Eddie Jobson is a British 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. 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 soundtracks and jingles.[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 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 layout of a typical musical keyboard A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers on a musical instrument which cause the instrument to produce sounds. ... A classic FM synthesizer, the Yamaha DX7. ... Progressive rock (shortened to prog, or prog rock when differentiating from other progressive genres) is an ambitious, eclectic, and often grandiose style of rock music which arose in the late 1960s, reached the peak of its popularity in the early 1970s, and continues as a musical form to this day. ... Curved Air is a progressive rock group formed in 1970. ... Roxy Music is a British art rock group founded in the early 1970s as a collaborative project between art school graduates Bryan Ferry (vocals, keyboards) and Brian Eno (electronic music specialist). ... 801 was a UK progressive rock band that was originally formed in 1976 for three live concerts by Phil Manzanera (guitars) The original 801 Live album cover Brian Eno (keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, and vocals) Bill MacCormick (bass and vocals) Francis Monkman (Fender Rhodes piano and clavinet) Simon Phillips (drums and... UK was a short-lived British progressive rock supergroup founded by singer/bassist John Wetton and drummer Bill Bruford (both King Crimson alumni) with keyboardist/electric violinist Eddie Jobson (late of Roxy Music and Frank Zappas band) and guitarist Allan Holdsworth. ... Jethro Tulls fourth album, Aqualung Progressive rock band Jethro Tull was formed in Blackpool, England in the 1960s. ... Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, guitarist, singer and satirist. ... See also: 1982 in music, other events of 1983, 1984 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events The most long-term influential release of 1983 is probably Head over Heels by the Cocteau Twins, which sold poorly upon its initial release. ... See also: 1984 in music, other events of 1985, 1986 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 28 - Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Private Music is a subsidiary record label of BMG. See also List of record labels Categories: Record labels | Stub ... Yasmine Bleeth and Don Johnson on Nash Bridges Nash Bridges was an American television drama of the 1990s. ...

Brief biography

Edwin (Eddie) Jobson was born April 28th 1955 in Billingham, England. He began playing violin and piano at age 8. Later he attended Bede Hall Grammar School, leaving at age 16. At that point he founded 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. Location within the British Isles Billingham is a town just north of the River Tees, in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, traditionally part of County Durham. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... Redcar Jazz Club was a music venue in the seaside town of Redcar, Yorkshire, which was a regular stop for up and coming rock musicians during the 1960s and early 1970s. ... Curved Air is a progressive rock group formed in 1970. ...

At this time Eddie fronted Fat Grapple on electric violin, opening with a spirited rendition of the current hit piece Jig a Jig. Vocals were provided by the band's guitarist. The band played original compositions and were well regarded, but failed to raise themselves above the herd. Eddie, however, clearly impressed Curved Air's members enough to ensure his membership of that prestigious band.

Solo Discography

• The Green Album - with Zinc (1983)
• Theme of Secrets (1985)