Martin Speake leads a broad range of groups and he continues to be influenced by many musicians and styles of music.
Apart from these projects of his own, Martin has also performed with Paul Motian, Bobo Stenson, Loose Tubes, Stan Tracey, Django Bates, Airto Moreira and Flora Purim and the Royal Shakespeare Company among others.
He is saxophone professor and contemporary music co-ordinator on the Royal Academy of Music Jazz Course and saxophone teacher at Middlesex University. He has also composed music for the Associated Board jazz piano syllabus and a solo saxophone piece for Faber Music.
Martin has developed a personal musical voice that expresses a deep understanding of the history and language of Jazz with individuality as an improviser that is intelligent, melodic, cool, complex, direct, beautiful and profound.
He plays Herts Jazz at Campus West, Welwyn Garden City on Sunday June 3.
Tickets: £5 for students and under-21s; £11 online; £13 at the door; £8 members.
