Sky (band)

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Sky was a British-Australian instrumental progressive rock and classical fusion band formed in the late 1970s, known for blending rock, jazz, and classical music with virtuosic musicianship.

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instanceOf band
classical crossover group
instrumental rock band
musical group
progressive rock band
activeYearsStartYear 1978
alsoKnownAs Sky (British-Australian band) NERFINISHED
Sky UK-Australian instrumental group
basedOn adaptations of classical compositions
countryOfOrigin Australia
United Kingdom
formedIn late 1970s
genre classical crossover
classical music
instrumental rock
jazz fusion
progressive rock
rock
hasInfluence classical music
jazz
progressive rock
hasMember Alan Branscombe NERFINISHED
Alan Hawkshaw NERFINISHED
Alan Tarney NERFINISHED
Brian Bennett NERFINISHED
Chas Cronk NERFINISHED
Francis Monkman NERFINISHED
Gordon Giltrap NERFINISHED
Herbie Flowers NERFINISHED
Jim McCarty NERFINISHED
John Cameron (musician) NERFINISHED
John Etheridge NERFINISHED
John G. Perry NERFINISHED
John Mealing NERFINISHED
John Williams (guitarist) NERFINISHED
Kevin Peek NERFINISHED
Kevin Savigar NERFINISHED
Laurie Holloway NERFINISHED
Malcolm Mortimore NERFINISHED
Mike Moran NERFINISHED
Mo Foster NERFINISHED
Paul Hart NERFINISHED
Richard Durrant NERFINISHED
Ron Asprey NERFINISHED
Steve Coe NERFINISHED
Steve Gray NERFINISHED
Terry Emery NERFINISHED
Tony Hymas NERFINISHED
Tony Levin (drummer) NERFINISHED
Tristan Fry NERFINISHED
hasWebsite https://www.sky-band.org
languageOfWork instrumental
locationOfFormation London NERFINISHED
notableFor fusion of rock, jazz, and classical music
virtuosic musicianship
notableSong Toccata NERFINISHED
notableWork Cadmium NERFINISHED
Sky (album) NERFINISHED
Sky 2 NERFINISHED
Sky 3 NERFINISHED
Sky 4: Forthcoming NERFINISHED
Sky Five Live NERFINISHED
The Great Balloon Race NERFINISHED
recordLabel Ariola Records NERFINISHED
Epic Records
RCA Records
Sony Music Entertainment
surface form: Sony Music

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