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Bill Bruford
Bruford at Moers Festival 2004, Germany
Bruford at Moers Festival 2004, Germany
Background information
Birth name William Scott Bruford
Born May 17, 1949 (1949-05-17) (age 59)
Origin Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Genre(s) Rock, Progressive rock, Jazz
Occupation(s) Drummer, Percussionist
Instrument(s) Drums, percussion
Years active 1968 - Present
Label(s) Polydor
Associated acts Yes, King Crimson, UK, Genesis, Earthworks, Chris Squire, Bruford, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, Bruford Levin Upper Extremities, Gong, National Health, Steve Howe, Gordian Knot, Annette Peacock
Website BillBruford.com

William Scott Bruford (born May 17, 1949, Sevenoaks, Kent, England), better known as Bill Bruford, is an influential British drummer who is recognised for his forceful, highly precise, polyrhythmic style. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sevenoaks is a Commuter town in the Sevenoaks district of Kent in South East England and forms part of the London commuter belt. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. King Crimson is a Progressive rock band founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969 UK were a short-lived British Progressive rock supergroup active from 1977 through 1980 Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists Earthworks are a British Jazz band led by drummer Bill Bruford. Christopher Russell Edward "Chris" Squire (born March 4, 1948) is an English musician best known as the Bass guitarist and Bruford were a band that former Yes and King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford formed and led in the late 1970s Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (sometimes referred to by the acronym ABWH was a Permutation of the Progressive rock band Yes. Bruford Levin Upper Extremities (BLUE was a musical group comprised of Drummer Bill Bruford, Bassist Tony Levin, Guitarist Gong is a progressive / Psychedelic rock band formed by Australian Musician Daevid Allen. National Health was a Progressive rock band associated with the Canterbury scene. Stephen James "Steve" Howe (born April 8, 1947 in Holloway, North London, England) is an English Guitarist Gordian Knot is a Progressive rock / metal band directed by Bass guitarist Sean Malone. Annette Peacock ( née Coleman (born 1941 Brooklyn, New York, USA is a female composer arranger producer musician poet singer - pioneer of live performance Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sevenoaks is a Commuter town in the Sevenoaks district of Kent in South East England and forms part of the London commuter belt. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion He was the original drummer for the highly successful progressive rock group Yes, and has been a prominent figure in the art rock movement since the early 1970s. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of Rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. He has been in many other bands and collaborated on numerous projects, most famously King Crimson and his own fusion band Bruford. King Crimson is a Progressive rock band founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969 Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly Bruford were a band that former Yes and King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford formed and led in the late 1970s

He began playing the drums when he was thirteen, and was influenced by jazz drumming, which would manifest itself on early Yes albums and would remain an influence on his style throughout his career. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States He had success in the early seventies during his time with Yes playing on their first five albums including the LPs The Yes Album, Fragile, and Close to the Edge. A gramophone The Yes Album is the third album by British Progressive rock band Yes. Fragile is the fourth album by British Progressive rock band Yes. Close to the Edge is the fifth album by British Progressive rock band Yes. He left Yes at the height of their success in 1972, returning briefly for the Union album which was released in 1991. Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 -

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Biography

Early life

Bruford explained that he chose to play drums because he watched American jazz drummers of the 1960s on BBC TV on Saturday evenings. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 [1] These programmes turned the head of the thirteen-year-old Bruford. He found all the instrumentalists to be fascinating and mysterious, but particularly the drummers. His sister then gave him his first pair of brushes as a present. [1] He later took a few lessons - while still at school - from Lou Pocock of the Royal Philharmonic, but after that he picked up other techniques wherever he found them. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ( RPO) is a British Orchestra based in London. [1]

He said that he never acquired drum technique for the sake of acquiring it, but as a solution to a particular problem, and if he heard something that he couldn't do, he would learn how to do it. Bruford applied this way of learning to other instruments as well, although acknowledging that he has the 'classic amateur's technique'; meaning that he knows some very difficult bits and that he has some large gaping holes in his knowledge, but his amateurism can sometimes be helpful in forging a style, because he has to work around his weaknesses. [1]

He met his wife, Carolyn, when they were 15; marrying at 24. They have three children, Alex (born 1977, also a drummer and in the band The Infadels), Holly (born 1979) and Jack (born 1986). Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)

Yes

Yes (1969)
Yes (1969)

Most of the early members of Yes all lived in the same house. Not to be confused with "The Yes Album" the band's 1971 breakthrough They were almost confined to the property, because at short notice they would be asked to play a concert somewhere, so leaving the house for a few hours was their only freedom from the confines of the band. Bruford likened it to the life of a fireman; when the bell rang they would slide down the greasy pole and go play a gig somewhere. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience.

Although seemingly a close-knit band, there were other sides to Yes: Bruford remembers the whole era as being very argumentative, and hot blooded. There was a constant state of friction, and plenty of arguments between Bruford, Chris Squire, and Jon Anderson. Christopher Russell Edward "Chris" Squire (born March 4, 1948) is an English musician best known as the Bass guitarist and Jon Anderson, born John Roy Anderson on 25 October 1944 is an English Musician, best known as the lead singer of the Progressive rock band This was explained as being because all three were from totally different social backgrounds. Bruford admitted that he found it hard to understand Anderson's northern English accent, and Anderson's penchant for speaking in strange sentences that nobody could understand, which later influenced Yes' lyrics.

The band members were no strangers to alcohol, but Bruford doesn't remember a lot of "sex, drugs and rock n' roll". This article refers to the song by Ian Dury For a discussion of the phrase "sex drugs and rock and roll" see Wine women and song. The whole band used to drink a lot of alcohol, and they often visited a club in London called the Speakeasy that the band's manager, Roy Flynn, also managed. The Speakeasy Club, 48 Margaret Street London W1, was a late-night haunt for the music industry from 1966 to the late 1970s The Speakeasy stayed open until two or three in the morning, so Yes could play a gig in England within a hundred-and-fifty mile radius and still make it back to the Speakeasy at about two o'clock, where they drank "large amounts" of scotch and Coke. Whisky (uisge-beatha or whiskey (uisce beatha or fuisce) refers to a broad category of Alcoholic beverages that are distilled from fermented Cola is a sweet carbonated drink usually with Caramel coloring and containing Caffeine. [2]

Bruford, by 1972, had felt that Yes had come as far as it could, or at least as far as he could contribute to it. He didn't want to spend what he felt was an inordinate amount of time in the studio debating chords and producing records that he felt would only be in the shadow of Close To The Edge. His main reason for leaving the band, however, was the fact that his rehearsals with bassist Chris Squire were always delayed. Christopher Russell Edward "Chris" Squire (born March 4, 1948) is an English musician best known as the Bass guitarist and Waiting for Squire to turn up was the worst thing he had to endure, and said that Squire is, "I'm sure, a wonderful guy. But in those days he was also very, very late for all appointments, departures, arrivals, and sound checks. " According to Bruford, it is the most grievous form of offense that one musician can visit upon another. He suggested that it's the last guy who enters the room is seen as the "biggest guy. " Squire used to keep Yes waiting for everything, and Bruford suggests that they are quite possibly "still waiting for everything". [3] He also once had a fist-fight with Squire after a concert, because they had violently disagreed about who had played badly. However,it is important to note that Bruford played drums on Squire's 1975 solo album, Fish Out of Water.

King Crimson

Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973)
Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973)

Bruford had accepted an invitation from Robert Fripp to join King Crimson, which he had wanted to join for quite some time. Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a Guitarist, Composer and a Record King Crimson is a Progressive rock band founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969 His instinct to remember complicated drum parts was shown when he learned how to play the long percussion and guitar part in the middle of "21st Century Schizoid Man", "by listening to it and just learning it". " 21st Century Schizoid Man " is a song by Progressive rock band King Crimson from their debut album In the Court of the Crimson King

He admits that his note-reading skills are slower than he would like: "I learned how to read the horizontal lines, but not the vertical notes. " Despite this, he has successfully composed lots of (written) compositions over the years, albeit slowly. [3]

Bruford was more interested in artistic pursuits, and the framework of King Crimson appealed to that sensibility in him. He cites the six months that the group contained avant-garde percussionist Jamie Muir as tremendously influential on him as a player, opening him up to "musical worlds I had only vaguely suspected existed". Jamie Muir was a UK Percussionist best known for his work in King Crimson. Violin, viola and keyboard player David Cross was selected to flesh out the sound of the new band. This article refers to the musician for other people named David Cross see David Cross (disambiguation David Cross (born April 23 Rehearsals and touring began in late 1972, and Larks' Tongues in Aspic was released early the next year, and the group spent the remainder of 1973 touring Britain, Europe, and America. Larks' Tongues in Aspic is a 1973 Album by the British Progressive rock group King Crimson. Fripp's guitar playing was loud and aggressive, and Bruford's propulsive drumming meshed with John Wetton's often powerful bass guitar. John Kenneth Wetton (born 12 June 1949) is an English Singer, Bass guitarist and Guitarist.

The band seems to have undergone a gradual disbanding over the next year. Two albums were released with the four member lineup (Fripp, Wetton, Bruford, Cross), Starless and Bible Black, and live album USA. Starless and Bible Black is an Album released by the British progressive rock band King Crimson in 1974 USA is a live album by the English band King Crimson, released in 1975 Finally, as a 3-piece (Fripp, Wetton, Bruford) King Crimson released Red. Red is a 1974 album by Progressive rock group King Crimson. It was their last recording of the 1970s and the last before the lead member Robert Fripp Many consider this King Crimson's most formative and experimental period. After the release of Red, Fripp decided to disband King Crimson.

Genesis live

Seconds Out (1977)
Seconds Out (1977)

Bruford also spent six months touring with Genesis in 1976, recordings from which appeared on the Genesis live albums Seconds Out and Three Sides Live, as well as the theatrical release of Genesis: In Concert. Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists Seconds Out is a live Double album by Genesis, released in October 1977 Three Sides Live is the third live Album by British band Genesis, released in 1982 Genesis In Concert is a Concert film by the English Progressive rock band Genesis. Bruford, who was rehearsing (as guest percussionist) with Collins' side project Brand X, suggested drumming while Collins sang until they found a permanent live drummer. Brand X is a classic Jazz fusion band noted for including Phil Collins in its ranks In the event he found he felt no deep affinity to the band's music. "I was just concerned with doing a good job on drums as a kind of 'hired gun'", he has been quoted as saying, stating he "behaved badly, sniped critically and impotently from the side lines", for which he subsequently apologised.

Solo career

Bill Bruford led his own band in the late 1970s, called simply "Bruford". Bruford were a band that former Yes and King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford formed and led in the late 1970s Members of the band were initially Dave Stewart (keyboards), Jeff Berlin (bass), Allan Holdsworth (guitar) and Bruford (drums). Jeff Berlin (born January 17, 1953) is an American electric bass player Allan Holdsworth (born August 6, 1946 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is a British Jazz / rock Guitarist

The first album (recorded as a solo project) also had Annette Peacock on vocals, and Kenny Wheeler on flugelhorn. Annette Peacock ( née Coleman (born 1941 Brooklyn, New York, USA is a female composer arranger producer musician poet singer - pioneer of live performance Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, CC, (born 14th January 1930 Toronto Canada is a Canadian Composer and Trumpet and Flugelhorn player The second album, One of a Kind, was entirely instrumental, except for some spoken lines during the introduction to "Fainting In Coils". One of a Kind is an album by the British band Bruford. It was released in 1979 and is a collection of progressive melodies with much jazz exploration There were two live albums from this period. Bruford - Rock Goes To College is a 2006 DVD release from the eponymous BBC television series and The Bruford Tapes, a live show originally broadcast for radio station WLIR, where guitarist John Clark replaced Holdsworth. Rock Goes To College (RGTC was a BBC series that ran between 1978 and 1981 on British television. WLIR-FM (1071 FM) is an ESPN Radio affiliate Radio station via an LMA with New York City radio station WEPN (1050 AM

The group's final studio album Gradually Going Tornado continued this lineup with bass player Berlin providing vocals on some songs. Gradually Going Tornado is the third and final studio album by Bruford.

UK

UK (1978)
UK (1978)

Following his first solo album, he was involved in a reunion with King Crimson bassist and vocalist John Wetton in the progressive rock group UK. UK were a short-lived British Progressive rock supergroup active from 1977 through 1980 During his time in the band, from 1977 to 1978, the band released its eponymous debut album and conducted one UK tour and a couple of North American tours, after which he left the band - in disagreement with Wetton and keyboardist Eddie Jobson's decision to fire guitarist Allan Holdsworth, whom he'd brought into the band - to focus on his own band Bruford. Events Bohemian Rhapsody is named 'The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years' by BPI. Events January: May - The Bee Gees dominate the singles and album charts as Saturday Night Fever becomes a cultural phenomenon UK is the debut self-titled album from the band UK, featuring ex- King Crimson members John Wetton and Bill Bruford, ex- Edwin (Eddie Jobson (born 28 April 1955 in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, England) is an English Keyboardist and Violinist Allan Holdsworth (born August 6, 1946 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is a British Jazz / rock Guitarist Bruford were a band that former Yes and King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford formed and led in the late 1970s

Return to King Crimson

Discipline (1981)
Discipline (1981)

Bruford was part of a newly formed King Crimson again in 1981 with a different lineup, consisting of Bruford, Robert Fripp on guitar, Tony Levin on bass and Chapman Stick, and Adrian Belew on guitars and vocals. See also Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 List of 'years in music' Tony Levin (born June 6 1946, Boston Massachusetts) is an American Bass guitarist Levin is best-known for his work with Progressive The Chapman Stick is an electric Musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman in the early 1970s Adrian Belew (born Robert Steven Belew, December 23, 1949, in Covington, Kentucky) is an American Guitarist He recorded Discipline, Beat, and Three of a Perfect Pair with them, moving to a kit of both acoustic and electronic drums and using his renowned polyrhythmic style, before they disbanded again in 1984. Discipline is an album by the band King Crimson, released in 1981 Beat is an album by the British rock band King Crimson, released in 1982 Three of a Perfect Pair is an album by the band King Crimson, released in 1984 See also Events January 21 - " Relax " by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart it

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, and Yes again

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (1989)
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (1989)

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (sometimes referred to by the acronym ABWH) was a permutation of the progressive rock band Yes. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (sometimes referred to by the acronym ABWH was a Permutation of the Progressive rock band Yes. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. The group consisted of vocalist Jon Anderson, drummer Bill Bruford, keyboardist Rick Wakeman, and guitarist Steve Howe, with Tony Levin providing the bass duties since Yes bassist Chris Squire was involved with the real Yes. Jon Anderson, born John Roy Anderson on 25 October 1944 is an English Musician, best known as the lead singer of the Progressive rock band Richard Christopher Wakeman (born 18 May 1949 in Perivale, London) is an English Keyboard player best known as the Stephen James "Steve" Howe (born April 8, 1947 in Holloway, North London, England) is an English Guitarist Christopher Russell Edward "Chris" Squire (born March 4, 1948) is an English musician best known as the Bass guitarist and These Yes alumni had played together on the most popular recordings by Yes in the early 1970s. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe recorded one self-titled studio album in 1989. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe is the self-titled album by four alumni of the Progressive rock group Yes, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 A live recording from their subsequent concert tour was released in 1993. An Evening of Yes Music Plus (1993 is a live album by the Progressive rock group Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe. This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Events January

Bruford would rejoin Yes briefly in 1991 and 1992 for the Union album and tour, so titled because it brought together ABWH and the members of Yes prior to the union as an eight-member band. Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. See also 1991 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992 His comments about the album and tour:

“ Well, the more money you pay for a record, the more money you interfere with it – and this was a big budget record. So, they eventually decided that the guys in France (Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe) needed the assistance of all the other Yes guys in California (Chris Squire, Tony Kaye, Trevor Rabin and Alan White). Tony Kaye (born Anthony John Selvidge on January 11, 1946 in Leicester, England) is a British Trevor Rabin (born January 13, 1954) is a South African American musician best known as a guitarist and songwriter for the British Alan White (born 14 June 1949 is an English Rock and roll Drummer best known for his 34 years of work with the Progressive rock band So, our work was duly e-mailed, I guess, to them. They were then put on and found lacking. Then, also put on was a cast of a thousand studio musicians. So, the whole thing turned into the most God awful, auto-corrected mess you could possibly imagine! The worst record I’ve ever been on. ”

About the tour:

“ It was just a sort of a summer vacation. It was fun to do in the sense there were some 'old pals' and it was possible to do because we didn't have to give rise to any new music. So in as much as the band was just playing repertoire material, there was kind of a 'ticket buy' in the idea of all those, you know, the entire cast of Dallas on stage at once, kind of thing. And there was some kind of attraction to that. But that was really all it was, I think. And I think I was probably an unnecessary spare part. So I didn't enjoy it terribly. But those gigs can be quite fun as performing in huge stadiums can be quite fun on a kind of purely visceral level. Just kind of being there and enjoying it. I don't venture, however, you'd want to give up your day job to do it. [3] ”

Bruford and Steve Howe would later undertake a recording project together in 1992/1993 to have an orchestra reinterpret some of Yes' most memorable works, but this would prove to be the very last of his involvement with Yes. "The Symphonic Music of Yes" was released on RCA records in 1993.

King Crimson, again

Thrak (1995)
Thrak (1995)

King Crimson re-emerged once more in 1994 as a six-piece band, consisting of its 1980s lineup along with Trey Gunn on Warr guitars and Pat Mastelotto sharing the drumming duties with Bruford. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Trey Gunn (born December 13, 1960) is an American musician and an alumnus of the band King Crimson. Warr Guitars is a company that manufactures the Warr Guitar which is a Musical instrument developed by Mark Warr that looks very much like a standard Electric guitar, but can Pat Mastelotto (born Lee Patrick Mastelotto, 10 September 1955, Chico, California) is a rock Drummer who has This so-called 'double trio' configuration recorded one full-length album, 1995's THRAK, as well as experimenting with the ProjeKcts, before Levin and Bruford left the band. See also 1995 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1995 Record Thrak is an album by the band King Crimson released in 1995 a companion to the preceding The ProjeKcts are a succession of spin-off projects associated with the band King Crimson. Bruford's reasons for abandoning the double trio were a result of his frustration with rehearsals:

“ Well, I think the King Crimson double-trio project sank fabulously without a trace. There were just a few bubbles left on the surface, and the Almighty swallowed it up. It was difficult period certainly for both me and Robert [Fripp]. ”

Bruford couldn’t see the purpose in further rehearsals, which were getting very expensive. He felt that the band didn’t seem to be going anywhere with them. He wanted to move forward, and couldn’t understand why they were not going forward. Robert Fripp, obviously, wasn’t happy with the music either. They had ten days of rehearsals in May 1997, and Bruford said that he had had enough, and that he couldn't contribute anything at all. The music was going nowhere, he had nothing to say about it, and nothing to contribute, so it was best that he then proceeded with a full-time jazz career. [4]

Earthworks

Earthworks was formed in December 1985 and its original line-up (which lasted until 1993) featured two up-and-coming UK jazz musicians and composers, Django Bates on keyboards and tenor horn, and Iain Ballamy on saxes. Earthworks are a British Jazz band led by drummer Bill Bruford. Django Bates (born October 2, 1960 in Beckenham, London, United Kingdom) is a composer virtuoso multi-instrumentalist and band Iain Ballamy (born February 20, 1964 in Guildford, Surrey) is a British soprano alto and tenor Saxophone player The band re-emerged in the 1990s with an acoustic line-up, notably featuring Tim Garland for a period. Tim Garland (born 19 october 1966) is a British Jazz Saxophonist, composer and band-leader

Bruford is perhaps most famous for having revolutionized drumming through the use of Simmons electronic drums and his melodic drumming, though in recent years he has returned to using a primarily acoustic drum set. Simmons was a pioneering British manufacturer of Electronic drums that supplied electronic kits from 1980 to the early '90s In Music, a melody (from Greek μελῳδία - melōidía, "singing chanting" also tune, voice, or While Bruford has creative freedom with Earthworks, he continues to collaborate with many musicians, including one-time Yes keyboardist Patrick Moraz (with whom he recorded two albums in the 1980s) and bassist Tony Levin. Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Patrick Philippe Moraz (born June 24, 1948 in Villars-Ste-Croix Morges, Switzerland) is a Progressive rock Keyboard player Tony Levin (born June 6 1946, Boston Massachusetts) is an American Bass guitarist Levin is best-known for his work with Progressive Earthworks has been his primary focus in recent years, particularly after his departure from the latest incarnation of King Crimson (which ended the band's 'double trio' experiment).

In an interview for The San Diego Union-Tribune (15 May 2003) he said, "I have this image that I might be a 'rock guy on vacation'. The San Diego Union-Tribune is a daily Newspaper published in San Diego California, by the Copley Press. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. That idea is anathema to me — and I've cured it by making eight albums with Earthworks. "

He described Earthworks as "seeing music as a social encounter, where you look another guy in the eyes across the room, say 'one-two-three-four' and the music begins. That's where my pleasure lies, for sure" (Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2003). The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Recent work

With Earthworks put on hold in 2007[5], Bruford has been focusing on new collaborations—including as a duo with pianist Michiel Borstlap; and with contemporary composer Colin Riley and collective pianocircus—and drum clinics. Michiel Borstlap (born 1966 in The Hague) is a Dutch jazz pianist and composer piano circus, originally known as Piano Circus is a musical ensemble consisting of six pianists

Trivia

Notable bands

Discography

Yes

King Crimson

Steve Howe

Chris Squire

Absolute Elsewhere

Pavlov`s Dog

UK

Bruford

Genesis

Duo with Patrick Moraz

Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe

Duo with Steve Howe

Earthworks

With The New Percussion Group of Amsterdam

Bruford with Ralph Towner and Eddie Gomez

Bruford Levin Upper Extremities

Gordian Knot

With Tim Garland

With Michiel Borstlap

With David Torn

With Kazumi Watanabe

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d All About Jazz Interview Retrieved - 3 December 2006
  2. ^ Yesstories - Beginnings
  3. ^ a b c Abstract logix - Bruford interview Retrieved - 29 November 2006
  4. ^ World of Genesis Retrieved: 29 November 2006
  5. ^ Bill Bruford drums on
  6. ^ Discipline Global Mobile
  7. ^ billbruford.com Forums - Bill answered your questions: Sunday April 15 2007

External links

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe is the self-titled album by four alumni of the Progressive rock group Yes, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe. An Evening of Yes Music Plus (1993 is a live album by the Progressive rock group Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe. Earthworks are a British Jazz band led by drummer Bill Bruford. This album is the debut album and the only studio album of the band Bruford Levin Upper Extremities. BLUE Nights is an album by Bruford Levin Upper Extremities, recorded live in Japan and the USA during 1998 and released in 2000 Emergent was a 2003 Album by Gordian Knot. Track listing "Arsis" – 159 "Muttersprache" –
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