Eddie Jobson
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Eddie Jobson is an English keyboardist noted for his use of synthesizers. He has been a member of several progressive rock bands, including Curved Air, Roxy Music, 801, U.K., and Jethro Tull. He was also part of Frank Zappa's band for the Zappa in New York recording. Eddie also gained acclaim for being an outstanding violinist as well.
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Edwin "Eddie" Jobson was born April 28, 1955 in Billingham, England. He began playing piano at age 7 and violin at age 8. Later he attended Bede Hall Grammar School, leaving at age 16. At that point he joined the band Fat Grapple, playing locally in venues such as Redcar Jazz Club. It was at this venue that they played in support of Curved Air who Jobson joined the following year.
At this time Eddie fronted Fat Grapple on electric violin, opening with a spirited rendition of the current hit piece Jig-a-Jig. The band played original compositions and were well regarded, but failed to break out beyond the Newcastle area. Eddie, however, clearly impressed Curved Air's members enough to ensure his membership of that prestigious band.
In 1973 he replaced Brian Eno in Roxy Music, getting the gig partially through a connection between his sister and the sister of singer Bryan Ferry, who knew each other in college. Eddie found himself playing three roles: Eno's, Ferry's (who had stepped up as a frontman after first playing piano) and his own. Eddie stayed with the band until 1976, leaving after Roxy Music broke up for a few years. Eddie joined Frank Zappa and then founded UK before joining Jethro Tull as a 'special guest' for the album ”A” and subsequent world tour.
In the 1980s, he released two CDs. The Green Album - with Zinc (1983) was performed in a rock-band format with session musicians, and Theme of Secrets (1985) was an electronic album and one of the first releases from New Age record label Private Music. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Jobson also built a successful career as a composer of TV and film soundtracks.[1] He scored nearly 100 episodes of the TV series Nash Bridges.[2] He produced the Bulgarian Women Choir's 2000 album Voices of Life, contributing three new compositions (from an abortive UK reunion project called Legacy) and playing violin on two of the new pieces. Since 2000, he has run Globe Music Media Arts [3], which describes itself as a music/video production company, music publishing company, and online store. The official Eddie Jobson web site [4] and forum went online in 2006.
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| Roxy Music |
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| Bryan Ferry | Andy Mackay | Phil Manzanera | Paul Thompson |
| Brian Eno | Eddie Jobson | Graham Simpson | Paul Carrack | Andy Newmark |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Roxy Music | For Your Pleasure | Stranded | Country Life | Siren | Manifesto | Flesh and Blood | Avalon |
| Live albums: Viva! | The High Road | Heart Still Beating | Concert Classics | Concerto |
| Compilations: Roxy Music Greatest Hits | The First Seven Albums | The Atlantic Years | Street Life 20 Great Hits | The Ultimate Collection | More Than This | The Thrill of It All | The Early Years | Slave To Love | The Best of Roxy Music |
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| New Wave music | Glam rock | New Romantic | EMS VCS 3 | Chris Thomas |
