Chris Batchelor is a Britishjazztrumpeter and composer. He gained his first professional experience withDudu Pukwana's Zila aged 17, at the suggestion ofHarry Beckett. He subsequently became a founder member, composer and soloist withLoose Tubes, contributing many pieces to the repertoire of the band from 1984 to 1990. He was also very active at this time as a member of legendary world music trailblazers3 Mustaphas 3, as well as enjoying a varied diet of gigs withChris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath, Congolese soukous band Taxi Pata Pata andAshley Slater's Microgroove.
As a sideman, Chris has appeared alongside many international stars, such asMichael Brecker,Sam Rivers,Hermeto Pascoal,John Taylor and theJazz Passengers withDeborah Harry. He has enjoyed a long-term playing partnership with altoistSteve Buckley in their bands Orchestra Rafiki, Buckley /Batchelor Quartet and most recently with their award-winning international collaboration Big Air, featuring New York basedMyra Melford andJim Black.
The music that Buckley and Batchelor wrote for the Jazz on 3 commission that brought Big Air together subsequently won them aBBC Jazz Award for Best New Work in 2001. Their 2009 release entitled Big Air was described byBrian Morton in Jazz Journal as "the best British jazz record for 20 years". In November 2009, Batchelor was selected to receive the prestigious Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Composers.
WithDjango Bates
WithLoose Tubes
WithBilly Jenkins
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