Jon Hiseman

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Name = Jon Hiseman

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Instrument = Drums
Genre = Rock
Occupation = Musician
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Associated_acts = Colosseum
URL = [http://www.temple-music.com/ temple-music.com]
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Jon Hiseman (born Philip John Hiseman, June 21 1944, Woolwich, London) is an English drummer, recording engineer, record producer and music publisher.

Career

In the mid-1960s Hiseman played in sessions such as the early Arthur Brown single, "Devil's Grip". In 1966 he replaced Ginger Baker in the Graham Bond Organization, and in 1968 he formed the "seminal" [ [http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=3100 SeaOfTranquility.org] ] [ [http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=785 ProgArchives] ] jazz rock/progressive rock band Colosseum. Colosseum split in 1971, and he later formed Colosseum II with Don Airey and Gary Moore in 1975.

In between the two versions of Colosseum, Hiseman formed the band Tempest with Allan Holdsworth, Paul Williams and Colosseum bandmate Mark Clarke. Ollie Halsall joined the band temporarily making the band a quintet but Holdsworth left the group along with Williams, leaving Halsall to handle all guitar and vocal duties.

Hiseman has subsequently played in jazz groups, notably with his wife, saxophonist Barbara Thompson, with whom he has recorded and produced fifteen currently available albums. Andrew Lloyd Webber, searching for a "sound" for an album to feature his brother Julian on cello, stumbled upon Colosseum II by accident and imported the whole band into his "Variations" project, beginning a ten year relationship with Hiseman, whose drumming features on recordings, TV specials and musicals. In 1982 Hiseman built a state-of-the-art recording studio next to his home, and together with the compositional skills of Barbara Thompson produced many recordings for film and television soundtracks. Hiseman is a founding member of the United Jazz and Rock Ensemble, a German-based "Band of Band Leaders".

Partial discography

With Jack Bruce

*"Songs For A Tailor" – (1968)
*"Things We Like" – (1970)

With Colosseum

*"Those Who Are About To Die Salute You" – (1969)
*"Valentyne Suite" – (1969)
*"The Grass Is Greener" – (1970)
*"Daughter of Time" – (1970)
*"Colosseum Live" – (1971)
*"Bread & Circuses" – (1997)
*"Tomorrow's Blues" – (2003)
*"Live05" – (2007)

With Tempest

*"Tempest" – (1973)
*"Living in Fear" – (1974)

With Colosseum II

*"Strange New Flesh" – (1976)
*"Electric Savage" – (1977)
*"War Dance" – (1977)

olo

*"A Night In The Sun" – (1982)
*"About Time Too!" – (1991)

References

External links

* [http://dmme.net/interviews/hiseman.html Nov.2004 interview]