MIKE PAXTON

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Jazz drummer, composer and arranger Mike Paxton was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, but moved to Canada at the age of six. Here, in his early teens, he became interested in the music he heard on the jazz programmes broadcast by American radio stations, absorbing the work of John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and others.

Returning to Scotland, to finish school, Mike started playing the drums in local bands. Later, he read English at university, paying his way by doing commercial gigs, theatre, and radio/TV broadcasts.

At this time, Mike was very active on the Scottish jazz scene, composing music for his own jazz quintet and twelve piece band, and putting together rhythm sections for jazz soloists touring in Scotland (like Jimmy Deuchar and Don Rendell).

Having graduated, with Masters degrees in Arts and Letters, Mike moved to London, working with Ray Warleigh’s quartet and New York based saxophonist John Tank (from the Charles read more...
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