Mark performs with the modal jazz/funk/jungle ’the big iota’ see myspace/bigiota and see and hear at gruntproductions.com
Influences
The first 2 influences in my youth were Dave Sanborn and Eric Dolphy. Dolphy I still listen too. Over the years performers from the jazz and classical world have been influential. Gerves Du Pire ( French classical clarinetist with an beautiful delicate tone) John Coltrane, Miles Davis, John Mclaughlin Stanley Clarke, George Duke, these guys were an influence on how bands/ensembles should perform.
I have learnt a lot from the Japanese bamboo flute (Zen Flute) on micro tonal, multiphonic, quarter tonal playing etc, these tecniques are regularly used on my recordings.
Sounds Like
Some of my clarinet playing is like nothing you've heard before (examples soon). Stuff like Summertime on contra alto clarinet, 6 minute solo. Improvised quartets just has not been done before. So look out.
Mark Buckingham is a clarinet and saxophone (Signature Custom Series Saxopohnes) player with over thirty years experience. Does nothing but practice all day and can’t get gigs because the industry is fuccced. He has performed in a variety of musical settings; chamber ensembles, orchestras, jazz groups through to pop and reggae bands. At present Mark performs and records with two ensembles: Iota; a funk/jazz/modal improvisation group, that also performs jazz standards and funk classics for functions etc; and Potent; a six piece drum and bass band.
Mark’s discography comprises nine CDs, these include: Solo Classical Clarinet; Improvised Quartets (where Mark play’s four different sized clarinets); Solo, which contains jazz standards and improvisations.
For the last ten years Mark has concentrated on the "alternative sound world" of the clarinet family, developing the techniques needed to perform multiphonics, microtones, quartertones, aleatory(chance) etc, within improvisations. Many CD’s demonstrate these experimental techniques.
Mark’s published works include arrangements of; Ravel’s String Quartet arranged for Clarinet Quartet and Saxophone Quartet; Schoenberg’s ..Transfigured Night. arranged for Clarinet Choir; Paganini Caprices for Solo Violin arranged for Clarinet and Saxophone.
Jammin’ The Blues was created from Mark’s experience as a teacher and player over the last twenty-five years. Very few teachers address creative music-making as part of their instrumental lessons, mainly through lack of confidence. The series was created not only for students of all levels to develop their creative skills but also for the teaching community, so that they may learn from the series, and then feel able to include improvisation in their lessons. Mark has lectured on improvisation, and "how to teach improvisation".
Mark will be talking to teachers about improvisation and Jammin’ The Blues as part of a programme organized by the Trevor J James & Co, makers of the Signature Custom Series of saxophones on which Mark performs and records.
Needleandthread presents... {yet another series of} dirty great big nights out.. @ JAMM bar, 261 Brixton road.. {nearest tube : oval / brixton} {buses: 159,N59,333,133,N3} running 8pm-4am, £4 before 9pm, (afterwards its £6 / £5 with flyer, or NUS)..
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its the night out you've been waiting for! so far, on friday march 14th, we have experimental lectronics, live bands, hiphop crews, artists, bizarre performances, live visuals, singer/songwriters, dj's playing funk, hiphop, reggae, soul, rock n roll, gypsy breaks, ragga, dubstep, breakbeat, jungle, drum n bass, dancehall, glitchcore, and generally good stuffness..
LIVE ROOM
DJ TENDRAW {gluerooms} VS. INFINITE LIVEZ {bigdada} -twisted toycore with vocal oddities.. FRAZER KING - Mancunian psych-rock, harmonic rebels.. QUEENS ENGLISH -lyrical hiphop, bouncing bass.. BUNTY - self-looping vocal beats.. GREETINGS - new lancastrian cross curiosities..
DJ’s
D-CYFER - junglist classics, and vintage drum and bass.. SUNMONKEY - eclectic party blend..
with appearances from the tealeaf collective, surreal musings of a goliath frog, decor by cafe cairo, an animated depa, and the ink-stained scratchings of illegal guff.. beleive me, it all makes sense on www.needleandthread.org
Hey Mr B ! Happy new one to you and all the family. Good to see you are well and busy. Kepp expanding those amazing lungs and blow that blessed breath! All love. Mark J.
Hiya mark, sorry i couldn't make the gig last night ... sadly school got the better of me on monday! Ill definitely try to pop along to one soon though! x
Mark! I'm so impressed that you are spreading your amazing music through myspace, you are too cool ... I hope you like the changes in the shop, fingers crossed there is more to come hehe
