Curved Air

Curved Air was a British progressive rock group formed in 1969.

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British - Progressive rock - 1969

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Curved Air was founded in 1969 by Sonja Kristina (vocals), Florian Pilkington-Miksa (drums), Rob Martin (bass), Francis Monkman (keyboards, guitar), Darryl Way (electric violin, vocals). The group evolved from the band Sisyphus and was named after the piece A Rainbow in Curved Air by contemporary composer Terry Riley.

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1969 - Sonja Kristina - Vocals - Florian Pilkington-Miksa - Drums - Rob Martin - Bass - Francis Monkman - Keyboards - Guitar - Darryl Way - Violin - Composer - Terry Riley

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The line-up suffered from frequent changes, members being Eddie Jobson (later Roxy Music, Frank Zappa and Jethro Tull), Stewart Copeland (Police) and Tony Reeves (ex-Greenslade, Colosseum, John Mayall). Only Sonja Kristina continuously persisted as member. Monkman, member of Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, was later to play with John Williams in a group called Sky.

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Eddie Jobson - Roxy Music - Frank Zappa - Jethro Tull - Stewart Copeland - Police - Tony Reeves - Greenslade - Colosseum - John Mayall - Academy of St. Martin in the Fields - John Williams - Sky

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The musicians developed from quite different artistic backgrounds, classic, folk, electronic sound, which resulted in a mixture of progressive rock, folk rock, fusion with classical elements.

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Classic - Folk - Folk rock - Fusion

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In 1976 the band recorded their last stusio album and then, eventually, split up. Every now and then, however, the group, particularly in its original line-up, re-joined for some concerts, one of which in 1990 gave rise for another live album.

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1976 - 1990

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