Biography of Sam Crockatt

Sam Crockatt has been playing jazz since the age of 10. He started out listening to Louis Armstrong, Sydney Bechet, and Jimmy Noone and playing the clarinet. He soon switched to saxophone and began listening to John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter and realised he was hooked! Since then Sam has completed a degree in jazz from the Royal Academy of Music and played in venues all over the Uk including Ronnie Scott's, The Albert Hall, the Jazz Cafe, and many more. He has also appeared six times at the Paradise Jazz Festival in Cyprus, performed at the Brecon Jazz Festival with Pete King and Julian Arguelles, and taught on the Global Music Foundation Summer School in Tuscany alongside US piano great Edward Simon.

Sam is a founding member of the London based Loop Collective. His debut album 'Howeird' will be released on the Loop Records label in November 2008. The album features long time friend and collaborator Gwilym Simcock.