Studied at London College of Music and Paris Conservatoire formed his
own rock/jazz group, The John Harle Band in 1991, for which he plays
keyboards and various saxophones, while continuing to be a member of
The Michael Nyman Band has had saxophone music written specifically for
him by such composers as 'Luciano Berio', 'Dominic Moldowney',
'Harrison Birtwistle', 'Richard Rodney Bennett', and 'Michael Nyman'.