Steve Beresford

Born in Wellington, Shropshire, England on March 6, 1950, Steve Beresford is an improvisational multi-instrumentalist who is best known for his work with David Toop, Gavin Bryars, and Brian Eno. Graduating from the University of York, Steve Beresford played a wide array of musical instruments including piano, trumpet, electronics, euphonium, bass guitar, and many toy instruments. While he is closer associated to experimental musical genres, he has also composed for film and television and played with high profile rock and pop bands including Ray Davies, the Flying Lizards, and Frank Chickens. Outside of his solo recordings, he collaborated with many musicians in different groups including Alterations (with David Toop, Terry Day, and Peter Cusack), the Three Pullovers (with Nigel Coombes and Roger Smith), and the Portsmouth Sinfonia (with Gavin Bryars and Brian Eno). Steve Beresford’s catalog consists of many collaborations but he’s also a series of critically acclaimed solo albums including The Bath of Surprise (1980), Avril Brise (1987), Signals for Tea (1995), Fish of the Week (1996), I Shall Become a Bat (2004), and many others. Steve Beresford is also known for his music lectures at the University of Westminster, inspiring a new generation of musicians.

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