Nektar

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Nektar
Roye Albrighton with Nektar live in 2007
Background information
Origin	Hamburg, West Germany
Genres	Progressive rock[1][2] space rock[2] jam rock[2]
Years active	1969–1978 1979–1982 2000–2016 2019–present
Labels	Current: On Stage Purple Pyramid[3] Former: Bellaphon United Artists Passport Decca Polydor Ariola Bacillus
Members	Nektar (US-based band) Derek "Mo" Moore Ryche Chlanda Kendall Scott Mick Brockett Randy Dembo New Nektar (Germany-based band) Klaus Henatsch Alexander Hoffmeister Holger Trull Norbert "Panza" Lehmann
Past members	Roye Albrighton Allan "Taff" Freeman Ron Howden Keith Walters Dave Nelson Dave Prater Carmine Rojas Ray Hardwick Larry Fast Tom Hughes Steve Adams Desha Dunnahoe Steve Mattern Peter Pichl Billy Sherwood Tom Fry Lux Vibratus Tommi Schmidt Che Albrighton
Website	nektarband.com nektarsmusic.com

Nektar (German for nectar) is an English progressive rock band formed in Hamburg, West Germany in 1969, by guitarist and lead vocalist Roye Albrighton, keyboardist Allan "Taff" Freeman, bassist Derek "Mo" Moore, and drummer Ron Howden.