David Jackson (rock musician)

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David Nicholas George Jackson (born 15 April 1947 in Stamford, Lincolnshire) nicknamed Jaxon, is a British progressive rock saxophonist, flautist, and composer. He is best known for his work with the band Van der Graaf Generator, of which he was a member for most of the 1970s and for their 2005 reunion. In September 2006, however, it was announced that VdGG would be continuing without Jackson. In a statement released in March 2007, VdGG's leader Peter Hammill stated that the reason for Jackson's departure from the band was that he "seemed to have difficulty in understanding what we had mutually agreed and that he was struggling to make the leap of faith which being in this group has always involved. This put him into conflict with us as a unit and as individuals." [1]

In addition to his work in Van der Graaf Generator, Jackson has collaborated with other musicians (frequently with other members of Van der Graaf Generator, as on The Long Hello project). Jackson attended the University of Dundee and has worked as a mathematics teacher for primary students in the UK. He has also worked with physically and mentally disabled people, enabling them to make music through the use of a technology known as Soundbeam.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 Solo 1.2 DVD 1.3 Collaborations 2 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Solo

• Savages (cassette) (1990)
• Hazard Dream Sequence (EP) (1991)
• Tonewall Stands (1992)
• Fractal Bridge (1996)

[edit] DVD

• Guastalla - Live Tonewall & Soundbeam (2003)

[edit] Collaborations

• The Long Hello (Hugh Banton, Guy Evans, David Jackson) (1973)
• Come Un Vecchio Incensiere All'alba Di Un Villaggio Deserto (with Alan Sorrenti) (1973)
• Dinner At The Ritz (with City Boy) (1976)
• The Long Hello Volume Two (Nic Potter, Guy Evans) (1981)
• The Long Hello Volume Three (David Jackson, Guy Evans) (1982)
• The Long Hello Volume Four (David Jackson, Guy Evans, Life of Riley) (1983)
• six singles with Jakko Jakszyk (1982-1984)
• Sarah Jane Morris (with Sarah Jane Morris) (1988)
• Spaced Out (with Magic Mushroom Band) (1991)
• The Single (Grand Opening Song / Minutes Of Peace) (cassette single with the Wildridings Primary School Choir) (1991)
• Eye Of The Angel (with Astralasia)
• DemocraZy (with Judge Smith) (1991)
• The House That Cried (choral work, live with Judge Smith) (premiere 1993)
• Curly's Airships (with Judge Smith) (2000)
• Beams & Bells: Live at the QEH (live with Treloar School & Ballard School) (2001)
• A to Z Healthy Choices (with St. John's CE (Aided) Primary School) (2003)
• Batteries Included (live with René van Commenée) (2003)
• The Music That Died Alone (with The Tangent) (2003)
• Re-Collage (with Tony Pagliuca and Massimo Donà Quintet) (2004)
• Lycanthrope (with Mangala Vallis) (2005)
• Twinkle (stage musical with Judge Smith) (premiere 11 July 2007)
• The Courting Ground (with Dorie Jackson) (2007)
• The Light Of The World/I Don't Know What I'm Doing single with The Tribal Elders (2007)
• Distress Signal Code (with Stelios Romaliadis [Lüüp]) (2008)

[edit] External links

• Jaxon Tonewall site
• Van der Graaf Generator fan site