Lou Gare

Lou Gare
Birth name Leslie Arthur Gare
Born (1939-06-16) 16 June 1939
Origin Rugby, Warwickshire, England
Genres free jazz
Instruments tenor saxophone
Labels Mainstream Records
Associated acts Mike Westbrook, Eddie Prévost, AMM

Lou Gare (born 16 June 1939 as Leslie Arthur Gare)[1][2] is an English free-jazz saxophonist born in Rugby, Warwickshire, perhaps best known for his works with the improvised music ensemble AMM and playing with musicians such as Eddie Prévost, Mike Westbrook, Cornelius Cardew, Keith Rowe and Sam Richards. As a member of Synchronicity (Richards, David Stanley, Sarah Frances) from the 1990s through to 2002 he played throughout the Southwest and toured the Czech Republic.

Discography

With AMM

Other than with AMM

References

  1. Adams, Simon (2002). "Gare, Lou". In Barry Kernfeld. The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 13. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
  2. "Lou Gare biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 June 2015.


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