Ian Gillan Band

Ian Gillan Band
L-R: Towns, Nauseef, Gillan, Gustafson, Fenwick
L-R: Towns, Nauseef, Gillan, Gustafson, Fenwick
Background information
Also known asShand Grenade
OriginEngland
Genres
Years active1975–1978
LabelsIsland
SpinoffsGillan
Spinoff ofDeep Purple
Past membersIan Gillan
Ray Fenwick
John Gustafson
Mark Nauseef
Mike Moran
Mickey Lee Soule
Colin Towns

The Ian Gillan Band were an English progressive jazz-rock band formed by singer Ian Gillan of Deep Purple in 1975. Their sound is a departure from the heavy metal of Deep Purple by featuring a progressive jazz fusion sound, more similar to bands such as Brand X.