British contemporary jazz saxophonist and composer, born January 20, 1957 in Warminster, Wiltshire, England.
He has had success internationally, working with important figures such as [a=Gil Evans], [a=George Russell], [a=Carla Bley], [a=Steve Swallow] and others. He was awarded multiple British Jazz Awards.
He never received formal music education; despite that he wrote more than 300 compositions for various settings – from solo works, small combos to big bands and even chamber orchestras.