About David Cross
David Cross is an English electric violinist and keyboardist best known for playing with progressive rock band King Crimson from 1972 to 1974.
Cross appeared on the King Crimson studio albums Larks' Tongues in Aspic and Starless and Bible Black , as well as "Providence", a live track on Red , in addition to live albums USA and The Night Watch . Cross also appears on numerous concert recordings from his time in the group that have been released by Robert Fripp's Discipline Global Mobile label in the decades since. Cross was voted out of the group after a 1974 tour. He had withdrawn personally from the other musicians over time, and had expressed frustration as his violin was increasingly overwhelmed by the other instruments during live performances.
After his time with King Crimson, Cross travelled extensively, eventually returning to music through his work in theatre. In 1987 he formed an ensemble called Low Flying Aircraft with Keith Tippett on piano. In 1988, he was invited by keyboardist Geoff Serle to join Radius, with whom he has recorded five studio albums.
Since the late 1980s, Cross has toured and recorded with his own eponymous band . Over a 30 year period, the group has included saxophonist Pete McPhail, guitarists Paul Clark and Peter Claridge, bassists Simon Murrell, John Dillon and Mick Paul, drummers Dan Maurer, Lloyd, Craig Blundell, Pat Garvey, Steve Roberts, and Jack Summerfield, keyboardists Sheila Maloney and Alex Hall, and lead singers Arch Stanton and Jinian Wilde. Former King Crimson musicians Robert Fripp, Pat Mastelotto and John Wetton, as well as former Crimson lyricists Peter Sinfield and Richard Palmer-James have all contributed to Cross's albums.
Prominent session work includes recordings with Clearlight, Jade Warrior and Tony Levin's Stick Men .
Recently, Cross has released a series of duo recordings with Robert Fripp, Andrew Keeling, Andrew Booker , David Jackson and the late Peter Banks , the latter two including a full band.
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