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Michael John David "Mike" Westbrook (born 21 March 1936 in High Wycombe) is an English jazz pianist, composer, and writer of orchestrated jazz pieces. ==Early work== Mike Westbrook grew up in Torquay. After a spell in accountancy and his National Service〔The Wire, 1985〕 (some of it in Germany) he went to art school, studying painting, in Plymouth where he also began his first bands in 1958,〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Official Kate and Mike Westbrook Website )〕 soon joined by such musicians as John Surman, Lou Gare and Keith Rowe. After moving to London in 1962,〔 Westbrook led numerous bands, large and small, and played regularly at the Old Place and the Little Theatre Club at Garrick Yard, St Martin's Lane. Together with Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of breath, Westbrook shared the role of house-band at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.〔"Mike Westbrook: England's Dreamer", ''Jazz Times'', May 2005.〕 He became a key figure in the development of British jazz, producing several big-band records for the Deram label, with the newly formed Mike Westbrook Concert Band, between 1967 and 1969. These featured such musicians as Surman, Mike Osborne and Harry Miller. The band varied in size from 10 to 26 musicians.〔Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestly (eds), ''The Rough Guide to Jazz'', 3rd edition, 2004.〕 In 1968 his band made their international debut at the Montreux Festival with Malcolm Griffiths, Alan Jackson, Harry Miller, Mike Osborne and John Surman.〔(Montreux Sounds official website ) 〕 The 1970s saw a wide range of different projects. Cosmic Circus, jointly founded with John Fox specialised in large scale, one-off high technology shows involving high-divers, tight-rope, carnival processions and more. It was part of Earthrise Tour in the UK (May 1970 to October 1971).〔〔(Live Art Archive. ) 〕〔Chilton, John (ed.), ''Who's Who of British Jazz: 2nd Edition'', Continuum International Publishing, 2004, p. 384. ISBN 0-826-4723-46.〕 This included also singer/vocalist Norma Winstone who performed on several of the band's albums at the time. Adrian Mitchell drew Mike Westbrook in for his musical ''Tyger'' on the life of William Blake for the Royal National Theatre. This would become a major influence on Mike Westbrook's work (see paragraph on later work below). In 1972/73 he also worked in the context of his jazz-rock band Solid Gold Cadillac. The most consequential effect of this was the participation of Phil Minton. His unmistakable voice would feature in many of Westbrook's later projects. A live performance of ''Solid Gold Cadillac'' (at the Paris Theatre in London) has been repeatedly broadcast by BBC Radio 6 between 2002 and 2007.〔(Mike Westbrook + Kate Westbrook: Jazz, Avantgarde, Opera ) 〕 In March 1977 the Mike Westbrook Brass Band, avant-rock group Henry Cow and folk singer Frankie Armstrong merged to form the Orckestra. The ensemble performed in London and several cities in Europe, including Bordeaux, France, in May 1978. They performed live at Angoulème Jazz festival, France in May 1979. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mike Westbrook」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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