Big Band

The big band was formed in November 2008,and it's been an ambition of mine for a long time to put something like this together. We recorded and filmed the last gig so there should be some tracks of the band on this site soon. Here's a biog:-

Gareth Lockrane Big Band

Making their debut in the 2008 London Jazz Festival,the Gareth Lockrane Big Band is a natural extension of Gareth's other projects, Grooveyard and his septet, whilst at the same time being a fiery and unruly animal in it's own right. Influenced by,among others, Gil Evans, Maria Schneider, Kenny Wheeler, Jim McNeely, Thad Jones, Basie, Mingus and many more,the band blends heavy grooves and luscious orchestrations to spectacular effect. The band play almost exclusively Gareth's compositions with some contributions from the other fellows in the band as well. In addition to Gareth on flutes,the lineup features some of the finest musicians in the country -

Sam Mayne,Tom Richards,Alex Garnett,Ben Sommers,Bob McKay (saxes/woodwinds)
Craig Wild,Henry Collins,Steve Fishwick,Robbie Robson (trumpets)
Trevor Mires,Mike Feltham,Adrian Fry(trombones) Lewis Edney (bass trombone/tuba)
Mike Outram(guitar) Ross Stanley (piano/organ)
Simon Thorpe (bass) Tristan Maillot (drums)

See Photos Here