Alan Richard James Skidmore (born April 21, 1942 in London) is a tenor saxophonist of jazz and blues music, son of saxophonist Jimmy Skidmore.

Skidmore began his professional career at 16 and early in his career toured with comedian Tony Hancock. In the mid to late 1960s he worked with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Ronnie Scott's group. In the 1970s, he was part of Keith Tippett's jazz fusion bigband project Centipede and worked - among others - with Soft Machine, The Nice, Graham Collier, Brotherhood of Breath, Mike Gibbs, Elton Dean, Kate Bush and Curved Air. In 1973 he co-founded the all-saxophone S.O.S. with John Surman and Mike Osborne.

He has played with many other musicians in blues and jazz, including Chick Corea, Alexis Korner, Georgie Fame, and the Van Morrison band.

Discography

• Call (2004)
• Ubizo (2004)
• After the Rain (1998)
• East To West (1992)
• Tribute To Trane (1988)
• SOS (1975)
• TCB (1970)
• Once Upon A Time (1969)

Notes

External links

• Skidmore's website