Member Since: 4/21/2007
Band Website: johnhelliwell.com
Band Members: JOHN HELLIWELL (SAXOPHONES)
John Anthony Helliwell was born into a musical family in the Yorkshire town of Todmorden on the 15 th February 1945. Since 1974 until... today, he played saxophones for Supertramp.
MARK HART (VOCALS, PIANO, ORGAN, GUITAR)
Mark Hart was born in Kansas where he began piano and guitar at an early age. After playing in bands around the Mid-west as a teenager he moved to Los Angeles and worked with local bands until he joined Supertramp in 1985. When Supertramp took a hiatus in 1988, Mark began working with Crowded House, an Australian band in need of a keyboardist/guitarist who also sang. He continued with this band until it disbanded in 1996 when Supertramp just happened to be gearing up for a new record and tour. Mark has played with and or recorded with a number of well-known artists. These include Ringo Starr, Ricki Lee Jones, Richard Thompson, Chrissie Hynde,Van Dyke Parks, Tim Finn, Sam Phillips, T-Bone Burnett, Eagle Eye Cherry and more. He is a proud member of Crème Anglais and looks forward to playing along side these fine musicians.
MIKE WALKER (GUITAR)
Mike Walker. born salford 1962. played & recorded with; dave holland, bill frisell, mica paris, peter erskine, steve swallow, john taylor, kenny wheeler, norma winstone, jaqui dankworth, bob moses, george russell, mike gibbs, vince mendoza, julian arguelles, django bates, aril anderson, tal farlow, andy sheppard, tommy smith, and a shitload more. taught extensively in universities in england and became a full time professor at the franz liszt hochschule in weimar germany. currently lives alone but still puts it about a bit. has two amazing children called jack and eve.
ARTHUR LEA (PIANO, ORGAN)
Arthur Lea was born in London, May 19, 1983. He started playing piano aged 7, and tenor horn aged 8. Arthur enjoying his earliest gigging experiences on school band tours, which took him from South London shopping centres to the Twin Towers of New York. In 2001 Arthur was rewarded an entrance scholarship to study Bmus Jazz Piano at London's Royal Academy of Music, where he is currently in his third year. Past and present tutors include Pete Saberton, Robert Mitchell, Liam Noble and Mike Mondesir. Arthur plays and performs regularly with various ensembles in and around London, and currently leads a piano trio of his own. Last year he led a 7-piece ensemble as pianist/composer, performing at various venues including The 606 Club, City of London Festival, and Dean Street's Pizza Express. Reviews include The Guardian's John Fordham - 'confident..sharp solos', and Jazzwise Magazine - 'players to watch out
BEN BRYANT (PERCUSSION)
Born in Manchester in 1982, Benjamin Bryant started banging plastic buckets and skittles in time to music on the television at a very early age. When he was five he began having percussion lessons through the Manchester Music Service and from the age of 15 studied with Dave Hassell, who remains a huge influence on his playing to this day. In 1999 Benjamin entered Chethams School of Music and in 2001 took up a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music where he is currently studying both jazz and classical percussion with Trevor Tomkins, Neil Percy, Paul Clarvis and Dave Hassell. In 2002 Benjamin was a concerto finalist in the BBC Young Musicians Competition playing Joseph Schwantner’s Percussion Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis at the Barbican. He recently appeared with Evelyn Glennie at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, went on a tour of the Middle East and can be seen appearing with his percussion duo and his jazz trio.
GETH GRIFFITH (DOUBLE BASS, BASS GUITAR)
Geth Griffith is a freelance double-bass player and bass guitarist who recently graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music. During his time there and played with a wide variety of musicians including Gerard Presencer, Julian Arguelles, Nigel Hitchcock and Mark Nightingale; and won the SEMA Jazz Improvisation Award. He is now in great demand as a jazz/crossover bassist, and recently recorded with Boo Hewerdine, Neil McColl and Clive Gregson. He deps regularly on West End productions including Miss Saigon and Sunset Boulevard; and works with various ensembles including the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Armonico Tributo and Ensemble 11. As a soloist Geth recently gave a recital in the South of France, and played solo bass in the premiere of Daniel BathÃs opera "The Forest". He is on the staff at Ampleforth College and the RNCM
Record Label: Jazzprint
Type of Label: Indie