The original Colosseum reunited in 1994, while today’s lineup (after Heckstall-Smith, his sax replacement the brilliant Barbara Thompson who was Jon Hiseman’s wife, and Hiseman himself all sadly passed away) adds Kim Nishikawara on sax, and since Dave Greensalde didn’t want to tour, Nick Steed on keyboards. Hiseman formed Colosseum 2 with synthesist Don Airey (later Strawbs, Rainbow, Jethro Tull, Deep Purple) while the band’s keyboardist formed the self-titled lineup Greenslade – both groups which, even if you haven’t heard them, featured some of the best-known album sleeves in rock history. ![]() ![]() While Colosseum was in large part responsible for the popularity of jazz-rock in the UK, the individual members went on to work more in the progressive rock field. Later including Dave “Clem” Clemson on guitar then Chris Farlowe on vocals, the band lasted until 1971 – a period that saw the first release on the Philips sub-label Vertigo, also featuring Kraftwerk and other more left-field lineups. They formed in 1968 with drummer Jon Hiseman and sax player Dick Heckstall-Smith, adding bassist Tony Reeves (who for years has run an excellent UK studio equipment manufacturer MTR) and Dave Greenslade on keyboards. The history of British blues/rock band Colosseum goes back a long way. ![]() Nick Steed, keyboardist of the pioneering blues/rock band, talks to Mark Jenkins about their latest
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