25.07.08
Jack has agreed to perform the final set of the
two-day Benefit for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in
Raleigh, North Carolina on 19-20 September. Jack will perform with
members of the former John Entwistle Band in tribute to his friend
and fellow bass guitar legend, the late John Entwistle. Visit
rockhallbenefit.com or
see
Rock Hall's press release for more information.
11.07.08
A new interview and profile of Jack is now
available on
azcentral.com.
03.07.08
Jack appears on the cover story of the June 2008
edition of 20th Century Guitar magazine. Watch our newsfeed
for future posting of the article on
the magazine's
website.
29.06.08
The East Anglian Daily Times has
run a
feature story on Jack. The interview includes mention of
several of Jack's upcoming projects.
03.06.08
A new six-CD retrospective of Jack's diverse
career, spanning 1962 - 2003, will be available on 23 June (import
only in the US). The set includes a 68-page book with Jack's
recollections and many photos.
Click here for more
information.
You may now pre-order online for delivery after 23 June.
03.06.08
This past weekend's Sunday Times featured
an excellent interview with Jack about the influence of his bass
playing and his musical legacy.
03.06.08
An interview with Jack at the 2007 Rock & Roll
Fantasy Camp in Las Vegas is now available as a podcast.
Click here to download.
07.05.08
14 May 2008: Happy 65th Birthday, Jack!
26.04.08
Jack will appear in an all-star tribute to Jeff
Healey. Jeff Healey: A Celebration will take place on
Saturday, 3 May at the Sound Academy in Toronto. Funds raised
will be donated to the Daisy's Eye Cancer Fund and to the Healey
Family Trust. Click
here to purchase tickets.
23.04.08
Jack will tour this summer with Hippiefest -
A Concert for Peace & Love, also featuring Eric Burdon and the
Animals, the Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, Badfinger, and Jonathan
Edwards. See our Tour Schedule
and the show's
official web site
for details.
08.04.08
Germany's MPS label plan to
reissue Charles Mariano's jazz classic, Helen 12 Trees,
featuring Jack on bass, drummer John Marshall, Polish
violinist Zbigniew Seifert and ex-Mahavishnu Orchestra keyboardist
Jan Hammer.
05.04.08
Visit our recently-updated
Kane & Girard Galleries.
03.08.08
Jack will perform with the BBC Big Band at
Birmingham Town Hall on 14 November. The concert will feature
music from Jack's solo career, along with Cream classics including
Smiles & Grins, The Consul at Sunset, Spoonful, Deserted Cities of
the Heart, and Sunshine of Your Love. The date is sure to be
special for Jack, revisiting the Town Hall where he gave one of his
first post-Cream concerts in November 1970. Tickets are
available through the box office on 0121 780 3333 or via
www.thsh.co.uk.
25.07.08
Jack has agreed to perform the final set of the
two-day Benefit for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in
Raleigh, North Carolina on 19-20 September. Jack will perform with
members of the former John Entwistle Band in tribute to his friend
and fellow bass guitar legend, the late John Entwistle. Visit
rockhallbenefit.com or
see
Rock Hall's press release for more information.
16.07.08
Automobile enthusiasts look out: Jack Bruce's
Bristol 412 S2 is for sale, and comes with a set of autographed CDs.
Click
here for sales information. Also read Andrew Blow's
news feature on the car. [UPDATE:
Jack's car has been sold. Please do not contact the sales
representative.]

11.07.08
A new interview and profile of Jack is now
available on
azcentral.com.
03.07.08
Jack appears on the cover story of the June 2008
edition of 20th Century Guitar magazine. Watch our newsfeed
for future posting of the article on
the magazine's
website.
29.06.08
The East Anglian Daily Times has
run a
feature story on Jack. The interview includes mention of
several of Jack's upcoming projects.
03.06.08
A new six-CD retrospective of Jack's diverse
career, spanning 1962 - 2003, will be available on 23 June (import
only in the US). The set includes a 68-page book with Jack's
recollections and many photos.
Click here for more
information.
You may now pre-order online for delivery after 23 June.
03.06.08
This past weekend's Sunday Times featured
an excellent interview with Jack about the influence of his bass
playing and his musical legacy.
03.06.08
An interview with Jack at the 2007 Rock & Roll
Fantasy Camp in Las Vegas is now available as a podcast.
Click here to download.
07.05.08
14 May 2008: Happy 65th Birthday, Jack!
26.04.08
Jack will appear in an all-star tribute to Jeff
Healey. Jeff Healey: A Celebration will take place on
Saturday, 3 May at the Sound Academy in Toronto. Funds raised
will be donated to the Daisy's Eye Cancer Fund and to the Healey
Family Trust. Click
here to purchase tickets.
23.04.08
Jack will tour this summer with Hippiefest -
A Concert for Peace & Love, also featuring Eric Burdon and the
Animals, the Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, Badfinger, and Jonathan
Edwards. See our Tour Schedule
and the show's
official web site
for details.
08.04.08
Germany's MPS label plan to
reissue Charles Mariano's jazz classic, Helen 12 Trees,
featuring Jack on bass, drummer John Marshall, Polish
violinist Zbigniew Seifert and ex-Mahavishnu Orchestra keyboardist
Jan Hammer.
05.04.08
Visit our recently-updated
Kane & Girard Galleries.
14.03.08
Jack and Robin Trower's new release
Seven Moons can now
be purchased in shops in the UK and Europe under the Evangeline
Records label.
11.02.08
A new triple-CD set,
Spirit,
will be available in stores on 31 March. Featuring recordings of
live performances on BBC radio and television from 1971-1978.

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10.10.06: The Frankfurt Jazz Festival's
official web site is accessible
HERE.
-
10.10.06: Jack's
DIARY
has been updated with a new entry regarding Bruce Gary.
-
31.08.06: Jack has posted a message in
his online DIARY
regarding the tragic death of Bruce Gary.
-
23.08.06: Drummer
Bruce Gary,
best known for his work with The Knack ("My Sharona"), has lost his
battle with lymphoma. Over the years Bruce and Jack
collaborated on several projects. He can be heard on a number
of Jack's recordings, including
Automatic,
Live on the Old Grey
Whistle Test, Live
'75. He also appears on the DVD
Jack Bruce at
Rockpalast. Bruce was 54 years old.
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19.08.06: Jack is to perform with the
Hessischer Rundfunk Big Band at the "German Jazz Festival
Frankfurt", the oldest currently running jazz festival in the world,
on 26 October, under the title "More Jack Than Blues". More
details are forthcoming.
-
02-04-06: Eagle Rock Entertainment have
released a new DVD edition of Disraeli Gears, including live
footage, interviews and solo performances - including a solo piano
performance of We're Going Wrong by Jack. Order your
copy at
www.eaglerockent.com/eaglerockUSA/. Learn more by clicking
on the image below.



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30.11.05: Jack was interviewed by Bass
Player magazine's Chris Jisi regarding Cream's reunion concerts, and
is featured on the cover of December's issue. The article and
interview are accessible online at
http://www.bassplayer.com/story.asp?storycode=11837.
The paper edition also features transcriptions of some of Jack's
playing.


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19.10.05: Jim Clash of Forbes Magazine
recently interviewed JackBruce.com's Derek Araujo on video about
Cream's reunion tour. Visit the Lifestyle section of
Forbes Online (www.forbes.com/video) by clicking
HERE.
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17.10.05: Jack Bruce will be presented
with the “Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award” along with Ron
Carter on Saturday night Oct. 22 during the Les Paul Tribute concert
at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City. See
www.BassPlayer.com for
details.

Jack receives 2005 Bass
Player
Lifetime Achievement Award
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06.09.05: After much anticipation, Cream
are coming to New York in October! The trio will play three
nights only at Madison Square Garden. Tickets will go
on-sale first to American Express cardmembers through a special
pre-sale, beginning Monday, September 12th at 9am. Tickets can be
purchased via ticketmaster.com and there will be a 4 ticket per
person limit. If tickets remain, they will then go on-sale to
the general public on Monday, September 19, 2005. See our
TOUR SCHEDULE
for details. DVD and CD recordings of the band's Royal Albert
Hall reunion in May are also forthcoming this fall.
-
18.07.05: Forbes Online has released
several photos of Cream's 2005 reunion concerts by Michael Oakes:
http://www.forbes.com/business/2005/05/05/cz_jc_creamslide.html
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02.06.05: CORRECTION:
Rope Ladder to the Moon, Tony Palmer's 1969 documentary on
Jack, is NOT available for general sale. Please do not
e-mail Mr. Palmer with purchase requests. Visit
http://www.tonypalmer.org for more information about Mr.
Palmer's films.
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24.05.05: Les Dudek's album Ghost Town
Parade, featuring Jack, has been reissued on CD by Wounded Bird
Records; keep an eye on
www.Cream2005.com for news regarding the upcoming release in
October of DVD video of Cream's reunion concerts at the Royal Albert
Hall.
-
15.05.05: Several photos of Cream's
Albert Hall reunion concerts may be found at
http://www.handmadewebsites.com/cream/
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03.05.05:
JACK BRUCE, GARY MOORE, GARY HUSBAND & MICK TAYLOR will perform at a
forthcoming tribute concert to the late Dick Heckstall-Smith, titled
'A Story Ended'. This celebration of British jazz, blues and
rock will take place on Monday 6th June at The Astoria, Charing X
Road, London. Doors 6pm-
tickets are £15 adv.
The all star event will be a suitable commemoration celebrating
Dick's life, work and prolific talent. Musicians confirmed to
date include Jack Bruce, Gary Moore, Gary Husband, Colosseum,
Mick Taylor, Pete Brown, John O'Leary, John Etheridge, John Marshall
+ SURPRISE GUESTS!
Please go to
WWW.MEANFIDDLER.COM for booking details.
For further info on this event which will feature Jack Bruce, visit
the new official Dick Heckstall-Smith website:
http://www.heckstall-smith.com/content/tributelondon.htm
All proceed will go to Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy.
News Item Compiled by: - Stephanie Thorburn.
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03.02.05: Tickets
to the Cream Reunion Concerts are now SOLD OUT.
-
29.01.05: The
Forbes.com website features a video clip concerning Cream's reunion
concerts in May. The clip's narrator, Jim Clash, recently
published a book, To the Limits, featuring his 1997 article
about the supergroup. Click
HERE to watch the video clip and
HERE to access Clash's article.
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27.01.05: We've
Been Waiting So Long . . . and it is finally happening.
CREAM WILL REUNITE at London's Royal Albert Hall
for four nights only on 2, 3, 5 and 6 May 2005. That's right:
Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton
are a trio again. Our apologies to the many loyal
readers who endured months of speculation and internet rumours, and
whose questions were left unanswered; word had to wait for the
official announcement today.
Tickets go on sale
Monday 31 January at 9AM London time and
are priced at
£50, £75, and £125.
Book tickets by phone 24 hours at 0870 143 2208 (hospitality
packages at 020 8682 1616), or online at
www.bookingsdirect.com. No personal callers - telephone
and internet booking only. Traintime's Almost Here.
[Tickets are now SOLD OUT. See management
notice
regarding improper ticket sales.]
See the
TOURS
page for the Official Press Release.
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27.01.05: Stephanie Thorburn's obituary
article for Dick Heckstall-Smith, linked at the news entry
immediately below, will form the basis of an eight-page illustrated
tribute to the late master of the blues saxophone and longtime
friend and collaborator of Jack Bruce. The article will appear
in Issue 24 of Blues Matters.
-
18.01.05: Stephanie Thorburn has written
some articles and tributes to the late, great Dick Heckstall-Smith
for GrahamBond.net. The first article is an obituary examining
Dick's roots, lifeforce and many musical endeavours. Her
second piece is an extract from some manuscripts she has been
writing from new Heckstall-Smith interview and research material.
Thorburn had the benefit of access to some of Dick's personal
collection and the assistance of his colleagues, so that she might
explore further a number of highly fruitful, yet less well
documented areas in Dick's career. The below tribute article
looks at Dick's achievements and his years with Mainsqueeze.
In conclusion she has brought the reader up to date with the last
significant DH-S album success on 'Blues and Beyond', featuring his
friends including Jack Bruce, John Mayall, Mick Taylor.
Readers may access the articles at the following links:
http://www.grahambond.net/soulsurvivor.html
http://www.grahambond.net/seventyyears.html
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18.12.04: Dick Heckstall-Smith, the
"King" of British blues saxophone and long-time friend and mentor of
Jack Bruce, passed away last night in a London hospital. See
Jack's Diary for a
personal message and eulogy from Jack. Dick appeared on
numerous recordings with Jack, including the Graham Bond
Organisation albums and Jack's solo records,
Things We Like
and Cities of
the Heart. Just months ago Dick published an
autobiography and musical history (see entry below on 26.09.04).
He will be sorely missed.
-
10.11.04: West, Bruce and Laing's live
album, Live N Kickin, has been reissued on CD.
-
26.10.04: A new Mountain / West Bruce &
Laing tour archive is available at
http://hometown.aol.com/gv0000/Mountain_Tour_Archive.html.
-
26.09.04: Dick Heckstall-Smith, the
"King" of British Blues saxophone and a frequent band-member with
Jack, has written a new book, Blowing the Blues, which
includes a CD of ten rare and unreleased tracks. Visit the
Clear View Press
web site for more info.

- 24.07.04: Several of Jack's early recordings have
been released on CD, though only in Europe. These include Mike
Taylor's Trio, Neil Ardley's Greek Variations,
and several Graham Bond recordings, including Solid Bond.
Interested purchasers in the U.S. can order these albums from Dusty
Groove America in Chicago:
www.dustygroove.com. European purchasers may order from a
variety of sources, including
www.play.com.
- 20.07.04: Thank you to all of the Friends and Fans
who contributed to the Get Well Guestbook after Jack's successful
liver transplant
surgery last September. Because Jack is in good health and in
good spirits, we have decided to close the Get Well Guestbook.
Those who would like to view past entries to the Guestbook may do so
by clicking
HERE.
- 28.06.04: Blues Matters! magazine has
release the second part of their interview with Jack Bruce. See
www.bluesmatters.com
forthe full story.
- 05.03.04: Blues Matters! magazine (www.bluesmatters.com)
issue 18 features a fine review of More Jack Than God.
Assistant Manager Darren Howells has graciously given his permission
to re-print the review here:
"More Jack Than God" is a thought
provoking title is it not? Jack Bruce is back with another
studio effort and it is his finest work in a very long time.
Actually, I think the title is easy enough to understand, he is
saying that this album is all Jack and he is doing an ego check,
he is not a God. The fact that he has Vernon Reid (Living Colour)
playing lead guitar and Bernie Worrell on the Hammond is
definite plus for Bruce. The man always surrounds himself with
the very best. When one of your first gigs was playing with Eric
Clapton, where do you go from there? I think he has chosen his
band mates very well over the years. This album is an utter work
of genius combining rock, blues, jazz and world influences for a
tastefully well-done smorgasbord of music. Even the rehashed "I
Feel Free" and "Politician" sound sparkly new and refreshing.
The best track is the curtain closer "Lost in the City (Jam
Mix)," it is a flat out rockin' progressive-blues-rock workout.
Surely, its one of the best tracks I have ever heard from Bruce.
His voice sounds great, and although it has mellowed with age,
he is a master at enunciating and putting proper emphasis on key
words in a song. Jack Bruce has proven once again (as if he had
to) that he is unequivocally one of the best bass players on
earth, easily in the top five of active recording artists in the
world today...
© Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck
- 23.12.03: Jack and his family wish all their friends
and supporters warmest seasons greetings and a happy new year 2004.
To receive so many kind wishes has helped Jack greatly with his
recovery. Jack is at home and he will be cooking Christmas dinner
as always for his family!
- 01.12.03: The most recent issue of Rolling Stone
Magazine has listed the Cream albums Fresh Cream and
Disraeli Gears among the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time",
at numbers 101 and 112 respectively.
- 20.11.03: Jack's recordings with Kip Hanrahan are now
available for order online. Titles include Desire Develops an
Edge, Exotica, and All Roads Are Made of Flesh.
See
http://www.musicformovement.com.
- 14.11.03: Jack is said to appear in a TV Rock & Roll
documentary, Temples of Rock, that will air on the Travel
Channel on Sunday, 30 November from 9:00 to 11:00 PM EST.
See
http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/news/templesofrock.html for details.
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- 16.10.03: After being diagnosed with liver cancer in
summer 2003, Jack Bruce has undergone a successful liver
transplant. Please send Jack your get-well wishes in
JackBruce.com's
Get-Well Guestbook, set up separately from our usual guestbook
specifically for that purpose. For more information, see our
Press Releases
regarding the transplant.
- 01.09.03: Jack's second record on the Sanctuary
Records label is to be released on 15 September (23 September in the
US). Click HERE
for more information regarding More Jack Than God.
- 09.07.03: Jack is to make an
appearance at the Scribbler's Picnic in Sterling, Scotland. Jack is
a patron of the musical/family fun day charity event, that raises
funds for the fight against cancer. This year it takes place on
Sunday 20th July at the Stirling Rugby Club. It features around
thirty local bands on mainstage plus eleven hours of music on the
acoustic stage. Jack has volunteered to make a personal appearance
on the day and will be joined by his son Malcolm to do a few songs.
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- 09.07.03:
Classic Rock
Productions have just released a DVD of Jack and the Cuicoland
Express performing at 2002's Canterbury Fayre summer music
festival. Click here for details.

- 27.06.03: Jack's second album with Sanctuary Records
is about to be mastered. Stay tuned for more information.
- 27.06.03: Eagle Vision has released a DVD called
Supershow, consisting of 17 songs from a two-day 1969 festival
with Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, the MJQ, Colosseum, Stephen Stills,
and others. Jack appears on bass and keyboards on 7 of the songs.
See the upcoming issue of Record Collector for an interview
with Jack about the show.

- 27.03.03: The April edition of the UK's Mojo
Magazine has given Five-Star Reviews to the
re-issues of Jack's early solo albums, Songs for a Tailor
and Harmony Row. See the entry below (22.01.03) for the
full schedule of Jack's Universal Records re-releases.
- 27.03.03: Cream's BBC sessions will
finally be compiled and released on CD. The disc is currently
available in the US, and will be in UK stores by the end of March
2003. It comprises 26 racks, only two of which were previously
released - on the 1988 four-disc Eric Clapton box set,
Crossroads. Four of the tracks are interview segments.
- 27.03.03: Lord of the Rings fans take heed:
The Bruce-Brown song To Isengard, featured on Jack's first
solo album Songs for a Tailor, has earned mention on the
new Tolkien Music List web site:
www.tolkien-music.com.
- 19.03.03: Jack is the featured vocalist on an
upcoming releasse of compositions by the late John Cage.
Mode Records will issue The
Works for Piano 5 in the US/Canada in May 2003. Japanese and
European releases will follow shortly. US/Canadian distribution is
through Koch International. To order direct from Mode, visit
http://www.mode.com. Click
here for a .pdf format press release regarding the release.

- 04.02.03: A new JACK BRUCE Live at the Canterbury
Fayre DVD will be available from Classic Rock Legends in
mid-March of 2003.
- 22.01.03: The wait for re-releases is Over!
Jack's solo records will be re-released this spring
Universal Records have planned reissues of the following albums in
the UK and in Europe:
7 April 2003:
1. Songs for a Tailor
2. Things We Like
3. Harmony Row
4. Out of the Storm
May 2003:
5. How's Tricks?
6. Jet Set Jewel
7. Jack Bruce and Friends Live at the
Free Trade Hall, Manchester
(with
Mick Taylor, Carla Bley, Ronnie Leahy and Bruce Gary.)
8. Compilation Album
Each of the CDs, with the exception of the Free Trade Hall
concert and the compilation, will contain unreleased tracks
or alternate takes as bonus material.
No re-releases have been planned for the U.S.
Should any U.S. fans wish to see these CDs sold in the record
stores, please contact Bill Levenson at Universal Records,
Inc. and let him know your thoughts:
Bill Levenson, Special Projects
Universal Records, Inc.
1325 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6026Tel: (212) 333-8000
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- 16.12.02: RPM Records have released a new Duffy Power
compilation, Leapers & Sleepers. The double CD features
several tracks of 1960s material recorded with the Graham Bond band:
Jack and old friends John McLaughlin (guitar) and Ginger Baker
(drums).
- 16.12.02: See
http://www.bluestormmusic.com/jlh.html for an article on the
recent John Lee Hooker tribute album that Jack and Gary Moore
contributed to. Other tracks include performances by Clem Clempson
and Dick Heckstall-Smith. The article, written by Stephanie
Thorburn, was featured in Voodoo. The feature was a
discussion with Producer Pete Brown and musicians such as Dick
Heckstall-Smith on John Lee Hooker and their input into the album.
- 14.12.02: Jack is featured on the
cover of a recent issue of Discoveries (Issue 175), which
includes an interview. Thanks to Carl Biancucci for this
information.
- 21.11.02: We are pleased to share with you that one
week after release, Leslie Mandoki's new album SOULMATES
(featuring performances by Jack) has entered the German charts at
position # 40. See
http://www.mandoki.net for more information.
- 21.11.02: Michael Schenker will not tour with the
LEGENDS OF ROCK. In his place will be Frank Marino.
- IMPORTANT NEWS FOR EVERYONE ATTENDING THE LEGENDS OF ROCK
SHOW IN LONDON ON 17TH NOVEMBER: The venue has been changed from
The Brixton Academy to
SHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPIRE, which is at Shepherd's Bush Green,
Shepherd's Bush W12 8TT, London. If you have already purchased
tickets for Brixton, these will automatically be valid for
Shepherd's Bush Empire.
- 11.10.02: INTERVIEW to be BROADCAST VIA
INTERNET TODAY, 11:20PM UK Time/6:20 New York Time: As part
of the Legends Of Rock UK tour in November (see
www.legends-of-rock.com)
Wolverhampton's Wulfrun Hall will host the performance on 14th
November. Uli Jon Roth is taking part in a radio interview
talking about the creation of the 'Legends Of Rock' concept and its
development into a full-scale tour featuring Jack Bruce, Michael
Schenker and Glenn Hughes, performing classics from Cream,
Deep Purple, UFO, MSG and the Scorpions. The interview will
be broadcast tonight at around 11.20pm (UK time) on 107FM in the
Wolverhampton area, or it can be heard online at
www.virginradio107.co.uk.
- 17.06.02: Jack will soon return to the studio to
record his second album on the
Sanctuary Records label. The album will be on sale by early
spring.
- 14.05.02: Jack Bruce's June engagements with The
Cuicoland Express at B.B. King's in NY have been rescheduled
for 18 and 19 October 2002. In addtition, Jack will perform solo as
part of an ensemble: A Walk Down Abbey Road (a tribute to
The Beatles) starting this summer. The tour kicks off in Hawaii on
16 June 2002. Jack Bruce & The Cuicoland Express will play
at the Canterbury Festival / UK on 24 August 2002 (online booking at
www.canterburyfayre.com),
followed by Italy and Germany. See Jack's
TOUR SCHEDULE
for more details.
- 09.02.02: An interview with Jack was published in the
March 2002 issue of VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE, with George Harrison on
the cover. In the same issue was a commentary about Jack in a
monthly column. VINTAGE GUITAR is the oldest, largest, and
most-widely-read of its kind in the world, w/ approx. 85,000 readers
in all 50 of the United States + 31 other countries. Check out their
web site at www.vguitar.com.
- 30.11.01: Read
Jack's Diary for a
personal message regarding the death of George Harrison.
- 28.10.01: Burning Airlines records have reissued some
JB and Friends material recorded in the early 1980s. The double-CD
set, Doing This . . .
On Ice!, was released in the UK in September.
Willpower,
the Polydor JB compilation CD, has been reissued. In addition,
www.bluestormmusic.com.
are collating a tributute to John Lee Hooker in collaboration with
his family. Jack Bruce and Gary Moore will contribute to the CD.
- 28.10.01: Jack has appeared on the latest Gov't Mule
CD mentioned below(The Deep End Vol. 1). The official
release date was 9 October.
- 21.10.01: Correction: Jack and the
Cuicoland Expressare to appear on UK TV BBC2 "Later with Jools
Holland" on Friday 26 October and Sunday 28 October.

- 30.07.01: Jack's new album, Shadows in the Air, has
hit #5 on the UK's Jazz & Blues chart. A
TOUR SCHEDULE
is now available, with photos.
- 29.07.01: The wealth of material
recorded for Gov't Mule's new CD, The Deep End, has been spil
into two volumes. Jack appears on Vol. 1, to be released this
October. Vol. 2 will follow in the spring.
- 10.07.01: Jack Bruce & the Cuicoland Express are
appearing at the North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague, Holland on
Saturday, July 14.
- 18.06.01: Jack will appear on the new Gov't Mule CD,
The Deep End, to be released in September 2001. He will sing
and play bass on the song Fool's Moon. Jack is one of many
bass players on the album who fill in for the late Allen Woody.
- 18.04.01: Work on the new Dick Heckstall-Smith CD,
'Blues & Beyond' has been completed. Jack will be featured on the
album, which is due to be released on Blue Storm Music on 19 June.
Pete Brown, who produced the Cd, wrote six lyrics, and sang on one
track, says "I am really pleased with how it has come out. It is
very different. Not a bog standard Brit blues record by any means.
It goes far out...!" Check out the web site for
Blue
Storm Music for more information.
- 11.04.01: Jack's new album, Shadows In the Air,
is scheduled for release on 9 July, by Sanctuary Records. See
LATEST
RELEASE for track and personnel listing.
- 01.03.01: Dick Heckstall Smith's upcoming record,
The Godfather of British Blues, will feature Jack Bruce, Ginger
Baker, John Mayall, Paul Jones, Mick Taylor, Peter Green and Clem
Clemson. Pete Brown is producing the record. Check out the web
site for
Blue Storm Music
for more information.

Dick Heckstall Smith and Jack in the studio
- 25.02.01: The group Network recently recorded a new
album on Wenlock records (wen 016) entitled Highly Committed
Media Players, featuring Larry Coryell on guitar. Jack sang
vocals and played bass on one track: a cover of Hendrix's Manic
Depression. Wenlock records have recently issued the track as a
single. It also appears on the vinyl remix of Highly Committed
Media Players (wen 018) and the compilation album Network in
the Box (wen 022). Highly Committed Media Players will
be issued in the US this spring through DNA. For more info visit
www.networkjazzrock.com.
- 08.02.01: Jack and Larry Corryel have issued a new CD
single in the UK featuring a classic song: Manic Depression.
- 08.02.01: Jack was recently in Manhattan sequencing
his new album, All Quiet in Cuicoland (working title), which
will be released before the end of the year (probably within a few
months). Meanwhile, Jack, Andy Summers and Dennis Chambers are on
for a tour of their new band, HotFlash. Details forthcoming.
- 07.02.01: Backbeat Books (formerly Miller Freeman
Books) have released a book by Chris Welch, titled Cream,
that chronicles the band's two-year transformation of rock. See
www.backbeatbooks.com for
more information. Smiles & Grins, the Jack Bruce
Appreciation Society newsletter, are selling the book for US $19.95
+ $3.50 s/h (US) or $5.00 s/h outside of the US. Check out
www.creativemix.com/jackbruce for more info. A review of the
book will be posted on ROPE LADDER
soon.

- 06.10.00: Jack has announced the formation of a new
trio: "HotFlash", with Andy Summers of the Police on guitar and
virtuoso Dennis Chambers on drums. (See
JACK'S DIARY
for details.) An album and tour are to follow early next year.
Meanwhile, All Quiet in Cuicoland continues to develop. Jack
plans to finish recording the new solo album in November, with a
little help from some well-known friends.
- 07.08.00: Balafon Press will publish a new book on
Cream in November for Miller Freeman. The book, titled Cream:
Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker - the Legendary 60s
Supergroup, will feature new interviews
with Jack, Ginger and Pete Brown. Among the several contributing
writers will be Chris Welch, author of Cream: Strange Brew.
- 29.02.00: Dave Black has organised another Jack Bruce
Internet Broadcast Radio Show for 16 March 2000 at 10AM Central
Daylight Time (1700 to 1900 Greenwich Mean Time) and 6PM to 8PM
(0100 to 0300 Greenwich Mean Time on March 17th). Hard to find
pieces that are representative of Jack's varied career will be
included, as with similar shows in the past. Tune in on 16 March at
http://www.angelfire.com/celeb/jbsupershow2000/. Check
ROPE LADDER in the future for
more details. Dave had this to say about the show: "None of the
tracks played on the show are for sale, except through authorized
agents (e.g. recording companies and other entities that have
financial agreements with Jack), No downloading for re-sale is
authorized, no MP3s are available for download. This is an amateur
labor of love for fans --please help us keep it that way."
- 17.02.00: Jack has decided not to appear in the
Australian tour of the "Ultimate Rock Symphony". Instead he will
tour Australia with Ringo Starr later in the year 2000. See
JACK'S DIARY
for a personal message from Jack regarding his decision.
- 27.01.00: During November and December 1999, Jack was
busy recording tracks for a new solo album with the working title
All Quiet in Cuicoland. See
LATEST
RELEASE for photos and details.
- 22.01.00: Ringo Starr's new triple-CD All Starr
Box Set will include live performances featuring Jack.
Sunshine of Your Love and I Feel Free are included
among other, non-JB tunes on which Jack plays bass and/or sings
backing vocals. The Box Set is scheduled for release on 22
February.
- 25.10.99: Several album featuring Jack, some old and
some new, have been released: the CD Midnight Daydream is
currently on sale, 2 cuts featuring Jack; a new Gary Husband trio
double CD From the Heart, featuring Jack on the cut Once
I Loved, is available in the UK; and the classic Graham Bond
albums Sound of 65 and There's a Bond Between Us is
available in the UK.
- 23.09.99: Unfortunately, Miller Freeman Books have
called off the Jeff Berlin/Jim Roberts book about Jack.mentioned
below. Any further news will be liste on this page.
- 28.08.99:
Renaissace Records
have issued a disc of live material featuring JB ad Friends on their
1981 tour. The disc is titled Cocert Classics - Volume 9.
This version of JB and friends featured Billy Cobham, David Sancious,
and Clem Clempson. The Discography section will soon feature a
descriptive page.
- 24.06.99: Jack will join Ringo Starr and the Alan
Parsons band for a charity concert in Munich. See our
TOUR SCHEDULE
for details.
- 25.04.99: Jeff Berlin and Jim Roberts are to
collaborate on a book about Jack, to be published by Miller Freeman
Books and Hal Leonard Corp. The book will include a biography, a
discography, a section on Jack's gear, and a series of bass line
transcriptions by Jeff. Watch the JB NEWS page for
more details.
- 15.03.99: It's A Curious Life, the debut CD by
English composer and guitarist Anthony Hindson, has just been
released and features Jack singing and playing bass in the company
of such masters as Shankar (double violin), Tony Williams (drums),
Zakir Hussain (tabla), Gary Husband (keyboards/drums), and Scott
Thunes (bass). A unique and extraordinary cutting edge global fusion
album only available on the Internet and only at
http://www.windinhare.com,
where soundclips and more details are available.
- 23.01.99: Murilo Matthias, the founder and editor of
the electronic Harmony Row e-list, has created a new Jack
Bruce IRC "chat" network. Visit our
FAN CLUBS
page for instructions.
- 29.12.98: Gary Husband is to release a CD tribute to
the late Tony Williams. Jack is to appear on several tracks.
- 29.12.98: Jack will be on tour again with Ringo
Starr and the All Starr Band, featuring Joe Walsh, Todd Rudgren,
Gary Brooker, Jack Bruce and Simon Kirke. See our
TOUR SCHEDULE
for dates; more info is available at
http://www.ringotour.com.
- 07.12.98: Schirmer Books have published a new book
on Cream in their Classic Rock Albums series: Disraeli Gears,
by John Platt. The 172 page book sells for US $14.95 and includes
good interviews with Jack, as well as Baker and Clapton. Though the
book focuses on the making of Cream's second LP, it spans the band's
entire history. Also included is a thorough discussion of Jack and
Ginger's careers prior to Cream. In-depth review to folllow. Visit
http://www.mlr.com/schirmer
for more information.
- 31.10.98: Jack is scheduled to make recordings for a
new Bruce Cameron - Midnight Daydream CD, along with ex-Hendrix
drummer Mitch Mitchell. Jack will play the bass on at least two
cuts and sing on at least one. The sessions are scheduled for Dec.
1-5, 1998 in Wilmington, NC. USA. Other guest artists on these
historical recordings will be the Band Of Gypsys, Harvey Dalton
Arnold from the Outlaws, Ken Hensley, Michael Bruce and Neal Smith
of Alice Cooper, Bunk Gardner of the Mothers and ANT-BEE. Send any
queries by e-mail to ANT-BEE at
102034.3223@compuserve.com.
- 08.09.98: Reportedly, a 4CD box set of Graham Bond
recordings (many featuring Jack) is in the works, to be released as
early as October. It will include all of the Columbia singles and B
sides as well as The Sound of 65, There's a Bond Between
Us, Solid Bond and some unreleased live material.
- 30.08.98: A Live Jack Bruce internet radio show has
been scheduled for Thursday 3 September. You may access the show at
http://wsum.wisc.edu from 4PM to
6PM (1600 to 1800) Central Standard Time (5 hours behind Greenwich
Mean Time), 5PM to 7PM (1700 to 1900) Eastern Standard Time (e.g.,
New York; 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time) , 7AM to 9AM (0700 to
0900) on 4 September in, e.g., Melbourne Australia, 15 hours ahead
of Central Standard Time, or from 10PM to 12AM (2200 to 2400) in,
e.g., London (1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time). Prior
to showtime, please feel free to mail anecdotes, song
requests, and discussion topics toDavid Black at
dsblack@facstaff.wisc.edu.
During the show, send in feedback on how Dave is
doing any ongoing topics you would like addressed, corrections to
what he has said, etc., to
wsumlive@macc.wisc.edu.
- 30.06.98: Jack Bruce and Friends, featuring Gary
Moore and Gary Husband, are to play three shows this July. See the
TOUR SCHEDULE
for details.
- 01.05.98: You may visit our
Gallery for a
sneak peek at two photos from Jack's instructional video recording
session at Angel Studios in London. The video, which features Gary
Moore and Gary Husband, was recorded in April and is due for release
sometime soon. Stay tuned for more.
- 24.04.98: MPI Home Video are scheduled to release a
video of the 30 May 1997 performance by Ringo Starr and the All Star
Band, featuring Jack, on 28 July. The show was recorded in
Detroit, Michegan.
- 11.04.98: Jack's new release,
Live on the Old Grey
Whistle Test, has been available in the UK for a few weeks, but
has yet to come to the States. Features performances from 1975 and
1981 with Carla Bley, Mick Taylor, Billy Cobham, Clem Clempson,
David Sancious, and others.
- 10.04.98: The instructional video mentioned below
has been filmed. Gary Moore and Gary Husband joined Jack at Angel
Studios in Islington, London to record the video last week. Stay
tuned for release information.
- 31.03.98: Jack is to make a bass guitar
instructional video early in April. The video will feature drummer
Gary Husband and guitarist Gary Moore. More information
forthcoming.
- 20.01.98: Jack is a featured vocalist in Michael
Mantler's "Sort of an Opera" The School of Understanding,
which was released last November on the ECM label.
- 01.01.98: Ringo Starr, with whom Jack toured during
the summer of 1997, is scheduled to release a new solo album this
spring, on which Jack will appear. In addition, a video of the 30
May 1997 Detroit concert is scheduled to be released by MPI Home
Video sometime early this year. The All Stars will tour Europe from
22 July through 22 August. The tour may end at the Royal Albert
Hall in London. Watch our Tour Schedule page
for details.