Guitarist Aziz Ibrahim was born in Longsight, Manchester to Pakistani parents. He is best known for his work with Simply Red, The Stone Roses mark II and their former vocalist Ian Brown who he reguarly performs with at his concerts. He is also a member of the H Band with Marillion's Steve Hogarth and is involved in the writing of the second H Band album. He has also worked with Asia. Longsight is an area in Manchester, England, around 3 miles south of the city centre. ... The City of Manchester is a major city and metropolitan borough in the North of England, historically notable for its central role in the Industrial Revolution. ... Simply Red are a successful English pop band. ... The Stone Roses were an influential rock band from England active during the late 1980s and early 90s. ... Ian Brown in 2004 Ian Brown (born February 20, 1963) is a solo British musician and former lead singer of The Stone Roses, a popular indie rock band. ... Steve Hogarth (Ronald Steven Hoggarth) born May 14, 1956, Kendal, also known as h, is vocalist with the band Marillion. ... Marillion are a British Rock group formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England in 1979, whose 13 studio album career to date is generally regarded as comprising of two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original frontman Fish in late 1988 after their first 4 albums and the subsequent arrival of... Steve Hogarth (Ronald Steven Hoggarth) born May 14, 1956, Kendal, also known as h, is vocalist with the band Marillion. ... Asia is an arena rock/progressive rock group. ...

Aziz has released his own album entitled From Lahore to Longsight, which he describes as being 'Asian Blues', the album title describes his family journey from Lahore to Longsight, Lahore being the 2nd city of Pakistan and Longsight being where his parents settled in England. Lahore (Urdu: لاہور) is the second largest city of Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ...

Most notably, Aziz Ibtahim was the guitarist for the last ever Stone Roses performance at Reading '96 The Reading and Leeds Festivals, officially called the Carling Weekend, are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. ...

External links

• Aziz - official website