Derek Pascoe

Derek Pascoe (born 20 October 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 was 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.

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). Flintlock played cover versions of a variety of songs in both series. He appeared in a two-part episode of the children's science fiction programme The Tomorrow People, "The Heart of Sogguth" in 1977,

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

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.

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

Pascoe was a member of the Jazz Performance academic staff of the Elder Conservatorium of Music (teaching saxophone, improvisation and small ensemble in 2011 and still a lecturer in 2017, but does not appear on the staff list.

Pascoe is the father of writer, stand-up comedian and actress Sara Pascoe. on 6 July 2012 on Freestyle Records. The group reprised their Quest under Capricorn performance at The Gov as part of the Umbrella: Winter City Sounds festival in July 2017.