PETER KING is, in the words of one critic, “the finest alto saxophonist that Britain has ever produced, and one of the finest in the world today” (Dave Gelly, ‘The Giants of Jazz’, Aurum Press, 1986).He has been a major influence on the British Jazz scene ever since he played, (at the age of eighteen!), the opening of RONNIE SCOTT’S.

He is influenced by Be-Bop greats like Charlie Parker, and he was was the only non-US artist invited to perform at the Gem Theatre in Kansas City during a week of celebrations in honour of the great man in March 1999.

Like all great players, though, Peter has his own unique style. His endless list of credits includes Zoot Sims, Red Rodney, Nat Adderley, Jimmy Witherspoon and Everything but the Girl, and he has even accompanied Tony Bennett, Marlene Dietrich, James Brown and Lauren Bacall.

Currently he is concentrating on his solo career, though that doesn't stop him from taking time out to work with Charlie Watts as a soloist and composer.