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Roxy Music are an English rock band formed in 1970 by lead vocalist and principal songwriter Bryan Ferry and bassist Graham Simpson.By the time the band recorded their first album in 1972, Ferry and Simpson were joined by saxophonist and oboist Andy Mackay, guitarist Phil Manzanera, drummer Paul Thompson and synthesizer player Brian Eno.
Andrew Mackay (born 23 July 1946) is an English musician, best known as a founding member (playing oboe and saxophone) of the art rock group Roxy Music.. In addition, he has taught music and provided scores for television, while his work as a session musician encompasses some of the most noteworthy and recognisable names in the music business.
By now, Roxy Music was a core quartet of Ferry, Mackay, Thompson and Manzanera, and then a core trio following Thompson's departure at the end of 1979, augmented by a wide array of other musicians in the studio and on stage, some drawn from Ferry's solo output. 1980's Flesh + Blood album reached no. 1 in the UK album charts, two years before ...
Roxy Music reformed in 2022 for a 50th anniversary tour of the United Kingdom and the United States to be held that autumn. [28] The band included Christian Gulino (musical director & keyboards), Tom Vanstiphout (guitar), Jorja Chalmers (sax & keys), Neil Jason (bass), Nathen 'Tugg' Curran (percussion), Chloe Beth Smith (keyboards) and Fonzi ...
Veteran singer and Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry has entered into a partnership with Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group “to develop and expand the renowned artist’s musical legacy to new ...
Graham Simpson (13 October 1943 – 17 April 2012) was an English musician. He was a founding member and bassist of Roxy Music.On their first album (1972), his bass notes made distinctive contributions to the tracks "Ladytron" and "Chance Meeting".
The art-rock pioneers play the Kia Forum on Wednesday, part of their first U.S. tour in two decades. 'Time flies when you're having fun,' says Bryan Ferry.
The Roxy Music "long break" came to an end in 2001 with a critically and commercially successful 52-date world tour. In the summer of 2003 Roxy Music played 10 dates in the US, followed by 13 European gigs in 2004, including performing at Live 8 in Berlin. The ongoing reunion went on hiatus after their last performance of 2011, and they would ...