Mark Charig

The story

English trumpeter, cornetist and alto horn player, born 22 February 1944 in London. After working with rhythm and blues groups, he started playing with Elton Dean (recording 1971, 1976-1977 and 1980) and Keith Tippett (recording 1969-1971). In the early 1970s he briefly played with Soft Machine and King Crimson before joining Chris McGregor, with whom he played intermittently until 1981. He has lived in Germany since the 1980s and is a member of the Wuppertaler Improvisations Orchester.

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Records

• Live in Mestre at Teatro Toniolo · 2011 · compilation

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Bands and projects

• King Crimson
• Soft Machine
• Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath
• ML DD 4
• Elton Dean's Ninesense
• The Keith Tippett Group
• Keith Tippett's Ark
• Centipede
• Mike Osborne Quintet
• Mama Lapato
• M.L.A. 'Blek'
• King Übü Örchestrü
• Quatuohr
• Harry Miller's Isipingo
• Maarten Altena Octet
• Bluesology
• London Jazz Composers Orchestra
• Keith Tippett Septet
• Command All Stars
• Elton Dean Quintet
• Keith Tippett Tapestry Orchestra
• The Wuppertal Workshop Ensemble
• The Dedication Orchestra
• Contraband

The bands Mark Charig played in, each with its own records. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Mark Charig in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

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