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''Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 15 April 2017)[1] was a British jazz fusion and progressive rock guitarist, violinist and composer.'' | '''Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 15 April 2017)[1] was a British jazz fusion and progressive rock guitarist, violinist and composer.''' | ||
It is objectively true that Allan was a guitarist, violinist and composer. The violin playing was a side project, however. Allan's last known public performance on the violin was on "Temporary Fault" from the I.O.U. album. Describing him as a jazz fusion and progressive rock guitarist is a subjective statement though. While it is true that many applied the label to him, Allan never described his own music as either "jazz fusion" or "progressive rock". He actively objected to the term fusion. For example, he told Anil Prasad in 1993: | It is objectively true that Allan was a guitarist, violinist and composer. The violin playing was a side project, however. Allan's last known public performance on the violin was on "Temporary Fault" from the I.O.U. album. Describing him as a jazz fusion and progressive rock guitarist is a subjective statement though. While it is true that many applied the label to him, Allan never described his own music as either "jazz fusion" or "progressive rock". He actively objected to the term fusion. For example, he told Anil Prasad in 1993: | ||
