Much in demand as both leader and sideman, Mark works in a wide variety of musical settings including jazz, big band, classical, shows and recording sessions on clarinet and saxophone.
Mark has played regularly at the BBC Proms with the John Wilson Orchestra and the Sinfonia of London . In 2024 he was featured playing the opening clarinet solo in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.
He was the featured clarinet soloist in the TV special “A Swingin’ Christmas “ and also the JWO’s Gershwin in Hollywood album , recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall in 2016.
He has performed with artists ranging from Tony Bennett to Sir Simon Rattle, Lady Gaga to Dame Cleo Laine at venues from Ronnie Scotts in London to the Lincoln Center in New York.
Currently Mark is enjoying playing in ‘Jazz At The Movies’ with singer Joanna Eden, Jazz Samba with guitarist Nigel Price and with his own quartet in concerts around the UK. He also features in ‘Getz, A Musical Portrait’ with the Chris Ingham Quartet and in drummer Matt Skelton’s Blackhawk Quintet.
Mark Crooks Organ Quartet:-
Mark Crooks tenor sax
Pete Whittaker organ
Colin Oxley guitar
Matt Home drums
