After a notable mention as sax player with Roy Wood’s Wizzard 1978 saw Nick take to the high seas playing on the ‘floating Butlins’ SS Oriana he toured and recorded with The Steve Gibbons Band. And as soon as he was based in London, he worked with Roger Chapman’s ‘Shortlist’ and then Chas and Dave.
Nick has played with numerous blues bands including Juice on the Loose and Diz and the Doormen and backed visiting musicians such as Dr. John, Doug Sahm, Augie Meyers and Big Jay McNeely. Whilst working with Gary Moore, he played alongside BB King, Albert King and Albert Collins.
Over the years, he has worked continuously as a session musician, and for 20 years was the main sax player in the West End production of Blood Brothers.
Nick has recently gone full circle and formed a band with saxist Mike Burney and other Wizzard veterans called The Old Horns Band!
Ian Jennings
Ian Jennings has been the bass player with The Low Riders now for three years, over the years he has worked with hundreds of different bands and musicians. Some of the most memorable names are listed below; they not only reflect his musical roots but also his interests and level of competence within this industry and highlights include live work and recording sessions for albums, film and soundtracks together with such names as Carl Perkins, Jeff Beck, Robert Plant, Billy Lee Riley, Champion Jack Dupree, Jools Holland, Lowell Fulsom, Roscoe Gordon, Andy Fairweather Low, Ben Waters, Tom Jones, Little Willie Littlefield, Van Morrison, Lisa Mills, Mick Fleetwood, Paul Rodgers, Chrissie Hynde, Akarsha ‘Aki’ Kumar, Mike Vernon, Jimmy Page, Scotty Moore, DJ Fontana, Ben Carr, Ronnie Wood, Jimmy Copley, Eric Clapton, Lulu, Ray Davies, Brian May, Imelda May, Giles Robson and Mark Knopfler.
Ian has been working as a professional musician for nearly forty years now and his career started straight out of school.
Paul Beavis
Paul Beavis has been playing drums professionally for twenty five years, during which time he has worked with Judie Tzuke, Robert Fripp, Russ Ballard, Leo Sayer, Thea Gillmore, Andy Summers, Toyah, Lisa Stansfield, Robbie McIntosh, Terry Britten, The Waterboys, Alex Parks and Sandi Thom.
Paul has been an ever present member of The Low Riders since its inception in 2007 appearing on all their CD & DVD releases and playing drums on all of the tours.
Richard Milner
Richard is a great asset to The Low Riders, his musical influences & taste reaching further back than his years might suggest. Richard’s parents were a musical duo and he grew up watching them play shows around the North West. After finishing school and a stint playing the organ at various Blackpool seafront hotels along the Golden Mile, Rich moved down south. He has for some years been first choice on organ for Jon Allen & James Morrison and continues to work in pubs / clubs playing organ & piano with various bands.
Since 2014 he has enjoyed touring with AFL as a member of The Low Riders.