Mornington Lockett

Mornington Edward Lockett (b. November 19, 1961) is an English jazz saxophonist.

Lockett began playing clarinet at age 14 before switching to tenor sax. He studied at Dartington College of Arts, graduating in 1981, then undertook further study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1984-85. He has played in the bands of Jim Mullen (1988-93), Ronnie Scott (1990-94), Arturo Sandoval (1993), Ian Shaw (1994), Andrea Vicari (1994), Martin Drew (1995-2010), Stan Tracey (1996-2010), Don Weller (2000), Sarah Jane Morris (1985-2009) and Jimmy Smith (2002-4), among others. From 2000 until 2004 Mornington was involved in a group called "Celebrating The Jazz Couriers" playing the music of Ronnie Scott and Tubby Hayes. The group was co-led by Martin Drew and won the British Jazz Award for "Best Small Group" in 2002. The band was reformed in 2004 as "The New Jazz Couriers".

Lockett incorporates elements of serialism and the modes of Olivier Messiaen into his improvisations, in addition to more conventional jazz techniques.

Mornington Lockett now works at Christ's Hospital School in Horsham, West Sussex, UK; and the Royal College of Music in London teaching jazz saxophone. He has also taught at Trinity College of Music, Leeds College of Music and is a visiting tutor at the Dordogne Jazz Summer School.

References

• Mark Gilbert, "Mornington Lockett". Grove Jazz online.

Further reading

• John Chilton, Who's Who of British Jazz.

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