Dave O'Higgins

Dave O'Higgins
Born	1 September 1964 (age 52) Birmingham
Origin	United Kingdom
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	saxophonist
Instruments	saxophone
Years active	1980s to Present
Website	http://www.daveohiggins.com

Dave O'Higgins (b. 1 September 1964) is an English jazz saxophonist.

Born in Birmingham, O'Higgins first emerged on the British jazz scene in the 1980s. After playing in the National Youth Jazz Orchestra for three years O'Higgins joined the band of Jim Mullen before moving on to Martin Taylor's band.

O'Higgins performs as a sideman, as the leader of the Dave O'Higgins Quartet and as part of Most Wanted, with trumpeter Graeme Flowers and trombonist Barnaby Dickinson. He is currently Professor of Saxophone at Leeds College of Music and Goldsmiths College.

O'Higgins was the busking saxophone player on the second Mr. Bean episode ("The Return of Mr. Bean") - accompanying Bean as he performed a dance routine to earn money to pay the busker.

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