Loose Tubes
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Years active | 1984–1990 |
| Labels | Loose Tubes, Editions EG |
| Associated acts | Django Bates, Delightful Precipice, Human Chain, Eddie Parker Group, HomeMade Orchestra, Earthworks |
| Members | Julian Argüelles, Steve Argüelles, Iain Ballamy, Chris Batchelor, Django Bates, Steve Berry, Steve Buckley, Steve Day, Dave DeFries, John Eacott, Paul Edmonds, Ted Emmett, Nic France, John Harborne, Lance Kelly, Thebe Lipere, Mark Lockheart, Noel Langley, John Parricelli, Eddie Parker, Dave Powell, Dai Pritchard, Richard Pywell, Ashley Slater, Ken Stubbs, Paul Taylor, Steve Watts Tim Whitehead, Martin France |
Loose Tubes was a British jazz big band/orchestra active during the mid-to-late 1980s. Critically and popularly acclaimed, the band was considered to be the focal point of a 1980s renaissance in British jazz (alongside The Jazz Warriors). It was the main launchpad for the careers of many future leading British jazz players including Django Bates, Iain Ballamy, Eddie Parker, Julian and Steve Argüelles, Mark Lockheart, Steve Berry, Tim Whitehead, Ashley Slater. In 2014 the band reformed to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band's formation, with concerts at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Brecon Jazz Festival and a sold out week at Ronnie Scott's.
The band originated from a jazz workshop put together by the celebrated British jazz composer and educator Graham Collier in 1983. During the first few weeks of the workshop, keyboard player Django Bates and bass player Steve Berry began to introduce original music to the ensemble. Under the supervision of workshop administrator-turned-manager Colin Lazzerini, the ensemble chose the name Loose Tubes and played its first London gig in 1984.
The band was notable for its size (averaging 21 players) and was run as a co-operative without a single clear leader. While Bates, Berry and trumpeter Chris Batchelor were responsible for a great deal of the music, there were also composing contributions from flute player Eddie Parker, trumpeters Dave DeFries and John Eacott, as well as trombonist John Harborne. During live concerts, trombonist Ashley Slater (later to become frontman of the pop group Freak Power) acted as the band's compère and became renowned for his sarcastic wit.
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