Mark Wastell (born 1968 in Orsett) is a versatile improvising musician who has played a pivotal role in the British improvised music scene. He has performed and recorded extensively and his varied resume includes projects with
Derek Bailey, Phil Durrant,
John Butcher,
Lasse Marhaug, Rhodri Davies, Simon H. Fell, Burkhard Beins,
John Tilbury,
Mattin,
Tony Conrad,
Evan Parker, Tim Barnes, Bernhard Günter, Keith Rowe,
John Zorn, Peter Kowald,
Joachim Nordwall,
Otomo Yoshihide,
David Toop,
Max Eastley, Hugh Davies, Julie Tippetts, Alan Skidmore,
Mike Cooper, Chris Abrahams, Stewart Lee, Clive Bell, Arild Andersen, Jan Bang, Erik Honoré, Maggie Nicols, Will Gaines, Charlotte Keeffe, Thomas Lehn, Thurston Moore and David Sylvian.
