Andrew Jackman
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Andrew Pryce Jackman was a keyboard player and arranger. He was in The Syn
with bassist Chris Squire
(later of Yes
). Jackman subsequently worked on Squire's solo album Fish Out of Water, on The Steve Howe Album
and on the Yes album Tormato
.
. The Selfs then amalgamated with another north London band, The Syn, led by Steve Nardelli
. Nardelli and Jackman became the main songwriters for The Syn.
Following the demise of The Syn, Nardelli and Jackman continued to work together for a period. Jackman went on to concentrate on doing orchestral and other arrangements for various bands, including Peter Skellern
, The Congregation, Rush
(Power Windows
) and Barclay James Harvest
(string arrangement for "Guitar Blues").
He hooked up again with Squire, providing arrangements and organ on Fish Out of Water and then working with Yes, providing an orchestral arrangement for the Squire-penned "Onward
" on Tormato. He also worked with Yes guitarist Steve Howe
on several occasions.
and Barclay James Harvest
. His brother Jeremy Jackman
sang countertenor
with the King's Singers
for ten years. Their father, Bill Jackman, played clarinet
on "When I'm Sixty-Four
" on The Beatles
' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
.
Andrew's son, Henry Jackman
, also plays keyboards. He played live with Chris Squire in August 2006 and has worked on film scores, including writing the music for the movie "Monsters vs. Aliens
".
The Syn
The Syn are an English band that were active from 1965 to 1967, and then reunited as a progressive rock band in 2004. Chris Welch, in his book, Close to the Edge: The Story of Yes wrote, "The Syn were very similar to Yes in fact...
with bassist Chris Squire
Chris Squire
Christopher Russell Edward "Chris" Squire , is an English musician, known as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist for the progressive rock group Yes. He is the only member of the group to appear on every album.-Before Yes:...
(later of Yes
Yes (band)
Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...
). Jackman subsequently worked on Squire's solo album Fish Out of Water, on The Steve Howe Album
The Steve Howe Album
The Steve Howe Album is the title of Yes guitarist Steve Howe's second solo album. It was released in 1979. The album featured current and former Yes band members.-Side one:# "Pennants" – 4:35...
and on the Yes album Tormato
Tormato
Tormato is the ninth studio album by British progressive rock group Yes. Issued as the follow-up to 1977's acclaimed Going for the One, Tormato received less than charitable reviews upon release and its virtues are still a matter of debate for Yes fans and critics...
.
History
In the mid-1960s, Jackman was the keyboard player in The Selfs with Squire and drummer Martyn AdelmanMartyn Adelman
Martyn J Adelman or Martin, also known as Max Adelman, is a British photographer and former drummer .Adelman learnt to play drums aged 14 and soon formed his first group, The Insteps, also including John Altman. A subsequent band included Peter Knight, later of Steeleye Span.Adelman was at Barnet...
. The Selfs then amalgamated with another north London band, The Syn, led by Steve Nardelli
Steve Nardelli
Steve Nardelli founded The Syn in 1966 with Chris Squire, Andrew Jackman, John Painter and Martyn Adelman. In 1968, Nardelli left The Syn to carve out a business career in the fashion and sports industries before reforming the band in 2003 with Adelman and Peter Banks...
. Nardelli and Jackman became the main songwriters for The Syn.
Following the demise of The Syn, Nardelli and Jackman continued to work together for a period. Jackman went on to concentrate on doing orchestral and other arrangements for various bands, including Peter Skellern
Peter Skellern
Peter Skellern is an English singer-songwriter and pianist.-Career:Skellern attended Derby Grammar School and studied piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He later joined pop groups called 'Harlem' and 'March Hare'...
, The Congregation, Rush
Rush (band)
Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
(Power Windows
Power Windows (album)
Power Windows is the 11th studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1985. Power Windows was the first Rush album to be produced by Peter Collins and the album was recorded at The Manor in England, Air Studios in Montserrat and at Sarm East Studios in London.Power Windows introduced more...
) and Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest are an English progressive rock band. They were founded in Saddleworth, Lancashire, in September 1966 by John Lees, Les Holroyd, Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme , and Mel Pritchard .-History:...
(string arrangement for "Guitar Blues").
He hooked up again with Squire, providing arrangements and organ on Fish Out of Water and then working with Yes, providing an orchestral arrangement for the Squire-penned "Onward
Onward (song)
"Onward" is a song performed by the British band Yes. It is the seventh track on their ninth studio album, Tormato. The writing credit goes to bassist Chris Squire, and it is the only song on the album for which singer Jon Anderson gets no writing credit....
" on Tormato. He also worked with Yes guitarist Steve Howe
Steve Howe (guitarist)
Stephen James "Steve" Howe is an English guitarist, known for his work with the progressive rock group Yes...
on several occasions.
Family
His brother Gregg Jackman is a sound engineer and producer who was has worked with YesYes (band)
Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...
and Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest are an English progressive rock band. They were founded in Saddleworth, Lancashire, in September 1966 by John Lees, Les Holroyd, Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme , and Mel Pritchard .-History:...
. His brother Jeremy Jackman
Jeremy Jackman
Jeremy Jackman is a UK choral director, composer and arranger, and formerly a counter-tenor of the King's Singers.-Biography:Jackman was a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral. He trained at the Royal College of Music and Hull University....
sang countertenor
Countertenor
A countertenor is a male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of a contralto, mezzo-soprano, or a soprano, usually through use of falsetto, or far more rarely than normal, modal voice. A pre-pubescent male who has this ability is called a treble...
with the King's Singers
King's Singers
The King's Singers is a British a cappella vocal ensemble who celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2008. Their name recalls King's College in Cambridge, England, where the group was formed by six choral scholars in 1968. In the United Kingdom, their popularity peaked in the 1970s and early 1980s...
for ten years. Their father, Bill Jackman, played clarinet
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
on "When I'm Sixty-Four
When I'm Sixty-Four
"When I'm Sixty-Four" is a song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and released in 1967 on their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.-Composition:...
" on The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the English rock band The Beatles, released on 1 June 1967 on the Parlophone label and produced by George Martin...
.
Andrew's son, Henry Jackman
Henry Pryce Jackman
Henry Pryce Jackman is a film score composer and keyboard player.-Early life and career:Jackman studied classical music at St...
, also plays keyboards. He played live with Chris Squire in August 2006 and has worked on film scores, including writing the music for the movie "Monsters vs. Aliens
Monsters vs. Aliens
Monsters vs. Aliens is a 2009 American computer-animated 3-D science fiction film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures...
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