Andy Urquhart (trumpet) and Andy Panayi (sax) team up for a night of classic jazz at Splash Point Jazz Club, Eastbourne on Wednesday, March 25.

They will be playing the music of a great jazz partnership of the early 1960s – Kenny Dorham and Joe Henderson – whose Blue Note recordings of that period stand out as some of the best-loved classic tracks in the history of jazz.

Spokeswoman Annette Keen said: “Kenny Dorham was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and occasional singer. Dorham's talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never received the kind of attention or public recognition from the jazz establishment that many of his peers did.

“Early in his career, he played in the big bands of Lionel Hampton, Billy Eckstine and Dizzy Gillespie, and in Charlie Parker's quintet. He was one of the original members of The Jazz Messengers and led his own band The Jazz Prophets. In 1963 he added a young, tenor saxophonist, Joe Henderson, to the line-up of this band. Widely regarded as the outstanding jazz saxophonist of the post-Coltrane era, it was the Jazz Prophets that first brought Henderson to the attention of jazz critics.

“Together, this pairing recorded several acclaimed albums for the renowned Blue Note label, a springboard for Henderson's later career in the bands of such greats as Horace Silver, Lee Morgan and Herbie Hancock, and it is their Blue Note recordings that the Urquhart/Panayi will be exploring.”

Andy Urquhart played trumpet in an army band before becoming a professional musician back on civvy street. Based in the south-west, Andy co-leads both the Sound of Blue Note band and the resident band at the Jazz Cafe, Sandbanks.

Andy Panayi plays all the flutes, all the saxes and clarinet and currently leads his own groups, both jazz and classical. He also writes commissioned works and compositions and arrangements for his own ensembles.

They are joined on keyboards by Phil Doyle, also a former forces musician who works with the Joe Loss Orchestra. He has accompanied visiting US artists such as Bobby Shew and Scott Hamilton. Oz Dechaine (double bass) and Angus Bishop (drums) complete the line-up.

The venue is the Fishermen's Club, Royal Parade, BN22 7AA. Tickets are £15 on the door on the night if still available or in advance from www.WeGotTickets.com (booking fee applies).

Doors open at 7.15pm, and the music starts at 8pm, finishing at around 10.30pm. There is ample parking immediately next to the venue and a warm welcome inside.