Mark Lockheart

Mark Lockheart
Background information
Born	March 31, 1961 (1961-03-31) (age 50)
Origin	Lymington, England
Genres	Jazz
Instruments	Tenor and Soprano saxophone
Years active	1980s to date
Labels	Edition Records, Isis Records, Stay Tuned, Basho Record, Harmonia Mundi
Associated acts	Polar Bear Perfect Houseplants Django Bates, Loose Tubes
Website	www.marklockheart.co.uk

Mark Lockheart (born Lymington, 1961) is a British jazz tenor saxophonist who came to prominence as a member of the Loose Tubes big band during the 1980s.^[1]

Subsequently he played with Django Bates^[2] as well as in the group Perfect Houseplants featuring Dudley Phillips & Martin France.^[3]

In 2001 the Arts Council of England awarded a grant for a tour by his Scratch Band who recorded an album "Imaginary Dances".^[4] More recently his compositions have been recorded with the NDR Big Band.^[5][6]

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.^[2] and is a tutor for the National Youth Jazz Collective. He also plays in British jazz quintet Polar Bear.^[1][7]

Discography

As leader

• "Days Like These" (2010)
• "In Deep" (2009)
• Through Rose Coloured Glasses (1998)
• Matheran (1999) with John Parricelli
• Imaginary Dances (2002)
• Moving Air (2005)

As sideman

With Loose Tubes

• Loose Tubes (1985)
• Delightful Precipice (1986)
• Open Letter (1988)

With Billy Jenkins

• Aural Art Exhibition (1987)
• Surburbia (1999)

With June Tabor

• Some Other Time (1989)
• Angel Tiger (1992)
• Against The Streams (1994)
• Aleyn (1997)
• A Quiet Eye (1999)

With Django Bates

• 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

• Barrel Organ Far from Home (1997)
• Hundreds Of Things a Boy Can Make (1997)
• God Only Knows (2005)

With Polar Bear

• "Peepers" (2010)
• "Polar Bear" (2008)
• Held On The Tips of Fingers (2007)
• Dim Lit (2005)

With others

• Prefab Sprout, Steve McQueen (1985)
• Steve Berry Trio, Steve Berry Trio (1988)
• Jah Wobble, Rising Above Bedlam (1991)
• Stereolab, Fluoresences (1996)
• High Llamas, Hawaii (1996)
• Geoff Gascoyne, Voices of Spring (1996)
• Sin e, Deep Water Dropoff (1999)
• Roger Beaujolais, For Old Times (1999)
• Radiohead, Kid A (2000)
• John Parricelli, Alba (2000)
• The Works, Beware Of The Dog (2005)
• Disassembler, Disassembler (2005)
• Curious Paradise, English Elements Live (2005)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Kelman, John (2005-10-09). "CD/LP Review: Moving Air". All About Jazz. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=19298. Retrieved 2010-05-22. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Mark Lockheart". All About Jazz. 2010-03-01. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=15233. Retrieved 2010-05-22. 
3. ^ Perfect Houseplants
4. ^ Fordham, John (2002-03-22). "Delicate essence". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2002/mar/22/shopping.artsfeatures6. Retrieved 2010-05-22. 
5. ^ Gelly, Dave (2010-02-14). "Mark Lockheart: Days Like These". The Observer. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/feb/14/mark-lockheart-days-like-these. Retrieved 2010-05-22. 
6. ^ Fordham, John (2010-02-19). "Mark Lockheart: Days Like These". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/feb/19/mark-lockheart-days-like-these. Retrieved 2010-05-22. 
7. ^ Fordham, John (2009-05-30). "Jazz Preview: Polar Bear". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/may/28/polar-bear-vortex-london. Retrieved 2010-05-22. 

External links

• Mark Lockheart's website

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Name	Lockheart, Mark
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Date of birth	1961-03-31
Place of birth	Lymington, Hampshire
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