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Bob Downes was born on 22 July, 1937, is a British jazz musician. Discover Bob Downes's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?

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1937

Robert George Downes (born 22 July 1937 in Plymouth ) is an English avant-garde jazz flautist and saxophonist.

1968

He is known for his work with Mike Westbrook and for leading the Open Music Trio since 1968.

Downes is also a composer, arranger, and singer of rock and blues.

In 1968 he formed the Open Music Trio.

The trio has included at bass Paul Bridge, Andrew Cleyndert, Jeff Clyne, Barry Guy, Mark Megiddo, Harry Miller, Glen Moore, Barre Phillips, and Daryl Runswick.

Downes played and recorded with Ray Russell's Rock Workshop and singers Elke Brooks, Alex Harvey, and Julie Driscoll.

1969

His first album was released by Philips Records in 1969.

He was voted best jazz flautist and formed various ensembles.

He started his own record label, Openinan.

He played with the John Barry 7, pop singer Chris Andrews, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, and the Jimmie Nicol Band.

1970

In the 1970s he was a member of Barry Guy's London Jazz Composers Orchestra.

He also played with the Mike Westbrook Band and the Keith Tippett Band.

After moving to Germany in the late 1970s, Downes released several further records, including Solos (c. 1984), an LP of solo flute improvisations (concert, alto and bass).

1972

Downes composed for modern dance with The Royal Ballet, The London Contemporary Dance Theatre (with whom he composed and played live with between 1972 and 1982), Ballet Rambert, Dance Theatre of Harlem, The Royal Canadian Ballet, Australian Dance Company, Miami World Ballet, Komische Oper Berlin, Staatstheater Stuttgart, and Hong Kong Ballet.

He composed for and performed with the Swiss mime group Mummenschanz.

Downes performed at a poetry festivals in Amsterdam, Paris, and Rome with William S. Burroughs, Gregory Corso, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

On Diversions Downes played concert, alto, and Chinese bamboo flutes and tenor sax.

Five of the eight pieces are trios with double bass (Barry Guy and Jeff Clyne) and drums (Denis Smith).

The other three pieces are solos: on "Samurai" Downes played concert and alto flutes into a piano with the sustain pedal pressed down to give a tuned resonance.

2007

In 2007 Diversions was re-released by Vocalion.

Hells Angels has a long big-band piece covering side one of the original LP (subtitled 'A Visit to the Devil'), with a set of trio pieces on side 2.

Downes plays mainly sax on this record (tenor and alto).