Press Comments

"So incredibly superb" was how Mike Gibbs described Martin France at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival and later broadcast on Radio 3 on Saturday 20th Sept. 2004.

"Underpinned by the excellent understated percussiveness of Martin France's drums, confirming him as one of Europe's best time drummers". Bruce Coates - Jazz on CD.

"OUR OWN MARTIN FRANCE depped for Yellowjackets missing drummer at Ronnie Scott's. Mintzer's men apparently loved him, and John Parricelli, who was in the audience, told us that he was 'proud to know him'". Jazz UK magazine March/April 2003 issue 50.

"And then, on the third - an up-tempo post-bop screamer - he tore the roof off, ending with as blistering a solo as I've seen from anyone. The band (Yellowjackets) were over the moon - the audience ecstatic"; "The Yellowjackets gig really took off and your solos were frankly incredible". Geoff Nicholls - Rhythm Magazine, March 2003. Click here for picture of Martin with the Yellowjackets

"Drummer Martin France is cropping up in top quality British jazz groups more and more often, and it isn't difficult to see why." James Griffiths - The Guardian 30th March 2004.

See Feb. 2002 edition of 'Sound on Sound' magazine, page 102 for interview with Martin and a technical description of his equipment. Sam Inglis - Sound on Sound.