Steve Buckley/Chris Batchelor - Zone B

British jazz mult-instrumentalist, but mostly known for playing alto and soprano sax, penny whistle and bass clarinet. Buckley's main area of work has always been within the contemporary jazz scene

Chris Batchelor is an innovative and creative trumpet player and composer based in London, who is featured as a sensitive and versatile soloist in many highly regarded groups on the UK and European jazz scenes. He has played alongside international stars such as Michael Brecker, John Taylor, Sam Rivers, Hermeto Pascoal, Tim Berne and Uri Caine. In November 2009 he was selected to receive the prestigious Paul Hamlyn Award for Composers. He is a prominent member of the reformed Loose Tubes and leads the band Pigfoot which is dedicated to deconstructing popular repertoire, from New Orleans to opera and Elvis.