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- Martin France is an English jazz drummer based in London. He is regarded as one of Europe’s most sought after players. He has been the rhythmic backbone on more than 60 albums working with some of the world's finest musicians. Martin began performing at the age of twelve backing singers in Working Men's clubs with Organ trios in and around Manchester. He studied under Geoff Riley, Kenny Clare, Joel Rothman, and Richard Smith, Principal Percussionist with the Halle. In 1983 he began his recording career performing on several records for ECM records. With his friend and music cohort Django Bates, he had been performing with Evan Parker and Kenny Wheeler, and through their friendships had been introduced to ECM. France went on to record several albums for the label, and toured with some of their bands throughout he 1980s and 1990s. A further turning point for France was his role as a member of the famously democratically organised 1980s big band Loose Tubes where he began long standing partnerships with many of its members. In fact, founding member Django Bates and Iain Ballamy are now key members of the Spin Marvel live band. A turning point in his early career was his role within the nineteen-eighties big band, Loose Tubes, where he began long standing partnerships with many of its members. His association with Django Bates has led to many diverse projects away from the jazz environment they normally occupy with Human Chain and Delightful Precipice. These include film soundtracks, jazz theatre, cross cultural collaborations and recording projects involving orchestras such as The London Sinfonietta, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra and the ASKO Ensemble in Amsterdam. He is also active as a studio musician working on TV and film soundtracks and is involved in programming and composing for many projects and artists, including his own band, Spin Marvel. Along the way Martin has performed and recorded with some of the world's best musicians including David Gilmour, Elvis Costello, John Taylor, Kenny Wheeler, Ralph Towner, Lee Konitz, Dave Holland, Arild Andersen, Marc Johnson, Steve Swallow, Bob Mintzer and The Yellowjackets, with Russell Ferrante and Jimmy Haslip, Gianluigi Trovesi, Nils Petter Molvaer, Bugge Wesseltoft, Mike Gibbs, Maria Schneider, Gil Goldstein, Stephen Warbeck, Joe Lovano, Victor Bailey, Sidsel Endresen and Maria Joao. He is also a regular performer with NDR radio orchestra in Hamburg. In England, he has performed and recorded with the very best of his generation and is currently preparing to tour with his band Spin Marvel, in which he plays mostly electronic and sequenced drums.
- Martin France ist ein englischer Jazzschlagzeuger. France begleitete zunächst Sänger in Orgeltrios. Er kam über die Zusammenarbeit mit Evan Parker und Kenny Wheeler zum Label ECM, bei dem er mit seiner Band First House seit 1983 aufnahm. Er tourte mit verschiedenen Bands des Labels und wurde Mitglied der Bandprojekte Human Chain und Loose Tubes seines Freundes Django Bates. Er arbeitete dann mit Musikern wie Iain Ballamy, David Gilmour, John Taylor, Lee Konitz, Dave Holland, Steve Swallow, Nils Petter Molvaer, Bugge Wesseltoft, Michael Gibbs, Maria Schneider, der Kölner Saxophon Mafia, Vitold Rek und Sidsel Endresen zusammen. Daneben spielte er Musik für Filmsoundtracks und wirkte an Cross-Over-Projekten u.a. mit der London Sinfonietta und dem BBC National Orchestra of Wales mit. Insgesamt spielte France als Sideman auf mehr als 50 Alben. Mit dem Pianisten Jan Gunnar Hoff, dem Gitarristen John Parricelli, dem Bassisten Bjørn Kjellemyr arbeitete er im Quartett. Anschließend gründete er mit dem Bassisten Tim Harries, dem Gitarristen John Parricelli und dem Keyboarder Terje Evensen die Gruppe Spin Marvel, deren gleichnamiges Album 2005 erschien.
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