Jazz Articles about Bill Bruford

About Bill Bruford

Interview

Much has already been written about drummer/composer/bandleader Bill Bruford's role in the development of progressive rock. As a founding member of Yes and a key participant in numerous King Crimson incarnations to name but two, Bruford's instantly recognizable sound and mathematical precision helped define a number of classic recordings, including Yes' Fragile and Close to the Edge, and King Crimson's Lark's Tongues in Aspic, Discipline and Thrak. But as important as he has been in pushing the boundaries of that ...

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Album Review

Bill Bruford's Earthworks: Footloose and Fancy Free

Read "Footloose and Fancy Free" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
June 19, 2002

Drummer Bill Bruford?s enviable legacy surges into the new millennium with a refreshing twist! On the basis of this recently released 2-CD set, his all acoustic jazz quartet ?Earthworks,? should be considered among the new generation of jazz based combos that are making a difference! The band offers a novel and rather sizeable glimpse into the near term future with this outstanding effort featuring takes culled from its debut album and more. And while we won?t imply that ?Earthworks,? took ...

Interview

Bill Bruford: In the Court of the Percussion King

by Mike Brannon
March 24, 2001

A charmed life might be a good way of describing that of Bill Bruford. Always at the center of and driving vastly creative projects, including King Crimson, Yes, Earthworks, Genesis, Bruford, Gong and many other collaborations of like minds, Bruford continues to amaze and astound both audiences and the modern greats of drumming alike. Though at times self-effacing, tacit, enlightening and direct, he is always intriguing and knowledgeable regarding the history of art rock and his place in its pantheon. ...