"a brilliant young British talent" Humphrey Lyttleton
Tenor saxophonist Mornington Lockett studied at Dartington College Of Arts in Devon before moving to London to attend the Guildhall School Of Music And Drama. As a member of the Ronnie Scott Sextet, Mornington worked extensively in Britain and abroad. He has recorded with Ronnie Scott, guitarist Jim Mullen, drummer Martin Drew, singers Sarah Jane Morris, Claire Martin and Ian Shaw and US bass guitarist, Jo Hubbard. He is a visiting professor of saxophone at the Royal College of Music and Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London.
" One of the most accomplished contemporary improvisers ...with a fearsome technique and an advanced harmonic approach " Time Out
" Sounds like Hendrix on sax " Noel Gallagher
“Wonderful compositions and searching playing”
Joe Lovano
"Collins brings a bright crisply articulated
Lee Morgan-esque intensity to proceedings
..and a soft, brassy lyricism"
John Fordham, The Guardian
New Orleans music, Swing, Bebop,
Contemporary jazz, Blues, Soul: Malcolm Earle Smith is equally at home
playing all jazz styles. Well known for his work as trombonist, vocalist,
composer and teacher, he is one of the most versatile and entertaining
musicians on the London scene.
Central to Malcolm’s inspiration is his passion for jazz tradition,
his depth of musical knowledge, his commitment to ensemble playing and
his honest, stylish delivery. His sound is expressive and lyrical, rooted
in tradition but strongly influenced by contemporary language.
"there are no barriers to his
joyful appreciation of the whole span of jazz history...the only qualification
is that the music is ‘real’ – not motivated by posture,
fashion of notes for their own sake".
Digby Fairweather
www.davegelly.co.uk
Award-winning writer and broadcaster, Dave Gelly is the author of numerous books, including 'Being Prez: the Life & Music of Lester Young' and 'Stan Getz: Nobody Else But Me'. Dave Gelly has played or recorded (on tenor, clarinet and bass clarinet) with a bizarre collection of people, from Sir Richard Rodney Bennett to Arthur ’Big Boy’ Crudup, including along the way Neil Ardley, Kenny Baker, Maynard Ferguson, Jack Bruce, Keith Emerson, Art Themen and John Cleese (don’t ask).
"Dave Gelly is a fine, natural jazz musician"
Humphrey Lyttelton: The Best Of Jazz, BBC R2
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band to the second Miles Davis Quintet, and he will endeavour to explain on request. Believes in swing, melody and playing from the heart.
"His
saxophone playing is like his writing -
carefully crafted and always to the point" Jazz UK
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Since moving to London in 1998, French born guitarist, Jonathan Bratoëff
has recorded three albums. His first outing Episodes (2000), the critically
acclaimed album 'Between Lines' ( 2004 ) and the latest project 'Points
of Perception' ( 2005 ) due for release in April 2006. He is currently
leading various projects: duo, trio, a quartet, a quintet and a septet.
As a popular sideman on the London jazz scene he has played with Orphy
Robinson, Soweto Kinch, The Synergy Big Band amongst others. He is currently
playing Porpoise Corpus and the Pharoah S Russell Quartet. He is also
a member of the F-IRE collective......
"Bratoëff's brittle phrasing and rhythmic energy put him up there with leading UK guitarists such as Mike Outram, Phil Robson and Mike Walker' The Guardian
Dorian studied at the Guildhall School of Music before carving out a career on the London Jazz scene. He taught bass-guitar for five years at Morley College in London and led jazz workshops at Kingsway and Camden institute....
Loose Tubes founder member and session drummer extraordinaire; Nic has worked with Ian Carr's Nucleus, Allan Holdsworth, Jim Mullen, Martin Taylor, Ronnie Scott, Kenny Wheeler, Hank Crawford, David ‘Fathead’ Newman (Ray Charles’ sax player), John Taylor, Gordon Beck, L. Shankar, Mose Allison and appeared on a T.V.drum clinic with Billy Cobham.
EMI signed singer Scott Vicari returned to the UK to pursue his love of jazz drumming. USA born, he was educated at Middlesex University where he produced a show for the Edinburgh festival ....
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