Mark Lockheart
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Mark Lockheart is a British
jazz tenor saxophonist
who came to prominence as a member of the Loose Tubes
big band during the 1980s.
Subsequently he played with Django Bates
as well as in the group Perfect Houseplants featuring Dudley Phillips & Martin France.
In 2001 the Arts Council of England awarded a grant for a tour by his Scratch Band who recorded an album "Imaginary Dances". More recently his compositions have been recorded with the NDR Big Band.
He has also played in sessions with Radiohead
, Prefab Sprout
, Stereolab
and many others. Lockheart currently teaches at Trinity College of Music
in London and at Middlesex University
. and is a tutor for the National Youth Jazz Collective. He also plays in British jazz quintet Polar Bear
.
With Billy Jenkins
With June Tabor
With Django Bates
With Perfect Houseplants
With Huw Warren
With Polar Bear
With others
United Kingdom
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jazz tenor saxophonist
Tenor saxophone
The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
who came to prominence as a member of the Loose Tubes
Loose Tubes
Loose Tubes was a British jazz big band/orchestra active during the mid-to-late 1980s. Critically and popularly acclaimed, the band was considered to bethe focal point of a 1980s renaissance in British jazz...
big band during the 1980s.
Subsequently he played with Django Bates
Django Bates
Django Bates , is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader. He plays the piano, keyboards and the tenor horn. He currently lives in Copenhagen where he is a professor at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory and leader of the StoRMChaser orchestra.-Career:Django Bates was born in Beckenham,...
as well as in the group Perfect Houseplants featuring Dudley Phillips & Martin France.
In 2001 the Arts Council of England awarded a grant for a tour by his Scratch Band who recorded an album "Imaginary Dances". More recently his compositions have been recorded with the NDR Big Band.
He has also played in sessions with Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
, Prefab Sprout
Prefab Sprout
Prefab Sprout are an alternative English pop rock band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham, England who rose to fame during the 1980s. Eight of their albums have reached the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart, and one of their singles, "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", peaked at number seven in the UK...
, Stereolab
Stereolab
Stereolab are an alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England. The band originally comprised songwriting team Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier , both of whom remained at the helm across many lineup changes...
and many others. Lockheart currently teaches at Trinity College of Music
Trinity College of Music
Trinity College of Music is one of the London music conservatories, based in Greenwich. It is part of Trinity Laban.The conservatoire is inheritor of elegant riverside buildings of the former Greenwich Hospital, designed in part by Sir Christopher Wren...
in London and at Middlesex University
Middlesex University
Middlesex University is a university in north London, England. It is located in the historic county boundaries of Middlesex from which it takes its name. It is one of the post-1992 universities and is a member of Million+ working group...
. and is a tutor for the National Youth Jazz Collective. He also plays in British jazz quintet Polar Bear
Polar Bear (British band)
Polar Bear is a British experimental jazz band led by drummer Seb Rochford with Pete Wareham on tenor and baritone saxophone, Mark Lockheart on tenor saxophone, Tom Herbert on double bass and Leafcutter John on mandolin and electronics....
.
As leader
- "Days Like These" (2010)
- "In Deep" (2009)
- Through Rose Coloured Glasses (1998)
- Matheran (1999) with John ParricelliJohn ParricelliJohn Parricelli is a jazz guitarist, appearing and recording mainly in the United Kingdom.Parricelli began his career as a guitarist in 1982 and was one of the founding members of the British big band Loose Tubes, with whom he recorded three albums...
- Imaginary Dances (2002)
- Moving Air (2005)
As sideman
With Loose TubesLoose Tubes
Loose Tubes was a British jazz big band/orchestra active during the mid-to-late 1980s. Critically and popularly acclaimed, the band was considered to bethe focal point of a 1980s renaissance in British jazz...
- Loose TubesLoose Tubes (album)Loose Tubes is the debut album by the English big band Loose Tubes, that was released on the Loose Tubes Limited record label as an LP in 1985...
(1985) - Delightful Precipice (1986)
- Open LetterOpen Letter (Loose Tubes album)Open Letter is the third album by the English big band Loose Tubes, that was released on the EG label in 1988.Allmusic gives the album 3 out of 5 stars.-Track listing:# "Sweet Williams" – 8:54...
(1988)
With Billy Jenkins
Billy Jenkins
Billy Jenkins is an English blues guitarist, composer, and bandleader.Initially Jenkins became famous as a member of Burlesque, then as part of Trimmer & Jenkins. A short period he followed as a member of Ginger Baker's Nutters. For several years, he ran Wood Wharf Studios...
- Aural Art Exhibition (1987)
- Surburbia (1999)
With June Tabor
June Tabor
June Tabor is an English folk singer.- Early years :June Tabor was inspired to sing by hearing Anne Briggs' EP Hazards of Love in 1965. "I went and locked myself in the bathroom for a fortnight and drove my mother mad. I learned the songs on that EP note for note, twiddle for twiddle. That's how I...
- Some Other Time (1989)
- Angel Tiger (1992)
- Against The Streams (1994)
- Aleyn (1997)
- A Quiet Eye (1999)
With Django Bates
Django Bates
Django Bates , is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader. He plays the piano, keyboards and the tenor horn. He currently lives in Copenhagen where he is a professor at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory and leader of the StoRMChaser orchestra.-Career:Django Bates was born in Beckenham,...
- Summer Fruits (and Unrest) (1993)
- Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze) (1995)
With Perfect Houseplants
- Perfect Houseplants (1993)
- Clec (1995)
- Snap Clatter (1997)
- Extempore (1998) with The Orlando Consort
- Extempore II (1999) with The Orlando Consort
- New Folk Songs (2000)
With Huw Warren
Huw Warren
Huw Warren is a jazz pianist and composer. A graduate of Goldsmiths College and Guildhall School of Music, he is known for his work with June Tabor, Perfect Houseplants, and various groups. Warren has recorded several albums under his own name on Babel Label, including projects with violinist Mark...
- Barrel Organ Far from Home (1997)
- Hundreds Of Things a Boy Can Make (1997)
- God Only Knows (2005)
With Polar Bear
Polar Bear (British band)
Polar Bear is a British experimental jazz band led by drummer Seb Rochford with Pete Wareham on tenor and baritone saxophone, Mark Lockheart on tenor saxophone, Tom Herbert on double bass and Leafcutter John on mandolin and electronics....
- "Peepers" (2010)
- "Polar Bear" (2008)
- Held On The Tips of Fingers (2007)
- Dim Lit (2005)
With others
- Prefab SproutPrefab SproutPrefab Sprout are an alternative English pop rock band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham, England who rose to fame during the 1980s. Eight of their albums have reached the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart, and one of their singles, "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", peaked at number seven in the UK...
, Steve McQueenSteve McQueen (album)Steve McQueen is the second album by English pop band Prefab Sprout, released in June 1985. It was released in the United States as Two Wheels Good due to a legal conflict with the estate of American actor Steve McQueen...
(1985) - Steve Berry Trio, Steve Berry Trio (1988)
- Jah WobbleJah WobbleJah Wobble is an English bass guitarist, singer, poet and composer. He became known to a wider audience as the original bass player in Public Image Ltd in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but left the band after two albums...
, Rising Above Bedlam (1991) - StereolabStereolabStereolab are an alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England. The band originally comprised songwriting team Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier , both of whom remained at the helm across many lineup changes...
, Fluoresences (1996) - High Llamas, Hawaii (1996)
- Geoff Gascoyne, Voices of Spring (1996)
- Sin e, Deep Water Dropoff (1999)
- Roger Beaujolais, For Old Times (1999)
- RadioheadRadioheadRadiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
, Kid AKid AKid A is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released in October 2000 by the Parlophone label. A commercial success worldwide, Kid A went platinum in its first week of release in the United Kingdom. Despite the lack of an official single or music video as publicity, Kid A...
(2000) - John ParricelliJohn ParricelliJohn Parricelli is a jazz guitarist, appearing and recording mainly in the United Kingdom.Parricelli began his career as a guitarist in 1982 and was one of the founding members of the British big band Loose Tubes, with whom he recorded three albums...
, Alba (2000) - The Works, Beware Of The Dog (2005)
- Disassembler, Disassembler (2005)
- Curious Paradise, English Elements Live (2005)