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Centipede

Band, 1970-1971 GB, London
Jazz and Rock

Centipede were an English jazz/progressive rock/big band with more than 50 members, organized and led by the British free jazz pianist Keith Tippett. Formed in 1970, it brought together much of a generation of young British jazz and rock musicians from a number of bands, including Soft Machine, King Crimson, Nucleus and Blossom Toes.Centipede performed several concerts in England, toured France, and recorded a double-album, Septober Energy (produced by Robert Fripp), before disbanding at the end of 1971. They reformed briefly in 1975 to play at a few French jazz festivals.

Members

	Robert Wyatt voc, dr *1945 GB
	Brian Smith ts, fl, ss *1939
	Julie Tippetts voc
	Larry Stabbins sax, ts, ss *1949 GB
	Ian Carr tr, fh 1933-2009 GB
	Keith Tippett p *1947 GB
	Elton Dean as, ep 1945-2006 GB
	Maggie Nicols voc *1948 GB
	Nick Evans tb *1947 GB
	Brian Godding g *1945 GB
	Marc Charig cor *1944 DE
	Karl Jenkins p *1944 GB
	John Marshall dr, perc *1941 GB
	Roy Babbington eb, b *1940 GB
	Alan Skidmore ts, sax *1942 GB
	Dave Markee b GB
	Ian McDonald voc, key *1946 GB
	Gary Windo ts, sax 1941-1992 GB
	Mongezi Feza tr, cor 1945-1975 ZA
	Harry Miller b 1941-1983 ZA
	Jeff Clyne b, eb 1937-2009 GB
	Paul Rutherford tb *1959 GB
	Tim Kramer vc
	Dave Perrottet tb
	Boz Burrell voc, b, eb 1946-2006 GB
	Wilf Gibson vn *1942 GB
	Dave Amis tb
	Mike Hurwitz vc
	Dudu Pukwana as 1938-1990 ZA
	Jill Lyons b
	Colin Kitching vl
	Tony Fennell dr GB
	Channa Salononson vn
	Esther Burgi vn
	Catherine Finnis vc
	Zoot Money voc *1942 GB
	Katherine Thulborn vc GB
	Brian Belshaw voc, b, eb *1944
	Wendy Treacher vn
	John Rees-Jones vc, cb *1948
	Louise Jopling vn
	Mick Collins tr
	Suki Towd vc
	Steve Rowlandson vn
	Philip Saudek vn
	Jan Steel as, fl
	Garth Morton vn
	Mike Patto voc
	John Williams bs, sax
	Carol Slater vn
	Peter Parkes tr
	Dave White bs, cl GB
	Roderick Skeaping vn GB
	Micaela Comberti vn 1952-2003 GB
	John Trusler vn