Results for "Bill Bruford"

Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin: Green and Blue / Hour Moon

by John Kelman
June 23, 2009

When keyboardist Dave Stewart decided to hang up his progressive hat following a creatively but less than commercially successful run with seminal Canterbury bands Egg, Hatfield and the North and National Health—not to mention a terrific stint with drummer Bill Bruford— he reemerged a few years later with singer/partner Barbara Gaskin on a series of albums ...

Bill Bruford: The Summerfold and Winterfold Collections

by Phillip Woolever
June 16, 2009

Drummer Bill Bruford announced his retirement from live performance in March 2009, and coincident with the release of his autobiography, Bill Bruford: The Autobiography (Jawbone Press, 2009), he has provided a treasure of remarkable composition and improvisation with these intriguing time-capsule tidbits. Another name for the collections, which chronicle the majority of Bruford's musical exploits from ...

KTU: Quiver

by John Kelman
June 15, 2009

There's often considerable difference between live and studio recording, where the facility's greater capacity for control and manipulation can almost become an additional band member. Still, for some the difference is a subtle one. In the case of KTU--a collective that began with half of King Crimson (Warr guitarist Trey Gunn and traps/button man Pat Mastelotto) ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Bill Bruford

May 17, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Bill Bruford's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Bill BrufordBill Bruford grew up with jazz. As an amateur drummer in the 1960s, and after a handful of lessons from Lou Pocock of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, he began his professional career in 1968... ...

Exclusive Excerpt and Review of Drummer Bill Bruford's Autobiography at AAJ

March 2, 2009

After a 40-year career spanning some of the greatest art rock groups and his own inimitable jazz ensembles, drummer/composer/bandleader announced his retirement in January 2009 (see: Veteran Drummer Bill Bruford Retires from Public Performance). To celebrate his career and provide perspective on it, he has released an autobiography and two compilations of his music--the single-disc The ...

Bill Bruford: The Autobiography

by John Kelman
March 2, 2009

The Autobiography Bill Bruford Trade Paperback; 352 pages ISBN: 978-1-906002-23-7 Jawbone Press 2009 “Veteran drummer Bill Bruford Retires From Public Performance“ the AAJ news item announced on January 26, 2009. At progressive rock boards like Progressive Ears it was enough to cause considerable consternation amongst fans who date back ...

Veteran Drummer Bill Bruford Retires from Public Performance

January 26, 2009

After 41 years spent first in the art rock arena with everyone from Yes and King Crimson to Genesis, in addition to his own inestimable forays into fusion with his critically and popularly praised '70s group Bruford, then turning to things more jazzy from the '80 onwards with various incarnations of his much- heralded Earthworks group ...

Tim Garland: Libra

by Frederick Bernas
January 23, 2009

The adventurous two-disc Libra features saxophonist Tim Garland heavily entrenched in trio territory. He is joined by rising star Gwilym Simcock on piano and versatile percussionist Asaf Sirkis, with guest appearances from zany guitarist Paul Bollenback and London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Expansive, well-structured pieces are the record's mainstay, with a tasteful sprinkling of standards. Known for ...

A Tribute to Brian Davison

by Gary Gomes
December 20, 2008

Brian Davison, a drummer of no small stature, passed away April 15, 2008. Why should you care? Because Davison was one of the most criminally underestimated and unfairly unrecognized musicians to emerge from the UK in the late 1960's. Davison was best known as the drummer with the Nice, Keith ...

Free Bruford Sampler DVD and Catalogue

May 21, 2008