ABOUT ME
As a graduate of Leeds Conservatoire; Jazz and Contemporary Music course, I have enjoyed a wide and varied playing career to date. Having grown up playing in brass bands, I began my professional career in the working men’s club band circuit in the north east of England, I have played at every Butlins holiday camp in Britain, summer seasons, festivals, winter seasons, pantomimes, theatre shows, opera, cruises, European tours, support slots, recording and studio sessions, radio sessions, rock, pop, blues and ceilidh and folk bands, cover bands, function bands, big bands, brass bands, jazz bands, percussion ensembles and orchestras to name but a few.
I gained my PGCE at Leeds University and have taught Music in secondary schools from years 7 through to 13. As a teacher of percussion, I have taught students in reception classes right up to year 13, pupils with severe, profound and complex learning needs in Special Schools, adults, workshops, projects and county level orchestras and ensembles. I have also been musical director conducting and running rehearsals and concerts for brass bands, windbands and jazz bands and percussion ensembles. I teach a wide range of percussion instruments including drum kit, orchestral percussion (xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, timpani) Gamelan, African drums, Samba percussion and more.
As Senior Percussion Tutor for Suffolk County Music Service I wrote the percussion curriculum and exam syllabus that was used in schools across the county. My students have gained success with Trinity Guildhall, Rock School and Associated Board exams on drum kit and orchestral percussion from grades 1 to 8. Many former pupils have gone on to enjoy music as a career or a life time passion.
As a musical arranger and composer, I have written for many different styles of music and bands, from percussion ensembles, brass bands, jazz bands to function bands. I have composed and recorded music for many different ensembles including all the backing tracks used by Suffolk County Music Service drum kit exams.
Mark Sewell GCLCM, PGCE
Engagements
2025
31st December 2024/25: Turntable (Private Party)
4th January: Turntable, Newmarket (Private Party)
8th January: Woodbridge Jazz
6th February: Woodbridge Jazz
9th February: Horn Factory, Woodbridge Theatre
28th February: Horn Factory, Sudbury Quay
6th March: Woodbridge Jazz
3rd April: Woodbridge Jazz
25th April: Horn Factory: Fisher Theatre, Bungay
1st May: Woodbridge Jazz
24th May: Horn Factory: Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh
5th June: Woodbridge Jazz
8th June: Horn Factory: Venue 16, Jazz & Blues Club
14th June: Turntable: Private Party, Halesworth
25th June: Horn Factory: Fleece Jazz Club
3rd July: Woodbridge Jazz
4th September: Woodbridge Jazz
2nd October: Woodbridge Jazz
2nd November: Horn Factory, Felixstowe Pavillion
6th November: Woodbridge Jazz
4th December: Woodbridge Jazz
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2024
31st December 2023: Turntable (Private Party)
4th January: Woodbridge Jazz, Latin Heat
6th January: Turntable, Newmarket
1st February: Woodbridge Jazz
7th March: Woodbridge Jazz
28th March: Woodbridge Jazz
14th April: Sunset Bamboo, Venue 16 Jazz & Blues Club
19th April: Horn Factory, Debenham Community Centre
2nd May: Woodbridge Jazz
4th May: Sunset Bamboo, The Tea Hut, Woodbridge
10th May: Horn Factory, St Peters on the Waterfront
2nd June: Sunset Bamboo, The Boathouse, Bawdsey
6th June: Woodbridge Jazz
22nd June: Sunset Bamboo, First Light Festival
29th June: Sunset Bamboo, Private Party
4th July: Woodbridge Jazz
4th August: Horn Factory, Milestones Jazz Club, Lowestoft
17th August: Sunset Bamboo, Wyverstone Festival
17th August: 3 of a Kind, jazz at Otley Hall
5th September: Woodbridge Jazz
8th September: Sunset Bamboo, B'Natural Festival
29th September: Horn Factory, Colchester Arts Centre
3rd October: Woodbridge Jazz
19th October: Turntable (Private Party, Thorpeness)
7th November: Woodbridge Jazz
16th November: 3 of a kind: Wenhaston Hall
5th December: Woodbridge Jazz
31st December: Turntable (Private Party)
2023
31st Dec 2022: Turntable (Private Party)
8th January: Woodbridge Jazz
2nd February: Woodbridge Jazz
26th February: Bill Biggins Quartet
2nd March: Woodbridge Jazz
30th March: Woodbridge Jazz
9th April: Sunset Bamboo
16th April: Sunset Bamboo, Jazz & Blues Club
4th May: Woodbridge Jazz
6th May: Turntable (private party)
1st June: Woodbridge Jazz
3rd June: Turntable (private party)
17th June: Sunset Bamboo, First Light Festival
17th June: Turntable, The Plough, Ipswich
24th June: Sunset Bamboo: Charity gig
6th July: Woodbridge Jazz
8th July: Turntable (private party)
9th July: Horn Factory, Jazz & Blues Club
15th July: Turntable, Stowmarket Festival
27th August: Sunset Bamboo, Boathouse, Bawdsey
1st September: Latin Heat, Woodbridge Festival
7th September: Woodbridge Jazz
16th September: Turntable, Cambridge
30th September: Turntable, Felixstowe
5th October: Woodbridge Jazz
13th October: Horn Factory, St Peters, Ipswich
2nd November: Woodbridge Jazz
22nd November: Horn Factory, East Bergholt
24th November: Turntable (private party)
25th November: Charity Jazz event, Westleton
6th - 8th December: Oliver Production, Framlingham
30th December: Turntable, The Plough, Ipswich
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2022
15th January: Turntable (private party)
3rd February: Woodbridge Jazz (house band)
3rd March: Woodbridge Jazz / Latin Heat
7th April: Woodbridge Jazz (house band)
16th April: Sunset Bamboo, Tea Hut, Woodbridge
5th May: Woodbridge Jazz (house band)
14th May: Wedding Gig (jazz)
2nd June: Woodbridge Jazz (house band)
4th June: Latin Heat (Jubilee party)
4th June: Turntable (Jubilee party)
18th June: Turntable (private party)
7th July: Woodbridge Jazz (house band)
4th August: Woodbridge Jazz (house band)
10th Aug: Horn Factory Big Band, Fleece Jazz Club
1st Sept: Woodbridge Jazz (house band)
11th Sept: Sunset Bamboo. Bawdsey
3rd Sept: Turntable (Private Party)
10th Sept: Turntable (Private Party)
17th Sept: Turntable (Private Party)
24th Sept: Turntable (Private Party)
6th Oct: Woodbridge Jazz (house band)
22nd Oct: Horn Factory Big Band
3rd Nov: Woodbridge Jazz (house band)
12th Nov: Orchestral Engagement (Armed Man)
26th Nov: Turntable (tbc) Bury St Edmunds Fayre
1st Dec: Woodbridge Jazz (house band)
31st Dec: Turntable (private party)
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2021
11th February: Online recording Turntable
27th March: Online recording East Anglian Virtual Ensemble
1st May: Sunset Bamboo, The Boat House, Bawdsey
2nd May: Sunset Bamboo, The Duke, Ipswich
9th May: Sunset Bamboo, The Tea Hut. Woodbridge
30th May: Sunset Bamboo, The Tea Hut, Woodbridge
5th June: Sunset Bamboo, The Boat House, Bawdsey
26th July: Sunset Bamboo, Trinity Park
8th August: Sunset Bamboo, The Boar House, Badsey
22nd August: Sunset Bamboo, Ipswich Marina
2nd September: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
11th September: Turntable (private party)
7th October: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
4th November: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
14th November: Sunset Bamboo, Ipswich Jazz & Blues Venue 16
2nd December: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
17th December: Turntable (private party)
31st December: Turntable (private party)
2020
31st December 2019/20: Turntable (private function)
4th January: Turntable (private party)
9th January: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
12th March: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
29th March: Sunset Bamboo, New Bell Inn, Harwich
2nd April: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
11th April: Andy T Marcus online Session
30th March: Ipswich Community Radio (ICR)
Frank Weatherley online band.
7th May: ICR Frank Weatherley online band.
​7th May: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
14th May: ICR Frank Weatherley online band.
17th May: Donna Peters, online collaboration
23rd May: Body & Soul, Stowmarket Golf Club
28th May: ICR Frank Weatherley online band.
29th May: Online recording Turntable
4th June: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
2nd July: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
7th July: Online recording Turntable
18th July: Turntable (private function)
6th August: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
29th August: Sunset Bamboo, online Maui Waui Festival
3rd September: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
19th September: Turntable (private function)
20th September: Jazz Jam, Colchester Park
1st October: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
4th October: ICR Frank Weatherley online band
5th November: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
21st November: Turntable (private function)
28th November: Turntable, Bury Christmas Fayre
3rd December: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
31st December: Turntable (private function)
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2019
31st December 2018: Turntable (private function)
7th February: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
16th February: Turntable (charity function)
23rd February: Turntable (charity function)
7th March: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
9th March: Weird Rare Animals, Jimmy’s Farm
23rd March: Turntable (private function)
4th April: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
6th April: Turntable (private function)
2nd May: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
17th May: Jazz Gig, Turks Head, Hasketon
25th May: Turntable (private function)
6th June: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
9th June: Weird Rare Animals, White Lion Hotel, Aldeburgh
14th June: Sunset Bamboo, The Angel, Woodbridge
22nd June: Ipswich Jazz Festival, rhythm section workshop
4th July: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
6th July: Turntable, (private function)
12th July: Sunset Bamboo, The Lemon Tree Bistro, Fram.
5th September: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
14th September: Turntable, Cambridge University
3rd October: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
19th October: Turntable (private function)
1st November: Sunset Bamboo, The Lemon Tree Bistro, Fram
9th November: Black Lightning, Swan & Hedgehog, Ipswich
22nd November: Sunset Bamboo, The Angel, Woodbridge
23rd November: Turntable (Bury St Edmunds Xmas Fayre)
30th November: Turntable (Wedding)
5th December: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
7th December: Turntable, Thorpeness Golf Club
13th December: Turntable, Cambridge
31st December 2019: Turntable (private function)
2018
31st December 2017: Turntable (private function)
4th January 2018: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
20th January: Turntable (private function)
27th January: Wedding Jazz Gig, Glemham Hall.
1st February: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
10th February: Turntable (wedding)
17th February: Turntable (charity function)
24th February: Turntable, (private function), Nottingham
1st March: Woodbridge Jazz [cancelled bad weather]
3rd March: Turntable (Masons function)
25th March: Sunset Bamboo, Sutton Plough
19th April: Barry Kingston Trio, Mariners, Trimley
21st April: Sunset Bamboo, Woodbridge
22nd April: Sunset Bamboo, Wickham Mkt
3rd May: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
5th May: Joyspring Jazz, White Horse, Rendham.
10th May: Barry Kingston Trio, The Crown, Woodbridge
12th May: Turntable (private function)
26th May: Tom Sanderson Band, Leestock Festival
2nd June: Bill Biggins Quartet, Orford
7th June: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
16th June: Turntable (private function)
24th June: Horn Factory, St Peters Ipswich (tbc)
7th July: Turntable (private function)
8th July: Sunset Bamboo: Gig In The Garden, Mendlesham
12th July: Barry Kingston Trio, The Crown, Woodbridge
21st July: Turntable (private function)
28th July: Turntable (private function)
3rd August: Jimmy Farm Press Night
4th August: Turntable (wedding)
25th August: Weird Rare Animals, Harleston
25th August: Turntable, Letheringham (wedding)
30th August: Adhoc Jazz, The Crown, Woodbridge
6th September: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
14th September: Sunset Bamboo, The Lemon Tree, Framlingham
4th October: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
14th October: Jazz Jam (house band), Golden Hind, Ipswich
27th October: Turntable: Bury Golf Club (private function)
1st November: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
3rd November: Turntable: Beccles Cricket Club (private function)
9th November: Sunset Bamboo, The Angel, Woodbridge
10th November: Sunset Bamboo, Wickham Mkt Church
17th November: Clarissa, The Crown, Woodbridge
24th November: Turntable, Bury St Edmunds Christmas Fayre
6th December: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
31st December: Turntable, Private Party
2017
31st December 2016: Turntable (private function)
5th January: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
20th January: Copperhead Toad, Prince of Wales, Sudbury
28th January: Turntable (private function)
2nd February: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
25th February: Turntable (private function)
2nd March: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
5th March: Copperhead Toad, The Dove, Ipswich
18th March: Turntable (private function)
25th March: Turntable (private function)
28th April: Turntable (private function)
4th May: Escape From Konitz followed by Woodbridge Jazz Jam
5th May: Selion Swing Band, St Peters on the Water Front
18th May: Escape From Konitz, Ipswich Community Radio
27th May Copperhead Toad, The Mulberry Tree, Ipswich
1st June: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
18th June: Blues Jam,The Railway, Ipswich (house band)
25th June: Cinquenta, Ipswich Jazz Festival, Isaacs on the Quay 2pm
25th June: Bill Biggins Quartet at The Golden Hind, Ipswich 7.30pm
1st July: Copperhead Toad, The Railway
2nd July: Turntable, Ipswich Music Day, Christchurch Park
7th July: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
12th July: Blues Jam The Railway, Ipswich (house band)
14th July: Copperhead Toad, Venue 77, Ipswich
15th July: Turntable (private function)
16th July: Copperhead Toad, Portman Road Stadium.
21st July: Copperhead Toad, Prince of Wales, Sudbury
26th July – 3rd Aug: Poland (Suffolk Youth Orchestra)
5th August: Turntable (private function)
18th August: Turntable (private function)
19th August: Turntable (private function)
26th August: Turntable (private function)
1st September: Copperhead Toad, Holywells Park, Ipswich
7th September: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
13th September: Blue Jam, The Railway, Ipswich (house band)
12th October: Jazz at the Crown, Barry Kingston Quartet, Woodbridge
14th October: Turntable (private function)
21st October: Galaxy Big Band, The Apex, Bury St Edmunds
28th October: Scratch Jazz, White Horse, Rendham
2nd November: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
4th November: Turntable (private function)
11th November: Little Shop of Horrors, Kings Theatre, Newmarket
25th November: Turntable, Bury Christmas Fayre
7th December: Woodbridge Jazz Jam (house band)
8th December: Horn Factory Big Band
31st December: Turntable (private function)