin Muoneké’s singing has been likened to Nat ‘King’ Cole, Johnny Hartman and Billy Eckstine.

Saxophonist and composer Mark Lockheart first came to prominence with the influential big band Loose Tubes. His new album, ‘Shapeshifter’ was released in March 2026. ‘Mark Lockheart has been at the centre of British music for four decades’ – UK JazzNews.

Alex Webb is a prolific songwriter, arranger and pianist, whose songs have been recorded by jazz singers China Moses, Mina Agossi, Sandra Nkake, Liane Carroll, Allan Harris, Vimala Rowe and Alexander Stewart, among others.

Gary Crosby OBE is a leading jazz double bassist, bandleader, composer/arranger, educator, record producer, company director and facilitator, and was a founder member of the Jazz Warriors. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of Tomorrow’s Warriors, providing a platform for talented young musicians who wish to pursue a career in jazz.

Alfonso Vitale, from Messina, Sicily, is a top-drawer jazz and classical percussionist and one of the most in-demand drummers in London today.

‘Tenor saxist Mark Lockheart and vocalist Marvin Muoneké brought a fabulous 1963 album to life and did so much more than simply pay tribute to the classic ‘John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman’.’ – www.hilaryseabrook.co.uk (concert review, Watford Pump House).

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Ticket Prices

Full – £18
Over 60, disabled, unemployed – £16
18 – 30 year olds, student with NUS card – £10
15 – 17 year olds – £5
Under 15s – Free

We encourage you to book tickets online in advance, to avoid missing out and to make life easier for our Door Team.  It will be possible to pay for entry at the door (preferably by contactless payment) if seats are available.

Advance tickets available from www.ticketsource.co.uk/sheffield-jazz