Steve Buckley is a

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. He is a multi-instrumentalist and most often plays alto and soprano saxophones,

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and

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Career

Buckley was a key member of

Loose Tubes 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. It was the main launchpad for the ...

. He has also been an important side man in many bands including, Human Chain,

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and

Django Bates Django Bates (born Leon Bates, 2 October 1960) is a British jazz musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist, band leader and educator. He plays the piano, keyboards and the tenor horn. Bates has been described as "one of the most talented musici ...

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. A close connection with

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and

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musicians led him to play and record with such bands as Bosco D'Olivera's Grupo Folia (UK), The Pan-African Orchestra (

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), Kakatsitsi (Ghana) and Massukos (

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). One of his closest musical associations is with trumpet player

Chris Batchelor Chris Batchelor is a British jazz trumpeter and composer. He gained his first professional experience with Dudu Pukwana's Zila aged 17, at the suggestion of Harry Beckett. He subsequently became a founder member, composer and soloist with Loose ...

. Together, they released three albums, ''The Whole and the Half'' (1995), ''Life As We Know It'' (1999) and ''Big Air'' (2008), the latter featuring Oren Marshall,

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and

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. In 2006 they received the BBC ''Jazz on 3'' award for Best New Work with ''Ten Tall Tales''. Buckley's main area of work has always been within the contemporary jazz scene, playing and recording with artists such as John Taylor,

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, Eddie Parker, Steve Noble, Billy Jenkins,

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, Seb Rochford, Mike Outram,

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, Jonathon Joseph and Leroy Jenkins.

Discography

As leader

* ''The Whole and the Half'' with

(FMR, 1995) * ''Bad Gleichenberg Festival-Edition Vol. 3'' with Noble/Marshall (1995) * ''Bud Moon'' with Noble/Marshall (Ping Pong, 1996) * ''Life As We Know It'' with Chris Batchelor (Babel, 1999) * ''Big Air'' with Chris Batchelor (Babel, 2008) With

* ''Loose Tubes'' (Loose Tubes, 1985) * ''Delightful Precipice'' (Loose Tubes, 1986) * ''Open Letter'' (Editions EG, 1988) * ''Dancing On Frith Street'' (Lost Marble, 2010) * ''Sad Afrika'' (Lost Marble, 2012) * ''Arriving'' (Lost Marble, 2015)

As sideman

With

* ''Music for the Third Policeman'' (Ah Um, 1990) * ''

Summer Fruits (and Unrest) ''Summer Fruits (and Unrest)'' is an album led by composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader Django Bates which was recorded in 1993 and released on the JMT label.Shimada, T.JMT label discography accessed December 9, 2014 Reception AllMu ...

'' (JMT, 1993) * ''

Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze) ''Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze)'' is an album led by composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader Django Bates which was recorded in 1995 and released on the JMT label.Shimada, T.JMT label discography accessed 10 December 2014 Reception A ...

'' (JMT, 1995) With others *

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, ''Kabu'' (Columbia, 1991) * Billy Jenkins, ''Beyond E Major'' (Allmusic, 1985) * Billy Jenkins, ''Scratches of Spain'' (Thin Sliced, 1987) * Human Chain, ''Cashin' in!'' (Editions EG, 1988) *

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, ''Time Capsule'' (More Rockers 1996) *

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, ''Just What Time It Is'' (Trama, 2001) * Oriole, ''Song for the Sleeping'' (F-IRE, 2004) *

, ''Ashley Slater's Big Lounge'' (Plush, 2002) *

, ''Yell of the Gazelle'' (Babel, 1996) *

, ''A Barrel Organ Far from Home'' (Babel, 1997)

Radio performances

* ''Jazz On 3: Big Air''. Friday 9 December 2005 23:30-1:00 Radio 3.

References

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