This page last updated: 4 Jul 2009
 

YES and projects with several Yesmen	Jon Anderson	Chris Squire	Steve Howe	Alan White
Rick Wakeman	Bill Bruford	Tony Kaye	Peter Banks	Patrick Moraz
Trevor Horn	Geoff Downes	Trevor Rabin	Billy Sherwood	Igor Khoroshev
Anderson & Wakeman	Asia	Circa: (with White, Kaye & Sherwood)	Benoît David	Others associated with the band

On this page:  Damion Anderson - Deborah Anderson - Jade Anderson - Tony Anderson - Jeff Berlin - Tom Brislin - Alex Bruford - Nina (Wakeman) Carter- Matt Clifford - Julian Colbeck - Benoît David - Roger Dean - Francis Dunnery - Jonathan Elias - Ahmet Ertegün - David Foster - Bruce Gowdy - Larry Groupé - Jimmy Haun - Aaron Horn - Dylan Howe - Jen Howe - Virgil Howe - Andrew Jackman - J. J. Jeczalik - Eddie Jobson - Sidonie Jordan - Gary Langan - Alex Lasarenko - Tony Levin - Nigel Luby - Milton McDonald - Frank Macchia - Mark Mancina - Stephen Nardelli - Eddie Offord - Tony O'Riley - Michael Plotnikoff - Steve Porcaro - Graham Preskett - Alex Proyce - Ryan Rabin - Randy Raine-Reusch - Bobby Sherwood - Michael Sherwood - Phyllis Sherwood - Jill Sinclair - Pete Sinfield - Carmen Squire - Chandrika Squire - Nikki Squire - Vangelis - Adam Wakeman - Benjamin Wakeman - Jemma Wakeman - Oliver Wakeman - Tim Weidner - Jesse White

Damion has a band project called Vincent Kane, consisting of Damion (lead vocals), Drew Lowe (guitar, backing vocals), Colin Parkinson (Darkroom Project; bass, backing vocals), Lucas Van Rensburg VIII (drums). Their MySpace had four demos: "River's Edge" (previously previewed as a solo project on a now defunct MySpace account), "Mr Hayne", "First Time" and "Rattlesnake". It now has four pieces: "Brother Sister", "First Time", "Tame the Animal" and "4 in the Morning" (acoustic). They played two London shows in Apr 2009.

Damion (vocals, guitar) had previously formed Zen State with Parkinson, Giampaolo Cavallo (guitars, keys), Luca Harb (lead guitar, backing vocals) and Rob Cornish (V-RO; drums). They had four songs on their MySpace page: "New York", "The Snail", "Maybe Tonight", "Muddy Waters". A video for "Muddy Waters" can also be viewed. The band played dates in west London.

Jade has been finishing her second solo album, due early 2010, with an official website to be launched by the end of 2009. She had been writing material with Future Cut (Darren Lewis and Tunde Babalola; worked with Lily Allen, Natasha Beddingfield, Kelis), Paul Statham (worked with Shelly Poole, Sophie Ellis-Bextor) and others. One of Jade's song with Statham, "Chasing Butterflies", was to be heard on streaming audio on her MySpace page. Also available there were demos entitled "How Many Days", "'Life'", "Give It Up" and "Love Without Gold". A 2007 demo entitled "Tell Me" is now there. At the end of 2007, she began working with Leo Z (MySpace page; Leonardo De Bernadini; worked with Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli) on an album due 2009. (I am unclear whether this will build on the earlier work with Statham and Future Cut or is a fresh start.) Her MySpace page reports that she is also writing material for other artists. The MySpace page now hosts four further new tracks: "Tell Me", "On the Run", "Time" and "Come and Get Me".

Jade's debut album, Dive Deeper (Columbia Records), was released in Japan in 2002. A planned US release was indefinitely postponed and, while it was reported that the album was being re-recorded in Los Angeles for the US release, such appears to have been abandoned and Jade has split from Columbia. In Dec 2007, a 10-track digital-only album called Jade Anderson was released on Music World Music in the US; tracks: "Who's Loving You Now", "Love Without", "You Held Me", "For Your Lessons", "Constant Talking", "Sweet Memories Recall", "You Held Me (Alternate)", "Sweet Memories", "Nothing More". This appears to be most, but not all, of Dive Deeper, albeit re-ordered and with two alternate versions added ("Sweet Memories Recall", "You Held Me (Alternate)").

Jade also works as an actress and model. She had a minor part in 2007's "Hairspray". She is the "new face" of the US Virgin Islands tourism campaign; the campaign's video can be seen here and the campaign will be released worldwide in early 2009. She recently attended the launch of her sister Deborah's new book "Room 23"—see above.

Berlin has been touring with his band: Paul Wertico (Pat Metheney Group; drums), Othello Molineaux (ex-Jaco Pastorius; steel drums) and Richard Drexler (Woody Herman Orchestra; piano, upright bass). His latest album is Aneurhythms, with Drexler (piano), Otmaro Ruiz (ex-Jon Anderson, ex-Chester Thompson, John McLaughlin; keys, piano), Gannin Arnold (guitars), Vinnie Colaiuta (ex-Asia, ex-Frank Zappa, ex-Chick Corea; drums) and Brian Bromberg (producer, additional upright bass). Forthcoming is his next album of jazz standards, which Berlin had just finished recording in Jul 2007.

Berlin runs The Players School of Music in Florida.

He appears on a re-release of ABWH's "An Evening of Yes Music Plus" (details under Yes). A recording by Berlin, Bill Bruford (drums) and Robert Fripp (guitar) from work prior to the 1981 King Crimson reunion is available free (registration required) through DGM Live—see under Bruford.

One report has that Brislin is going to work on a solo album. He remains a keyboardist, singer and songwriter with his own band Spiraling, with Paul Wells (drums), Marty O'Kane (guitar), Bob Hart (bass). The band play regularly around New Jersey. Their latest album, Time Travel Made Easy, is now out. Brislin also does regular house concerts.

Brislin was also in The Syn with Steve Nardelli (vocals) and Francis Dunnery (guitar). See details under The Syn. Brislin is now continuing to work with Dunnery in The New Progressives and on Dunnery's solo work—see under Dunnery for details.

Brislin writes for Keyboard Magazine.

Al drums in The Infadels (MySpace page), along side Bnann Watts (vocals), Matt Gooderson (guitar, electronics), Wag Marshall-Page (bass) and Richie Vermin (electronic, percussion). The band play live regularly. The band's second album, Universe in Reverse, is now out and was produced by Martin "Youth" Glover (Killing Joke, Transmission, ex-System 7). Two single releases were planned: "Make Mistakes" and "Free Things". They tour western Europe through to Nov.

Nina runs her training company, Nina's People Limited. She is working on her autobiography, saying in Jun 2007 that, "I've written three chapters and am looking for a publisher."

Clifford continues to work with the Rolling Stones.

Voiceprint are re-releasing Colbeck's solo album in early 2009, which includes contributions from guitarist Steve Hackett (working with Chris Squire, ex-Genesis, ex-GTR).

Benoît David is currently the lead vocalist in Yes—details on main page. David also sings with progressive rock group Mystery and tribute band Close to the Edge (MySpace page), who perform the music of Yes from 1971-4. Close to the Edge are played a Quebec show on 21 Mar and do so again on 25 Apr, but a 15 May show is being re-scheduled. The rest of the band are Richard Lanthier (bass, Moog Taurus, backing vocals), Phil Charmettant (guitars, lap steel, backing vocals), Simon Mercure (keys, backing vocals) and Pierre Dragon (drums).

Mystery released Beneath the Veil of Winter's Face (Unicorn Records, UNCR 5040) in 2007. The rest of the band consists of Michel St-Père on guitars and keys, Steve Gagne on bass and Patrick Bourque on drums. The title track from the album was included on the cover CD for the debut issue of UK magazine Classic Rock Presents... Prog, which also includes an interview with David—details on main page. The band play live, including opening for The Musical Box at an Apr show in Montreal, Canada.

(Benoît David should not be confused with jazz pianist David Benoit.)

Dean was planning to do set design for Yes's 2008 tour before it was cancelled. He was working with the In the Present tour by Howe, Squire and White—details on main page. Previously, in a Feb 2008 interview, Dean said:

Yes are going out on tour this summer as well [...] There is something I’m doing which may be connected to that. It isn’t connected to it, but it may become connected to it, I’m building three Yes landscapes for a company that’s building virtual worlds. You will be able to visit these landscapes and because they’re going to be made at quite a high standard it might be possible that we will have a short film made of them as well. I’ll be going out to California because the first deliverable for that one is in March.

He did cover art for Asia's new album Phoenix. He continues to work on his film project, "Floating Islands"—details on main page. Dean is designing landscapes based on his art for a virtual reality project from new company Virtual Space Entertainment. He describes the project in a Mar 2008 interview for YesFANZ.

Dean's third book, "Dragon's Dreams", is out, with his first two, "Views" and "Magnetic Storm", being re-published in 2008/9 at about 6-monthly intervals. At 224 pages, "Dragon's Dreams" covers Dean's work since the publication of "Magnetic Storm" about 25 years ago. It has forewords by Syd Mead and Rick Wakeman. There is also a re-release his "Album Cover Album" from the same publisher, with a new preface/forewords by Peter Gabriel (ex-Genesis), John Wetton (Asia, ex-King Crimson, ex-UK) and Storm Thorgerson (worked with Yes and many others). Dean is also planning some further new books, saying in the Mar 2008 interview: "I need a separate book on architecture and I really want to do a book on creativity. I've been asked so many times because I give lectures on the subject to put it in a small book. I am quite keen to do that so that will come out within a year or 18 months." In 2008/9, he has or has had exhibitions in San Franciso, CA, in Tokyo, Japan, in New York and a travelling exhibition (curated by Jonathan Paul) in Europe. In Jul 2009, he is back exhibiting in San Francisco at the San Francisco Art Exchange on 1-2 Jul. Yes and Asia are playing San Francisco on 2 Jul and members of the bands will be attending the exibition along side Dean. Admission by RSVP only: please call 415-441-8840 or e-mail info@sfae.com for reservations and further details.

In terms of architectural work, in the Mar 2008 interview, Dean describes plans for 3 or 4 houses in Hawaii and for other projects, including possibly a hotel.

Dunnery's The New Progressives Tour featuring The Brand New It Bites will consist of 11 UK dates from 22 Oct-6 Nov. The New Progressives project will re-record and tour material by Dunnery's former band It Bites, and more. The core band are Francis Dunnery (vocals, guitar), Tom Brislin (Spiraling, ex-The Syn, worked with Yes, Camel; keys), Brett Kull (echolyn; guitar, engineer, mix), Paul Ramsey (echolyn; drums) and Jamie Bishop (bass), i.e. most of the backing band for The Syn's 2009 live dates. Special guests and support on the tour are to be announced. Adverts describe a set of It Bites classics and some new material. In an Oct 2008 interview, Dunnery said they will play new material, It Bites songs and songs by "classic" prog bands including Genesis and maybe King Crimson. The Jun press release for the tour talks of It Bites material and other covers, with Dunnery saying:

I have been in discussions with the band for the past few weeks and we are beginning to get on the same page. I have sent them the songs that we will be 'Progressin' and they are busy soaking them up as we speak. [...] The live show should be a trip, we are definitely going to be doing some pretty weird shit

In the studio, the project will further feature a wide range of guests with different musicians on different tracks including John Wetton (Asia, ex-King Crimson), Dave Meros (Spock's Beard, ex-Eric Burdon & The Animals; bass), Steve Rothery (Marillion; guitar, to be "on a song or two" according to Dunnery), John Mitchell (It Bites, Kino, Frost*, Arena, ex-John Wetton, ex-iCon; guitar), David Jackson (ex-Van Der Graaf Generator; sax), Luke Machin (Fire Garden, Concrete Lake; guitar), Simon Rogers (After Eden, worked with Dunnery; guitar), Theo Travis (Soft Machine Legacy, The Tangent, Travis & Fripp, ex-Gong, ex-Porcupine Tree; sax) and Matt Swindells (Moth Vellum; drums). Recording is planned to commence some time around spring/summer and then to run throughout the rest of 2009, with a release due Sep.

Dunnery has been touring in support of his solo catalogue, including shows involving Brislin, Kull, Ramsey, Dorie Jackson (David Jackson's daughter) and/or Erica Brilhart. Ramsey and Jackson played shows on Dunnery's recent solo tour in 2008/9. See my review of Dunnery's 1 Nov 2008 show here. Replacing the cancelled Syn tour (see next paragraph), Dunnery has been playing solo dates in May/Jun, including a 20 Jun pair of shows focusing on his album The Gulley Flat Boys, with Brislin on keys, in Philadelphia, PA. In Oct, Dunnery is doing a show in New York focusing on his album Tall Blonde Helicopter with a band including Kull, Ramsey, Bishop and Brilhart (keys). He is also doing 'house concerts' in the US (with Brilhart) focusing on his solo career, while UK 'house concerts' in early Oct will focus on acoustic renditions of It Bites material.

Dunnery was in The Syn with Steve Nardelli (vocals) and Brislin (keys). The band have now split up after a curtailed 2009 tour; the touring line-up also included Kull (guitar, banjo), Ramsey (drums), Bishop (bass), Dorie Jackson (backing vocals) and Brilhart, all of whom had previously worked with Dunnery. Ramsey, Jackson, Kull and, on one track, Travis also joined Dunnery, Brislin and Nardelli on the album released, Big Sky. See details under The Syn. (The Syn were originally to be support on The New Progressives tour, while Nardelli had said that he's been invited to sing on the album. In the Oct 2008 interview, Dunnery talked of world tour plans involving The New Progressives, The Syn and echolyn. Nardelli also indicated that the project is associated with his Umbrello label. However, since the collapse of The Syn, Nardelli and Umbrello appear no longer involved.)

Elias is working on Prayers in Silence, a sequel to 1999's The Prayer Cycle, and due on Universal Classics. Described on his website (which has since disappeared) as a "symphonic journey through the atomic age", the project includes appearances by the London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Jonathan Davis (Korn), Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Sting, Trudie Styler (Sting's wife), Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Alanis Morissette, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (vocals), Salif Keita (vocals), Angelique Kidjo (vocals), Hassan Hakmoun (vocals), Richard Bona (vocals). Elias' website also said, "this fresh "Cycle" mixes new electronics in a uniquely collaborative way". In 2001, Elias described being contracted with Sony Classical for two follow-up albums to 1999's The Prayer Cycle, although this project and American River (see next paragraph) are on Universal Classics.

Elias' last release was American River (Universal Classics). Composed and arranged by Elias, the album is a tone poem consisting of spoken words over a score for stringed instruments, piano and percussion. Spoken word performances are by the late Johnny Cash, Roseanne Cash (daughter of Johnny), Emmylou Harris, Marty Stuart and Kris Kristofferson. Musicians include Elias (piano, gamelan) and Jimmy Haun (guitar, 12-string guitar).

Elias runs Elias Arts with his brother Scott and Alex Lasarenko, supplying music for film and television. The company also employs Michael Sherwood and Jimmy Haun, among others. Haun and Elias were working with singer Lindsey Haun (MySpace page; Jimmy's daughter). Elias, with help from Haun and Wittman did the music for the film "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints"; Elias was also an executive producer.

Foster's autobiography, "Yours is No Disgrace", is expected at some point from his webpage.

Another Unruly Child album is expected. The band consists of Gowdy, Guy Allison (World Trade; keys) and Philip Bardowell (Beach Boys, ex-Magdalen; vocals). Jay Schellen (GPS, CIRCA:, ex-Asia, ex-Conspiracy, World Trade, ex-Peter Banks; drums) also appears. Work began but then stalled on a new World Trade album, but some material co-written and performed by Gowdy is expected on another project by Billy Sherwood—see main page for details.

Gowdy continues to work with Mercedes. He produced her debut album Rock-n-Soul Blvd, from which has been taken the single "Hey Baby" (featuring Guerilla Black). Gowdy also mixed and mastered the album with Troy Stanton. Gowdy also produced The Day the World Awoke by Marcus Eaton and The Lobby. Gowdy continues to work as a producer and songwriter for albums and TV/film.

Groupé has recently released his solo album Mission (Imperativa Records).

Groupé conducted for the Globus project (MySpace page), headed by composer/producer Yoav Goren (co-founded Immediate Music). Their new album Epicon (Imperativa Records, GLOBUSCDA1) is out in the UK and US (on Globus Music, Inc.). It is 70 min.s in duration and was recorded with a 100-piece orchestra, a 70-piece choir (The Purcell Singers) and various guest musicians. Orchestrations were by Groupé, Goren, Lennie Moore, Hummie Mann, Bruce Donnelly and Steven Scott Smalley

The main players consist of Goren (composer, producer, piano, synth, percussion), Dann "Dann P" Pursey (Vanton; vocals, guitar; appears on 5 tracks in all), Anneke van Giersbergen (ex-The Gathering, worked with Wetton/Downes' Icon; vocals), Greg Bissonette (drums), Matt Bissonette (worked with Ringo Starr, Brian Wilson, David Lee Roth; bass), Jeffrey Fayman (co-founded Immediate Music, worked with Peter Banks' Empire, Robert Fripp, John Wetton, Adrian Belew; composer, piano, synth, programming), Lisbeth Scott (worked with Hans Zimmer and on "Chronicles of Narnia", "Munich", "The Passion of the Christ"; vocals), Scott Ciscon (vocals), Tal Badani (guitar, vocals), Tate Simms (worked with Christine Aguilera; bass, guitar) and Terry Wood (vocals). Further guests include Robert Fripp (King Crimson; electric guitar), Brian Otto (acoustic guitar), Clive Gregson (bass), Christine Collister (bass). The material is largely based on Immediate Music's library of film trailer music, previously released on the collections Themes for Orchestra and Choir and Abbey Road. Tracks:

1. "Preliator" with Latin vocals by Scott; piece used in "Spiderman 2" trailer
2. "Mighty Rivers Run" with lyrics and vocals by van Giersbergen
   
3. "Prelude (On Earth as in Heaven)" with vocals by Pursey
4. "Spiritus Khayyam"
5. "La Coronacion"
   
6. "Europa"
7. "Diem ex Dei" with Latin vocals by van Giersbergen and Christine Navarro; piece used in "Spiderman 3" trailer
   
8. "Orchard Of Mines" co-written and with lead vocals by Pursey, backing vocals by van Giersbergen; to be released as a single; piece used in "Spiderman 2" trailer; covered by Asia on Phoenix
   
9. "Crusaders of the Light"
10. "Madre Terra", lyrics co-written by Frank Musker (worked with Il Divo, Hayley Westerna, Josh Groban); tenor solo by Ciscon
11. "Illumination", vocals by Wood
    
12. "Take Me Away"
13. "Sarabande Suite (Aeternae)", based on Handel's original; with vocals by Pursey
14. "Porque Te Vas (Globus Version)" with vocals by Badani, cover of a 1970s Spanish pop song

Haun is in CIRCA:, a new band with Billy Sherwood, Tony Kaye and Jay Schellen, and formerly Alan White—see here for details. On Haun's MySpace page, he has two pieces of music: "Yellows and Blues" and "Trilobite Part 1".

Haun guested on Jonathan Elias' album American River and works for Elias Arts—details under Elias. Haun and Jonathan Elias were working with Jimmy's daughter, Lindsey Haun (MySpace page), on her singing career. Haun and Wittman asssited Elias on music for the film "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints", while Haun and Wittman did the music for the film "The Tripper".

Haun recorded some material in the first incarnation of The Key, with Billy Sherwood, around 1992 and Sherwood says the band hope to release that material some day.

A Jun 2007 news report described Aaron as a part-time DJ. He is also working as a producer, including on the EP The Mondestrunken and forthcoming debut album Chopin Waltz (both on Stiff Records) from F. Lunaire (ex-Kid Harpoon), both recorded at his dad Trevor's Sarm studios. He is also working with Arrows of Love, which includes Kid Harpoon (working with Trevor Horn) on bass and grew out of the disbanded Hush the Many (Heed the Few), who had also been working with Aaron. Other production work includes an EP for Hungry Man and a forthcoming EP from The Train Chronicles. He also been doing remixing with Goldierocks.

Aaron is CEO of Mai Plues music publishing company, which is administed by Unforgettable Songs.

Dylan Howe leads a number of related line-ups. The Dylan Howe 4—D. Howe (drums), Chris Hill (Dylan Howe & The Subterraneans, ex-Martin Taylor; double bass), Tim Lapthorn (piano), Brandon Allen (Dylan Howe & The Subterraneans; tenor sax)—plays three shows in London in Jan 2009, with Adrian Utley (Portishead; guitar, electronics) guesting. They will be playing music from the two Dylan Howe Quintet albums Translation—Recorded Live in Soho Vol. 1 and Translation 2—Standards & Previews (both Motorik Recordings) and material from Dylan's Bowie project (see below).

The Dylan Howe Quintet was based around D. Howe with Hill and Ross Stanley (Steve Howe Trio, Brandon Allen Trio, ex-Jamie Cullum; piano). Previous line-ups have included Robbie Robson on trumpet and, on tenor sax, Dave O'Higgins, Graeme Blevins, Steve Kaldestad (MySpace page; Jodi Proznick Quartet, Karl Jannuska Group), Mark Hanslip or Renato D'Aiello (MySpace page; Sintetico). They have sometimes been joined by Gilad Atzmon (The Blockheads, Robert Wyatt; tenor sax), Martin Shaw (trumpet), Steve Fishwick (Steve Fishwick Quartet; trumpet) and/or Will Butterworth (MySpace page; piano). Translation 2 mostly consists of jazz standards recorded live by D. Howe, Stanley, Allen, Quentin Collins (Sintetico, worked with Basement Jaxx; trumpet) and Aidan O'Donnell (double bass), but also includes additional tracks:

1. "Introspeak2" (0:44), spoken word piece by Zoe Street Howe, Dylan's wife
2. "Just in Time" (8:54, Comden/Styne), recorded live in Soho, London
   
3. "Out of the Night" (9:38, Joe Henderson), recorded live in Soho
4. "Angel Eyes" (7:04, Brent/Dennis), recorded live in Soho
5. "Impressions - Duo" (8:32, John Coltrane), recorded live in Rochester by D. Howe and Allen
   
6. "Night and Day" (3:42, Cole Porter), studio recording with Butterworth on piano
7. "Warszawa - Demo 1" (9:49, David Bowie/Brian Eno), preview of Dylan Howe & The Subterraneans project—see below
8. "Outrospeak2" (1:12), spoken word piece by Z. Howe

Dylan Howe's Unity 4 toured the UK May-Jul 2008. The line-up consisted of D. Howe, Stanley (Hammond organ), Tony Kofi (alto sax) and Mike Outram (guitar; replacing Nigel Price) and re-interprets the music of Larry Young's famous Blue Note album Unity.

Dylan's second album was This is It (OT Records, RIZCD 27003). Dad Steve Howe (guitar) guests on "I'll Take Les". Details in Yescography. Dylan was the first artist to sign with OT Records and will be doing a further album for them. Dylan and Stanley (Hammond organ) are also playing in the Steve Howe Trio—see under Steve Howe for details.

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Dylan drums in The Blockheads (MySpace page) with Chaz Jankel (guitar, keys, vocals), John Turnbull (ex-Skip Bifferty; guitar, vocals), Mick Gallagher (ex-Skip Bifferty, ex-The Animals; keys), Norman Watt-Roy (ex-The Clash; bass), Gilad Atzmon (sax) and Derek the Draw (a.k.a. Derek Hussey; vocals, percussion). Fan club membership offers various archival recordings and some 2003 instrumental re-recordings of old pieces. They also play live in the UK regularly. A digital-only live album has been released on iTunes: 30 - The Blockheads live at Electric Ballroom April 17 2008 includes guests Davey Payne (sax), Mitt Gamon (harmonica), Phill Jupitus (vocals). Part 1 is based on the band's singles releases, while part 2 covers New Boots and Panties.

In Oct 2008 in London, Virgil Howe played his first solo show, with Amorphous Androgynous, The Future Sound of London side-project, as the backing band. On vocals were expected to be wife Jen Howe, Karime Kendra (The Killermeters) and Dave Sanderson. Virgil also plays with Amorphous Androgynous, including two Russian dates (see below for details) that year.

Virgil Howe is working with a number of other acts. The Dirty Feel (MySpace page) consists of Virgil (drums, vocals), Kerim 'Kez' Gunes (bass, vocals) and Nick Hirsch (guitar, vocals). The band play mainly in and around London, but also across the UK (dates; dates on MySpace). The Killermeters are a tribute act to The Meters and more general players of funk consisting of Karime Kendra (vocals), Henry Broadbent (keys) and Stephen Wilcox (sax) and all three members of The Dirty Feel.

In 2008, V. Howe joined Little Barrie, with Barrie Cadogan (vocals, guitar) and Lewis Wharton (bass). They are working on a studio album. He has also been working with Mareva Galenta.

Virgil Howe also works as a DJ and producer, previously under the name Sparo.

Jeczalik has retired from the music business.

an album does need to be an expression of where you are musically, sonically, socially, politically etc. at the time. 'Legacy' was started in 1995 and much of it was conceived then; unfortunately, the sonic choices I would make in 2007 are quite different from the ones I made in 1995. Furthermore, a solo album would be a different animal than a UK album - even if I did compose all of it myself. Songs were written with John in mind, not to mention possible guitar parts for Holdsworth, Fripp and others.

There is also an ownership issue with some of the recordings which will render some performances unusable.

It is clear to me that any usable compositional ideas and performances that, legally, I still have full rights to should be reviewed and probably reworked to reflect twelve years of further technical and musical growth.

World of Genesis: There was a rumor that you had recorded a new UK album a few years ago with the original line-up. If that is true, what happened to the album?

BB: No, it's fabulously untrue. Eddie Jobson kept threatening to do something or other, but that was years back. Eddie is always good for getting in touch with him and asking him what the latest thing is about UK. I was thrown out of UK essentially, so I have no rights. I have no control over the thing whatsoever.

WoG: So there was no proposition to reform?

BB: Oh, there's a proposition every week!

UKZ (see above) play UK material live.

Jordan is still performing.

Langan worked with Trevor Horn on Escala's debut album, Escala—see details under Horn. He has mixed the new album, Traffic, from ABC.

Lasarenko is creative director (New York) at Elias Associates, leading the company with brothers Scott and Jonathan Elias. He continues to work doing music for films and commercials.

Levin's latest solo album, Stick Man, is out and features more Stick work. Track list: "Welcome", "Gut String Theory", "Speedbump", "Slow Glide", "Shraag T", "Not Just Another Pretty Bass", "El Mercado", "Orange Alert", "In Her Locket", "Rising Waters", "Metro", "Zeros to Disk", "Sticky Fingers", "Rivers of Light", "Chop Shop", "The Gorgon Sisters have a Chat", "Dark Blues". Most of the drumming on the album is by Pat Mastelotto (KTU, King Crimson, The Flower Kings).

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Levin is in King Crimson. The band's line-up is Levin, Robert Fripp (guitar), Adrian Belew (guitar, keys, vocals), Pat Mastelotto (percussion) and Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree; drums). The band played a short tour of the eastern US in Aug 2008; the set on the opening night (according to some reports) was: drum duet, "ConstruKtion of Light", "Level Five", "Neurotica", "Three of a Perfect Pair", "Indiscipline", "Frame by Frame", "Dinosaur", "One Time", "Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream", "B'Boom", "Elephant Talk", "Red", drum duet, "Thela Hun Ginjeet", "The Talking Drum", "Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part 2", encore: "Sleepless", "VROOM"/"Coda: Marine 475". In Mar 2008, Mastelotto said the band currently plans to focus on US residencies and has no plans for new material. Levin, Mastelotto and Belew joined Eddie Jobson (UKZ, ex-UK, worked with King Crimson) and Eric Slick (Adrian Belew Power Trio) for a 2-song Crimson Project set at a late Aug 2008 festival—see under Jobson. Levin also played with Jeffrey Oryema's group. News of archival Crimson releases is under Bruford.

Levin or Levin and Mastelotto have sporadically been joining the California Guitar Trio live. Levin and Mastelotto are among guests on the Trio's latest album, Echoes, while Levin plays live with them on 13 Jun (in Pawling, NY).

In Oct 1998, during sessions planned for the second Liquid Tension Experiment album, guitarist John Petrucci (Dream Theater) was called away due to his wife going into labour. With studio time booked, Levin, Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater; drums) and Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater; keys) jammed together. Although the master tapes for these sessions are missing, the results were also captured on stereo DAT by Portnoy and have been released as Spontaneous Combustion (Magna Carta) by Liquid Trio Experiment. The full Liquid Tension Experiment played 6 US shows in Jun 2008 to celebrate their 10th anniversary. During one of these dates (25 Jun 2008, Chicago), Rudess' keyboard broke down and the remaining three improvised for an hour. An "official bootleg" of this performance was released in 2009 as by Liquid Trio Experiment 2: When the Keyboard Breaks: Live in Chicago (Lazy Tomato Entertainment (Ytsejam Records), LTE001). Tracks: "Universal Mind (When the Keyboard Broke)" (2:21), "The Chicago Blue & Noodle Factory" (7:03), "Fade Away or Keep Going?" (5:03), "The Haunted Keyboard" (9:34), "Close Encounters of the Liquid Kind" (15:13), "Ten Minute Warning" (5:55), "That 'Ol Broken Down Keyboard Blues" (6:34), "Liquid Anthrax" (4:55), "That's All Folks!" (2:12). Due around 1 Jun is a box set (Lazy Tomato Entertainment, LTEBOXSET) to celebrate the tour consisting of the New York and Los Angeles shows as both double CDs and DVDs, When the Keyboard Breaks and, exclusively to the set, a Blu-Ray version of "Live in LA" and a bonus CD consisting of the improv jams from across the tour, plus a 24-page booklet. It seems that Live in LA and Live in NYC will also be released separately; tracks: Live in NYC, disc 1—"Acid Rain" (9:25), "Kindred Spirits" (8:00), "Biaxident" (7:39), "Freedom of Speech" (9:00), "Improv Jam #1" (8:10), "Another Dimension" (10:51), "State of Grace" (6:20), "Universal Mind" (9:36); disc 2—"When the Water Breaks (16:49), "Improv Jam #2" (11:31), "Rhapsody in Blue" (13:49), "Osmosis" (3:43), "Paradigm Shift" (9:31); Live in LA, disc 1—"Acid Rain" (10:43), "Kindred Spirits" (7:53), "Biaxident" (7:34), "Freedom of Speech" (8:54), "Improv Jam #1" (8:21), "Another Dimension" (10:31), "State of Grace" (6:00), "Universal Mind part 1" (3:36), "Keyboard Solo" (5:19), "Universal Mind part 2" (3:46); disc 2—"When the Water Breaks (17:52), "Improv Jam #2" (13:03), "Rhapsody in Blue" (13:34), "Osmosis" (5:52), "Paradigm Shift" (9:17). Tracks for the box set bonus disc: "NYC (Early Show) Improv Jam #1" (6:54), "NYC (Early Show) Improv Jam #2" (7:41), "NEARfest Improv Jam #1 (3:42), "NEARfest Improv Jam #2" (5:43), "Chicago Improv Jam #1" (7:58), "San Francisco Improv Jam #1" (10:41), "San Francisco Improv Jam #2" (13:17).

Levin has been working with Peter Gabriel. Gabriel has been working towards another solo album called I/O, to include the song "Animal Nation". Levin will presumably also be on this and may also be on further expected Gabriel projects. He toured South America with Gabriel in Mar 2009.

Ronan Chris Murphy (worked with Alan White, King Crimson, Bozzio/Levin/Stevens) is working on his debut solo album with Levin, Mastelotto, Bozzio and Mike Keneally (Steve Vai, ex-Frank Zappa, ex-Stanley Snail).

Levin is involved in a prog rock project with Geoff Downes (keys), Michael Holmes (IQ), Nick D'Virgilio (Spock's Beard, ex-Genesis), Thomas Lang (ex-John Wetton; drums), Rob Aubrey (worked with Wetton/Downes; engineer). (Levin also appears on the new John Payne compilation, Different Worlds, via his performance on "Ready to Go Home" on Asia's Aura; details here.)

Levin is again working with Steve Thorne, as is Nick D'Virgilio (drums). Thorne's new album is due late May/early Jun.

Levin has done numerous other sessions (in no particular order):

• Dec 2008 concert in honour of Ginger Baker, organised by Zildjian Cymbals, with artists including Ginger Baker (ex-Cream), Jack Bruce (ex-Cream), Simon Phillips (ex-Asia), Keith Carlock, Steve White, Tony Allen, Ray Russell, Steve Balsamo, Gary Husband and comedian Al Murray.
• Cheryl Wheeler's Pointing at the Sun.
• Sara Fimm's White Birds EP.
  
• Amy Hobish's mysteryplay.
• Dave Schulz's Connect, with guests including Daniel Lanois (worked with U2), Mike Porcaro (ex-Toto; bass), Robin Dimaggio (drums) and Randy Cooke (drums).
• Oct 2008 sessions for Kevin Parent's next album.
• Showcases in Nov 2008 in New York City with singer Roman Klun.
• Soma, keyboardist Mark Gleed's project with Levin, Holdsworth and Guy Eckstein (drums), are planning to release their second album, Neverwasneverwillbe, in 2009. The material was originally recorded in the late 1980s.
  
• Bass and Stick on Better Late Than Never by keyboardist Danny Brill.
• Enrico Giaretta's Sulle Ali Della Musica.
• Sessions for Cynthia Dillenbeck (vocals) with Joe Bonadio (drums).
• Core sessions for Trey Anastasio's forthcoming solo album with Anastasio (Phish; guitar, vocals), Marotta (drums) and Ray Paczkowski (Vorcza; keys), plus guest appearances from Jon Fishman (Phish; drums) and Jennifer Hartswick (trumpet, vocals). Mike Gordon (bass) also appears on the album.
• Levin's website lists many further session appearances.
  

In 2008, McDonald worked with Ray Davies (including a tour), Take That (tour), Sugababes, Patricia Kaas and Three Blind Mice.

Macchia was nominated in the Best Instrumental Arranger category of the Grammys for a piece from his album Landscapes, but lost to Thomas Newman for his work on the "WALL-E" score.

Mancina is doing soundtrack work.

On three UK dates (Oct/Nov 2008) headlined by Dunnery's band, Nardelli joined for a short acoustic showcase of The Syn's new material during the show. Nardelli (vocals), Dunnery (acoustic guitar, backing vocals) and Jackson (backing vocals) performed "Devils and Demons" and "Big Sky" at the 1 Nov show. Read my review of the show. The Syn began a North American tour with a line-up of Nardelli (vocals), Dunnery (guitar, acoustic guitar), Brislin (keys), Kull (guitar, banjo), Ramsey (drums), Jackson (backing vocals) and Jamie Bishop (Francis Dunnery; bass); I think Erica Brilhart (Francis Dunnery's partner) was also on stage doing live samples, at least at their 1 May show. Sound was by Joe Stout and Brendan McAndrew was a tech. The tour was announced as running from 25 Apr to 23 Jun. However, the band only played 6 dates through to their 1 May appearance at RoSfest before the rest of the tour was cancelled.

The US set covered all of Big Sky and a few older songs. The 26 Apr show had support from echolyn and an attendance of ~100; reports suggest the 25 Apr show had an audience somewhat below 100. The set for their RoSfest performance was: "Big Sky Reprise", "14 Hour Technicolour Dream", "Milo", "Running Out of Time", "New Reality", "Devils & Demons", "Universal Witness", "Grounded", "Madonna & Child", "Flowerman", "Kings, Clowns, and Cardinals", "The Reason", "Big Sky" ("Cathedral of Love" from Syndestructible was planned as encore, but not played due to time limitations).

Kull posted to the echolyn mailing list (5 May):

the tour has been cancelled. Paul, and I are no longer playing in the Syn nor having anything to do with it.

Bad organization, bad mojo, bad energy.

Brislin then said in a webcast that the band was over. Brilhart responded to an enquiry to Dunnery's website saying, "Francis hasn't said anything publicly and I'm not sure if he will. As far as I know, he does not have any plans to work with the Syn and is now getting on with his own projects". Most of The Syn touring line-up—Dunnery, Brislin, Kull, Ramsey, Bishop—have reunited in Dunnery's New Progressives (see under Dunnery) and Brislin, Kull, Ramsey, Bishop, Brilhart and Jackson are all continuing to work with Dunnery on his solo projects.

Offord lives in South Carolina and has largely retired from the music business, although he does occasional engineer and production work.

No current info

Porcaro does soundtrack work. He and Michael Sherwood co-wrote "For All Time", a previously unreleased demo for Michael Jackson's Thriller now released on Thriller 25, the 25th anniversary edition of the album. Porcaro but not Sherwood performs on the song. Further details under Michael Sherwood.

Porcaro guests on Ahmin Bhatia's new album Virtuality—see under Patrick Moraz, who also guests.

Preskett writes music for TV, film and adverts, as well as doing session work.

Ryan was drumming in Los Angeles band The Outline (MySpace page), with Graham Fink (vocals, guitar), Austen Lee (keys, guitar, sax) and Max St. John (bass). Their debut album was You Smash It, We'll Build Around It (Fearless Records), produced by their co-manager Chris Fudurich (worked with Simple Minds). However, around Apr 2007, Ryan left the band, reportedly in order to go back to school full time. He drums on the new EP from Audra Mae (Billy Sherwood's grandniece)—see under Michael Sherwood below.

No current info

Phyllis is retired. Their MySpace page has several songs by the couple's band.

The late Bobby Sherwood's big band charts, thought lost for many years, have been located. Their elder son, Michael, has produced and conducted the music with a 16-piece big band, with Bobby's nephew, trumpeter Carl Saunders. The Bobby Sherwood MySpace page has samples.

Michael Sherwood's has been working in Kite with Ted Jacobs (presumably a new name for their band Ju-Ju). He is also in GLP with Christian Nesmith (son of and worked with Michael Nesmith; guitar) and the two now have a MySpace page as NezWood with multiple songs. Other band members in GLP include Tom Felicetta, Chirstopher "Topher" Allis (Elias Arts; drums) and Steve McCormick. Earlier in 2007, he had four pieces on streaming audio at his MySpace page: "Face of the Sun" with Nesmith and "Pearblossom Highway", "Numbers Game" and "Everybody's Watching" with Ted Jacobs. The site then had "Pearblossom Highway", "Numbers Game" and two new pieces, "Almost Perfect Love" and "The Ship", all credited to Kite. There are now two further unlabelled pieces, "This Blue World" and "6 Days from Sunday". The latter song and another, "The Upside", were used on the TV series Scrubs in 2006. M. Sherwood (piano), Nesmith (guitars) and Allis (drums) are all also in singer Circe Link's band (MySpace page).

M. Sherwood did the score for the film "West of Brooklyn".

Singer/songwriter Audra Mae is Michael and Billy Sherwood's grandniece (and Judy Garland's great grandniece). Her new, 5-song EP features Michael on keyboards and Ryan Rabin (Trevor's son; ex-The Outline) on drums.

Sherwood and Steve Porcaro (Toto, on Union and Open Your Eyes) co-wrote "For All Time", a previously unreleased demo for Michael Jackson's album Thriller. Jackson has now completed and remixed the song and it is now a bonus track on the 25th anniversary edition, Thriller 25 (Legacy Recordings). Thriller 25 contains the original album with various additional tracks and a bonus DVD; it is out worldwide. Porcaro but not Sherwood performs on the song. Over one million copies of Thriller 25 shipped in its first week and it has sold over 3 million copies worldwide. It was the second best-selling album in its release week in the US (166,000 copies), although, as substantially a re-release of Thriller, it was excluded from the main Billboard chart. It was the 37th best-selling album of 2008 in Australia. The album re-entered charts following Jackson's death on 25 Jun 2009.

He guests on the debut album from CIRCA: (with brother Billy, Alan White, Tony Kaye and Jimmy Haun) and has played live with them too—details here. He also appears on a post-Conspiracy album by Billy and Jay Schellen—details here. CIRCA: are planning to cover "Golden Age" from World Trade's Euphoria, co-written by Michael and Billy, on their planned "CIRCA: HQ LIVE" DVD—see on the CIRCA: page.

He was planning to record an album of his father Bobby's big band music—details under Bobby Sherwood. Michael has also been working freelance and doing music for film, TV and commercials.

In Jun 2006, Jill Sinclair was accidentally hit in the neck with an air rifle pellet while in her garden. As a result, Sinclair has been unresponsive in a coma since.

Sinfield is working on a new solo album, entitled Thread to Heaven, co-produced by Poli Palmer. In a Jan 2008 blog, Jakko M. Jakszyk talked of writing for the album. He may also be working with the David Cross/Andrew Keeling collaboration.

The King Crimson Collectors' Club includes several releases including lyrics from Sinfield. Further details about the Club are under Bruford.

Nikki Squire (vocals) and Nigel McLaren (bass, backing vocals) have re-formed Esquire and are working on some new material in London with Robbie Blunt (ex-Robert Plant; guitar), Lisa LaRue (MySpace page; worked with John Payne, Gilli Smyth, Tommy Zvoncheck; keys) and others. Seven pieces are available as digital downloads from their MySpace page: "Stay Low" (with LaRue and backing vocals by Master Cassian Munro), "Where is the Love", "Ministry of Life", "Friends & Enemies", "She Said" (with Blunt), "It's Over", "Tonight" (with Blunt). Most of there can also be heard as streaming files.

There is also some unreleased Esquire material from over the years which could be released. She was interviewed in Notes from the Edge #232, in which she discussed some other possible forthcoming projects.

Lisa LaRue's PROJECT 2K9 are releasing a limited edition album, World Class, due Xmas 2009 on Mindawn. The Project consists of LaRue (keys), John Payne (Asia Featuring John Payne, GPS, ex-Asia; vocals), Steve Adams (ARZ; guitar), Jo De Boeck (Beyond the Labyrinth; vocals), Svetlan Råket (The Par Lindh Project, Timecode Alpha; drums), with Nikki Squire reported as a special guest. Tracks will be released prior to the album as digital-only singles over the months running up to Xmas. The first pair of tracks ("For Eternity"/"Two A.M.") is now available, with guests Geert Fieuw (Beyond the Labyrinth; additional keys) and Gerry Verstreken (Beyond the Labyrinth; bass), but no Nikki.

Vangelis did the music for the film "El Greco". He has also set up the Vangelis Foundation For Research, Music and Science.

Headspace (MySpace page) is a new band consisting of Adam Wakeman (keys), Damian Wilson (ex-Rick Wakeman, ex-Jeronimo Road; vocals), Pete Rinaldi (guitar), Lee Pomeroy (Rick Wakeman; bass), Richard Brook (The London Music School, ex-Victoria Beckham; drums). The band first recorded a set of demos (some available to hear at their MySpace page). Their debut 4-track EP, I Am (HDSPC02), is out now and available to buy online; tracks can also be heard on their MySpace page. They are working on an album for release later this year. The band have played several UK/Ireland dates, mainly supporting Ozzy Osbourne (with whom Adam also plays). Their set list in Jun/Jul 2008 was "Never Let Go", "Bodysuit", "Sane Life", "Wasted Apology and Sober".

Adam was reported to be working on a remix album, in a dance/chill out style, of tracks that he has produced.

Adam has a recurring relationship with Daniel Earnshaw's Explore Multimedia label. Explore Multimedia released Live at the Orange, a recording of the last show by Jeronimo Road in 1996, Adam's former band with Fraser Thorneycroft Smith (Craig David, ex-Rick Wakeman; guitar). The multimedia release comes with CD-ROM extras, including around an hour more of music. The rest of the band were Damian Wilson (vocals), Phil Williams (Faint Signs of Intelligence, Keith Emerson Band, ex-Rick Wakeman; bass), Mark Heaney (ex-Badly Drawn Boy; drums). Jim McDonald and Tony Fernandez (Rick Wakeman) also appear. Tracks: "Hear Them Call", "Who Am I?", "Keep On", "Holding You", "Caught in the Machine", "News to Me", "Promise Me", "Say What You Mean"; "Caught in the Machine" (1996 studio recording), "Starship Trooper" (from Tales from Yesterday). The multimedia section has a band history and information on the band members' whereabouts: music includes "Lean on Me" video (from Adam's Neurasthenia), "Free Ride" (Neurasthenia), "Homegrown" (Damian Wilson), "Something Real (excerpt)" (Fraser T-Smith), "Quince Jam" (Phil Williams), live drum solo (Tony Fernandez, taken from Rick Wakeman and the English Rock Ensemble's Out There tour) plus original backing music by Adam. There is an interactive section where you can mix your own version of "Caught in the Machine" and a video question and answer section with Thorneycroft Smith and Wakeman. Sleeve layout and logo were by brother Oliver. The album is only available through Explore Multimedia or at live shows by the band members.

Adam has also done the score for another Explore Multimedia release: Recollections of Rifleman Harris is an abridged reading of the 1848 memoir from a rifleman with the 95th Rifles in the Napoleonic Wars. The reading is by Jason Salkey (Harris in the "Sharpe" series), with sound effects by The 95th Rifles Re-enactment Society. CD-ROM extras consist of a video interview with Salkey, the original first edition text and a video showing the creation of the artwork. He also helped out with post-production on The Home Concert by Thijs van Leer (Focus), again on Explore Multimedia. The album consists of 11 tracks played by van Leer live in his own home, with CD-ROM extras including video of 3 tracks and interview material with van Leer.

In May, Adam was part of the band for a privately recorded and not for release track by Paul Stewart, done as a 70t birthday present for his father, racing driver Jackie Stewart. The band were A. Wakeman (Hammond, piano, Mellotron), Alex Toff (drums), Lee Pomeroy (Rick Wakeman; bass), Matt Prior (guitar, production), Paul Stewart (guitar, vocals) and Eric Clapton (guitar).

No current info

Jemma is a songwriter, pianist and vocalist, with a publishing and recording contract. She sings backing vocals and some lead on her father Rick's albums Retro and Retro 2, and on his CD and DVD Amazing Grace—see details under Rick. According to an Aug 2007 interview with Rick, Jemma has her own band. According to a Jun 2008 interview with brother Oliver, she is still at university and "only gigs occasionally".

Oliver Wakeman is touring with Yes—details on main page.

Solo
Oliver Wakeman's regular band consists of himself (keys, piano), Paul Manzi (vocals), David Mark Pearce (guitars), Paul Brown (ex-Medicine Man; bass), Dave Wagstaffe (Landmarq, Peter Banks, ex-John Wetton; drums). Out in the UK and US is "Coming to Town", a live DVD of the Oliver Wakeman Band playing live in Katowice, Poland in Oct 2007. Bonus material includes an interview with O. Wakeman, photo gallery and biography. A limited edition version of the release will come with an audio CD of the show, and that CD has now had a separate, general release in Europe the US as Coming to Town - Live in Katowice. The band played 3 UK dates in 2007. A Sheffield show in Apr 2006 had the following set: "Don't Come Running", "Shadows of Fate", "At Home in the Mire", "Dangerous World", "In the Movies", "Burgundy Rose", "Run for Your Life", "Three Broken Threads", "The Forgotten King", "Heaven's Isle/Montagues Wreck Piano Medley", "Picture of a Lady", "The View from Here", "Mother's Ruin", "The Agent", "Glimmer of Light", "Calling for You", "Enlightenment", "I Don't Believe in Angels", "Walk Away", encore: "Coming to Town". Wakeman and Manzi have also been working together as a duo.

Oliver's latest solo album was Mother's Ruin (Progrock Records) with Oliver on keys and acoustic guitar and Moon Kinnaird (a.k.a. Ian Gould; ex-Landmarq;vocals), Tim Buchanan (Smokestack; bass), Pearce (guitars), Wagstaffe (drums), Karl Groom (Shadowland, Threshold; recording engineer). Tracks: "Don't Come Running", "The Agent", "In the Movies", "Walk Away", "Mother's Ruin", "Calling for You", "If You're Leaving", "I Don't Believe in Angels", "Wall of Water". Artwork and design were also by Oliver. A 4-track follow-up Mother's Ruin EP, with new material, was expected. Oliver has also been working on an album follow-up to Mother's Ruin featuring his current band and to be called Cultural Vandals. In a Jun 2008 interview, Oliver said the band are going to start work on the album in early 2009, but those plans appear delayed by his work with Yes. In an interview around Nov 2008, he said: "when I get a gap I intend to try and record my next solo album which is to be called Cultural Vandals. It is all written I just need time to finish off the keyboard parts and start recording the other guys. Maybe we'll get a gap to play live too next year [2009] on a mini tour." In Jan 2009, he said, "My own band have been rather quiet during this period of activity but rest assured there is a new studio album being planned. It has all been written, I'm just trying to organise the recording schedule and company to release it."

In the Jun interview, Oliver also said that he was "a fair way through a solo project on the piano". Oliver has also started work on a singer-songwriter-style album featuring various musicians he has worked with over the years. Oliver's Enlightenment and Inspiration, originally part of a 3CD boxset but since deleted, has been re-released by Blue Dot Music as a download album through iTunes. Oliver has also now been commissioned to do a new instrumental album in the same style as Enlightenment and Inspiration.

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With other acts
Oliver has joined The Strawbs (with whom both his father and brother Adam have worked) with dates fitted around his commitments to Yes: there was a Canadian tour 5-12 Mar 2009, then UK dates 3-31 May, and Italian dates early Jun and at the band's 40th anniversary weekend event 12-3 Sep in the UK. (Further Strawbs dates are now being mooted for the US, probably mid-Jun to mid-Jul.) He is also working on an album with the band, Dancing to the Devil's Beat, with recording to begin around late Apr/May and release around the band's 40th anniversary. The rest of the band is Rod Coombes (drums), Dave Cousins (guitar), Chas Cronk (bass) and Dave Lambert (guitar).

Oliver was in the Starcastle reunion. This was a partial reunion of the 1970s line-up of Starcastle, known to many Yes fans as being very influenced by Yes; the line-up was Steve Tassler (drums), Al Lewis (lead vocals), Matt Stewart (guitar), Steve Hagler (guitar), Bruce Botts (guitar), Woody Lingle (bass), John Jowitt (IQ, Arena, Frost; bass), Oliver Wakeman (keys). Joined by Annie Haslam (ex-Renaissance; guest vocals on one song), but without Jowitt, they played at the 2007 RosFest (Rites of Spring) festival in Phoenixville, PA, but had to cancel their appearance at RosFest 2008. Their 2007 performance will be released on CD in 2009. Oliver is now working with Lewis on a new project.

Clive Nolan (Arena, Pendragon; keys, backing vocals) & Oliver Wakeman (keys) have been working on a third album, which may or may not be based on the "Frankenstein" story. The Nolan/Wakeman piece "Shadows of Fate" is covered on the acoustic live DVD "A Rush of Adrenaline" (Music Video Distributors in the US) by Nick Barrett & Clive Nolan.

Anam Cara Featuring Oliver Wakeman & Rachel consisted of Wakeman, Rachel Heffer (Rachel & Common Ground; vocals, harp), Wagstaffe (drums), Buchanan (bass), Pearce (bass). They released a 4-track single, 'The View from Here' (Watermark Records) and an album has been written and recording started, but the project has gone on temporary hold following the birth of Heffer's daughter.

It was planned for Oliver to guest on several tracks of Hybrid's forthcoming album Regeneration.

According to a Jun 2008 interview with brother Oliver, Oscar is at university. He is credited as a camera operator on dad Rick's new Face to Face DVD series.

Weidner has been working with Trevor Horn as an engineer, mixer and/or programmer on a variety of projects, including Captain and the Pet Shop Boys live album Concrete—details under Horn. He also worked with Horn on Escala's debut album, Escala—see details under Horn.

Jesse assisted Klaus Badelt on the score for the new disaster movie "Poseidon". A score album is out. Jesse works as a ProTools operator for Trevor Rabin.

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