"Healing Moments" is an original composition by John Heavens and a timeless jazz number that transports listeners into a space of introspection and emotional renewal. The composition evoking the feeling of dawn breaking after a long, stormy night. The melody, reflective and soulful, suggests healing isn't immediate, it unfolds with patience and grace.

A smoky saxophone answers, weaving through the spaces with a conversational call and response, like a dialogue between the heart and the mind.

The rhythm section upright bass and brushes on the snare lays down a subtle, steady groove. The tempo feels unhurried, each beat allowing the listener to breathe deeply and reflect. The harmony between instruments mirrors the feeling of connection and comfort, as if the music itself is mending something unseen.

Healing Moment by John Heavens

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Michelle

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IGY - John Heavens

This soul-stirring Billy Joel cover strips everything down to its essence: John's  tender lone voice and the raw, resonant hum of a Hammond organ at the hand of the great Pete Whittaker. The lyrics are beautifully direct, an earnest plea for honesty in a world tangled with noise and pretense. Each word is delivered with aching vulnerability, the singer’s voice rising and falling like an outcry from the heart, while the organ swells and pulses with gospel-like intensity. Together, they create a powerful, unadorned soundscape that alludes to the bare bones of what truly matters truth, connection, and the courage to be real.

Honesty - John Heavens

This Brit-blues cover of the great Boz Scaggs tune is a gritty, foot-stomping bass on this blues anthem about a man worn down by the endless chase—restless jobs, fleeting loves, and the grind of life. With a raspy, soulful voice John Heavens belts out the frustration and irony of it all, realising there’s no escaping “the running blue.” Driven by stomping bass guitar riff, a pounding backbeat, and John's soulful voice, the song crackles with energy, turning exhaustion into something defiant and fun. It’s the kind of blues that makes you laugh at the struggle, shake it off, and keep moving, even if the road never really ends.

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