Martin France

Martin France ( * February 29 1964 in Rainham / Kent ) is an English jazz drummer.

France initially accompanied singers in organ trios. He came to work with Evan Parker and Kenny Wheeler to the ECM label, in which he recorded with his band First House since 1983. He toured with various bands of the label, and became a member of the band Projects Human Chain Loose Tubes and his friend Django Bates. He then worked with musicians such as Iain Ballamy, David Gilmour, John Taylor, Lee Konitz, Dave Holland, Steve Swallow, Nils Petter Molvaer, Bugge Wesseltoft, Michael Gibbs, Maria Schneider, the Cologne Saxophone Mafia, Vitold Rek Sidsel Endresen and. He also played music for film soundtracks and collaborated on crossover projects, among others, the " London Sinfonietta " and the " BBC National Orchestra of Wales " with.

Total France played as a sideman on more than 50 albums. With pianist Jan Gunnar Hoff, guitarist John Parricelli, bassist Bjørn Kjellemyr he worked in the quartet. Then he founded with bassist Tim Harries, guitarist John Parricelli and keyboardist Terje Evensen, the group Spin Marvel, whose self-titled album was released in 2005.