2000
Search results
Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 15 April 2017) [1] was a British jazz fusion and progressive rock guitarist, violinist and composer. He contributed to numerous bands, including Soft Machine, U.K., The Tony Williams Lifetime, Pierre Moerlen's Gong and Bruford, in addition to solo work.
- John Coltrane. Drawn to the sound of John Coltrane’s saxophone, Allan Holdsworth was compelled to create equally fluid legato lines on the guitar, which he adopted at age 17 after a sax proved too expensive.
- Music Theory. Holdsworth developed his signature “outside” sound by exploring a wealth of scale forms in his solos and building a vocabulary of unorthodox chord progressions.
- Eddie Van Halen. After spending years supporting prog-rock and fusion acts like Soft Machine, the New Tony Williams Lifetime and the supergroup U.K., Holdsworth had a breakthrough in 1982 when Van Halen helped sign him to Warner Bros.
- Guitar Synthesizers. In 1986, Holdsworth became the most visible proponent of the SynthAxe, a guitarlike MIDI controller. He featured the instrument on that year’s Atavachron album and continued to use it for the remainder of his long musical career.
Apr 18, 2017 · Allan Holdsworth, a self-taught guitarist whose protean, virtuosic style was a source of amazement even to his more famous peers, died on Saturday at his home in Vista, Calif. He was 70. The...
Aug 6, 2022 · Allan Holdsworth was a towering figure in the world of progressive music. With his trademark legato style, he influenced a generation of musicians who would follow in his wake. And like many innovators, he watched as many of his admirers achieved greater commercial success than he would find.
- Bill Kopp
May 27, 2024 · Here's a collection of Allan Holdsworth articles, as well as a few related items, spanning Allan's career. The collection spans over one hundred interviews. In 2023, articles of some length have been given an introductory summary, produced by artificial intelligence.
Apr 17, 2017 · Allan Holdsworth, a spellbinding guitarist who influenced generations of jazz and rock musicians with his innovative sound, has died unexpectedly at age 70.
Apr 19, 2022 · The trailblazing jazz-fusion guitarist passed away just days after taking part in his last-ever interview with Guitar World.
