Allan Holdsworth

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Allan Holdsworth was a pioneering English jazz fusion guitarist and composer renowned for his advanced harmonies, fluid legato technique, and influential work with bands like Soft Machine, U.K., and his own solo projects.

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instanceOf composer
human
jazz fusion guitarist
activeYearsEnd 2010s
activeYearsStart 1960s
associatedAct Bill Bruford
Chad Wackerman
Gordon Beck
Jack Bruce
Jean-Luc Ponty
Tony Williams
associatedBand Bruford
Gong
Level 42
Nucleus
Soft Machine
Tempest
The Tony Williams Lifetime
surface form: The New Tony Williams Lifetime

U.K.
award Best Guitar Synthesist – Guitar Player magazine
birthCountry England
United Kingdom
birthDate 1946-08-06
birthPlace Bradford
citizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 2017-04-15
debutAlbum Velvet Darkness
familyName Holdsworth
genre jazz
jazz fusion
progressive rock
givenName Allan
influenced Alex Lifeson
Eddie Van Halen
Frank Gambale
Greg Howe
John Petrucci
Scott Henderson
Shawn Lane
instrument SynthAxe
electric guitar
label E.G. Records
surface form: EG Records

Enigma Records
Gnarly Geezer Records
Restless Records NERFINISHED
movement Canterbury scene
name Allan Holdsworth self-link
nationality English
notableFor advanced harmonies
complex chord voicings
fluid legato technique
innovative use of SynthAxe
notableWork Atavachron
Hard Hat Area
I.O.U.
Metal Fatigue
Road Games
Secrets
The Sixteen Men of Tain
Tesla Tower
surface form: Wardenclyffe Tower
occupation composer
guitarist
residence California, United States
surface form: California
styleCharacteristic extensive use of legato phrasing
unusual chord progressions
wide intervallic lines

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