- Andrew Jackman
Andrew Pryce Jackman (1946 –
16 August 2003 ) was a keyboard player and arranger. He was inThe Syn with bassistChris Squire (later of Yes). Jackman subsequently worked on Squire's solo album "Fish Out of Water" and on the Yes album "Tormato ".History
In the mid-1960s, Jackman was the keyboard player in The Selfs with Squire and drummer
Martyn Adelman . The Selfs then amalgamated with another north London band, The Syn, led bySteve Nardelli . Nardelli and Jackman became the main songwriters for The Syn.Following the demise of The Syn, Nardelli and Jackman continued to work together for a period. Jackman went on to concentrate on doing orchestral and other arrangements for various bands, including
Peter Skellern , The Congregation, Rush ("Power Windows") andBarclay James Harvest (string arrangement for "Guitar Blues").He hooked up again with Squire, providing arrangements and organ on "Fish Out of Water" and then working with Yes, providing an orchestral arrangement for the Squire-penned "Onward" on "Tormato". He also worked with Yes guitarist Steve Howe on several occasions.
Family
His brother Gregg Jackman is a sound engineer and producer who was has worked with Yes and Barclay James Harvest. His brother
Jeremy Jackman sangcountertenor with theKing's Singers for ten years. Their father, Bill Jackman, playedclarinet on "When I'm Sixty-Four " onThe Beatles ' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ".Andrew's son,
Henry Pryce Jackman , also plays keyboards. He played live with Chris Squire in August 2006.ources
* [http://www.bjharvest.co.uk/apjack.htm Biography]
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