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Announcing "UKZ" - the definitive musicians' band, formed by keyboard and electric-violin legend Eddie Jobson. Returning from a self-imposed 27-year retirement from band and touring activity, the reclusive progressive-music pioneer and 'UK' co-founder set out to find the samecaliber of next-generation musicians for the new UKZ project that would equal or surpass the talents of his previous colleagues and
collaborators--an impressive list that includes Frank Zappa, Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford, Phil Collins, John Entwistle, Ian Anderson, Simon
Phillips, Terry Bozzio, Allan Holdsworth, and Tony Levin.



Jobson--who was born and raised in the Durham area of England--has hand-selected a truly international dream-band of virtuosos from around
the world:


Aaron Lippert--a citizen of Belgium, but born and raised in New York--the former lead singer and songwriter for Columbia recording artists
Expanding Man.


Trey Gunn--a Texas native, currently residing in Seattle--a ten-year veteran of King Crimson and the leading exponent of the Warr touch guitar.


Alex Machacek--from Vienna, Austria--an award-winning guitar prodigy and composer. Dont forget to check out his two releases on Abstract Logix.


Marco Minnemann--from Hannover, Germany--a drumming phenomenon of unparalleled virtuosity.


Fittingly, for an international 21st-century band that formed on the internet, the group are working together digitally, exchanging music
and video files electronically from their respective cities. Their self-titled debut album is slated for release in February 2008, and the
"One City World Tour" special-event premier concert will take place on January 25, 2008 in Los Angeles [details to be announced].


Also at the L.A. concert will be the world premier of Tony Levin's "Project Sticks," with stick player Michael Bernier joining Tony, along
with former King Crimson drummer Pat Mastelotto.