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Mornington Lockett - Saxophone
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Tenor saxophonist Mornington Lockett studied at Dartington College Of Arts before moving to London to attend the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. As a member of the Ronnie Scott Sextet, Mornington worked extensively in Britain and abroad. He has recorded albums with Ronnie Scott, guitarist Jim Mullen, drummer Martin Drew, pianist Stan Tracey, and jazz singers Sarah Jane Morris, Claire Martin, Ian Shaw, and Lea Delaria.
In 1995 Mornington performed at the Barbican with Cuban trumpet supremo Arturo Sandoval and was subsequently asked to appear with the group at the Cork Jazz Festival. Mornington has also toured internationally with Oscar Peterson's long time sidemen, drummer Martin Drew and bassist Niels Henning Řrsted Pedersen, and toured Europe in the summer of 2004 with the legendary hammond organist Jimmy Smith.Mornington Lockett
Mornington has worked in a number of different combinations with Stan Tracey, including the memorable 'Continental Drift' Band formed to
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celebrate Stan's 75th birthday, and the 'Ellingtonia' sextet. Other Tracey collaborations include the 'Under Milk Wood Suite', and Big Band concerts celebrating the centenary of the birth of Duke Ellington and Ellington's 'Sacred Music', recently performed at Saint Paul's Cathedral in honour of Stan's own 80th Birthday.
In 2001 Mornington and Martin Drew formed the group: Celebrating The Jazz Couriers, which recreated Tubby Hayes and Ronnie Scott's late 1950s group. The other featured saxophonist in the band was the great Nigel Hitchcock, with Steve Melling (piano), and Andrew Cleyndert (bass) completing the line-up. Two CDs of this music are available now, Volume 1 and 2, both recorded at live gigs in the UK.
In 2004 the group disbanded, and reformed as The New Jazz Couriers with the phenomenal young vibes player Jim Hart replacing the second sax, and Paul Morgan joining the band on bass. The focus of the music has shifted slightly, taking in the Tubby Hayes Quartet repertoire and also the compositions of great British pianist and vibraphone player, Victor Feldman. There is a new album "Azule Serapé" currently available on Trio Records.