Charlie Hart's Equators

Charlie Hart worked with Ian Dury in Kilburn and the Highroads, Ronnie Lane’s Slim Chance (now miraculously reborn) and has played with the likes of Alexis Korner, Pete Townshend, Paul Weller, Mose Allison, Eric Clapton, Chris and Mick Jagger and recently Roger Daltry. charliehart.com

Frank Mead was a fine harp player before he took up the sax. He’s worked with the cream of the rock glitterati including Eric Clapton, Dave Gilmour, Paul McCartney and for the last decade has been an integral part of Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings. He has been involved with the Equators since early days, and is known for his astonishing dynamism.

Les Morgan worked with Ron Kavana on ‘Think Like a Hero’ and ‘Irish Ways’, and has always been interested in the Equators’ project of extending the boundaries of rock and blues music. Les also worked with Don McLean and George ‘Wild Chiuld’ Butler. He was in the Equators from the start and now also fronts his own band. Les wrote the fine instrumental, ‘Les is more’ , the third track on Masansani Breakdown.
Phil Scragg is the latest recruit to the Equators. He has worked as bassist and producer with an amazing array of musicians in various fields. His subsequent work with Evidence, a band with extensive cross-cultural influences led to him building a strong relationship with sax man Derek Nash, involving both production and much live work. Phil also worked with Dudu Pukwana and Pinise Saul, and it was this experience of top African musicians that led to him joining the Equators philscragg.com

Jimmy Roach is one of London’s top guitarist, a highly capable jazz and bluesman. Early on Jimmy played with Colosseum, East of Eden, and notably the innovative Major Surgery with saxman Don Weller. After that Jimmy increasingly followed a blues path, playing with Savoy Brown, Crucial Blues, Wolfie Witcher. Jimmy was also Ian Stewart’s choice of guitarist for Rocket 88, the band Ian formed with Charlie Watts. Jimmy’s work in that band bought him into contact with Charlie Hart, who used to sit in on bass from time to time, and so he was a natural choice for the Equators.