The Martin Klute Jazz Trio - Biographies:
Martin Klute: learned classical piano as a child, but first found his appetite for playing music at secondary school, playing electric bass in rock bands, doing pop covers, and at the same time experimenting with fusion styles.
Klute spent some time playing with 70's style jazz-rock bands in Oxford, before joining a glam-rock outfit called 'Pinups', playing the London circuit. This was followed by a very shortlived stint with 'The Damned'.
He became interested in playing jazz and in jazz double bass after meeting Eddie Harvey (pianist, trombone player and jazz educator) on the London Jazz circuit.
Shortly after transferring to double bass he met Alan Barnes, who was playing with Tommy Chase at the time, and who put Klute forward for the band when the previous bass player left.
The period with Tommy Chase included touring the English college and festival circuits, gigs in Italy and Holland, an appearance on 'Saturday Live' with Ben Elton, the first Soho Jazz Festival, which was filmed by the BBC, multiple appearnaces at the Edinburgh Festival and two years at Glastonbury. He also played on Tommy Chase's 'Groove Merchant' album, produced by Trevor Horn and Steve Lipson, on Stiff Records. (see the Tommy page on this site).
Klute has also worked with Jean Toussaint, Julian Joseph, Claire Martin, Garath Williams, Nick Weldon, Clifford Jarvis, Jonathan Gee, Ray Gelato, Leee John (Imagination), Brian Abrahams, Rick Bolton and Brian Iddenden .
Mark Edwards: Started gigging at 16, and was discovered by Tommy Chase shortly afterwards. He also appears on Tommy's 'Groove Merchant' album. He has worked with Don Weller, Brian Spring, George Coleman junior, Conrad Herwig, Alan Skidmore and Alan Barnes. Mark has catholic tastes, playing with The Style Council, Incognito, Reggae Philharmonic, and most recently, Aztec Camera. He has his own band called 'The Cloggz', and he also works extensively as a producer.
Paul Cavaciuti: aquired his appetite for music from his father, who led a dance band for most of his life. Paul attended Berkeley College of Music, and continued gigging in Boston after leaving college, an experience which gives him an authentically American approach to his Jazz and Fusion playing. This period included gigs with Larry Coryell and Gary Burton. Paul has played in England with Gerard Presencer, Don Weller, Jerry Underwood, Steve Lodder, Julian Joseph, Steve Williamson,Spirit Level, Cayenne and Barbara Thompson.
