14 Facts About Ivan Zagni

Ivan Zagni was born on 16 October 1942 and is a New Zealand-based musician and composer who has been a member of bands such as The Jody Grind, Big Sideways and Avant Garage, and has recorded albums with Aynsley Dunbar, Elton Dean, Don McGlashan and Peter Scholes.

Ivan Zagni sang as a boy chorister at Norwich's St John the Baptist Catholic Cathedral and began taking guitar lessons at age 12.

Ivan Zagni then teamed up with vocalist Mike Patto in The Continentals, soon renamed The News and signed to Decca for two singles.

Ivan Zagni joined the progressive group Jody Grind and recorded on their first album, then in Bogomas with Louis Cennamo, and then in Blue Whale with Aynsley Dunbar, who disbanded the group to join Frank Zappa.

Ivan Zagni then returned to London, becoming increasingly involved in the European improvisation scene and spending six months in Amsterdam.

Ivan Zagni recorded the album Three's Company with saxophonist Elton Dean, as well as The Electric String Trio with Phillipp Wachsmann and Marcio Mattos.

Ivan Zagni performed in Keith Tippett's Arc and in Paris with New York-based Japanese experimental musician Kosugi with whom he recorded a 10-hour performance.