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- Holdsworth was given his first guitar at the age of 17 and received his initial music tuition from his grandfather. His professional career began when he joined the Glen South Band, which performed on the Mecca club circuit across Northern England.
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His professional career began when he joined the Glen South Band, which performed on the Mecca club circuit across Northern England. Recording career. Early career and 1970s. Holdsworth performing with U.K. at the Beacon Theatre, c. 1978.
Aug 6, 2024 · The early days of the Bradford, England-born guitarist’s career saw him working in the Canterbury scene, as well as taking part in some work (sadly undocumented) with percussionist Jamie Muir, later a key member of Larks’ Tongues In Aspic -era King Crimson.
- Bill Kopp
Apr 19, 2017 · Holdsworth started by learning some of Christian’s solos, but soon decided it would be better to find his own voice. At the suggestion of alto saxophonist Ray Warleigh, who he met at a clinic, Holdsworth made his way to London. There, Warleigh took him under wing.
- Joe Charupakorn
Jun 23, 2024 · Allan came from Bradford in Yorkshire and played in local bands there (see Early Days). His father, Sam Holdsworth, was a jazz pianist, and Allan's first music teacher and mentor. In the early 70s, he moved to London and played with a wide assortment of groups, notably Tempest and Soft Machine.
Mar 18, 2024 · In this cover story originally published in Guitarist magazine in 1987, Allan Holdsworth candidly revealed some of the inner workings of his unique approach to composing, recording and playing live. What emerges is a musician whose unflinching self-criticism pushed him to places no other player had been.
- Neville Marten
Apr 19, 2022 · On April 15, 2017, just days after completing his final interview with Guitar World (or, for that matter, with any guitar magazine in the world), Allan Holdsworth, the great jazz-fusion guitarist, died at his home in Vista, California.
Aug 6, 2023 · Holdsworth started a solo career in the late 1970s and the early 1980s, putting out a number of innovative albums that pushed the limits of jazz, rock, and fusion. His outstanding improvisational abilities, harmonic mastery, and technical dexterity were on display in albums like “Velvet Darkness,” “Metal Fatigue,” and “Sand,” which ...
