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Curved Air: Live Atmosphere

by Glenn Astarita
November 9, 2012

Upon its inception in 1970, Curved Air became a prominent exponent of British progressive rock, fronted by vocalist Sonja Kristina. Superb musicianship was a forté, spawning notables such as keyboardist Francis Monkman, keyboardist/violinist Eddie Jobson and violinist Darryl Way. Fast-forward several decades and Kristina and original band drummer Florian Pilkington-Miksa reorganize the unit with a new faces, yet sustain the core group sound and tradition via this impacting live CD/DVD release, culled from its 2010/2011 Live Atmosphere tour.