Allan Holdsworth
Jazzjazz fusionprogressive jazzvirtuosic instrumentalelectric jazz guitar pioneer
Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 16 April 2017) was a British guitarist and composer. He released twelve studio albums as a solo artist and played a variety of musical styles spanning a period of more than four decades, but is best known for his work in jazz fusion. Holdsworth is noted for his advanced knowledge of music, through which he incorporated a vast array of complex chord progressions and intricate solos; the latter comprising myriad scale forms often derived from those such as the diminished
Influenced by: John McLaughlin, Joe Satriani, Jean-Luc Ponty, Chick Corea
- Active:
- 1970-2017
- Scene:
- British jazz fusion
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