Bill Kyle (musician)

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William T. "Bill" Kyle (* 1946 in Dunfermline ; † October 30, 2016 ) was a Scottish jazz and fusion musician ( drums ), promoter and club owner.

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Kyle grew up in Dunfermline and worked in the music scene in Edinburgh and Glasgow. In the early 1970s he founded the fusion band Head, on whose album Blackpool Cool (1977) he can be heard; the band existed until 1981. In his main job he worked at IBM in Greenock as a project management trainer. In 1972 he created the non-profit organization Platform , which coordinated tours of Scottish and foreign jazz groups in the 1970s and 80s. With the support of the Scottish Arts Council , Platform enabled a tour of Don Weller ’s Major Surgery and concerts by the Mahavishnu Orchestra at Kelvin Hall. After leaving IBM, he worked as a freelance trainer and consultant, as well as a supporter of the Scottish Jazz Network (1989–91) and as a promoter of jazz events in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Kyle lived for several years in London and New York City, where he took lessons from Tony Williams in 1980 ; In 2002 he returned to Edinburgh and founded the jazz club The Bridge Jazz Bar, which featured musicians such as Joe Locke , Jeff Tain Watts , Bob Sheppard , Benn Clatworthy , Theo Travis , Viktoria Tolstoy , Buster Williams , Lenny White and Lee Konitz . In December 2002 the club was destroyed in a major fire in the Cowgate district. In mid-2005 he was able to open the successor club The Jazz Bar on Chambers Street with voluntary support . He was involved in recordings of Tommy Smith in 1983 , which he also produced.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Who's Who of British Jazz: 2nd Edition , edited by John Chilton , 2004, p. 207
  2. ^ A b Charles Alexander: Bill Kyle, drummer and Edinburgh jazz club owner, died suddenly on 30 October. November 1, 2016, accessed November 1, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 1, 2016)
personal data
SURNAME Kyle, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kyle, William T.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish jazz musician, promoter and club owner
DATE OF BIRTH 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Dunfermline
DATE OF DEATH October 30, 2016