LOOSE TUBES

LOOSE TUBES

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Loose Tubes were 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.

• Iain Ballamy, soprano and tenor saxes

• Julian Argüelles, soprano and baritone saxes

• Steve Argüelles, percussion on the first and second albums, then drums and percussion

• Iain Ballamy, soprano and alto saxes

• Chris Batchelor, trumpet

• Django Bates, keyboards

• Steve Berry, bass

• Steve Buckley, soprano and alto saxes

• Steve Day, trombone and euphonium

• Dave DeFries, trumpet

• John Eacott, trumpet

• Paul Edmonds, trumpet

• Ted Emmett, trumpet

• Nic France (played drums on the first and second albums)

• Martin France drums

• John Harborne, trombone

• Lance Kelly, trumpet

• Noel Langley, trumpet

• Thebe Lipere, percussion

• Mark Lockheart, tenor and soprano saxes

• Julian Nicholas, tenor and soprano saxes

• John Parricelli, guitar

• Eddie Parker, flutes, keyboards

• Dave Powell, tuba

• Dai Pritchard, clarinets

• Richard Pywell, trombones

• Ashley Slater, trombone

• Ken Stubbs, baritone, alto saxes

• Paul Taylor, trombone

• Steve Watts, bass

• Tim Whitehead, tenor sax