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Marc Charig
Since 1944
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Mark Charig (born 22 February 1944 in London) is a British trumpeter and cornetist.
In the late 1960s, Charig spent two years in Long John Baldry's group, Bluesology. After attending the Barry jazz summer school, he formed a band with Keith Tippett and Nick Evans, after which he and Evans joined the Brotherhood of Breath.
Charig also featured with Tippett's Centipede big band and on several King Crimson albums, being particularly prominent in a long solo on the title track of Islands, on the title track of Lizard and on the track "Fallen Angel" on the Red album, as well as in a work-in-progress version of "Starless".
In the mid-1970s he also toured with the group Red Brass, which featured singer Annie Lennox. He also recorded with Mike Osborne, as well as releasing his own Pipedream LP on Ogun Records.
He is also a member of the London Jazz Composers' Orchestra. He now lives in Germany and is a member of the Wuppertal-based Conduction Orchestra.
More recently, he has recorded KJU: a CD of quartet improvisations with the group "Quatuohr".
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Marc Charig (né le 22 février 1944 à Londres) est un trompettiste britannique.
Il est particulièrement actif de la fin des années 1960 au début des années 1970, période durant laquelle il participe au groupe de Long John Baldry, à Bluesology, Soft Machine et au groupe de Keith Tippett Centipede. Il joue également avec King Crimson sur les albums Islands, Lizard et Red.
Au cours des années 1970, il joue en tournée avec le groupe Red Brass, dont la chanteuse est Annie Lennox. Il apparaît également avec Brotherhood of Breath et enregistre avec Mike Osborne. Il sort un LP, Pipedream, chez Ogun Records.
Il est également membre du London Jazz Composers Orchestra.
Plus récemment, il enregistre un CD, KJU: avec le groupe Quatuohr.
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