In February 1996, Lockett's album Late Night Sax: After Dark[2] reached No. 18 in the UK Albums Chart.[3]
From 2000 until 2004 Lockett 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".
In November 2008, in conjunction with fellow tenor saxophonists Art Themen and Don Weller, Lockett released the album The 3 Tenors at the Appleby Jazz Festival.[4]
mornington, lockett, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, articl. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Mornington Lockett news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mornington Edward Lockett born 19 November 1961 is an English jazz saxophonist Career editLockett began playing clarinet at the age of 14 while he was a student at Cowes High School before switching to tenor saxophone 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 under the tutelage of Lionel Grigson 1 Lockett 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 04 among others In February 1996 Lockett s album Late Night Sax After Dark 2 reached No 18 in the UK Albums Chart 3 From 2000 until 2004 Lockett 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 In November 2008 in conjunction with fellow tenor saxophonists Art Themen and Don Weller Lockett released the album The 3 Tenors at the Appleby Jazz Festival 4 Lockett now works at St Paul s Girls School and the Royal College of Music in London teaching jazz saxophone and improvisation He has also taught at Trinity College of Music Leeds College of Music and has been a visiting tutor at the Dordogne Jazz Summer School Lockett currently co leads a monthly residency at the 606 Club in Chelsea with Peter King saxophonist 5 References edit Paul Zec Obituary Lionel Grigson The Guardian 22 June 1994 Mornington Lockett Late Night Sax After Dark at Discogs Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 16 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 The 3 Tenors at the Appleby Jazz Festival AllMusic Retrieved 30 April 2012 Rubie Steve December 2016 606 Club Website 606 Club Retrieved 17 December 2016 Mark Gilbert Mornington Lockett Grove Jazz online Further reading editJohn Chilton Who s Who of British Jazz Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mornington Lockett amp oldid 1116201620, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
