Spontaneous Music Ensemble

The Spontaneous Music Ensemble were a loose collection of free improvising musicians usually convened together by the late South London based jazz drummer and trumpet player John Stevens.

Selected discography

• Karyobin (1968, Island Records) (featuring; John Stevens, Evan Parker, Kenny Wheeler, Derek Bailey, Dave Holland)
• John Stevens/Spontaneous Music Ensemble (1969, Marmalade Records) (featuring; John Stevens, Kenny Wheeler, Derek Bailey, Trevor Watts, Peter Lemer, John Dyani, Maggie Nichols, Carolann Nichols, Pepi Lemer)
• So What Do You Think? (1971, Tangent Records) (featuring; John Stevens, Trevor Watts, Kenny Wheeler, Derek Bailey, Dave Holland)
• Face to Face (1973, Emanem Records) (featuring John Stevens and Trevor Watts)
• Biosystem (1977, Incus Records) (featuring; John Stevens, Nigel Coombes, Roger Smith, Colin Wood)
• Hot and Cold Heroes (1980/91, Emanem Records) (featuring; John Stevens, Nigel Coombes, Roger Smith}