Current projects include:
Gated Community – In 2005 Beck initiated a new 15-piece workshop band to re-explore the interaction of composition and improvisation. Ideal for festival performances.
Solo tours featuring both bassoon and saxophone, eg, Spain, Australia, England . These are complemented by his solo album Life Echoes, Discus 36CD.
“Weavels”, a trio with Chris Cundy (bass clarinet) and Alex Ward (guitar) which has released a CD “Weavels At The Nether Edge, Discus 34CD.
BLISTRAP, a trio with Jonny Drury (guitar) and either Stefano Giust or Phil Marks (percussion), touring in 2008 and with latest CD “ BLISTRAP on Stage:, live in London Manchester Edinburgh”.Setola di Maiala. Sm1560.
Work with master drummer Paul Hession as a duo (recent tours to Canada and Germany), and with other musicians (e.g., Derek Bailey leading to issue of CD Meanwhile back in Sheffield (May 2005); Dave Tucker leading to CD Shkrang: Some thoughts about, April 2006); Matt Wand; Tom Jenkinson (Squarepusher); Steve Beresford; Pat Thomas leading to CD The Three Bs; Milo Fine leading to CD Motion Ejecta; J.D. Parran.
Beck/Drenching/Pleasure, bassoon, bricks, and Dictaphones leading to Discus CD: “A low carbonation” issued June 2006.
plus CD Live at HOTS-OD issued 2003.
Work with pianist Stephen Grew in duo, trio, or quartet, (ref Discus CD It’s morning, issued October 2005 and … To Play Music, and It’s Morning).
Beck/Lunch Improvors (bassoon plus writer/poet Out to Lunch Ben Watson);
Member of Hugh Metcalfe’s Microtonal Megastars, with Hugh on guitar and drum, and Alan Durant on bass.
Work with some DJ and electronics artists, e.g. Tom Jenkinson ( Norwich and London as part of the Squarepusher tour November 2005), and with UTT Foster and Martin Archer in Varispeed.
Participation in various free music festivals, eg Sonophages, Toulouse , France in August 2007), Hurta Cordel, Madrid 2007 with Shkrang!, Manchester Jazz Festivals, Freedom of the City London.
Jazz groups working mainly with his own compositions, eg Linden Owen’s The Big Clutch (Monmouth Music Festival 2005), and other players such as Pete Fairclough (drums) Pietro Lusvardi (bass).
