Jon Hiseman
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Jon Hiseman with Colosseum in Pratteln (Switzerland), 2015
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Philip John Hiseman |
| Born |
21 June 1944 London, England |
| Genres | Blues-rock, jazz fusion, jazz, progressive rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer, recording engineer, music publisher |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Labels | Decca |
| Associated acts | Colosseum, Tempest, Colosseum II, John Mayall, Graham Bond Organisation |
| Website | www |
Philip John "Jon" Hiseman (born 21 June 1944 in Woolwich, London) is an English drummer, recording engineer, record producer and music publisher.
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 Organisation and also played for a brief spell with Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames. He then joined John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers in 1968 playing on the iconic album 'Bare Wires'. In April 1968 he left to form what has been critically claimed as the "seminal" jazz rock/progressive rock band, Colosseum. Colosseum disbanded in November 1971, although Hiseman later formed Colosseum II with Don Airey and Gary Moore in 1975.
Between these 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. This was the start of a ten-year relationship with Hiseman, whose drumming features on recordings, TV specials and musicals.
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