A SAXOPHONIST and composer brings his latest project to Worcester this week.
Mark Lockheart and Shapeshifter will perform at The Marrs Bar, Pierpoint Street, on Thursday, May 14 as part of the progressive, fortnightly programme curated by Worcestershire promoter Music Spoken Here.
Lockheart was part of the legendary 21-piece London big band Loose Tubes in the 1980s and will be the third member to perform at the venue following Iain Ballamy in April 2024 and Eddie Parker in December 2025.
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He went on to form Perfect Houseplants with pianist Huw Warren, bassist Dudley Phillips and drummer Martin France, releasing six albums between 1992 and 2002.
Lockheart then joined Seb Rochford’s band Polar Bear whose second album Held on the Tips of Fingers was nominated for the 2005 Mercury Prize and featured in Jazzwise Magazine’s publication The 100 Jazz Albums that Shook The World.
Shapeshifter are Lockheart’s latest collaboration with bassist Huw V Williams and drummer Jay Davis who appeared at The Marrs Bar with Parker’s Airborn in December last year.
The trio share writing and move together through a common language of jazz, rock, classical and free improvisation, revelling in the unexpected.
Their album Shapeshifter was released in March and this gig is the trio’s third in the West Midlands following performances at The Hive in Shrewsbury and 1000 Trades in Birmingham in March.
Doors open at 7.30pm with Shapeshifter on stage at 8pm.
Admission is complimentary for Music Spoken Here club members or £15 on the door for non-members.
For more details go to musicspokenhere.club.