Pete Wareham | |
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Jazz, rock, avant-garde |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer and producer |
| Instrument(s) | Tenor and baritone saxophone |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Website | www |
Pete Wareham is a British saxophonist, composer and band leader. He led the genre-defying North African/punk/jazz/dance band Melt Yourself Down and was a member of Nadine Shah’s Mercury Prize-nominated band, Seb Rochford’s Pulled By Magnets and also ran the influential group Acoustic Ladyland. Formerly of Rochford’s now disbanded Mercury Prize-nominated Polar Bear, Wareham has also played saxophone and flute with The Smile, Sons Of Kemet, Mica Levi, James Chance, Supergrass, Ben E King.
Wareham composed the soundtrack for the BBC's new prime time Saturday night sitcom King Gary.