Bill Bruford Revisited
Bill Bruford's 2002 appearance at Yoshi's Oakland, was sadly his last in the Bay Area. A recent posting on his website noted, "After 41 years of moving the percussive pulse in music and raising people's pulses in general, Bill Bruford has announced his retirement from public performance, effective from January 1st 2009." I am happy to report that Bruford's health is fine and I count myself fortunate to have seen one of his last live performances in Bath, England in 2007. That performance was recorded live and the subject of a previous column reprinted here. Bruford continues to remain quite active however and in March he plans to release his second, eagerly awaited book, "The Autobiography: Yes, King Crimson, Earthworks and More", followed by an album with the piano sextet, Piano Circus". Last May, I attended the 2007 edition of the Bath International Music Festival. In addition to being one of England's most beautiful and arch