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Mark has played with many renowned musicians from around the world including Evan Parker, Peter Brotzmann, Derek Bailey, Myra Melford, Paul Rogers, Henry Grimes, Roswell Rudd, Trevor Watts, Tim Berne, Otomo Yoshihide, Luc Ex, Sidsel Endresen, Mahmoud Gania, in duo and quartets with Wadada Leo Smith and trios with Charles Gayle with Sirone and William Parker.

New collaborative projects include `Asunder` with Hasse Poulsen and Paul Dunmall, duos with John Butcher and Japanese turntablist DJ Sniff and in trio with Okkyung Lee and Phil Minton.

With John Edwards Mark plays as rhythm section of choice for many musicians, he is a member of Mathew Shipp`s `London Quartet`, Kris Wander`s Unit, Alex Ward`s `Predicate`and Spanish trio `Triatone` and also works in the projects of Mikolaj Trzaska, Steve Beresford, Gail Brand, Simon H Fell and Christian Marclay.

With the new generation of young improvisers he is in the groups of Shabaka Hutchins, Alexander Hawkins, Rachel Musson, Leo Michener, Olie Brice and Mark Hanslip.

Recent performances include Christian Marclay`s ` Everyday ` at Aldeburgh Festival, in Berlin for`Its Just Not Cricket` festival of British Improvisers, `Concerts in the Gdansk Forest` with Ken Vandermark and Mikolaj Trzaska and `UnWhitstable` with Evan Parker, Matt Maneri and Liam Noble.

Mark has performed in the USA, Canada and Brazil, Japan, Morrocco, South Africa, Mozambique and Turkey and released over 100 cds

Selected reviews..

….the other special ingredient is the ubiquitous, diverse and constantly creative drummer Mark Sanders, who always outdoes himself, whether playing with restraint or erupting like a dynamo.
Bruce L Gallenter, Downtown Music Gallery. NY

…Mark is just incredible and immensely diverse, he is at the center of "Kwingyaw" and it is difficult to tell what he is doing to get some of these sounds.
Bruce L Gallenter Downtown Music Gallery. NY

Ambient-pop chord patterns built to a huge, clamorous anthem, driven by a towering performance from drummer Sanders.
John Fordham. The Guardian

…in a set of explorations with drummer Mark Sanders, a gifted player capable of seamless movement between free-rhythms and propulsive swing
John Fordham. The Guardian

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