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Peter Fairclough

Since graduating from the City of Leeds College of Music with Distinction in Drums and Percussion, Peter Fairclough has performed and/or recorded with Keith Tippett, Paul Dunmall, Ute Lemper, Huw Warren, Peter Whyman, Steve Berry, John Harle, Kenny Davern, Peter King, The Matrix Ensemble, The Bournemouth Sinfonietta, The Mike Westbrook Orchestra and The Theatre Royal Company (York).

He has 4 critically acclaimed CDs to his own credit:

IMAGO (Jazzprint JPVP132)CD - with Keith Tippett), Wild Silk (ASC CD8 - with Keith Tippett), Permission (ASC CD18) and Shepherd Wheel (ASC CD1).

In 1995 he was awarded the Peter Whittingham Award and he has toured extensively abroad, appearing at many top jazz festivals.

Peter teaches Drum Kit at The Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, Leeds College of Music, Derby University and University Centre Barnsley.

Awards

Sam Hood Rose Bowl 1981 Peter Whittingham Award 1995

Gear

Cymbal Sculptures by Steve Hubback Drums customised by Newby Drums


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Album Review

Mike Westbrook: London Bridge Live In Zurich 1990

Read "London Bridge Live In Zurich 1990" reviewed by Chris May


Viewed from the other side of the Atlantic, Mike Westbrook is probably Britain's best kept secret. A composer, pianist and tubaist--above all, composer--Westbrook's recording career began in the late 1960s. Since then he has released upwards of fifty albums, spanning jazz rock through jazz and contemporary-classical fusions such as the 2 x CD London Bridge Live In Zurich 1990. Westbrook's albums have been performed by lineups ranging in size from trios through to, in this case, an eleven-piece jazz orchestra ...

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"a jazz composer of flair and originality." Jazz on CD

"consistently inventive drumming" Jazzwise Magazine

REVIEWS OF PERMISSION Peter Fairclough. Permission. ASC CD18

The superb handling of the quartet's half-acoustic (drums, saxophone), half-electric (guitar, bass) sonorities, the inventive textures Fairclough conjures from his kit, not to mention the appeal of the compositions, mark this out as a contender for the British jazz album of the year. Fairclough's leadership credentials are further confirmed by his willingness to give both the music and his musicians room to breathe. At times evoking the lyricism of Keith Jarrett's group with Jan Garbarek (check out "Relic"), or Peter Erskine's early '90s New York sessions, the strong identities of each performer ensure there's never a sense of imitation. **** Brian Glasser, Q Magazine

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Primary Instrument

Drums

Willing to teach

Advanced only

Credentials/Background

College teaching in the UK; LIPA, Liverpool University Campus Barnsley Derby University Leeds College of Music Regrettably, due to my schedule, I do not have time to do any private teaching.

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

London Bridge Live In...

Westbrook Records
2022

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MOMENTARILY

Self Produced
2009

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Imago

FMP
2003

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Permission

Free Elephant
1997

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