Lou Gare | |
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 Gare with Mike Westbrook's Uncommon Orchestra in "A Bigger Show" at the Barnfield Theatre, Exeter, England | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Leslie Arthur Gare |
| Born | 16 June 1939 |
| Origin | Rugby, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 6 October 2017 (aged 78) |
| Genres | Free jazz |
| Instrument | Tenor saxophone |
| Labels | Mainstream |
Leslie Arthur "Lou" Gare[1] (16 June 1939 – 6 October 2017)[2] was a British free-jazz saxophonist born in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, perhaps best known for his works with the improvised music ensemble AMM and playing with musicians such as Eddie Prévost, Mike Westbrook, Cornelius Cardew, Keith Rowe and Sam Richards.[2][3][4]
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 942. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ a b "Lou Gare has died". Thewire.co.uk. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ Adams, Simon (2002). "Gare, Lou". In Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 13. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
- ^ "Lou Gare biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 June 2015.