Mark Wingfield

Mark's Diverse Influences And Focused Approach Make His Sound Both Original And Distinctive. Melodic And Often Rhythmically Playful His Guitar Solos Weave Emotional Stories Through The Music. As A Composer Mark Embodies A Unique Mixture Of Influences And Backgrounds. His Considerable Experience Performing And Recording With European Jazz Groups Such As SMQ Scapetrace And His Own Group Is Mixed With His Involvement In Classical Forms As Both Player And Composer. Mark Works With Some Of The UK's Best Classical Performers Both As A Composer And As A Player Mixing His Unique Style Of Jazz Guitar With Wonderful Performances Of The Classical Musicians. Having Just Completed A Major Composing Commission Mark Is Now Playing Concerts Both With Renowned Classical Harpsichordist Jane Chapman A Unique Mixture Of Composition And Improvisation And His Guitar Encryptions Tour With Keyboardist René Von Grunig. Quotes "uplifting...Inspiration...Engaging" Guitar Techniques "the Six String Winged Improvising Shaman...The Word "Wow!" Is Spoken There In Every Tongue." Billy Sheppard Music That Matters "There Are So Many Electric Guitar Virtuoso Albums ...It's So Easy To Overlook Some Of The Better Of These ...Mark Wingfield Is A Case In Point..." Guitar Techniques “I Was Lucky Enough To See...Pieces Written By Jazz Guitarist Mark Wingfield That Almost Moved Me To Tears.” BBC "Contemporary Jazz Doesn't Get Any Better Than This."
Fretwired "'less Is More' In Places As Well As Lightning Playing In Others But Always Playing The Right Note In The Right Place." "...Definitely Deserves Multiple Listenings" ITunes Review “Simply One Of The Best Guitarists I’ve Ever Heard In My Long Career Essential Listening” Richard Newman Producer And Presenter Of Ch4 TV Guitar Documentary Author Of Numerous Books On Rock Music . 
“One Of Today’s Most Creative Transatlantic Musical Voices” BMIC “One Of The UK’s Best New Composers” SPNM Mark Has Also Composed String Quartets Works For Wind And Keyboards Piano And Harpsichord. His Compositions Were The Subject Of A Lecture At Goldsmiths College London To Mark The Opening Of Its New Contemporary Music Department And Featured In A Composition Lecture And Workshop At Dartington College Of Arts Music Department. Another Cornerstone Of Marks Work Is The Influence Of World Music. Having Collaborated With Lebanese Singer Samia Afra On His CD Fallen Cities He Continued His Interest In Non-Western Forms Working With Turkish Musicians In Istanbul. Mark Has A Long Standing Interest In The Innovative Use Of Technology In Music Which He Often Uses To Create New And Unique Guitar Sounds. read less