Mark Lockett
Drummer Mark Lockett is a tasteful time-keeper who eschews long solos and holds the old, valid notion that a drummer’s function is to make everyone sound great, not to call attention to his own virtuosity.
From beyond the grave, master drummers of old like Sid Catlett, Dave Tough and Art Blakey must surely be nodding with pleasure.
Drummer and leader on About Time, he follows countrymen such as pianists Alan Broadbent and Mike Nock, and tenor saxophonist Roger Manins, who left their lovely but professionally limiting nation to find success overseas.
He leads a popular Melbourne trio.
Artist's website: www.marklockett.com.au
Mark Lockett is featured on the following titles
Now and Then
Although he first came to prominence on the jazz scene a half century ago, Ornette Coleman still scares people. But his compositions, rooted as they were in classic blues, have long appealed to jazz listeners of every stripe.
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About Time
Drummer Mark Lockett's debut About Time gathers a strong Melbourne jazz front line for modern standards and one original, telling fresh stories in the spirit of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.
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