Mark Lockheart

Mark is an award-winning tenor sax player who first made his name working with seminal band Loose Tubes in the eighties, and whose mastery of modern jazz has kept him at the forefront of the music ever since. Co-founder of the universally regarded “The Perfect Houseplants” Mark has toured and recorded with Django Bates, Mike Gibbs, Mark Anthony Turnage and his own 11 piece “Scratch Band” as well as Seb Rochford’s highly acclaimed “Polar Bear”. To add further glitter to an already stellar CV, in 2016 he was named Jazz FM’s “Instrumentalist of the Year”, and is also a highly respected educator, writer and arranger. Tonight Mark will be appearing with his brilliant quartet, featuring Award-winning pianist Nikki Iles (Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone), Steve Watts (Django Bates) on bass and James Maddren (Gwilym Simcock) on drums, performing music that he describes as "exploring classic jazz standards as well as re-workings of Rollins and Monk". A fabulous gig from a world-class performer.

"Lockheart is a consummate saxophonist and an original and versatile composer" The Rough Guide to Jazz; “inspired and imaginative” The Times; “compelling” Guardian

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