- UKZ
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Name = UKZ
Background = group_or_band
Alias =
Origin =
Genre =Progressive rock
Years_active = 2007-present
Label = Global Music
Associated_acts = UK
URL =
Current_members =Eddie Jobson Trey Gunn Alex Machacek Marco Minnemann Aaron Lippert UKZ is an international
progressive rock supergroup that was formed in 2007 by keyboardist/violinistEddie Jobson , best-known for his work in U.K.. The band also features formerKing Crimson bassistTrey Gunn onWarr guitar .History
Eddie Jobson started his professional career with
Roxy Music andFrank Zappa . Later in the 1970s, he was a member of U.K., initially with King Crimson alumniJohn Wetton andBill Bruford , plusAllan Holdsworth . The band later consisted of Jobson, Wetton andTerry Bozzio . After U.K., and a short period with Jethro Tull Jobson went on to solo projects, including releasing "The Green Album" under the project name Zinc. Jobson went on to not perform live for many years, focusing instead on soundtrack work. Attempts at a U.K. reunion failed. The "Legacy" project began life as a planned U.K. reunion, but morphed into a Jobson solo work, with Aaron Lippert, former vocalist forExpanding Man , lined up to handle vocals, replacing Wetton. However, the project subsequently stalled and was abandoned.The UKZ name references both U.K. and Zinc. Jobson is again joined by a King Crimson alumnus in Trey Gunn, while Machacek and Minnemann have both previously worked with Bozzio.
The new band was announced in October 2007, with an album due in 2008.
Releases
The band released an instrumental MP3 track, entitled "Tu-95" (after the Soviet airplane), for download on Sep 30, 2008. Details can be found at the UKZ website. An EP is due in November.
Link
[http://www.ukzband.com UKZ Official Site]
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