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MUSIC IS – Chris Biscoe plays Mike Westbrook
I played with the late Mike Westbrook for more than 40 years and decided to record an instrumental CD of his compositions, reinterpreting them in small group instrumental form.
Chris Biscoe - saxes; Mike Outram - guitar; Kate Williams - piano; Dave Whitford - bass; Jon Scott - drums
I played with the late Mike Westbrook for more than 40 years and decided to record an instrumental CD of his compositions, reinterpreting them in small group instrumental form.
Chris Biscoe - saxes; Mike Outram - guitar; Kate Williams - piano; Dave Whitford - bass; Jon Scott - drums
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Full Monte, with Marcio Mattos and Chris Biscoe, and the late Brian Godding and Tony Marsh, played many gigs in the 1980s and 90s before the film The Full Monty precipitated a flood of letter from Mrs Trellis of north Wales demanding that improvised jazz be banished from the cinema screen.
In 1996 French violinist Dominique Pirarely recorded with Full Monte at Porcupine Studios in London. Never before released, the recording is available as a download on Bandcamp
https://musiclay.bandcamp.com/album/full-monte-dominique-pifarely
https://musiclay.bandcamp.com/album/full-monte-dominique-pifarely
CHRIS BISCOE PROFILES QUARTET and PROFILES QUINTET
draws on the rich tradition in jazz of writing music to portray friends, lovers, enemies, musical heroes, and the occasional cat. Music by Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Eric Dolphy, Max Roach, Elvin Jones, Pete Hurt, Chris Biscoe and Mike Westbrook.
QUARTET: Chris Biscoe – alto sax, alto clarinet; Alcyona Mick – piano; Larry Bartley – bass; Winston Clifford – drums
QUINTET: Chris Biscoe – alto sax, alto clarinet; Tony Kofi – alto sax; Alcyona Mick – piano; Larry Bartley – bass; Winston Clifford - drums
draws on the rich tradition in jazz of writing music to portray friends, lovers, enemies, musical heroes, and the occasional cat. Music by Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Eric Dolphy, Max Roach, Elvin Jones, Pete Hurt, Chris Biscoe and Mike Westbrook.
QUARTET: Chris Biscoe – alto sax, alto clarinet; Alcyona Mick – piano; Larry Bartley – bass; Winston Clifford – drums
QUINTET: Chris Biscoe – alto sax, alto clarinet; Tony Kofi – alto sax; Alcyona Mick – piano; Larry Bartley – bass; Winston Clifford - drums
TRIO BISCOE/MOORE/TURNER
Freely improvised music melding abstraction and jazz roots.
Chris Biscoe – sax; Nathan Moore – guitar; Roger Turner – drums and percussion
Freely improvised music melding abstraction and jazz roots.
Chris Biscoe – sax; Nathan Moore – guitar; Roger Turner – drums and percussion
TWO OF A MIND
Chris Biscoe plays baritone sax, Allison Neale is on alto, Jeremy Brown on bass, Matt Fishwick plays drums in the quartet inspired by the LPs Gerry Mulligan and Paul Desmond made together. Joined by Colin Oxley on guitar when performing as a quintet.
Two Of A Mind page
Chris Biscoe plays baritone sax, Allison Neale is on alto, Jeremy Brown on bass, Matt Fishwick plays drums in the quartet inspired by the LPs Gerry Mulligan and Paul Desmond made together. Joined by Colin Oxley on guitar when performing as a quintet.
Two Of A Mind page
WOBBLY RAIL FIVE
Chris Biscoe – soprano sax, alto sax, alto clarinet; Pete Hurt – tenor and soprano sax; Liam Noble – piano; Steve Watts – bass; Jon Scott - drums
When the Liam Noble Group, which recorded ‘In The Meantime’ disbanded, I took some of Liam’s original material into a new quintet and mixed in tunes by me and Pete Hurt. Thanks to Phil Rose of Birmingham Jazz we are reforming in 2027. Listen to ‘In The Meantime’ which has beautiful writing by Liam.
Wobbly Rail Five page
Chris Biscoe – soprano sax, alto sax, alto clarinet; Pete Hurt – tenor and soprano sax; Liam Noble – piano; Steve Watts – bass; Jon Scott - drums
When the Liam Noble Group, which recorded ‘In The Meantime’ disbanded, I took some of Liam’s original material into a new quintet and mixed in tunes by me and Pete Hurt. Thanks to Phil Rose of Birmingham Jazz we are reforming in 2027. Listen to ‘In The Meantime’ which has beautiful writing by Liam.
Wobbly Rail Five page
BAND OF BANDS. Mike Westbrook’s most recent band project.
Kate Westbrook – voice; Karen Street – accordion; Peter Whyman – clarinet and sax; Chris Biscoe – alto sax; Marcus Vergette – bass; Coach York – drums; with Matthew Bourne - piano
Mike Westbrook’s Band of Bands features new versions of some 21st century Westbrook classics, and a couple of Mike’s favourite standards. Kate Westbrook sings, Chris Biscoe and Peter Whyman play sax and clarinet, Karen Street plays accordion, Marcus Vergette is on double bass and Coach York plays drums. All are long term members of a variety of Westbrook bands.
A live recording of the band was released in June 2024. Mike Westbrook Band of Bands (Westbrook Records WR014) is available as a CD in the UK from the WestbrookJazz website.
For international sales of the CD and a download from Bandcamp.
Band Of Bands page on WestbrookJazz.
Kate Westbrook – voice; Karen Street – accordion; Peter Whyman – clarinet and sax; Chris Biscoe – alto sax; Marcus Vergette – bass; Coach York – drums; with Matthew Bourne - piano
Mike Westbrook’s Band of Bands features new versions of some 21st century Westbrook classics, and a couple of Mike’s favourite standards. Kate Westbrook sings, Chris Biscoe and Peter Whyman play sax and clarinet, Karen Street plays accordion, Marcus Vergette is on double bass and Coach York plays drums. All are long term members of a variety of Westbrook bands.
A live recording of the band was released in June 2024. Mike Westbrook Band of Bands (Westbrook Records WR014) is available as a CD in the UK from the WestbrookJazz website.
For international sales of the CD and a download from Bandcamp.
Band Of Bands page on WestbrookJazz.
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