Chip Wickham

Roger "Chip" Wickham is a saxophonist/flutist/producer/composer who resides in Madrid, Doha in Qatar, and the U.K. His vintage-influenced, open, warm brand of modal jazz weaves together the great expansive traditions of the '60s and '70s but owes its sound equally to the 21st century's creative Manchester scene -- GoGo Penguin, Matthew Halsall, Nat Birchall -- as well as the marketplaces of the Middle East and the clamorous late-night barrios of Madrid. Before releasing his two acclaimed solo albums -- the self-produced La Sombra in 2017 and Shamal Wind a year later -- Wickham...