Biography of Disassembler

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Trevor Warren - Guitar

Trevor has been playing guitar for 24 years, largely self taught, exploring rock, jazz, world and folk idioms, most recently in his band Deva, whose music was recently used for the BBC 1 documentary ‘Real Story’(more info at www.devarecords.co.uk and under 'Deva' at this site). In 1997 he played in a series of concerts with Indian percussion master Balachandar (Ravi Shankar) and in 1994 co-wrote music for dance/theatre project Company Skin in the acclaimed production 'G is for Gorgeous' at the ICA and The Place Theatre in London. Taught jazz by John Etheridge and John Parricelli he also studied Harmony and Composition at Morley College in London and formed this latest project last year. His aim with this group is to take the rhythms of modern dance music and treat them within the context of jazz improvisation.


Mark Lockheart - Tenor and Soprano Saxes, Bass Clarinet

Mark is one of Britain’s most distinctive and creative musicians, his work with John Parricelli, Seb Rochford’s Polar Bear, Radiohead, Jah Wobble, Loose Tubes, Anja Garbarek and many others have created a reputation that has caused The Rough Guide to Jazz to site him as ‘…a consummate saxophonist and an original and versatile composer’. His 11 piece ‘Scratch Band’ was awarded The Peter Whittingham Award in 1997 and the album this produced, Through Rose- Coloured Glasses, was received to critical acclaim and voted by Time Out as one of the top ten albums of 1998. His collaboration in the band Perfect House Plants with Huw Warren, Martin France and Dudley Phillips has produced several acclaimed albums of original and enduring work. He is also currently teaching jazz at Trinity College of Music and Middlesex University.


Seb Rochford - Drums

A highly original drummer and composer, Seb was awarded “Best Rising Star” in the BBC Jazz Awards in 2004. Following the Cheltenham Festival performance in 2003 by his band Polar Bear, John Fordham wrote in the The Guardian, ‘…a heartening balance of improvisation and small-band improvisation’. Jazz Review magazine has listed him as one of the ten most promising young British jazz musicians and he is also currently working with Pete Wareham’s band Acoustic Ladyland; two rock bands - Paul The Girl and Menlow Park - and is also dabbling with electronica. Polar Bear’s debut album Dim Lit is out on Babel Records.


Dudley Phillips - Double Bass

Dudley is a self-taught musician who won a scholarship to the Guildhall School of Music in 1979.On leaving, he toured the world with acts as diverse as Womack and Womack, Bill Withers and Annie Whitehead. In addition to co-founding Perfect Houseplants he has recorded two albums for Blue Note Records with vibraphonist Orphy Robinson, with folk singer June Tabor and Colin Towns’ Mask Orchestra, John Etheridge and many others. In 1996 he joined Andy Sheppard’s group Moving Image touring and recording an acclaimed album. Recently projects include recording his own trio album with Nic France and Karl Ore and recording projects with singers Mark Nevin and Anja Garbarek.




Loz Speyer – Trumpet, flugelhorn

His Quartet toured UK and released CD Two Kinds of Blue on 33 Records (1999) - this band, now five-piece TIME ZONE recording again soon. Also leads and composes for quartet INNER SPACE MUSIC with saxophonist Steve Buckley. 1986-92 HAPPY END - recorded LPs and played Festivals in UK, Europe and Canada. own project LITTLE EYE made jazz-dance EP sold worldwide and played Ronnie s opposite Bob Berg (1993). Has also worked with Brian Abrahams, Amancio de Silva, Rare Mix, Hugh Metcalfe, John Bennett Band, Clifford Jarvis, Oren Marshall, Test Dept. Loz founded and organized the innovative eleven-piece RARE MIX (1995-2000). also known for original and challenging larger compositions. Collaboration with Clifford Jarvis to arrange jazz/classical Concerto resulted in it's performance at Clifford s memorial concert. Recently in Cuba studying percussion and performing with Orquesta Chepin-Choven he will be appearing at Ronnie Scotts in February opposite Flora Purim and Airto Moreira.


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