Darius Brubeck Quartet ‘music of the Brubecks’ at Union Chapel, Islington, London.

Date: Monday, December 15, 2025

Featuring: Darius Brubeck Quartet

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We have received the following press release regarding this event;

BRUBECK PLAYS BRUBECK
Darius Brubeck Quartet
Celebrating 20 Years
Sunday 15 December 2025
Union Chapel, London
Music from the Brubecks

“How often do you come away from a jazz concert wishing it could have been bottled and later poured out to relive the magic again?”
Stuart Nicholson, Jazzwise

Union Chapel hosts a landmark evening with pianist and composer Darius Brubeck, celebrating both the 20th anniversary of the Darius Brubeck Quartet and the enduring musical legacy of his father, jazz legend Dave Brubeck.

A pillar of British jazz for two decades, the Darius Brubeck Quartet - Brubeck (piano), Dave O’Higgins (saxes), Matt Ridley (bass) and Wesley Gibbens (drums) - has cultivated a rare musical understanding through years of shared experience on stage and in the studio.

This special concert presents two contrasting sets that reflect both tradition and evolution - the first showcasing Brubeck’s own original works and new compositions, the second devoted to his father’s timeless classics, including interpretations of ‘Take Five’ and ‘Blue Rondo à la Turk’.

With its distinctive acoustics and evocative atmosphere, Union Chapel provides the perfect setting for this reflective and celebratory evening, honouring a family legacy that helped shape modern jazz, while affirming Brubeck’s own compelling musical voice.

Darius Brubeck Quartet: https://dariusbrubeck.com/

Union Chapel: https://unionchapel.org.uk/whats-on/brubeck-plays-brubeck

19b Compton Terrace, London N1 2UN – doors 7pm

Copies of Time OutTakes – a rare Brubeck Editions release featuring previously unheard outtakes from the legendary 1959 Time Out sessions by the Dave Brubeck Quartet (Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Eugene Wright and Joe Morello) will be available on the night. Discovered in the Brubeck archives Time OutTakes offers a fascinating glimpse into the creative process behind one of the most influential albums in jazz history, featuring fresh takes of ‘Blue Rondo à la Turk’, ‘Take Five’, ‘Strange Meadowlark’ and ‘Cathy’s Waltz’, plus two previously unreleased tracks: ‘I’m in a Dancing Mood’ and ‘Watusi Jam’.

Also available will be copies of We Have Waited Too Long by The Jazzanians, as well as Playing the Changes: Jazz at an African University and on the Road (University of Illinois Press) a book chronicling the Brubecks’ time in South Africa. Together, these projects illuminate a vital period in South African cultural history (1983–2006) and the transformative power of jazz as a force for connection and change.