Mark Hewins


Mark Hewins is an English jazz guitarist known for his connections to the Canterbury scene, a group of English progressive rock musicians during the 1960s.

Biography

Hewins' professional career as a guitarist began in 1973 with the London band Mother Sun with Steve Tozer and lead singer Dave Bell. Early work included on the Dance Orchestra's A Luta Continua.
Hewins has worked extensively with various Canterbury scene musicians, including multiple projects with Elton Dean. He played on Dave Sinclair's Moon Over Man album and with him in The Polite Force. He was in Going Going and Caravan of Dreams with Richard Sinclair. Hewins played in later incarnations of Soft Heap and can be heard on A Veritable Centaur. He was a member of Gong in 1999. Hewins has also worked extensively with Hugh Hopper, including in Dark Horse and Mashu. Hewins also worked with Mashu percussionist Shyamal Maïtra on other projects, including a duo and a trio with Carol Grimes.
He has collaborated with Dennis Gonzalez and Andrew Cyrille in the U.S. and in Europe with Django Bates in Research. Hewins' first solo album was The Electric Guitar. He was Lou Reed's guitar tech on several tours.
He leads his big band FF, his dance band Tritonik, and the Music Doctors. He has played with Julie Felix, Bill Bruford, Fred Frith, Joe Lee Wilson, Dudu Pukwana, John Stevens, Mervyn Africa, and Anthony Aiello. He has also written music for film and television commercials.

Discography

Solo albums

; With Research
; With John Stevens Dance Orchestra
; With Soft Heap
; With Mashu
; With Polite Force