Fantastic jazz piano player, John Critchinson (known as Critch) was born John William Frank Critchinson on December 24th, 1934 in London.
He has played with everybody in the London jazz scene, so I just can include the bands and lineups that I´ve been able to trace, but I´m sure I´m missing dozens of bands. So, any help with additional info would be very welcomed.
MORRISSEY-MULLEN
This was the Morrissey-Mullen lineup around 1978/79:
This was the second time Seopardie joined the group, for a year, but don´t know the period:
Rob Burns played bass for Morrissey-Mullen in 1981, replacing Robin Clayton:
After a while, Rob Burns left to join Nucleus (being replaced by Joe Hubbard).
MORRISSEY-MULLEN #? |
1978-1979 |
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Dick Morrissey † sax | Jim Mullen guitar | Clive Chaman bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Jeff Seopardie drums |
This was the second time Seopardie joined the group, for a year, but don´t know the period:
MORRISSEY-MULLEN #? |
1978-1979 |
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Dick Morrissey † sax | Jim Mullen guitar | Carol Kenyon vocals | Robin Clayton bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Chris Fletcher percussion |
Jeff Seopardie drums |
Rob Burns played bass for Morrissey-Mullen in 1981, replacing Robin Clayton:
MORRISSEY-MULLEN #? |
1981 |
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Dick Morrissey † sax | Jim Mullen guitar | Carol Kenyon vocals | Rob Burns bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Neal Wilkinson drums |
Nucleusê |
After a while, Rob Burns left to join Nucleus (being replaced by Joe Hubbard).
Other info on members of Morrissey-Mullen (I know up to 30 members) | |
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Already covered (3): | Rob Burns, Bruce Lynch, Jeff Seopardie |
To be covered (26): | Chris Ainsworth, Trevor Barry, Tony Beard, Johnny Burch, Damon Butcher, Clive Chaman, Robin Clayton, Martin Drew, Chris Fletcher, Frank Gibson Jr, Claire Hamill, Joe Hubbard, Gary Husband, Pete Jacobsen, Carol Kenyon, Noel McCalla, John McKenzie, Brian Miller, John Mole, Dick Morrissey, Phil Mulford, Jim Mullen, Tessa Niles, Mark Smith, Henry Thomas,... up to 26 musicians. |
VIC LEWIS ORCHESTRA
This was one of the lineup of Vic Lewis & His Big Band, although I don´t know the exact period (maybe 1984?):
After several years with smaller combos, Vic assembled a new big band for the album Back again in May 1984 for playing with his mates Shorty Rogers and Bud Shank.
VIC LEWIS ORCHESTRA #? |
1984? |
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Vic Lewis † leader, conductor | Ron Matthewson bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Steve Sidwell trumpet | Paul Spong trumpet | Simon Gardner trumpet |
Dave Plews † trumpet | Mike O´Gorman trumpet | Dave Bishop sax | Jamie Talbot sax | Bob McKay sax | Neil Sidwell trombone |
Fayyaz Virji trombone | Richard Edwards trombone | Nick Gallant trombone | Ronnie Chamberlain horn | Cliff Tracey horn | Jake Hanna † drums |
Kenny Clare † drums |
After several years with smaller combos, Vic assembled a new big band for the album Back again in May 1984 for playing with his mates Shorty Rogers and Bud Shank.
Other info on members of Vic Lewis Orchestra (I know up to 44 members) | |
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Already covered (2): | Jake Hanna, Bud Shank |
To be covered (30): | Vic Ash, Dave Bishop, Alan Branscombe, Ronnie Chamberlain, George Chisholm, Kenny Clare, Les Condon, Jimmy Deuchar, Roy East, Richard Edwards, Allan Ganley, Simon Gardner, Ian Hamer, Johnny Harris, Tubby Hayes, Derek Humble, Ron Matthewson, Bob McKay, Dudley Moore, Jack Parnell, Dave Plews, Shorty Rogers, Ronnie Ross, Ronnie Scott, Neil Sidwell,... up to 30 musicians. |
Not enough info (11): | Nick Gallant, Cab Kaye, Vic Lewis, Shelley Moore, Mike O´Gorman, Dave Pearson, George Shearing, Kathy Stobart, Bill Sutcliffe, Ken Thorne, Cliff Tracey |
RONNIE SCOTT GROUP
John Critchinson played with Ronnie Scott from 1979 to 1995, but I only know a few lineups...
This was one of the longest lived editions of the Ronnie Scott Group:
This was the Ronnie Scott Group around 1990:
This was one of the longest lived editions of the Ronnie Scott Group:
RONNIE SCOTT GROUP #? |
? |
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Ronnie Scott † sax | Ron Matthewson bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Martin Drew † drums |
This was the Ronnie Scott Group around 1990:
RONNIE SCOTT GROUP #? |
1990 |
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Ronnie Scott † sax | Ron Matthewson bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Dick Pearce trumpet | Mornington Lockett sax | Martin Drew † drums |
Other info on members of Ronnie Scott Group (I know up to 45 members) | |
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Already covered (5): | Speedy Acquaye, Harry Beckett, Bill Eyden, Stan Tracey, Ray Warleigh |
To be covered (31): | Gordon Beck, Lennie Bush, Mike Carr, Geoff Castle, Malcolm Cecil, Les Condon, Tony Crombie, Chris Dagley, Jimmy Deuchar, Jackie Dougan, Martin Drew, Victor Feldman, Bobby Gien, Derek Humble, Gary Husband, Chris Karan, Rick Laird, Mornington Lockett, Ron Matthewson, Kenny Napper, Tony Oxley, Dick Pearce, Ronnie Ross, Ronnie Scott, Phil Seamen,... up to 31 musicians. |
Not enough info (8): | Kenny Graham, Bennie Green, Joe Harriott, Georgina Jackson, Pete Long, Ian Mackenzie, Ernest Ranglin, Ken Wray |
BILL LE SAGE GROUP
Some of Bill Le Sage kept on with the band name (Bill Le Sage´s Bebop 2000) as a tribute to him. This was their lineup in 2002, with LeSage´s pupil John Critchinson:
BILL LE SAGE GROUP #? |
2002 |
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John Critchinson † piano | Alec Dankworth bass | Steve Waterman trumpet | Gilad Atzmon sax, clarinet | Bill Eyden † drums |
Other info on members of Bill Le Sage Group (I know up to 16 members) | |
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Already covered (2): | Laurence Cottle, Bill Eyden |
To be covered (13): | Gilad Atzmon, Dave Cliff, Malcolm Creese, Alec Dankworth, Martin Drew, Jimmy Hastings, Tubby Hayes, Spike Heatley, Pete King, Bill Le Sage, Hank Shaw, Bryan Spring, Steve Waterman |
KEN BALDOCK GROUP
In 2003, Bill Eyden was still playing (hey, he was 73 at that time!), now with Ken Baldock Quintet:
KEN BALDOCK GROUP #? |
2003 |
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Kenny Baldock bass | John Critchinson † piano | Henry Lowther trumpet | Stan Sulzmann sax | Bill Eyden † drums |
Other info on members of Ken Baldock Group (I know up to 5 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | Bill Eyden |
To be covered (2): | Henry Lowther, Stan Sulzmann |
Not enough info (1): | Kenny Baldock |
SARAH MOULE BAND
This was a great lineup for Sarah Moule, but don´t know the period (help, please!):
SARAH MOULE BAND #? |
? |
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Sarah Moule vocals | Ian Shaw vocals | John Critchinson † piano | Steve Waterman trumpet | Iain Ballamy sax | Tim Garland sax |
Tim Whitehead sax |
Other info on members of Sarah Moule Band (I know up to 18 members) | |
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To be covered (12): | Iain Ballamy, Jeremy Brown, Mark Fletcher, Tim Garland, Dave Green, Mick Hutton, Paul Robinson, Seb Rochford, Ross Stanley, Simon Wallace, Steve Waterman, Tim Whitehead |
Not enough info (5): | Paul Cavaciutti, Emiliano Franco, Mark Johns, Sarah Moule, Ian Shaw |
OUR BAND
This was one of the lineups for Our Band (led by drummer Martin Drew), with Louis Stewart on guitar:
And this was a different incarnation of Our Band, now with Jim Mullen on guitar:
OUR BAND #? |
? |
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Louis Stewart † guitar | Ron Matthewson bass | John Critchinson † piano | Dick Morrissey † sax | Martin Drew † drums |
And this was a different incarnation of Our Band, now with Jim Mullen on guitar:
OUR BAND #? |
? |
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Jim Mullen guitar | Ron Matthewson bass | John Critchinson † piano | Dick Morrissey † sax | Martin Drew † drums |
guitarê |
Other info on members of Our Band (I know up to 9 members) | |
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To be covered (5): | Martin Drew, Ron Matthewson, Dick Morrissey, Jim Mullen, Terry Smith |
Not enough info (3): | Tony Archer, Tony Lee, Louis Stewart |
KEN PEPLOWSKI GROUP
This was the lineup for Pep Peplowski sometime in 2006:
KEN PEPLOWSKI GROUP #? |
2006 |
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Ken Peplowski sax | Alec Dankworth bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Martin Drew † drums |
Other info on members of Ken Peplowski Group (I know up to 18 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | Joe Ascione |
To be covered (12): | Howard Alden, Steve Brown, Dave Chamberlain, Alec Dankworth, Martin Drew, Dave Green, Nicki Parrott, John Pearce, Ken Peplowski, Chuck Redd, Karen Sharp, Julian Stringle |
Not enough info (4): | Cyrus Chestnut, Nick Millward, Craig Milverton, Al Swainger |
MORNINGTON LOCKETT GROUP
And this was a completely different edition for the Mornington Lockett Group still in November 2008:
This was the Mornington Lockett Group in February 2013:
This was the Mornington Lockett Group in May 2013:
This was the Mornington Lockett Group in June 2013:
This was another edition for the Mornington Lockett Group also in October 2013:
And even another edition for the Mornington Lockett Group still in October 2013, now with Marianne Windham on bass:
MORNINGTON LOCKETT GROUP #? |
2008 |
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Mornington Lockett sax | Paul Morgan bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Dave Barry drums |
This was the Mornington Lockett Group in February 2013:
MORNINGTON LOCKETT GROUP #? |
2013 |
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Mornington Lockett sax | Mick Sexton bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Dave Barry drums |
This was the Mornington Lockett Group in May 2013:
MORNINGTON LOCKETT GROUP #? |
2013 |
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Mornington Lockett sax | Paul Morgan bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Clark Tracey drums |
This was the Mornington Lockett Group in June 2013:
MORNINGTON LOCKETT GROUP #? |
2013 |
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Mornington Lockett sax | Laurence Cottle bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Clark Tracey drums |
This was another edition for the Mornington Lockett Group also in October 2013:
MORNINGTON LOCKETT GROUP #? |
2013 |
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Mornington Lockett sax | Mick Sexton bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Dave Barry drums |
And even another edition for the Mornington Lockett Group still in October 2013, now with Marianne Windham on bass:
MORNINGTON LOCKETT GROUP #? |
2013 |
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Mornington Lockett sax | Marianne Windham bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Dave Barry drums |
Other info on members of Mornington Lockett Group (I know up to 24 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | Laurence Cottle |
To be covered (16): | Dave Barry, Mike Bradley, Simon Carter, Chris Dagley, Clive Fenner, Nic France, Mark Hodgson, Terry Jenkins, Mornington Lockett, Paul Morgan, Mick Sexton, Jeremy Stacey, Ian Thomas, Clark Tracey, Andrea Vicari, Marianne Windham |
Not enough info (6): | Jonathan Gee, Tom Hill, Miles Levin, Dorian Lockett, Paul Sawtell, Trevor Taylor |
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP
This was the Simon Spillett Group in November 2008:
This was the Simon Spillett Group in January 2010:
This was the Simon Spillett Group in February 2010:
This was the Simon Spillett Group as a quartet in March 2010:
But Simon Spillett also played some gigs as duo with John Critchinson in March 2010:
This was the Simon Spillett Group with Andy Cleyndert for gigs in April 2010:
This was the Simon Spillett Group with Dave Green for some gigs still in April 2010:
This was the Simon Spillett Group in May 2010:
This was the Simon Spillett Group in March 2011:
This was the Simon Spillett Group in August 2011:
This was the Simon Spillett Group as a quintet in October 2011:
This was another lineup for the Simon Spillett Group in October 2011:
This was the Simon Spillett Group in December 2011:
This was the Simon Spillett Group in January 2012:
This was the Simon Spillett Group in February 2012:
This was the Simon Spillett Group in April 2012 as a quintet with Henry Lowther:
This was the Simon Spillett Group in May 2012 as a quintet with guitarist Nigel Price:
This was the Simon Spillett Group in June 2012:
This was the Simon Spillett Group in July 2012, with Clive Fenner on drums:
This was the Simon Spillett Group in August 2012:
This was the Simon Spillett Group as a quartet in September 2012:
And this was the Simon Spillett Group as a quintet still in September 2012:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2008 |
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Simon Spillett sax | Alec Dankworth bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Clark Tracey drums |
This was the Simon Spillett Group in January 2010:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2010 |
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Simon Spillett sax | Arnie Somogyi bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Martin Drew † drums |
This was the Simon Spillett Group in February 2010:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2010 |
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Simon Spillett sax | Alec Dankworth bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Spike Wells drums |
This was the Simon Spillett Group as a quartet in March 2010:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2010 |
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Simon Spillett sax | Alec Dankworth bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Martin Drew † drums |
But Simon Spillett also played some gigs as duo with John Critchinson in March 2010:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2010 |
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Simon Spillett sax | John Critchinson † keyboards |
This was the Simon Spillett Group with Andy Cleyndert for gigs in April 2010:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2010 |
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Simon Spillett sax | Andy Cleyndert bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Martin Drew † drums |
This was the Simon Spillett Group with Dave Green for some gigs still in April 2010:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2010 |
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Simon Spillett sax | Dave Green bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Martin Drew † drums |
This was the Simon Spillett Group in May 2010:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2010 |
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Simon Spillett sax | Paul Morgan bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Clark Tracey drums |
This was the Simon Spillett Group in March 2011:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2011 |
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Simon Spillett sax | Alec Dankworth bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Trevor Tomkins drums |
This was the Simon Spillett Group in August 2011:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2011 |
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Simon Spillett sax | Alec Dankworth bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Trevor Tomkins drums |
This was the Simon Spillett Group as a quintet in October 2011:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2011 |
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Simon Spillett sax | Danny Moss Jr bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Dave Chamberlain sax | Clark Tracey drums |
This was another lineup for the Simon Spillett Group in October 2011:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2011 |
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Simon Spillett sax | Alec Dankworth bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Trevor Tomkins drums |
This was the Simon Spillett Group in December 2011:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2011 |
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Simon Spillett sax | Tim Wells bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Trevor Tomkins drums |
This was the Simon Spillett Group in January 2012:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2012 |
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Simon Spillett sax | Alec Dankworth bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Clark Tracey drums |
This was the Simon Spillett Group in February 2012:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2012 |
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Simon Spillett sax | Paul Morgan bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Clark Tracey drums |
This was the Simon Spillett Group in April 2012 as a quintet with Henry Lowther:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2012 |
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Simon Spillett sax | Paul Morgan bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Henry Lowther trumpet | Clark Tracey drums |
This was the Simon Spillett Group in May 2012 as a quintet with guitarist Nigel Price:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2012 |
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Simon Spillett sax | Nigel Price guitar | Alec Dankworth bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Trevor Tomkins drums |
This was the Simon Spillett Group in June 2012:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2012 |
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Simon Spillett sax | Paul Morgan bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Clark Tracey drums |
This was the Simon Spillett Group in July 2012, with Clive Fenner on drums:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2012 |
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Simon Spillett sax | Alec Dankworth bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Clive Fenner drums |
This was the Simon Spillett Group in August 2012:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2012 |
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Simon Spillett sax | Alec Dankworth bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Clark Tracey drums |
This was the Simon Spillett Group as a quartet in September 2012:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2012 |
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Simon Spillett sax | Paul Morgan bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Clark Tracey drums |
And this was the Simon Spillett Group as a quintet still in September 2012:
SIMON SPILLETT GROUP #? |
2012 |
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Simon Spillett sax | Dave Green bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Henry Lowther trumpet | Trevor Tomkins drums |
Other info on members of Simon Spillett Group (I know up to 36 members) | |
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To be covered (30): | Ted Beament, Roger Beaujolais, Stu Butterfield, Andy Cleyndert, Winston Clifford, Dino Coccia, Alec Dankworth, Brian Dee, Martin Drew, Clive Fenner, Geoff Gascoyne, Alan Glen, Dave Green, Bob Haddrell, John Horler, Henry Lowther, Steve Melling, Paul Morgan, Nigel Price, Arnie Somogyi, Simon Spillett, Ross Stanley, Simon Thorpe, Trevor Tomkins, Clark Tracey,... up to 30 musicians. |
Not enough info (5): | Dave Chamberlain, Barry Green, Art Krupa, Danny Moss Jr, Rob Rickenberg |
ART THEMEN GROUP
This was the Art Themen - Don Weller Group in December 2008:
This was the Art Themen Group in September 2011:
This was the Art Themen Group in the trio format in October 2011:
This was the Art Themen Group in December 2011:
This was the Art Themen Group in February 2012:
This was the Art Themen Group in June 2012:
This was the Art Themen Group in September 2012:
This was the Art Themen - Don Weller Group in October 2012:
This was the Art Themen Group in November 2012, this time with Bryan Spring on drums:
This was the Art Themen Group in January 2013, with the great Arnie Somogyi on bass:
This was the Art Themen Group in February 2013:
This was the Art Themen Group in May 2013:
This was the Art Themen Group in June 2013:
ART THEMEN GROUP #? |
2008 |
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Art Themen sax | Don Weller sax | Paul Morgan bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Spike Wells drums |
This was the Art Themen Group in September 2011:
ART THEMEN GROUP #? |
2011 |
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Art Themen sax | Dave Green bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Spike Wells drums |
This was the Art Themen Group in the trio format in October 2011:
ART THEMEN GROUP #? |
2011 |
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Art Themen sax | John Critchinson † keyboards | Spike Wells drums |
This was the Art Themen Group in December 2011:
ART THEMEN GROUP #? |
2011 |
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Art Themen sax | Andy Cleyndert bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Spike Wells drums |
This was the Art Themen Group in February 2012:
ART THEMEN GROUP #? |
2012 |
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Art Themen sax | Dave Green bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Alan Barnes sax | Spike Wells drums |
This was the Art Themen Group in June 2012:
ART THEMEN GROUP #? |
2012 |
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Art Themen sax | Paul Morgan bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Spike Wells drums |
This was the Art Themen Group in September 2012:
ART THEMEN GROUP #? |
2012 |
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Art Themen sax | Andy Cleyndert bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Spike Wells drums |
This was the Art Themen - Don Weller Group in October 2012:
ART THEMEN GROUP #? |
2012 |
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Art Themen sax | Don Weller sax | Dave Green bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Spike Wells drums |
This was the Art Themen Group in November 2012, this time with Bryan Spring on drums:
ART THEMEN GROUP #? |
2012 |
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Art Themen sax | Dave Green bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Bryan Spring drums |
This was the Art Themen Group in January 2013, with the great Arnie Somogyi on bass:
ART THEMEN GROUP #? |
2013 |
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Art Themen sax | Arnie Somogyi bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Spike Wells drums |
This was the Art Themen Group in February 2013:
ART THEMEN GROUP #? |
2013 |
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Art Themen sax | Matt Ridley bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Spike Wells drums |
This was the Art Themen Group in May 2013:
ART THEMEN GROUP #? |
2013 |
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Art Themen sax | Arnie Somogyi bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Spike Wells drums |
This was the Art Themen Group in June 2013:
ART THEMEN GROUP #? |
2013 |
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Art Themen sax | Arnie Somogyi bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Spike Wells drums |
Other info on members of Art Themen Group (I know up to 38 members) | |
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To be covered (32): | Alan Barnes, Dave Barry, Julian Bury, Stu Butterfield, Paul Clarvis, Andy Cleyndert, Winston Clifford, John Donaldson, Malcolm Edmonstone, Clive Fenner, Steve Fishwick, Dave Green, John Horler, Simon Lea, Steve Melling, Paul Morgan, Jim Mullen, Colin Oxley, Martin Shaw, Terry Smith, Arnie Somogyi, Bryan Spring, Art Themen, Trevor Tomkins, Andrea Vicari,... up to 32 musicians. |
Not enough info (5): | Don Burrell, Matt Fishwick, Dorian Lockett, Matt Ridley, Peter Whittaker |
THE RONNIE SCOTT LEGACY
After Ronnie Scott´s death in 1996, John Critchinson paid tribute to him forming The Ronnie Scott Legacy, originally with Pat Crumly on sax:
This was the personnel for The Ronnie Scott Legacy from May to October 2009:
In October 2009, Dick Pearce joined The Ronnie Scott Legacy, thus becoming a quintet:
THE RONNIE SCOTT LEGACY #? |
? |
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Leon Clayton bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Pat Crumly † sax, flute | Mark Fletcher drums |
This was the personnel for The Ronnie Scott Legacy from May to October 2009:
THE RONNIE SCOTT LEGACY #? |
May 09-Oct 09 |
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Tim Wells bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Mornington Lockett sax | Mark Fletcher drums |
In October 2009, Dick Pearce joined The Ronnie Scott Legacy, thus becoming a quintet:
THE RONNIE SCOTT LEGACY #? |
Oct 09-? |
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Tim Wells bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Dick Pearce trumpet | Mornington Lockett sax | Mark Fletcher drums |
Other info on members of The Ronnie Scott Legacy (I know up to 7 members) | |
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To be covered (5): | Pat Crumly, Mark Fletcher, Mornington Lockett, Dick Pearce, Tim Wells |
Not enough info (1): | Leon Clayton |
JACQUI HICKS BAND
This was the Jacqui Hicks Band in April 2011, featuring her friend John Critchinson:
JACQUI HICKS BAND #? |
2011 |
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Jacqui Hicks vocals | Simon Thorpe bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Martin Shaw trumpet | Julian Stringle clarinet, sax | Matt Home drums |
Other info on members of Jacqui Hicks Band (I know up to 14 members) | |
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To be covered (13): | Ted Beament, Frosty Beedle, Simon Carter, Dave Chamberlain, Winston Clifford, Dave Green, Jacqui Hicks, Matt Home, Phil Mulford, Martin Shaw, Julian Stringle, Simon Thorpe, Frank Tontoh |
THE THREE TENORS
This was the lineup for The Three Tenors (now being Art Themen, Don Weller and Mornington Lockett) in June 2011:
This was the lineup for The Three Tenors (now being Art Themen, Brandon Allen and Mornington Lockett) in September 2012:
This was the lineup for The Three Tenors (now being Art Themen, Don Weller and Mornington Lockett together again) in October 2014:
THE THREE TENORS #? |
2011 |
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Art Themen sax | Don Weller sax | Mornington Lockett sax | Andy Cleyndert bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Spike Wells drums |
This was the lineup for The Three Tenors (now being Art Themen, Brandon Allen and Mornington Lockett) in September 2012:
THE THREE TENORS #? |
2012 |
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Art Themen sax | Mornington Lockett sax | Brandon Allen sax | Andy Cleyndert bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Spike Wells drums |
This was the lineup for The Three Tenors (now being Art Themen, Don Weller and Mornington Lockett together again) in October 2014:
THE THREE TENORS #? |
2014 |
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Art Themen sax | Don Weller sax | Mornington Lockett sax | Andy Cleyndert bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Clark Tracey drums |
Other info on members of The Three Tenors (I know up to 10 members) | |
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To be covered (9): | Brandon Allen, Dave Barry, Andy Cleyndert, John Donaldson, Mornington Lockett, Art Themen, Clark Tracey, Don Weller, Spike Wells |
MARTIN SHAW GROUP
This was the Martin Shaw Group in September 2011:
MARTIN SHAW GROUP #? |
2011 |
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Martin Shaw trumpet | Danny Moss Jr bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Mark Nightingale trombone | Bobby Worth drums |
Other info on members of Martin Shaw Group (I know up to 41 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | Laurence Cottle |
To be covered (31): | Chris Allard, Robin Aspland, Christian Brewer, Jeremy Brown, Simon Carter, Tom Cawley, Alec Dankworth, Sebastiaan De Krom, Clive Fenner, Geoff Gascoyne, Dave Green, Leon Greening, John Horler, Mick Hutton, David Ingamells, Sammy Mayne, Mark Nightingale, Dave O´Higgins, Dave Ohm, Louie Palmer, Karen Sharp, Martin Shaw, Ross Stanley, Ian Thomas, Trevor Tomkins,... up to 31 musicians. |
Not enough info (8): | Will Bartlett, Patrick Davey, John Elliott, Darryn Farrugia, Danny Moss Jr, Martin Pyne, Matt Ridley, Richard Shepherd |
HENRY LOWTHER GROUP
This was the Henry Lowther Group in March 2012:
This was the Henry Lowther Group in July 2013:
HENRY LOWTHER GROUP #? |
2012 |
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Henry Lowther trumpet | John Critchinson † keyboards | Brian Knapp |
This was the Henry Lowther Group in July 2013:
HENRY LOWTHER GROUP #? |
2013 |
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Henry Lowther trumpet | Dave Green bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Simon Spillett sax | Trevor Tomkins drums |
Other info on members of Henry Lowther Group (I know up to 29 members) | |
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To be covered (25): | Robin Aspland, Stu Butterfield, Paul Clarvis, Andy Cleyndert, John Donaldson, Malcolm Edmonstone, Clive Fenner, Barry Green, Dave Green, Oli Hayhurst, John Horler, Pete Hurt, Henry Lowther, Paul Morgan, Jim Mullen, Allison Neale, Colin Oxley, Simon Spillett, Ross Stanley, Stan Sulzmann, Art Themen, Trevor Tomkins, Steve Watts, Tim Wells, Kate Williams |
Not enough info (3): | Amy Baldwin, Frank Griffith, Brian Knapp |
DICK PEARCE GROUP
This was the Dick Pearce Group in February 2012:
This was the Dick Pearce Group in August 2012:
This was the Dick Pearce Group in January 2013:
This was the Dick Pearce Group in May 2013:
This was the Dick Pearce Group in September 2013:
This was the Dick Pearce Group in March 2014:
This was the Dick Pearce Group in April 2014:
This was the Dick Pearce Group in December 2014:
DICK PEARCE GROUP #? |
2012 |
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Dick Pearce trumpet | Mornington Lockett sax | John Critchinson † keyboards | Trevor Tomkins drums |
This was the Dick Pearce Group in August 2012:
DICK PEARCE GROUP #? |
2012 |
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Dick Pearce trumpet | Mornington Lockett sax | John Critchinson † keyboards | Trevor Tomkins drums |
This was the Dick Pearce Group in January 2013:
DICK PEARCE GROUP #? |
2013 |
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Dick Pearce trumpet | Mornington Lockett sax | Dave Green bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Trevor Tomkins drums |
This was the Dick Pearce Group in May 2013:
DICK PEARCE GROUP #? |
2013 |
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Dick Pearce trumpet | Mornington Lockett sax | Mick Sexton bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Dave Barry drums |
This was the Dick Pearce Group in September 2013:
DICK PEARCE GROUP #? |
2013 |
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Dick Pearce trumpet | Mornington Lockett sax | John Critchinson † keyboards | Trevor Tomkins drums |
This was the Dick Pearce Group in March 2014:
DICK PEARCE GROUP #? |
2014 |
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Dick Pearce trumpet | Mornington Lockett sax | Tim Wells bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Trevor Tomkins drums |
This was the Dick Pearce Group in April 2014:
DICK PEARCE GROUP #? |
2014 |
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Dick Pearce trumpet | Mornington Lockett sax | Mick Sexton bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Dave Barry drums |
This was the Dick Pearce Group in December 2014:
DICK PEARCE GROUP #? |
2014 |
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Dick Pearce trumpet | Mornington Lockett sax | Tim Wells bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Trevor Tomkins drums |
Other info on members of Dick Pearce Group (I know up to 33 members) | |
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To be covered (24): | Dave Barry, Les Cirkel, John Donaldson, Clive Fenner, Geoff Gascoyne, Dave Green, Oli Hayhurst, Pete Hurt, Alex Hutton, Mick Hutton, Adam King, Tim Lapthorn, Mornington Lockett, Dick Pearce, Jim Richardson, Mick Sexton, Ross Stanley, Trevor Tomkins, Jim Watson, Steve Watts, John Webb, Tim Wells, Kate Williams, Rod Youngs |
Not enough info (8): | Pete Chapman, Vince Clark, Shane Hill, Reuben James, Alex Keen, Josh Kemp, Leo Richardson, Dave Warren |
DON WELLER GROUP
This was the Don Weller Group in December 2012:
DON WELLER GROUP #? |
2012 |
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Don Weller sax | Arnie Somogyi bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Dick Pearce trumpet | Dave Barry drums |
Other info on members of Don Weller Group (I know up to 32 members) | |
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To be covered (29): | Robin Aspland, Dave Barry, Andy Cleyndert, Alec Dankworth, John Donaldson, Clive Fenner, Willie Garnett, Geoff Gascoyne, Mike Gorman, John Horler, Mick Hutton, Henry Armburg Jennings, Mornington Lockett, Steve Melling, Jim Mullen, Dave Newton, Dick Pearce, John Pearce, Paul Robinson, Stan Robinson, Terry Smith, Arnie Somogyi, Art Themen, Simon Thorpe, Trevor Tomkins,... up to 29 musicians. |
Not enough info (2): | Mark Edwards, Adrian Fry |
KAREN SHARP GROUP
This was the Karen Sharp Group in April 2013:
KAREN SHARP GROUP #? |
2013 |
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Karen Sharp sax | Dave Green bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Stu Butterfield drums |
Other info on members of Karen Sharp Group (I know up to 28 members) | |
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To be covered (24): | Robin Aspland, Rob Barron, Steve Brown, Stu Butterfield, Clive Fenner, Dave Green, Leon Greening, Matt Home, John Horler, Mick Hutton, Nikki Iles, Adam King, Steve Melling, Jim Mullen, Mark Nightingale, Nigel Price, Karen Sharp, Arnie Somogyi, Simon Thorpe, Trevor Tomkins, Clark Tracey, Nick Weldon, Dave Whitford, Marianne Windham |
Not enough info (3): | Adrian Fry, Laura Jurd, Mark Ridout |
CHRISTIAN BREWER GROUP
This was the Christian Brewer Group in May 2013:
CHRISTIAN BREWER GROUP #? |
2013 |
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Christian Brewer sax | Simon Thorpe bass | John Critchinson † keyboards | Clive Fenner drums |
Other info on members of Christian Brewer Group (I know up to 40 members) | |
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To be covered (29): | Christian Brewer, Jeremy Brown, Steve Brown, Julian Bury, Stu Butterfield, Andy Cleyndert, Orrin Evans, Clive Fenner, Alex Garnett, Geoff Gascoyne, Mike Gorman, Leon Greening, Jim Hart, Mark Hodgson, Matt Home, Adam King, Tim Lapthorn, Keith Michael, Jim Mullen, Colin Oxley, Nigel Price, Jon Scott, Matt Skelton, Ross Stanley, Stan Sulzmann,... up to 29 musicians. |
Not enough info (10): | Rob Anstey, Damon Brown, Tom Farmer, Shaney Forbes, Dave Manington, Ernie McKone, Andrea Pozza, Nick Ramm, Peter Whittaker, Martin Zenker |
CLARK TRACEY GROUP
This was the lineup of the Clark Tracey Trio in September 2013:
CLARK TRACEY GROUP #? |
2013 |
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Clark Tracey drums | Dave Green bass | John Critchinson † keyboards |
Other info on members of Clark Tracey Group (I know up to 43 members) | |
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To be covered (32): | Brandon Allen, Simon Allen, Julian Arguelles, Mark Armstrong, Iain Ballamy, Guy Barker, Alan Barnes, Django Bates, Andy Cleyndert, Alec Dankworth, John Donaldson, Kit Downes, Dave Green, Leon Greening, Nigel Hitchcock, Mark Hodgson, Henry Armburg Jennings, Mornington Lockett, Sammy Mayne, Steve Melling, Mark Nightingale, Dave O´Higgins, Andy Panayi, Gerard Presencer, Zoe Rahman,... up to 32 musicians. |
Not enough info (10): | Bruce Adams, Peter Billington, Harry Bolt, Daniel Casimir, Piers Green, Reuben James, Paul Jordanous, Phillippa Lasocki, Chris Maddock, Lewis Wright |
JOHN CRITCHINSON GROUP
This was the John Critchinson Group in 1995:
John Critchinson and Jacqui Hicks started doing duo gigs around 2002 or so:
This was the John Critchinson Group with Jacqui Hicks in 2002:
This was the John Critchinson Group as a trio with Tristan Mailliot on drums, but don´t know the period when this happened:
This was the John Critchinson Group as a trio sometime in 2007:
This was the John Critchinson Group with Jacqui Hicks on vocals:
This was the John Critchinson Group in December 2010, with Jacqui Hicks and Art Themen:
This was the John Critchinson Group in January 2011:
This was the John Critchinson Group in September 2011:
This was the John Critchinson Group in December 2011:
This was the John Critchinson Group as a trio, still in December 2011:
This was the John Critchinson Group in January 2012:
This was one of the lineups for the John Critchinson Group in June 2012, with Mornington Lockett on sax:
This was one of the lineups for the John Critchinson Group in June 2012, with Art Themen on sax:
This was the John Critchinson Group in December 2012:
This was the John Critchinson Group assembled for a tribute concert to the late drummer Martin Drew:
This was the John Critchinson Group in September 2013:
This was the John Critchinson Group in March 2014:
This was the John Critchinson Group in August 2014:
This was the John Critchinson Group in January 2015:
John Critchinson has passed away on December 15th, 2017, after being ill for some time. He was 82 and has left us a great career.
Just two days before his sad death, Art Themen and Mornington Lockett organized a benefit concert for him, with many of his friends attending: Jacqui Hicks, Dave Green, Dave Cliff, Dave Barry, John Horler, Henry Lowther, Gareth Williams, Mark Nightingale, Andy Cleyndert, Spike Wells, Trevor Tomkins, James Pearson, Tim Wells, and others, all of them already mentioned in this page. This was a true proof of how John was loved and revered among his mates.
   25 BANDS (WITH 16 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
   1 ALBUMS FOR 1 BANDMATES AND FRIENDS:
   2 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:
   3 SESSIONS (FOR 3 ARTISTS):
JOHN CRITCHINSON GROUP #? |
1995 |
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John Critchinson † keyboards | Dave Green bass | Art Themen sax | Dave Barry drums |
John Critchinson and Jacqui Hicks started doing duo gigs around 2002 or so:
JOHN CRITCHINSON GROUP #? |
2012 |
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John Critchinson † keyboards | Jacqui Hicks vocals |
This was the John Critchinson Group with Jacqui Hicks in 2002:
JOHN CRITCHINSON GROUP #? |
2002 |
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John Critchinson † keyboards | Jacqui Hicks vocals | Dave Green bass | Tristan Mailliot drums |
This was the John Critchinson Group as a trio with Tristan Mailliot on drums, but don´t know the period when this happened:
JOHN CRITCHINSON GROUP #? |
? |
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John Critchinson † keyboards | Dave Green bass | Tristan Mailliot drums |
This was the John Critchinson Group as a trio sometime in 2007:
JOHN CRITCHINSON GROUP #? |
2007 |
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John Critchinson † keyboards | Dave Cliff guitar | Alec Dankworth bass |
This was the John Critchinson Group with Jacqui Hicks on vocals:
JOHN CRITCHINSON GROUP #? |
2008 |
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John Critchinson † keyboards | Jacqui Hicks vocals | Dave Green bass | Art Themen sax | Dave Barry drums |
This was the John Critchinson Group in December 2010, with Jacqui Hicks and Art Themen:
JOHN CRITCHINSON GROUP #? |
2010 |
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John Critchinson † keyboards | Jacqui Hicks vocals | Dave Green bass | Art Themen sax | Dave Barry drums |
This was the John Critchinson Group in January 2011:
JOHN CRITCHINSON GROUP #? |
2011 |
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John Critchinson † keyboards | Tim Wells bass | Dick Pearce trumpet | Mornington Lockett sax | Mark Fletcher drums |
This was the John Critchinson Group in September 2011:
JOHN CRITCHINSON GROUP #? |
2011 |
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John Critchinson † keyboards | Dave Cliff guitar | Alec Dankworth bass |
This was the John Critchinson Group in December 2011:
JOHN CRITCHINSON GROUP #? |
2011 |
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John Critchinson † keyboards | Jacqui Hicks vocals | Dave Green bass | Art Themen sax | Dave Barry drums |
This was the John Critchinson Group as a trio, still in December 2011:
JOHN CRITCHINSON GROUP #? |
2011 |
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John Critchinson † keyboards | Tim Wells bass | Trevor Tomkins drums |
This was the John Critchinson Group in January 2012:
JOHN CRITCHINSON GROUP #? |
2012 |
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John Critchinson † keyboards | Tim Wells bass | Trevor Tomkins drums |
This was one of the lineups for the John Critchinson Group in June 2012, with Mornington Lockett on sax:
JOHN CRITCHINSON GROUP #? |
2012 |
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John Critchinson † keyboards | Tim Wells bass | Mornington Lockett sax | Clark Tracey drums |
This was one of the lineups for the John Critchinson Group in June 2012, with Art Themen on sax:
JOHN CRITCHINSON GROUP #? |
2012 |
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John Critchinson † keyboards | Dave Green bass | Art Themen sax | Dave Barry drums |
This was the John Critchinson Group in December 2012:
JOHN CRITCHINSON GROUP #? |
2012 |
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John Critchinson † keyboards | Jacqui Hicks vocals | Dave Green bass | Art Themen sax | Dave Barry drums |
This was the John Critchinson Group assembled for a tribute concert to the late drummer Martin Drew:
JOHN CRITCHINSON GROUP #? |
2013 |
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John Critchinson † keyboards | Laurence Cottle bass | Mornington Lockett sax | Clark Tracey drums |
This was the John Critchinson Group in September 2013:
JOHN CRITCHINSON GROUP #? |
2013 |
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John Critchinson † keyboards | Dave Cliff guitar | Alec Dankworth bass |
This was the John Critchinson Group in March 2014:
JOHN CRITCHINSON GROUP #? |
2014 |
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John Critchinson † keyboards | Dave Cliff guitar | Alec Dankworth bass |
This was the John Critchinson Group in August 2014:
JOHN CRITCHINSON GROUP #? |
2014 |
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John Critchinson † keyboards | Dave Cliff guitar | Alec Dankworth bass |
This was the John Critchinson Group in January 2015:
JOHN CRITCHINSON GROUP #? |
2015 |
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John Critchinson † keyboards | Dave Cliff guitar | Alec Dankworth bass |
Other info on members of John Critchinson Group (I know up to 16 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | Laurence Cottle |
To be covered (14): | Dave Barry, Dave Cliff, Alec Dankworth, Mark Fletcher, Dave Green, Jacqui Hicks, Mornington Lockett, Tristan Mailliot, Dick Pearce, Simon Spillett, Art Themen, Trevor Tomkins, Clark Tracey, Tim Wells |
John Critchinson has passed away on December 15th, 2017, after being ill for some time. He was 82 and has left us a great career.
Just two days before his sad death, Art Themen and Mornington Lockett organized a benefit concert for him, with many of his friends attending: Jacqui Hicks, Dave Green, Dave Cliff, Dave Barry, John Horler, Henry Lowther, Gareth Williams, Mark Nightingale, Andy Cleyndert, Spike Wells, Trevor Tomkins, James Pearson, Tim Wells, and others, all of them already mentioned in this page. This was a true proof of how John was loved and revered among his mates.
   25 BANDS (WITH 16 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||||||
Ken Baldock Group |   |  
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Alan Barnes Group |   |  
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Christian Brewer Group |   |  
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John Critchinson Group |   | 8 RECORDINGS:
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Claire Davies Group |   |  
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Jacqui Hicks Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Bill Le Sage Group |   |  
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Vic Lewis Orchestra |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Mornington Lockett Group |   |  
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Henry Lowther Group |   |  
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Morrissey-Mullen |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Sarah Moule Band |   |  
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Our Band |   |  
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Dick Pearce Group |   |  
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Ken Peplowski Group |   |  
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Pharoah Sanders Group |   |  
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Ronnie Scott Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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The Ronnie Scott Legacy |   |  
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Karen Sharp Group |   |  
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Martin Shaw Group |   |  
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Simon Spillett Group |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Art Themen Group |   |  
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The Three Tenors |   |  
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Clark Tracey Group |   |  
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Don Weller Group |   |  
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   1 ALBUMS FOR 1 BANDMATES AND FRIENDS:
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||||||
Dick Morrissey Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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   2 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS |
VVAA |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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   3 SESSIONS (FOR 3 ARTISTS):
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||||
Acker Bilk Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Barbara Jay Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Holly Slater Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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RELATED WEBSITE LINKS: 5
Official site(s) - tell them you saw the link here:
From the superb site Knights in Blue Denim: The British Blues Scene '68 - '70 (by Christer Fridhammar & Vanja), we have:
Wikipedia doesn´t want to include links to this website, but I won´t do the same with them. So, from the great Wikipedia, we have:
RELATED MUSICIANS:
John Critchinson mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Martin Drew (8)
Ron Matthewson (7)
Dave Green (5)
Dick Pearce (5)
Dick Morrissey (4)
Andy Cleyndert (3)
Chris Fletcher (3)
Tristan Mailliot (3)
Jim Mullen (3)
Ronnie Scott (3)
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