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Edwin " Eddie " Jobson ( born 28 April 1955 ) is an English keyboardist and violinist noted for his use of synthesizers . He has been a member of several progressive rock bands , including Curved ___MASK44___ , Roxy Music , ___MASK68___ , Jethro Tull and ( very briefly ) Yes . He was also part of Frank Zappa ' s band in 1976  77 . Aside from his keyboard work Jobson has also gained acclaim for his violin playing . Curved ___MASK44___ are a pioneering British progressive rock group formed in 1970 by musicians from mixed artistic backgrounds , including classical , folk , and electronic sound . The resulting sound of the band was a mixture of progressive rock , folk rock , and fusion with classical elements . Along with High Tide and East of Eden , Curved ___MASK44___ were one of the first rock bands after It ' s a Beautiful Day and the ___MASK63___ to feature a violin . Curved ___MASK44___ released eight studio albums , the first three of which broke the ___MASK68___ Top 20 , and had a hit single with " Back Street Luv " ( 1971 ) which reached number 4 in the ___MASK68___ Singles Chart . Progressive rock ( shortened as " prog "; sometimes " art rock ", " classical rock " or " symphonic rock ") is a broad subgenre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States throughout the mid to late 1960s . Initially termed " progressive pop ", the style was an outgrowth of psychedelic bands who abandoned standard pop traditions in favour of instrumentation and compositional techniques more frequently associated with jazz , folk or classical music . Additional elements contributed to its " progressive " label : lyrics were more poetic , technology was harnessed for new sounds , music approached the condition of " art ", and the studio , rather than the stage , became the focus of musical activity , which often involved creating music for listening , not dancing . Roxy Music were an English rock band formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry , who became the band ' s lead vocalist and chief songwriter , and bassist Graham Simpson . Alongside Ferry , the other longtime members were ___MASK17___ ( guitar ), Andy Mackay ( saxophone and oboe ) and Paul Thompson ( drums and percussion ). Other former members include ___MASK47___ ( synthesizer and " treatments "), Eddie Jobson ( synthesiser and violin ), and John Gustafson ( bass ). Although the band took a break from group activities in 1976 and again in 1983 , they reunited for a concert tour in 2001 , and toured together intermittently between that time and their break - up in 2011 . Ferry frequently enlisted members of Roxy Music as session musicians for his solo releases . Bryan Ferry CBE ( born 26 September 1945 ) is an English singer and songwriter . His voice has been described as an " elegant , seductive croon ". He also established a distinctive image and sartorial style ; according to " The Independent ", Ferry and his contemporary ___MASK48___ influenced a generation with both their music and their appearance . Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western music , including both liturgical ( religious ) and secular music . While a more accurate term is also used to refer to the period from 1750 to 1820 ( the Classical period ), this article is about the broad span of time from roughly the 11th century to the present day , which includes the Classical period and ___MASK87___ other periods . The central norms of this tradition became codified between 1550 and 1900 , which is known as the common - practice period . The major time divisions of Western art music are as follows : European art music is largely distinguished from many other non - European and some popular musical forms by its system of staff notation , in use since about the 16th century . Western staff notation is used by composers to indicate to the performer the pitches ( e . g ., melodies , basslines , chords ), tempo , meter and rhythms for a piece of music . This can leave less room for practices such as improvisation and " ad libitum " ornamentation , which are frequently heard in non - European art music and in popular - music styles such as jazz and blues . Another difference is that whereas most popular styles adopt the song ( strophic ) form , classical music has been noted for its development of highly sophisticated forms of instrumental music such as the concerto , symphony , sonata , and mixed vocal and instrumental styles such as opera which , since they are written down , can sustain larger forms and attain a high level of complexity . George ___MASK91___ ( born 6 September 1943 ) is an English singer , songwriter , bassist , and composer . In 1965 , he co - founded the progressive rock band ___MASK15___ with drummer Nick Mason , keyboardist Rick Wright and guitarist , singer , and songwriter Syd Barrett . Waters initially served as the group ' s bassist , but following the departure of Barrett in 1968 , he also became their lyricist , conceptual leader and co - lead vocalist . William Scott " Bill " Bruford ( born 17 May 1949 ) is a retired English drummer , percussionist , songwriter , producer , and record label owner who first gained prominence as the original drummer of the rock band ___MASK93___ , from 1968 to 1972 . After his departure from ___MASK93___ , Bruford spent the rest of the 1970s playing in ___MASK24___ , touring with ___MASK21___ and U . K ., and forming his own group , Bruford . Polydor is a British record label and company , that operates as part of Universal Music Group . It has a close relationship with Universal ' s Interscope Geffen A & M label , which distributes Polydor ' s releases in the United States . In turn , Polydor distributes Interscope releases in the United Kingdom . Polydor Records Ltd . was established in 1954 British subsidiary in London by German Deutsche Grammophon GmbH . It was renamed in 1972 to Polydor Ltd . John Kenneth Wetton ( 12 June 1949  31 January 2017 ) was an English singer , bassist , and songwriter . He was born in Willington , Derbyshire , and grew up in Bournemouth . He rose to fame with bands Mogul Thrash , Family , ___MASK24___ , Roxy Music / Bryan Ferry , Uriah Heep , and Wishbone Ash . U . K . is the self - titled debut album by the progressive rock supergroup U . K . , released in 1978 through E . G . Records and Polydor Records . It features John Wetton , Eddie Jobson , Bill Bruford , and Allan Holdsworth . `` In the Dead of Night '' and `` Mental Medication '' were both edited for single release . In 2015 ___MASK9___ magazine ranked it as the 30th best progressive rock album of all time . London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom , as well as the most populous city proper in the ___MASK59___ . Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain , London has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it " Londinium ". London ' s ancient core , the City of London , largely retains its medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , " London " has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between Middlesex , Essex , Surrey , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater London , governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly . Famously described by ___MASK47___ as ' the most important band in the world ', Man Jumping was a musical ensemble formed in England in 1983 which comprised members of the much larger but disbanded musical collective The Lost Jockey . The band was conceived primarily as a recording project whose musical agenda saxophonist Andy Blake described as " to develop a post - minimalist musical language further towards rock , funk and dance music , without The Lost Jockey ' s mistakes .". Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid - 1970s . Their popular albums included " Wishbone Ash " ( 1970 ), " Pilgrimage " ( 1971 ), " Argus " ( 1972 ), " There ' s the Rub " ( 1974 ), and " New England " ( 1976 ). Wishbone Ash are noted for their extensive use of the harmony twin lead guitar format which had been attracting electric blues bands since Jeff ___MASK28___ and ___MASK67___ had played together in the Yardbirds in 1966 . Their contributions helped ___MASK79___ and ___MASK23___ to be voted " Two of the Ten Most Important Guitarists in Rock History " (" Traffic " magazine 1989 ), and to appear in the " Top 20 Guitarists of All Time " (" Rolling Stone "). " Melody Maker " ( 1972 ) described Powell and Turner as " the most interesting two guitar team since the days when ___MASK28___ and Page graced The Yardbirds ". They have been cited as an influence by Iron Maiden founder and bassist ___MASK89___ , as well as Thin Lizzy and other duel guitar bands . E . G . Records was a British artist management company and independent record label , mostly active during the 1970s and 1980s . The initials stood for its founders , David Enthoven and John Gaydon . The pair signed on as managers of ___MASK24___ in early 1969 , during the formative stage of the band and prior to the release of debut " In the Court of the Crimson King ". They also signed T . Rex , Emerson , Lake & Palmer and Roxy Music to management . Gaydon left in 1971 and Enthoven in 1977 . Sam Alder and Mark Fenwick ( later managing ___MASK91___ ) reformed the label several years later , re - releasing material from ___MASK24___ in addition to others such as Penguin Cafe Orchestra , ___MASK47___ , Killing Joke , Loose Tubes , Human Chain , Man Jumping , Iain Ballamy , Elan Sicroff , Earthworks , and U . K . ___MASK24___ are an English rock band formed in London in 1968 . The band has undergone numerous formations throughout its history of which 21 musicians have been members ; since January of 2017 it has consisted of ___MASK83___ , Jakko Jakszyk , Tony Levin , Mel Collins , ___MASK33___ , Gavin Harrison , Bill Rieflin and Jeremy Stacey . Fripp is the only consistent member of the group , and is considered the band ' s leader and driving force . The band has earned a large cult following . Universal Music Group , Inc . ( also known as Universal Music Group Recordings , Inc . and abbreviated as UMG ) is an American - French global music corporation that is a subsidiary of the ___MASK5___ - based French media conglomerate Vivendi . UMG ' s global corporate headquarters are in Santa Monica , California . In the Court of the Crimson King : An Observation by ___MASK24___ is the debut studio album from the English rock band ___MASK24___ , released on 10 October 1969 on Atlantic Records . The album is considered to be one of the first and most influential of the progressive rock genre , where the band largely departed from the blues influences that rock music was founded upon and combined elements of jazz , classical , and symphonic music .