Derek Pascoe

Derek Pascoe (born 1957) is a British musician now based in Adelaide, South Australia. He was the vocalist and saxophonist in pop band Flintlock in the 1970s. He is a member of the jazz performance academic staff of the Elder Conservatorium of Music and has collaborated with a number of musicians in musical and spoken word performances.

Derek Pascoe
Born	1957 (age 67–68)
Instruments	Vocals, saxophone

Biography

Pascoe trained as a saxophonist from the age of 15, after being inspired by a performance on television. He was the vocalist and saxophonist in Flintlock (previously known as the Young Revivals).^[1]

He appeared as himself in the TV show You Must be Joking and in every episode of Pauline's Quirkes (with Pauline Quirke) in 1976.^[1] Flintlock played cover versions of a variety of songs in both series.^[2] He appeared in a two-part episode of the children's science fiction programme The Tomorrow People, "The Heart of Sogguth" in 1977,^[1] in which the band's music was used to revive an ancient demon.^[3]

After leaving Flintlock and losing interest in pop music, he began to study and practise jazz.^[4]

In 2007, he was noted for his performance at the Tyndall Assembly, a concert series directed by Tristan Louth-Robins in Adelaide, in which he collaborated with experimental composer Luke Harrald.^[5]

He played sax in the spoken word/impro outfit Max-Mo, formed in 2009.^[6]

Pascoe was a member of the Jazz Performance academic staff of the Elder Conservatorium of Music (teaching saxophone, improvisation and small ensemble in 2011^[7] and still a lecturer in 2017,^[8] but as of May 2020^[update] does not appear on the staff list.

Pascoe is the father of writer, stand-up comedian and actress Sara Pascoe.^[1]

Collaborations

Among his many collaborations, he joined The Shaolin Afronauts and other collaborators on Quest under Capricorn. After a performance at the Adelaide Festival Centre, the album was released^[9] on 6 July 2012 on Freestyle Records.^[10][11] The group reprised their Quest under Capricorn performance at The Gov as part of the Umbrella: Winter City Sounds festival in July 2017.^[9]

Recognition

In 2009, the Australian Music Centre described Pascoe as "among the leading free improvisers in Adelaide, whose rigorous approach to musical self-discipline gives a profound assurance to his rare extended solo public performances".^[12]