After drumming with rock outfits such as The Delta 5 during the early 1980s, Sanders entered the London jazz scene, playing with Dudu Pukwana, Tim Richards, Dick Heckstall-Smith and Peter Nu. In the 1990s Sanders performed regularly with Paul Rogers and subsequently formed durable musical associations with two other bassists, Jah Wobble and John Edwards. Sanders has recorded extensively and collaborated with many distinguished musicians including Elton Dean, Evan Parker, Derek Bailey, Paul Rutherford, Howard Riley, Lol Coxhill, Barry Guy, Keith Tippett, Charles Gayle, William Parker, Johannes Bauer, Peter Evans, Myra Melford and Roswell Rudd. Sanders has been a member of numerous improvising groups, including the ZFP quartet with Carlos Zingaro, Simon Fell and Marcio Mattos, and SPEEQ with Hasse Poulsen, Luc Ex and Phil Minton. His interest in electronic music has been reflected in his work with DJ Sniff, Pat Thomas, Phil Durrant and electroacoustic composer John Wall. Sanders has been visiting tutor at the Royal Academy of Music and contributes to the music therapy course at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
