1. Edwin Jobson was born on 28 April 1955 and is an English musician who has been a member of several progressive rock bands, including Curved Air, Roxy Music, UK and Jethro Tull.
39 Facts About Eddie Jobson
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Eddie Jobson won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 Progressive Music Awards.
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In March 2019 Eddie Jobson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Roxy Music.
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Eddie Jobson was born Edwin Eddie Jobson in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, England on 28 April 1955.
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Eddie Jobson started to learn piano at age 7, and added violin when he was 8 - he received a Diploma of Distinction from the Royal Academy of Music at the same age, and was playing in an orchestra at 12.
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When he was 17 in 1972, Fat Grapple supported Curved Air, and shortly afterwards Eddie Jobson replaced the departing Darryl Way on violin.
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Eddie Jobson contributed to Ferry's solo album, These Foolish Things, then in 1973 Eddie Jobson replaced Brian Eno in Roxy Music, where he found himself playing three roles: Eno's, Ferry's, and his own.
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Eddie Jobson stayed with the band for three studio albums and numerous tours before the band went on an extended hiatus in 1976.
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Eddie Jobson was eventually brought onstage with only minutes' notice to perform what was essentially an audition before thousands of Zappa fans.
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Once Roxy Music went on hiatus in 1976, Eddie Jobson became heavily sought after.
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Eddie Jobson contemplated an offer to join Procol Harum, but ultimately decided to become a member of Frank Zappa's band.
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Eddie Jobson is featured prominently on the live album Zappa in New York released in 1978 but recorded in December 1976 at the Palladium.
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In 2009, Vaulternative Records, Zappa's label, released the live album Philly '76, recorded at the Spectrum Theater in Philadelphia in October 1976, in which Eddie Jobson is featured extensively on keyboards and violin.
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In 1977, Eddie Jobson co-founded the progressive rock supergroup UK Initially, the band included former King Crimson members Bill Bruford and John Wetton, along with guitarist Allan Holdsworth.
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Eddie Jobson reunited twice with the band in the subsequent years.
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Eddie Jobson played keyboards and violin on their only 1985 concert, in place of Jethro Tull's then keyboard player Peter-John Vettese, at International Congress Centrum in Berlin, to celebrate Johann Sebastian Bach's 300th birthday.
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Eddie Jobson was heavily featured on the band's performance of Bach's "Double Violin Concerto".
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Eddie Jobson has appeared as a surprise guest for the band's concert in East Rutherford, New Jersey in November 1989.
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Eddie Jobson was briefly a member of Yes in 1983 after the departure of keyboardist Tony Kaye.
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Eddie Jobson has stated on his website that he was asked to replace Kaye, and was hesitant to do so until after hearing the band's new release, and then rehearsing with the band in London.
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Eddie Jobson returned to his home in the US as a full member of Yes, and set forth learning the band's repertoire.
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Two years later, Eddie Jobson made a significant genre shift from progressive rock music to the stylings of new age with Theme of Secrets.
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Eddie Jobson scored nearly 100 episodes of the TV series Nash Bridges.
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Eddie Jobson served as choral music arranger for two 2003 Walt Disney Pictures releases, The Haunted Mansion and Brother Bear.
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Eddie Jobson composed music for the world of advertising, most notably the Amtrak "California Zephyr" commercial that featured Richie Havens singing "There's Something About a Train That's Magic".
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Eddie Jobson continued to receive Clio Award accolades as either a winner or finalist for a number of years running.
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Eddie Jobson has likened those who participate in this programme as "modern-day patrons of the arts".
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In October 2007, Eddie Jobson announced the formation of a new band, UKZ, with Trey Gunn, Marco Minnemann, Alex Machacek, and Aaron Lippert.
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Additionally, on 9 August 2009, Eddie Jobson did a one-off reunion gig with Curved Air in Chislehurst, Kent.
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In November 2009 Eddie Jobson reunited with former Roxy Music and UK bandmate, John Wetton, for what was termed "The 30th Anniversary of UK", with three performances in Poland.
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Eddie Jobson played violin on one song with the Patti Smith Group, one song with Fairport Convention, and two songs with the Crimson ProjeKCt.
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In January 2010 Eddie Jobson was named to the technical advisory board of Austin, Texas based keyboard manufacturer, Infinite Response.
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Eddie Jobson was involved in the development of the company's VAX77 folding MIDI keyboard controller, which Jobson showcased at the January 2010 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California.
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In January 2011, Eddie Jobson gave a series of "master classes" in Japan, featuring performances of compositions throughout his career and lecture-style discussions of his music.
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Eddie Jobson headlined the 2011 Zappanale festival on 21 August in Bad Doberan, Germany, and played an earlier gig in Zoetermeer, Netherlands on 19 August, with a U-Z project line-up of Marc Bonilla, Alex Machacek and Marco Minnemann.
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Eddie Jobson marked the fortieth anniversary of the start of his professional music career with a short tour in Japan during November 2013.
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Eddie Jobson performed songs which spanned the four decades including music from Curved Air, Roxy Music, UK, UKZ, as well as his solo efforts, to sold-out venues in Tokyo and Osaka.
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Eddie Jobson performed three songs with the band, including "Out of the Blue", featuring his trademark Plexiglas violin used on the original violin solo.
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Eddie Jobson is the first and only violinist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.