We are very pleased to announce that a wonderful new anthology
of Jack’s finest work will be released on 16th October.
Sunshine Of
Your Love: A Life In Music features 35 tracks across
2CDs which celebrate the career of a true musical legend!
Preorder your copy
now.
Jack's last ever musical recording will feature as part of a
forthcoming Beatles tribute album. The record will include
16 acoustic versions of tracks originally recorded by The
Beatles, with two bonus tracks included on the digital version.
Jack recorded his cover of Eleanor Rigby just prior to
his passing at his home studio in Suffolk and the recording is
said to be a "devastating interpretation of the mournful
ballad." Keep Calm And Salute The Beatles
is due for release on Tuesday 28th April via Cleopatra Records.
11.02.15
This year's GRAMMYs featured an In Memoriam segment highlighting
the contributions of musicians and artists lost in 2014. Jack
was honoured via a special video tribute on the night. You are
welcome to visit the comments section on The Grammys site to
leave your thoughts and memories:
http://tinyurl.com/mu7s99d
02.11.14
Jack Bruce's family would like to thank everyone for the kind words and messages
from around the world with friends and fans sharing in their grief. Jack's
private funeral will be held on Wednesday 5th November at 10am, Golders Green
Crematorium, London. Jack always loved a good audience, so fans are welcome to
cheer his arrival at the final 'gig'.
If people wish to send flowers, the family request fair trade or British flowers
or a donation in Jack's memory to his chosen charity East Anglian Children's
Hospice (EACH:
www.each.org.uk/how-to-help/donate_in_memory reference: Jack Bruce).
"Now I’m back home for a while with a smile
And my garden’s full of summer weather
Gonna keep on with the work tho it sometimes hurts
When you’re looking at the fields of forever
Looking at the fields of forever"
- Jack Bruce, Field of Forever - Silver Rails (Bruce/Brown)
25.10.14
It is with great sadness that we, Jack's family, announce the
passing of our beloved Jack: husband, father, granddad, and all
round legend. The world of music will be a poorer place
without him, but he lives on in his music and forever in our
hearts.
Fans are invited to contribute to their thoughts, condolences
and reminiscences to the Jack Bruce
Memorial Guestbook. Contributions from professional
musicians whose lives Jack touched can be found on the
Jack Bruce Legacy page.
Jack's new album
Silver Rails is now available in the UK for
digital download on iTunes and for purchase
on CD and vinyl through Cherry Red Records. The full
US release will follow on April 15. To celebrate the
release of Silver Rails we have launched a Jack
Bruce photo competition, we are asking you to share your
photos online using the hashtag #SilverRails. To find out how
you can win some very rare and exclusive prizes including a
signed Warwick Mini Bass and signed Silver Rails Vinyl, visit
the competition page. We have also launched the new official
Jack Bruce Merchandise store, we will be regularly adding
exclusive and signed goodies and there are brand new Silver
Rails merchandise items available now:
http://www.jackbruce.tshirtmachine.com.
29.05.13
Esoteric Antenna,a label of the
Cherry Red
Records Group, are delighted to announce the signing of Jack
Bruce to the label for his first studio album in nine years.
Currently at the
writing and recording stage, Jack’s new album is due to be
released
in March 2014 and will be followed by
a period of touring.Read the full press
release here.
16.05.13
Read TIME Magazine's
Jack Bruce: The Man Who Turned on the "Sunshine" Turns 70,
featuring renditions of one of Jack's most famous songs by,
among others, Ella Fitzgerald. Click
here for an interview with Jack on East Village Radio's
Beyond Beyond is Beyond regarding his work with Spectrum
Road.
14.05.13
Please
join us in wishing Jack a Happy 70th Birthday on Tuesday 14
May.
09.05.13
Read a review of Jack's 5 April performance at the Corn
Exchange, Ipswich
here and an interview with Jack in the St Albans Review
here.
05.11.12
Jack will perform with Spike's All
Star Band at the SAS Band Xmas
Bash on 1 December. For
tickets contact the SAS Band office on
+ 44 (0)129 378 3399 or go to
www.glive.co.uk.
17.09.12
Jack will be among the professional instructors at this year's
Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp, to take place Nov. 7-11 at the MGM
Grand in Las Vegas, NV. See the
Fantasy Camp's
website for more
information.
27.08.12
New Tour Date announcement: Jack Bruce to perform with Eberhard
Schoener on 1 September at the
Tegernseer-Sommerfestspiele near Munich,
Germany. See
www.tegernseer-sommerfestival.de for more
information.
23.05.12
Please note that two upcoming performances have been cancelled:
Jack Bruce & his Big Blues Band/25 May Blues on the Bay
Festival, and Spectrum Road/21 July Molde Jazz Festival.
14.05.12
Happy 69th Birthday, Jack Bruce!
23.02.12
Tune into BBC 4 at 22:00 on 24 February for 90 minutes of
highlights from the 'Gerry Rafferty Remembered Tribute Concert'
featuring Jack Bruce.
18.02.12
Jack has a new interview in the Express & Star,
available online
HERE. A January 28 interview with the Daily Record
is also available
HERE. Jack also appeared with Scottish folk trio Lau
on The Guardian's Music Weekly podcast to discuss their
performance at the Celtic Connections Festival, available
HERE.
Warwick, the makers of Jack's signature fretless Thumb Bass,
have issued a new model Jack Bruce JB3 Signature Survivor Bass.
Jack comments that "For many years after I found the fabulous
Warwick Thumb Bass we struggled to come up with my idea of the
perfect players' instrument. At long last here it is. The Jack
Bruce JB3 Survivor Bass. The best there is." Visit
Warwick's website for further information.
28.01.12
The Winter 2012 edition of The
Private Journey magazine contains a feature about Jack
in the 'Lyrics' compartment. The story will be accessible
through JackBruce.com through 31 March. You may view the
story in PDF format by clicking
here.
26.12.11
Feb. 27, 2012 will see Jack Bruce and
Phil Manzanera play together in Havana, Cuba at the
Karl Marx Theatre, as guests of Cuban singer Augusto
Enriquez and his band of Cuban musicians. The last time
Phil and Jack played together was at the Guitar Legends festival
in Seville in 1991.
05.12.11
Jack is featured in a "Fame and Fortune" interview on The
Telegraph's finance page. Read the interview
here.
26.11.11
Jack will take part in three performances at Glasgow's "Celtic
Connections 2012" festival in January. Click
here for tickets and further information.
25.09.11
Cream's Royal Albert
Hall 2005 concert will be released on Blu-Ray on October 1.
Recorded in Dolby Digital 5.1/DTS-HD Master Audio, the set comes
complete with an additional three bonus tracks: alternate
versions of “Sleepy Time Time,” “We’re Going Wrong” and
“Sunshine Of Your Love.” Interviews with Jack, Ginger
Baker and Eric Clapton make up the remainder of this historic
two-hour and 47-minute classic.
03.09.11
See Jack's
Facebook page for more information and updates on all things
Bruce. Says Jack: "Today I recorded a couple
of live tracks on piano for The Old Grey Whistle Test 40th
Anniversary at the Maida Vale Studios & did an interview with
Bob Harris. We'll let you know when it's due to go out on BBC
Radio... "
Tour dates have been announced for Jack's March 2012 tour:
Jack Bruce & His Big Blues Band, plus JJ Grey & Mofro.
Tickets on sale (www.seetickets.com)
starting 6th June. See above and on our
Tour Schedule for dates.
07.06.11
Click
here for a video of Jack performing White Room
with guitar legend Joe Bonamassa at last Saturday's concert at
the Royal Festival Hall.
18.05.11
Check out the new
JamBase article on Jack Bruce, "The Bass
World's Cream de la Cream." The article features many
video selections from Jacl's career, including this video of the
Graham Bond Organisation performing Hoochie Coochie Man.
14.05.11
14 May 2011: Happy 68th Birthday, Jack
Bruce!
28.04.11
Announcing a Jack Bruce radio appearance:
Jack Bruce on Jools HollandRadio Show
BBC Radio 2 on Monday May 2nd at 23:00.
Jack chats with Jools and his band, chooses
6 of his favourite records and plays a live version
of Windowless Rooms with Jools and his band.
23.03.11
BBC Radio 2 recently broadcast an in-depth interview with Jack
by Paul Jones. The broadcast may be heard in its entirety
here for the next week.
08.02.11
Visit the Recent
Tours Gallery for photos of Spectrum Road, the Tony
Williams Lifetime Tribute Band, with Jack Bruce, Vernon
Reid, John Medeski and Cindy Blackman-Santana.
Photos from the Blue Note NYC courtesy of
Arnie Goodman/Blue Storm Music.
Photos of the band and special gust Carlos Santana
courtesy of
Jerome
Brunet Photography.
07.02.11
A New Live Album, "Jack Bruce and the Cuicoland Express:
Live at the Milky Way," has been released. Now
available on Amazon.co.uk
on CD and by
digital download. Coming to Amazon.com on Feb. 15.
Also available on iTunes (in
the UK now, and in the US starting Feb. 15) and at All Good
Record Stores.
07.02.11
Last month Jack became only the third recipient of the
International Bassist Award, a lifetime achievement award for
bassists. He was presented with the award at January's
NAMM show.
Read more here.
07.02.11
Click here to view a video of Jack receiving his honorary
Doctorate of Letters from Glasgow Caledonian University in
2009.
The
video below features
the young Jack Bruce, Eric
Clapton and Ginger Baker performing on
the French programme Vient De Paraitre. Jack and the band
lip sync to Wrapping Paper and Sweet Wine,
from Cream's first singles releases. Jack can be seen
playing his Fender Bass VI.
07.01.11
Below is a video of Buddy Guy playing "Stormy Monday" at a UK "Supershow"
in 1969, featuring Jack on bass and special guest Rahsaan Roland
Kirk.
09.11.10
Jack is set to perform multiple concerts with the Tony Williams
Lifetime Tribute Band, also featuring Vernon Reid, John
Medeski and Cindy Blackman.
Below is a video of Jack performing "One Word", which he first
performed on the Lifetime album Turn It Over. See
the Tour Schedule page for more information.
11.09.10
Jack recently visited the New York City showroom of Warwick, the
German manufacturer of high-quality electric basses, where he
acquired a fretless Star Bass II made of lightweight maple wood.
Read all about Jack's visit to
Warwick's New York shop here. Visit the shop at 76-80
E. 7th Street, New York City.
A brand new online store will open soon on
JackBruce.com. Exclusive merchandise will be available, signed
copies of 'Jack Bruce Composing Himself', exclusive T-shirts,
limited edition posters and much more.
08.08.10
Two new interviews with Jack are now available online.
Visit the
Atlantic City Weekly and the
Dayton Daily News for Jack's take on his most recent tour,
the upcoming release of his live recording of Jack Bruce and
the Cuicoland Express Live at the Milky Way, and plans for
a new studio album.
22.04.10
A comprehensive
discography of Jack's music career dating back to 1963 is
now available on JackBruce.com. The discography was
researched and compiled by
Bob
Elliott of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is also featured in
Jack's new biography, Composing Himself. Thanks
to Bob for agreeing to post the discography online.
22.04.10
Please visit our newly revised and updated comprehensive list of
Jack's
performances dating back to 1965. The list was
researched and compiled by
Bob
Elliott of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is also featured in
Jack's new biography, Composing Himself. Thanks
to Bob for agreeing to post the list on JackBruce.com. A
revised and comprehensive discography, also compiled by Bob,
will be featured soon.
14.04.10
Announcing "Jack Bruce in Conversation with Neil
McCormick", featuring a live acoustic performance and audience
Q&A. Wednesday, 28 April, 7:30 p.m. at
Sound Advice / Connected Artists Building, The Gallery, 1 – 5
Exchange Court, London.
This is a very rare opportunity to hear
the legendary Jack Bruce being interviewed about his life’s work
and his new official biography, as well as being able to see him
perform an acoustic piece, up close and personal. This is a very
intimate event so if you would like to attend, please act
quickly!
Your ticket will include access to the
event, complimentary drinks, as well as a signed copy of ‘Jack
Bruce Composing Himself’ by Harry Shapiro and an exclusive
Pledgers Only T-Shirt.
We are very excited about this opportunity to raise further
funds for Jack’s chosen charity ‘East
Anglian Children’s Hospices’ as well as giving the lover’s
of Jack’s music a truly special evening.
For tickets or more information, visit Pledge Music.
12.04.10
Jack ruled out another Cream reunion in a recent interview with
BBC 6Music. "There's a new story now – Cream is over."
Jack added, however, that he is working on an important, secret
new project. "I’m doing something very exciting – so much so I
can’t even talk about it. It’s the most exciting project I’ve
ever been involved in." Stay tuned to JB.com for more.
12.04.10
Limited tickets are available for "Jack Bruce in Conversation
with Neil McCormick", featuring a live acoustic performance and
audience Q&A. Jack will be interviewed about his life's work
and his new biography, Composing Himself. Tickets
include complimentary drinks, a copy of the book, and a Jack
Bruce t-shirt. Wednesday, 28 April, 7:30 p.m. at Sound Advice /
Connected Artists Building, The Gallery, 1 – 5 Exchange Court,
London. Tickets are available exclusively through
Pledge Music. The event will also raise money for Jack's
chosen charity,
East Anglian
Children's Hospices.
17.03.10
Read the latest reviews of Jack's biography in
t5m,
Library Journal, and
Houston Press. A great interview with Jack on Robert Elms’
BBC London show fwill be available for a short time. Forward to
2 hours 30 minutes in at
this link.
20.01.10
Jack's new authorised biography, Composing Himself (by
Harry Shapiro, foreword by Eric Clapton), is now in stores.
Copies signed by Jack are available exclusively through
Pledge.com.Read the latest reviews in
All About Jazz,
t5m, The Word and the
East Anglia Daily Times.
20.01.10
Jack will perform for three nights with the Ronnie Scott's Blues
Experience on 28 February, 1 March and 2 March at Ronnie
Scott's, London.
Click here for more information.
10.01.10
Read Gibson.com's review of Jack Bruce, Robin Trower
and Gary Husband'sSeven Moons Live
here. "If the notion of hearing Jack Bruce — who became
the king of the EB-3 bass during his tenure in the definitive
blues-rock power trio Cream — return to a trio format with a
brilliant guitarist sounds thrilling, check out Seven Moons
Live, his new album with six-string legend Robin Trower."
17.12.09
Jack's daughter, the artist Aruba Red (Natascha Eleonoré),
has released a new music video for her forthcoming debut single
release 'Light Up Light Up', featuring Jah Cure.
The video was directed by her sister, Kyla Simone Bruce.
Song produced by Craigie Dodds / Reality Shock
Directed by Kyla Simone Bruce
Produced by Darius Malik
DOP: Asha McHale
Assistant Director: Brittany Jade McCombs
Colour Grade: Azimuth
29.11.09
The
Wall Street Journal Online features an interview with Jack
about his recent tour with Robin Trower, Jack's love of live
performance, and more.
29.11.09
Read the London Evening Standard's
rave review of Jack's performance last month at Ronnie
Scott's. "Taking the stand after a storming
opening set . . . Bruce uncorked a stream of passionate vocals
that kept the band at full stretch."
22.10.09
Ruf Records
have released CD
and DVD
recordings of Seven Moons Live, featuring the February
28, 2009 performance by Jack Bruce, Robin Trower
and Gary Husband at the Concertgebouw De
Vereeniging, Nijmegen, Netherlands. The concert that
received
high praise from critics.
22.10.09
Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp announced its
2010 "Master Campers Program." The camps gives
participants the opportunity to play, record and jam with rock
masters. Jack will participate in sessions at Abbey Road
Studios, London in May 2010 with Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) and
others. For more information visit
www.rockcamp.com or call
1-888-762-BAND.
04.10.09
Jack will perform at Ronnie Scott's Jazz
Club as a special guest with Ronnie Scott's Blues Experience on
Sunday, 25 October. For booking and other information,
visit
http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/.
31.08.09
Esoteric Records have issued Jack's 1980 album, I've
Always Wanted to Do This, , for the first time on CD in
the UK. The album saw a unique collaboration between Jack
and musicians Billy Cobham, Clem Clempson and David Sancious.
31.08.09
A digitally-remastered edition of Jack's 1983 album Automatic is
available on CD for the first time. Never released
outside of Europe, the album saw Jack explore the world of
Electronic keyboards alongside his more traditional approach to
music making. A solo album in the true sense of the word,
Automatic was recorded at Pink Floyd's Britannia Row studios
with Jack overdubbing most of the instrumentation himself.
13.08.09
The Scottish journal The Herald have given a glowing
five-star review to Jack Bruce, Robin Trower and Gary Husband's
recent performance at Queen's Hall in Edinburgh: "To
describe the Jack Bruce of Cream as a great singer now seems
like a glib understatement. This is a man who has sung the words
of Samuel Beckett, as well as buckets of blues and the resulting
depth of character and sheer tonal range, already huge, appear
still to be growing." Read the full review
here.
02.08.09
Jack's tour with Robin Trower
and Gary Husband continues to go well. Please
note that the performances on 26 July (Padova) and 8 August
(Shrewsbury, UK) have been cancelled. Keep an eye on our
website for further announcements about the tour.
09.07.09
Jack will receive an honorary doctorate from Glasgow Caledonian
University. University principal and vice- chancellor
professor Pamela Gillies cited "a remarkable record of achievement"
that "embodies the qualities that every Glasgow Caledonian
University student and graduate should aspire to."
Congratulations, Jack!
18.06.09
See below for a
video recording of Jack Bruce, Robin Trower and
Gary Husband performing The Last Door live in
Nijmegen, Netherlands.
05.06.09
Jack is back! See our
TOUR SCHEDULE for upcoming concerts in
July and August with Robin Trower and Gary
Husband in Italy, Norway and the UK.
14.05.09
14 May 2009: Happy 66th Birthday, Jack!
31.03.09
Unfortunately Jack has had to cancel his US
trip, as he has fallen sick. Happily, after resting at home he
is now on his way to a recovery.
15.03.09
Jack's Christmas Day interview on BBC
Scotland's Stark Talk with Edie Stark is scheduled to
rebroadcast on 13 April 2009 at 16:15. Tune in to
Radio Scotland, or listen to the live web broadcast
here.
07.03.09
See our
Galleries for photos
of Jack, Robin Trower and Gary Husband at their recent concert in
Nijmegen, Netherlands (courtesy of Marco Van Rooijen and
Bluesmagazine.nl).
20.01.09
Jack, Robin Trower and Gary Husband have added
an additional concert to their European tour. On 1 March they
will perform at the
Music
Hall Worpswede in Worpswede, Germany, near Bremen. See our
Tour Schedule for further information.
09.01.09
Tune into BBC Radio
2 at 10:00 p.m. (GMT) on Monday, 26 January for a broadcast of
Jack's recent performance with the BBC Big Band.
23.12.08
Tune into BBC Radio Scotland this Christmas Day,
25 December at 12.05 p.m. (GMT) for a one-hour interview
with Jack Bruce on a Special Edition of Stark Talk with radio journalist Edie
Stark.
22.12.08
See the
Sunday Times for a fascinating interview with Jack about his
upcoming tour plans and the process of his recovery from a
post-surgical coma in 2003. Says Jack: "I was in a coma
for quite a long time, experiencing this other world that was very
creative and I wrote music for it. Typical bloody musician — writing
the music and words for these songs and doing arrangements in my
head."
Tune into BBC 2 on 1 December at 10:00 p.m. UK
time to hear Jack's recent performance with the BBC Big Band at
Birmingham Town Hall. Featuring big band arrangements of
classics such as Smiles & Grins, The Consul at Sunset,
Spoonful, Deserted Cities of the Heart,
Sunshine of Your Love, and more . . . including a
bass/euphonium duet!
Jack will be honored with the Premio
Ciampi Award in Livorno, Italy on 29 November. The
Ciampi Award is among the most prestigious musical awards in Italy,
dedicated to the memory of Italian singer-songwriter Piero Ciampi.
Visit Premio Ciampi online at
http://www.premiociampi.it/cms/
24.10.08
Jack will make several performances at the Blue
Note-Tokyo and Yokohama on 14-19 December with "A Tribute to Tony
Williams" - featuring Jack Bruce, Vernon Reid, John
Medeski and Cindy Blackman. Visit our
Tour
Schedule for more information.
24.10.08
Jack will perform with guitar god Robin
Trower and drumming legend Gary Husband at
the Concertgebouw De Vereeniging in Nijmegen, Netherlands on 28
February. For tickets and information
visit ticketmaster.nl.
20.10.08
Jack
recently completed his tour with
Hippiefest, also featuring Eric Burdon
& The Animals, The Turtles featuring Flo &
Eddie, Melanie, Badfinger featuring Joey
Molland, and Jonathan Edwards.
Check out the online footage of Jack performing
As You Said and
White Room(with Godfrey Townsend).
20.10.08
Be sure to check out the story in the Life and
Style section of today's Times on "Relative
Values: Jack Bruce and his daughter Natascha." The article
features extensive interviews with both Jack and Natascha on family,
music, and growing up Bruce.
15.10.08
Jack is scheduled to perform with drumming
legend and Cream sidekick Ginger Baker at
Zildjian's Drummers Achievements Awards at the Shepherds Bush Empire
in London on 7 December 2008. Joining them onstage will be
African drumming legend Tony Allen. Cymbal
manufacturer Zildjian will mark its 385th anniversary at the event,
which will include an honour to Baker and performances by some of
the world's greatest drummers, including Simon Phillips,
Steve White and Keith Carlock. For
ticket information visit
www.shepherds-bush-empire.co.uk or to book tickets online visit
www.ticketweb.co.uk. The box office can be contacted on 0844 477
2000.
18.09.08
Natascha Eleonoré, aka Aruba
Red, held a launch party at London's Royal Festival Hall
for her new album, Aruba Red. The album is now
available for purchase through
iTunes (under "Aruba Red") and through Aruba Red's
website.
18.09.08
Rolling Stone magazine have published a
review of the box set, Can You Follow. Says David
Fricke: "Can You Follow? is the best kind of rock memoir, a rich
account in sound of Bruce’s pursuit of the bold and new — often,
after Cream, at the expense of success. 'I never wanted to be a
star,' he claims in the liner notes. 'I just wanted to make good
music.' In that sense, everything here is cream."
The recently-discovered YouTube clip below
features a 1983 jam session with Jack (on keyboards), Fela Kuti and
Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson. (Kuti, an Afrobeat pioneer who helped
revolutionise world music, is the subject of a
new
off-Broadway show in Manhattan.) Visit
YouTube for additional footage of Jack, including
a rare Israeli television broadcast of Smiles & Grins.
03.08.08
Jack will perform with the BBC Big Band at
Birmingham Town Hall on 14 November. The concert will feature
music from Jack's solo career, along with Cream classics including
Smiles & Grins, The Consul at Sunset, Spoonful, Deserted Cities of
the Heart, and Sunshine of Your Love. The date is sure to be
special for Jack, revisiting the Town Hall where he gave one of his
first post-Cream concerts in November 1970. Tickets are
available through the box office on 0121 780 3333 or via
www.thsh.co.uk.
25.07.08
Jack has agreed to perform the final set of the
two-day Benefit for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in
Raleigh, North Carolina on 19-20 September. Jack will perform with
members of the former John Entwistle Band in tribute to his friend
and fellow bass guitar legend, the late John Entwistle. Visit
rockhallbenefit.com or
see
Rock Hall's press release for more information.
11.07.08
A new interview and profile of Jack is now
available on
azcentral.com.
03.07.08
Jack appears on the cover story of the June 2008
edition of 20th Century Guitar magazine. Watch our newsfeed
for future posting of the article on
the magazine's
website.
29.06.08
The East Anglian Daily Times has
run a
feature story on Jack. The interview includes mention of
several of Jack's upcoming projects.
03.06.08
A new six-CD retrospective of Jack's diverse
career, spanning 1962 - 2003, will be available on 23 June (import
only in the US). The set includes a 68-page book with Jack's
recollections and many photos.
Click here for more
information.
You may now pre-order online for delivery after 23 June.
03.06.08
This past weekend's Sunday Times featured
an excellent interview with Jack about the influence of his bass
playing and his musical legacy.
03.06.08
An interview with Jack at the 2007 Rock & Roll
Fantasy Camp in Las Vegas is now available as a podcast.
Click here to download.
07.05.08
14 May 2008: Happy 65th Birthday, Jack!
26.04.08
Jack will appear in an all-star tribute to Jeff
Healey. Jeff Healey: A Celebration will take place on
Saturday, 3 May at the Sound Academy in Toronto. Funds raised
will be donated to the Daisy's Eye Cancer Fund and to the Healey
Family Trust. Click
here to purchase tickets.
23.04.08
Jack will tour this summer with Hippiefest -
A Concert for Peace & Love, also featuring Eric Burdon and the
Animals, the Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, Badfinger, and Jonathan
Edwards. See our Tour Schedule
and the show's
official web site
for details.
Jack will perform with the BBC Big Band at
Birmingham Town Hall on 14 November. The concert will feature
music from Jack's solo career, along with Cream classics including
Smiles & Grins, The Consul at Sunset, Spoonful, Deserted Cities of
the Heart, and Sunshine of Your Love. The date is sure to be
special for Jack, revisiting the Town Hall where he gave one of his
first post-Cream concerts in November 1970. Tickets are
available through the box office on 0121 780 3333 or via
www.thsh.co.uk.
25.07.08
Jack has agreed to perform the final set of the
two-day Benefit for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in
Raleigh, North Carolina on 19-20 September. Jack will perform with
members of the former John Entwistle Band in tribute to his friend
and fellow bass guitar legend, the late John Entwistle. Visit
rockhallbenefit.com or
see
Rock Hall's press release for more information.
16.07.08
Automobile enthusiasts look out: Jack Bruce's
Bristol 412 S2 is for sale, and comes with a set of autographed CDs.
Click
here for sales information. Also read Andrew Blow's
news feature on the car. [UPDATE:
Jack's car has been sold. Please do not contact the sales
representative.]
11.07.08
A new interview and profile of Jack is now
available on
azcentral.com.
03.07.08
Jack appears on the cover story of the June 2008
edition of 20th Century Guitar magazine. Watch our newsfeed
for future posting of the article on
the magazine's
website.
29.06.08
The East Anglian Daily Times has
run a
feature story on Jack. The interview includes mention of
several of Jack's upcoming projects.
03.06.08
A new six-CD retrospective of Jack's diverse
career, spanning 1962 - 2003, will be available on 23 June (import
only in the US). The set includes a 68-page book with Jack's
recollections and many photos.
Click here for more
information.
You may now pre-order online for delivery after 23 June.
03.06.08
This past weekend's Sunday Times featured
an excellent interview with Jack about the influence of his bass
playing and his musical legacy.
03.06.08
An interview with Jack at the 2007 Rock & Roll
Fantasy Camp in Las Vegas is now available as a podcast.
Click here to download.
07.05.08
14 May 2008: Happy 65th Birthday, Jack!
26.04.08
Jack will appear in an all-star tribute to Jeff
Healey. Jeff Healey: A Celebration will take place on
Saturday, 3 May at the Sound Academy in Toronto. Funds raised
will be donated to the Daisy's Eye Cancer Fund and to the Healey
Family Trust. Click
here to purchase tickets.
23.04.08
Jack will tour this summer with Hippiefest -
A Concert for Peace & Love, also featuring Eric Burdon and the
Animals, the Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, Badfinger, and Jonathan
Edwards. See our Tour Schedule
and the show's
official web site
for details.
Jack and Robin Trower's new releaseSeven Moonscan now
be purchased in shops in the UK and Europe under the Evangeline
Records label.
11.02.08
A new triple-CD set,
Spirit,
will be available in stores on 31 March. Featuring recordings of
live performances on BBC radio and television from 1971-1978.
14.01.08: Jack's new album with Robin Trower, Seven Moons,
is now available for sale online. Featuring Gary Husband on drums.
Order your copy now!
20.11.07: Jack's
new live album with the HR Big Band (at the 37th Deutschesland
Jazzfestival in Frankfurt, Germany) is now available for purchase.
Visit
JPC to order a copy online.
18.10.07: Two new albums are due
for imminent release. The first is
Jack Bruce with the HR Big Band, featuring versions of Jack
performing songs old and new arranged for the wonderful German
orchestra of Hessische Rundfunk. Excitingly awaited is
Seven Moons, an album of new material, with master
guitarist, Robin Trower and drummer, Gary Husband. Stay tuned to
JackBruce.com for more information.
27.05.07: Photos of Jack's performance at the Royal
Scottish Academy's "Jack Bruce Zone", with Natascha Eleonoré, are
available below.
Jack at RSAMD
Jack & Natascha
Natascha Eleonoré
26.05.07: Jack's college, the Royal Scottish Academy of
Music and Drama, will issue Jack an honorary doctorate on 3 July.
The Academy has opened "The Jack Bruce Zone," a performance space
for students, in his honor.
12.04.07: Jack's college, the Royal
Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, will open The Jack Bruce Zone
on 19 April. The Zone will be a space which will be available
for live performance by students for students. A "dummy run"
will take place at the opening on 19 April. Jack will
visit and play a short set on 17 May with Clem Clemson, Gary Husband
and Natascha Eleonoré. The Royal Scottish Academy is located
at 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G2 3DB, Tel: (0)141 270 8277.
Visit the Academy online at
http://www.rsamd.ac.uk/. See
http://www.rsamd.ac.uk/news/press_JackBruce.htm for more event
details.
11.22.06: Photos of Jack's performance at the
Frankfurt Jazz Festival are available at the following
LINK.
10.10.06: The Frankfurt Jazz Festival's
official web site is accessible
HERE.
10.10.06: Jack's
DIARY
has been updated with a new entry regarding Bruce Gary.
31.08.06: Jack has posted a message in
his online DIARY
regarding the tragic death of Bruce Gary.
23.08.06: Drummer
Bruce Gary,
best known for his work with The Knack ("My Sharona"), has lost his
battle with lymphoma. Over the years Bruce and Jack
collaborated on several projects. He can be heard on a number
of Jack's recordings, including
Automatic,
Live on the Old Grey
Whistle Test, Live
'75. He also appears on the DVD
Jack Bruce at
Rockpalast. Bruce was 54 years old.
19.08.06: Jack is to perform with the
Hessischer Rundfunk Big Band at the "German Jazz Festival
Frankfurt", the oldest currently running jazz festival in the world,
on 26 October, under the title "More Jack Than Blues". More
details are forthcoming.
02-04-06: Eagle Rock Entertainment have
released a new DVD edition of Disraeli Gears, including live
footage, interviews and solo performances - including a solo piano
performance of We're Going Wrong by Jack. Order your
copy at
www.eaglerockent.com/eaglerockUSA/. Learn more by clicking
on the image below.
19.01.06: Cream is to receive a special
Grammy Award in Los Angeles on 7 February. Other recipients
will include David Bowie and blues legend Robert Johnson.
See the
Reuters.com announcement for more.
10.12.05: Jack and Pete Brown were
honoured by BMI Records on 29 November at the Dorchester Hotel for
two million radio plays of their 1968 hit White Room.
See
http://bmi.com/news/200511/20051129a.asp for more.
05.12.05: The following photos of Jack,
Gary Husband and Gary Moore at the May 2005 Dick Heckstall-Smith
memorial concerts have been added to our Gallery.
30.11.05: Jack was interviewed by Bass
Player magazine's Chris Jisi regarding Cream's reunion concerts, and
is featured on the cover of December's issue. The article and
interview are accessible online at
http://www.bassplayer.com/story.asp?storycode=11837.
The paper edition also features transcriptions of some of Jack's
playing.
27.11.05: A new double-DVD of three Jack
Bruce concerts at Germany's Rockpalast is now available for order at
http://www.wienerworld.com/wworld.php. Click
HERE
for a list of tracks.
19.10.05: Jim Clash of Forbes Magazine
recently interviewed JackBruce.com's Derek Araujo on video about
Cream's reunion tour. Visit the Lifestyle section of
Forbes Online (www.forbes.com/video) by clicking
HERE.
17.10.05: Jack Bruce will be presented
with the “Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award” along with Ron
Carter on Saturday night Oct. 22 during the Les Paul Tribute concert
at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City. See
www.BassPlayer.com for
details.
Jack receives 2005 Bass
Player
Lifetime Achievement Award
06.09.05: After much anticipation, Cream
are coming to New York in October! The trio will play three
nights only at Madison Square Garden. Tickets will go
on-sale first to American Express cardmembers through a special
pre-sale, beginning Monday, September 12th at 9am. Tickets can be
purchased via ticketmaster.com and there will be a 4 ticket per
person limit. If tickets remain, they will then go on-sale to
the general public on Monday, September 19, 2005. See our
TOUR SCHEDULE
for details. DVD and CD recordings of the band's Royal Albert
Hall reunion in May are also forthcoming this fall.
02.06.05: CORRECTION: Rope Ladder to the Moon, Tony Palmer's 1969 documentary on
Jack, is NOT available for general sale. Please do not
e-mail Mr. Palmer with purchase requests. Visit
http://www.tonypalmer.org for more information about Mr.
Palmer's films.
24.05.05: Les Dudek's album Ghost Town
Parade, featuring Jack, has been reissued on CD by Wounded Bird
Records; keep an eye on
www.Cream2005.com for news regarding the upcoming release in
October of DVD video of Cream's reunion concerts at the Royal Albert
Hall.
03.05.05:
JACK BRUCE, GARY MOORE, GARY HUSBAND & MICK TAYLOR will perform at a
forthcoming tribute concert to the late Dick Heckstall-Smith, titled
'A Story Ended'. This celebration of British jazz, blues and
rock will take place on Monday 6th June at The Astoria, Charing X
Road, London. Doors 6pm-
tickets are £15 adv.
The all star event will be a suitable commemoration celebrating
Dick's life, work and prolific talent. Musicians confirmed to
date include Jack Bruce, Gary Moore, Gary Husband, Colosseum,
Mick Taylor, Pete Brown, John O'Leary, John Etheridge, John Marshall
+ SURPRISE GUESTS!
All proceed will go to Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy.
News Item Compiled by: - Stephanie Thorburn.
03.05.05: Cream
have released two new compilation sets comprising their 1960s live,
studio, and BBC recordings:
Gold andI Feel Free -
Ultimate Cream. See our
DISCOGRAPHY
pages for more information.
18.04.05: Sign up
on Cream's official 2005 reunion web site:
www.cream2005.com.
12.02.05:
Management have released an important
NOTICE
regarding the improper sale of Cream tickets.
03.02.05: Tickets
to the Cream Reunion Concerts are now SOLD OUT.
29.01.05: The
Forbes.com website features a video clip concerning Cream's reunion
concerts in May. The clip's narrator, Jim Clash, recently
published a book, To the Limits, featuring his 1997 article
about the supergroup. Click
HERE to watch the video clip and
HERE to access Clash's article.
27.01.05: We've
Been Waiting So Long . . . and it is finally happening.
CREAM WILL REUNITE at London's Royal Albert Hall
for four nights only on 2, 3, 5 and 6 May 2005. That's right:
Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton
are a trio again. Our apologies to the many loyal
readers who endured months of speculation and internet rumours, and
whose questions were left unanswered; word had to wait for the
official announcement today.
Tickets go on sale
Monday 31 January at 9AMLondon time and
are priced at
£50, £75, and £125.Book tickets by phone 24 hours at 0870 143 2208 (hospitality
packages at 020 8682 1616), or online at
www.bookingsdirect.com. No personal callers - telephone
and internet booking only. Traintime's Almost Here.
[Tickets are now SOLD OUT. See managementnotice
regarding improper ticket sales.]
See the
TOURS
page for the Official Press Release.
27.01.05: Stephanie Thorburn's obituary
article for Dick Heckstall-Smith, linked at the news entry
immediately below, will form the basis of an eight-page illustrated
tribute to the late master of the blues saxophone and longtime
friend and collaborator of Jack Bruce. The article will appear
in Issue 24 of Blues Matters.
18.01.05: Stephanie Thorburn has written
some articles and tributes to the late, great Dick Heckstall-Smith
for GrahamBond.net. The first article is an obituary examining
Dick's roots, lifeforce and many musical endeavours. Her
second piece is an extract from some manuscripts she has been
writing from new Heckstall-Smith interview and research material.
Thorburn had the benefit of access to some of Dick's personal
collection and the assistance of his colleagues, so that she might
explore further a number of highly fruitful, yet less well
documented areas in Dick's career. The below tribute article
looks at Dick's achievements and his years with Mainsqueeze.
In conclusion she has brought the reader up to date with the last
significant DH-S album success on 'Blues and Beyond', featuring his
friends including Jack Bruce, John Mayall, Mick Taylor.
Readers may access the articles at the following links:
18.12.04: Dick Heckstall-Smith, the
"King" of British blues saxophone and long-time friend and mentor of
Jack Bruce, passed away last night in a London hospital. See
Jack's Diary for a
personal message and eulogy from Jack. Dick appeared on
numerous recordings with Jack, including the Graham Bond
Organisation albums and Jack's solo records, Things We Like
and Cities of
the Heart. Just months ago Dick published an
autobiography and musical history (see entry below on 26.09.04).
He will be sorely missed.
10.11.04: West, Bruce and Laing's live
album, Live N Kickin, has been reissued on CD.
26.09.04: Dick Heckstall-Smith, the
"King" of British Blues saxophone and a frequent band-member with
Jack, has written a new book, Blowing the Blues, which
includes a CD of ten rare and unreleased tracks. Visit the
Clear View Press
web site for more info.
24.07.04: Several of Jack's early recordings have
been released on CD, though only in Europe. These include Mike
Taylor's Trio,Neil Ardley's Greek Variations,
and several Graham Bond recordings, including Solid Bond.
Interested purchasers in the U.S. can order these albums from Dusty
Groove America in Chicago:
www.dustygroove.com. European purchasers may order from a
variety of sources, including
www.play.com.
20.07.04: Thank you to all of the Friends and Fans
who contributed to the Get Well Guestbook after Jack's successful
liver transplant
surgery last September. Because Jack is in good health and in
good spirits, we have decided to close the Get Well Guestbook.
Those who would like to view past entries to the Guestbook may do so
by clicking
HERE.
28.06.04: Blues Matters! magazine has
release the second part of their interview with Jack Bruce. See
www.bluesmatters.com
forthe full story.
05.03.04: Blues Matters! magazine (www.bluesmatters.com)
issue 18 features a fine review of More Jack Than God.
Assistant Manager Darren Howells has graciously given his permission
to re-print the review here:
"More Jack Than God" is a thought
provoking title is it not? Jack Bruce is back with another
studio effort and it is his finest work in a very long time.
Actually, I think the title is easy enough to understand, he is
saying that this album is all Jack and he is doing an ego check,
he is not a God. The fact that he has Vernon Reid (Living Colour)
playing lead guitar and Bernie Worrell on the Hammond is
definite plus for Bruce. The man always surrounds himself with
the very best. When one of your first gigs was playing with Eric
Clapton, where do you go from there? I think he has chosen his
band mates very well over the years. This album is an utter work
of genius combining rock, blues, jazz and world influences for a
tastefully well-done smorgasbord of music. Even the rehashed "I
Feel Free" and "Politician" sound sparkly new and refreshing.
The best track is the curtain closer "Lost in the City (Jam
Mix)," it is a flat out rockin' progressive-blues-rock workout.
Surely, its one of the best tracks I have ever heard from Bruce.
His voice sounds great, and although it has mellowed with age,
he is a master at enunciating and putting proper emphasis on key
words in a song. Jack Bruce has proven once again (as if he had
to) that he is unequivocally one of the best bass players on
earth, easily in the top five of active recording artists in the
world today...
23.12.03: Jack and his family wish all their friends
and supporters warmest seasons greetings and a happy new year 2004.
To receive so many kind wishes has helped Jack greatly with his
recovery. Jack is at home and he will be cooking Christmas dinner
as always for his family!
01.12.03: The most recent issue of Rolling Stone
Magazine has listed the Cream albums Fresh Cream and
Disraeli Gears among the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time",
at numbers 101 and 112 respectively.
20.11.03: Jack's recordings with Kip Hanrahan are now
available for order online. Titles include Desire Develops an
Edge, Exotica, and All Roads Are Made of Flesh.
See
http://www.musicformovement.com.
14.11.03: Jack is said to appear in a TV Rock & Roll
documentary, Temples of Rock, that will air on the Travel
Channel on Sunday, 30 November from 9:00 to 11:00 PM EST.
See
http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/news/templesofrock.html for details.
16.10.03: After being diagnosed with liver cancer in
summer 2003, Jack Bruce has undergone a successful liver
transplant. Please send Jack your get-well wishes in
JackBruce.com's
Get-Well Guestbook, set up separately from our usual guestbook
specifically for that purpose. For more information, see our
Press Releases
regarding the transplant.
01.09.03: Jack's second record on the Sanctuary
Records label is to be released on 15 September (23 September in the
US). Click HERE
for more information regarding More Jack Than God.
09.07.03: Jack is to make an
appearance at the Scribbler's Picnic in Sterling, Scotland. Jack is
a patron of the musical/family fun day charity event, that raises
funds for the fight against cancer. This year it takes place on
Sunday 20th July at the Stirling Rugby Club. It features around
thirty local bands on mainstage plus eleven hours of music on the
acoustic stage. Jack has volunteered to make a personal appearance
on the day and will be joined by his son Malcolm to do a few songs.
Photos courtesy of John McConnell
09.07.03:
Classic Rock
Productions have just released a DVD of Jack and the Cuicoland
Express performing at 2002's Canterbury Fayre summer music
festival. Click here for details.
27.06.03: Jack's second album with Sanctuary Records
is about to be mastered. Stay tuned for more information.
27.06.03: Eagle Vision has released a DVD called
Supershow, consisting of 17 songs from a two-day 1969 festival
with Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, the MJQ, Colosseum, Stephen Stills,
and others. Jack appears on bass and keyboards on 7 of the songs.
See the upcoming issue of Record Collector for an interview
with Jack about the show.
04.06.03: The new American Clave Records web site,
featuring the latest on Kip Hanrahan, Robbie Ameen, El Negro Horacio
Hernandez, and many others is now available at
http://www.americanclave.com.
27.03.03: The April edition of the UK's Mojo
Magazine has given Five-Star Reviews to the
re-issues of Jack's early solo albums, Songs for a Tailor
and Harmony Row. See the entry below (22.01.03) for the
full schedule of Jack's Universal Records re-releases.
27.03.03: Cream's BBC sessions will
finally be compiled and released on CD. The disc is currently
available in the US, and will be in UK stores by the end of March
2003. It comprises 26 racks, only two of which were previously
released - on the 1988 four-disc Eric Clapton box set,
Crossroads. Four of the tracks are interview segments.
27.03.03: Lord of the Rings fans take heed:
The Bruce-Brown song To Isengard, featured on Jack's first
solo album Songs for a Tailor, has earned mention on the
new Tolkien Music List web site:
www.tolkien-music.com.
19.03.03: Jack is the featured vocalist on an
upcoming releasse of compositions by the late John Cage.
Mode Records will issue The
Works for Piano 5 in the US/Canada in May 2003. Japanese and
European releases will follow shortly. US/Canadian distribution is
through Koch International. To order direct from Mode, visit
http://www.mode.com. Click
here for a .pdf format press release regarding the release.
04.02.03: A new JACK BRUCE Live at the Canterbury
Fayre DVD will be available from Classic Rock Legends in
mid-March of 2003.
22.01.03: The wait for re-releases is Over!
Jack's solo records will be re-released this spring
Universal Records have planned reissues of the following albums in
the UK and in Europe:
7 April 2003: 1. Songs for a Tailor
2. Things We Like
3. Harmony Row
4. Out of the Storm
May 2003:
5. How's Tricks?
6. Jet Set Jewel
7. Jack Bruce and Friends Live at the
Free Trade Hall, Manchester (with
Mick Taylor, Carla Bley, Ronnie Leahy and Bruce Gary.) 8. Compilation Album
Each of the CDs, with the exception of the Free Trade Hall
concert and the compilation, will contain unreleased tracks
or alternate takes as bonus material.
No re-releases have been planned for the U.S.
Should any U.S. fans wish to see these CDs sold in the record
stores, please contact Bill Levenson at Universal Records,
Inc. and let him know your thoughts:
Bill Levenson, Special Projects
Universal Records, Inc.
1325 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6026
Tel: (212) 333-8000
16.12.02: RPM Records have released a new Duffy Power
compilation, Leapers & Sleepers. The double CD features
several tracks of 1960s material recorded with the Graham Bond band:
Jack and old friends John McLaughlin (guitar) and Ginger Baker
(drums).
16.12.02: See
http://www.bluestormmusic.com/jlh.html for an article on the
recent John Lee Hooker tribute album that Jack and Gary Moore
contributed to. Other tracks include performances by Clem Clempson
and Dick Heckstall-Smith. The article, written by Stephanie
Thorburn, was featured in Voodoo. The feature was a
discussion with Producer Pete Brown and musicians such as Dick
Heckstall-Smith on John Lee Hooker and their input into the album.
14.12.02: Jack is featured on the
cover of a recent issue of Discoveries (Issue 175), which
includes an interview. Thanks to Carl Biancucci for this
information.
21.11.02: We are pleased to share with you that one
week after release, Leslie Mandoki's new album SOULMATES
(featuring performances by Jack) has entered the German charts at
position # 40. See
http://www.mandoki.net for more information.
21.11.02: Michael Schenker will not tour with the
LEGENDS OF ROCK. In his place will be Frank Marino.
IMPORTANT NEWS FOR EVERYONE ATTENDING THE LEGENDS OF ROCK
SHOW IN LONDON ON 17TH NOVEMBER: The venue has been changed from
The Brixton Academy to
SHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPIRE, which is at Shepherd's Bush Green,
Shepherd's Bush W12 8TT, London. If you have already purchased
tickets for Brixton, these will automatically be valid for
Shepherd's Bush Empire.
11.10.02: INTERVIEW to be BROADCAST VIA
INTERNET TODAY, 11:20PM UK Time/6:20 New York Time: As part
of the Legends Of Rock UK tour in November (see
www.legends-of-rock.com)
Wolverhampton's Wulfrun Hall will host the performance on 14th
November. Uli Jon Roth is taking part in a radio interview
talking about the creation of the 'Legends Of Rock' concept and its
development into a full-scale tour featuring Jack Bruce, Michael
Schenker and Glenn Hughes, performing classics from Cream,
Deep Purple, UFO, MSG and the Scorpions. The interview will
be broadcast tonight at around 11.20pm (UK time) on 107FM in the
Wolverhampton area, or it can be heard online at www.virginradio107.co.uk.
17.06.02: Jack will soon return to the studio to
record his second album on the
Sanctuary Records label. The album will be on sale by early
spring.
14.05.02: Jack Bruce's June engagements with The
Cuicoland Express at B.B. King's in NY have been rescheduled
for 18 and 19 October 2002. In addtition, Jack will perform solo as
part of an ensemble: A Walk Down Abbey Road (a tribute to
The Beatles) starting this summer. The tour kicks off in Hawaii on
16 June 2002. Jack Bruce & The Cuicoland Express will play
at the Canterbury Festival / UK on 24 August 2002 (online booking at
www.canterburyfayre.com),
followed by Italy and Germany. See Jack's
TOUR SCHEDULE
for more details.
09.02.02: An interview with Jack was published in the
March 2002 issue of VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE, with George Harrison on
the cover. In the same issue was a commentary about Jack in a
monthly column. VINTAGE GUITAR is the oldest, largest, and
most-widely-read of its kind in the world, w/ approx. 85,000 readers
in all 50 of the United States + 31 other countries. Check out their
web site at www.vguitar.com.
30.11.01: Read
Jack's Diary for a
personal message regarding the death of George Harrison.
28.10.01: Burning Airlines records have reissued some
JB and Friends material recorded in the early 1980s. The double-CD
set, Doing This . . .
On Ice!, was released in the UK in September. Willpower,
the Polydor JB compilation CD, has been reissued. In addition,
www.bluestormmusic.com.
are collating a tributute to John Lee Hooker in collaboration with
his family. Jack Bruce and Gary Moore will contribute to the CD.
28.10.01: Jack has appeared on the latest Gov't Mule
CD mentioned below(The Deep End Vol. 1). The official
release date was 9 October.
21.10.01: Correction: Jack and the
Cuicoland Expressare to appear on UK TV BBC2 "Later with Jools
Holland" on Friday 26 October and Sunday 28 October.
07.08.01: Back issues of the Cuicoland Express Jack
Bruce newsletter are now available on the web. Visit
www.users.tpg.com.au/jlorro.
30.07.01: Jack's new album, Shadows in the Air, has
hit #5 on the UK's Jazz & Blues chart. A
TOUR SCHEDULE
is now available, with photos.
29.07.01: The wealth of material
recorded for Gov't Mule's new CD, The Deep End, has been spil
into two volumes. Jack appears on Vol. 1, to be released this
October. Vol. 2 will follow in the spring.
10.07.01: Jack Bruce & the Cuicoland Express are
appearing at the North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague, Holland on
Saturday, July 14.
18.06.01: Jack will appear on the new Gov't Mule CD,
The Deep End, to be released in September 2001. He will sing
and play bass on the song Fool's Moon. Jack is one of many
bass players on the album who fill in for the late Allen Woody.
28.05.01: Jack will play two shows in the UK to
support the release of his new CD, Shadows in the Air. See
TOUR SCHEDULE
for details.
18.04.01: Work on the new Dick Heckstall-Smith CD,
'Blues & Beyond' has been completed. Jack will be featured on the
album, which is due to be released on Blue Storm Music on 19 June.
Pete Brown, who produced the Cd, wrote six lyrics, and sang on one
track, says "I am really pleased with how it has come out. It is
very different. Not a bog standard Brit blues record by any means.
It goes far out...!" Check out the web site for
Blue
Storm Music for more information.
11.04.01: Jack's new album, Shadows In the Air,
is scheduled for release on 9 July, by Sanctuary Records. See
LATEST
RELEASE for track and personnel listing.
01.03.01: Dick Heckstall Smith's upcoming record,
The Godfather of British Blues, will feature Jack Bruce, Ginger
Baker, John Mayall, Paul Jones, Mick Taylor, Peter Green and Clem
Clemson. Pete Brown is producing the record. Check out the web
site for
Blue Storm Music
for more information.
Dick Heckstall Smith and Jack in the studio
25.02.01: The group Network recently recorded a new
album on Wenlock records (wen 016) entitled Highly Committed
Media Players, featuring Larry Coryell on guitar. Jack sang
vocals and played bass on one track: a cover of Hendrix's Manic
Depression. Wenlock records have recently issued the track as a
single. It also appears on the vinyl remix of Highly Committed
Media Players (wen 018) and the compilation album Network in
the Box (wen 022). Highly Committed Media Players will
be issued in the US this spring through DNA. For more info visit
www.networkjazzrock.com.
08.02.01: Jack and Larry Corryel have issued a new CD
single in the UK featuring a classic song: Manic Depression.
08.02.01: Jack was recently in Manhattan sequencing
his new album, All Quiet in Cuicoland (working title), which
will be released before the end of the year (probably within a few
months). Meanwhile, Jack, Andy Summers and Dennis Chambers are on
for a tour of their new band, HotFlash. Details forthcoming.
07.02.01: Backbeat Books (formerly Miller Freeman
Books) have released a book by Chris Welch, titled Cream,
that chronicles the band's two-year transformation of rock. See
www.backbeatbooks.com for
more information. Smiles & Grins, the Jack Bruce
Appreciation Society newsletter, are selling the book for US $19.95
+ $3.50 s/h (US) or $5.00 s/h outside of the US. Check out
www.creativemix.com/jackbruce for more info. A review of the
book will be posted on ROPE LADDER
soon.
06.10.00: Jack has announced the formation of a new
trio: "HotFlash", with Andy Summers of the Police on guitar and
virtuoso Dennis Chambers on drums. (See
JACK'S DIARY
for details.) An album and tour are to follow early next year.
Meanwhile, All Quiet in Cuicoland continues to develop. Jack
plans to finish recording the new solo album in November, with a
little help from some well-known friends.
07.08.00: Balafon Press will publish a new book on
Cream in November for Miller Freeman. The book, titled Cream:
Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker - the Legendary 60s
Supergroup, will feature new interviews
with Jack, Ginger and Pete Brown. Among the several contributing
writers will be Chris Welch, author of Cream: Strange Brew.
29.02.00: Dave Black has organised another Jack Bruce
Internet Broadcast Radio Show for 16 March 2000 at 10AM Central
Daylight Time (1700 to 1900 Greenwich Mean Time) and 6PM to 8PM
(0100 to 0300 Greenwich Mean Time on March 17th). Hard to find
pieces that are representative of Jack's varied career will be
included, as with similar shows in the past. Tune in on 16 March at
http://www.angelfire.com/celeb/jbsupershow2000/. Check
ROPE LADDER in the future for
more details. Dave had this to say about the show: "None of the
tracks played on the show are for sale, except through authorized
agents (e.g. recording companies and other entities that have
financial agreements with Jack), No downloading for re-sale is
authorized, no MP3s are available for download. This is an amateur
labor of love for fans --please help us keep it that way."
17.02.00: Jack has decided not to appear in the
Australian tour of the "Ultimate Rock Symphony". Instead he will
tour Australia with Ringo Starr later in the year 2000. See
JACK'S DIARY
for a personal message from Jack regarding his decision.
27.01.00: During November and December 1999, Jack was
busy recording tracks for a new solo album with the working title
All Quiet in Cuicoland. See
LATEST
RELEASE for photos and details.
22.01.00: Ringo Starr's new triple-CD All Starr
Box Set will include live performances featuring Jack.
Sunshine of Your Love and I Feel Free are included
among other, non-JB tunes on which Jack plays bass and/or sings
backing vocals. The Box Set is scheduled for release on 22
February.
25.10.99: Several album featuring Jack, some old and
some new, have been released: the CD Midnight Daydream is
currently on sale, 2 cuts featuring Jack; a new Gary Husband trio
double CD From the Heart, featuring Jack on the cut Once
I Loved, is available in the UK; and the classic Graham Bond
albums Sound of 65 and There's a Bond Between Us is
available in the UK.
23.09.99: Unfortunately, Miller Freeman Books have
called off the Jeff Berlin/Jim Roberts book about Jack.mentioned
below. Any further news will be liste on this page.
28.08.99:
Renaissace Records
have issued a disc of live material featuring JB ad Friends on their
1981 tour. The disc is titled Cocert Classics - Volume 9.
This version of JB and friends featured Billy Cobham, David Sancious,
and Clem Clempson. The Discography section will soon feature a
descriptive page.
24.06.99: Jack will join Ringo Starr and the Alan
Parsons band for a charity concert in Munich. See our
TOUR SCHEDULE
for details.
25.04.99: Jeff Berlin and Jim Roberts are to
collaborate on a book about Jack, to be published by Miller Freeman
Books and Hal Leonard Corp. The book will include a biography, a
discography, a section on Jack's gear, and a series of bass line
transcriptions by Jeff. Watch the JB NEWS page for
more details.
15.03.99: It's A Curious Life, the debut CD by
English composer and guitarist Anthony Hindson, has just been
released and features Jack singing and playing bass in the company
of such masters as Shankar (double violin), Tony Williams (drums),
Zakir Hussain (tabla), Gary Husband (keyboards/drums), and Scott
Thunes (bass). A unique and extraordinary cutting edge global fusion
album only available on the Internet and only at
http://www.windinhare.com,
where soundclips and more details are available.
23.01.99: Murilo Matthias, the founder and editor of
the electronic Harmony Row e-list, has created a new Jack
Bruce IRC "chat" network. Visit our
FAN CLUBS
page for instructions.
29.12.98: Gary Husband is to release a CD tribute to
the late Tony Williams. Jack is to appear on several tracks.
29.12.98: Jack will be on tour again with Ringo
Starr and the All Starr Band, featuring Joe Walsh, Todd Rudgren,
Gary Brooker, Jack Bruce and Simon Kirke. See our
TOUR SCHEDULE
for dates; more info is available at
http://www.ringotour.com.
07.12.98: Schirmer Books have published a new book
on Cream in their Classic Rock Albums series: Disraeli Gears,
by John Platt. The 172 page book sells for US $14.95 and includes
good interviews with Jack, as well as Baker and Clapton. Though the
book focuses on the making of Cream's second LP, it spans the band's
entire history. Also included is a thorough discussion of Jack and
Ginger's careers prior to Cream. In-depth review to folllow. Visit
http://www.mlr.com/schirmer
for more information.
31.10.98: Jack is scheduled to make recordings for a
new Bruce Cameron - Midnight Daydream CD, along with ex-Hendrix
drummer Mitch Mitchell. Jack will play the bass on at least two
cuts and sing on at least one. The sessions are scheduled for Dec.
1-5, 1998 in Wilmington, NC. USA. Other guest artists on these
historical recordings will be the Band Of Gypsys, Harvey Dalton
Arnold from the Outlaws, Ken Hensley, Michael Bruce and Neal Smith
of Alice Cooper, Bunk Gardner of the Mothers and ANT-BEE. Send any
queries by e-mail to ANT-BEE at
102034.3223@compuserve.com.
08.09.98: Reportedly, a 4CD box set of Graham Bond
recordings (many featuring Jack) is in the works, to be released as
early as October. It will include all of the Columbia singles and B
sides as well as The Sound of 65, There's a Bond Between
Us, Solid Bond and some unreleased live material.
30.08.98: A Live Jack Bruce internet radio show has
been scheduled for Thursday 3 September. You may access the show at
http://wsum.wisc.edu from 4PM to
6PM (1600 to 1800) Central Standard Time (5 hours behind Greenwich
Mean Time), 5PM to 7PM (1700 to 1900) Eastern Standard Time (e.g.,
New York; 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time) , 7AM to 9AM (0700 to
0900) on 4 September in, e.g., Melbourne Australia, 15 hours ahead
of Central Standard Time, or from 10PM to 12AM (2200 to 2400) in,
e.g., London (1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time). Prior
to showtime, please feel free to mail anecdotes, song
requests, and discussion topics toDavid Black at
dsblack@facstaff.wisc.edu.
During the show, send in feedback on how Dave is
doing any ongoing topics you would like addressed, corrections to
what he has said, etc., to
wsumlive@macc.wisc.edu.
30.06.98: Jack Bruce and Friends, featuring Gary
Moore and Gary Husband, are to play three shows this July. See the
TOUR SCHEDULE
for details.
01.05.98: You may visit our
Gallery for a
sneak peek at two photos from Jack's instructional video recording
session at Angel Studios in London. The video, which features Gary
Moore and Gary Husband, was recorded in April and is due for release
sometime soon. Stay tuned for more.
24.04.98: MPI Home Video are scheduled to release a
video of the 30 May 1997 performance by Ringo Starr and the All Star
Band, featuring Jack, on 28 July. The show was recorded in
Detroit, Michegan.
11.04.98: Jack's new release,
Live on the Old Grey
Whistle Test, has been available in the UK for a few weeks, but
has yet to come to the States. Features performances from 1975 and
1981 with Carla Bley, Mick Taylor, Billy Cobham, Clem Clempson,
David Sancious, and others.
10.04.98: The instructional video mentioned below
has been filmed. Gary Moore and Gary Husband joined Jack at Angel
Studios in Islington, London to record the video last week. Stay
tuned for release information.
31.03.98: Jack is to make a bass guitar
instructional video early in April. The video will feature drummer
Gary Husband and guitarist Gary Moore. More information
forthcoming.
20.01.98: Jack is a featured vocalist in Michael
Mantler's "Sort of an Opera" The School of Understanding,
which was released last November on the ECM label.
01.01.98: Ringo Starr, with whom Jack toured during
the summer of 1997, is scheduled to release a new solo album this
spring, on which Jack will appear. In addition, a video of the 30
May 1997 Detroit concert is scheduled to be released by MPI Home
Video sometime early this year. The All Stars will tour Europe from
22 July through 22 August. The tour may end at the Royal Albert
Hall in London. Watch our Tour Schedule page
for details.