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Brian Hopper (born 3 January 1943) is an English guitarist and saxophonist.
Hopper was born in
Virtuality
in the Voiceprint catalogue
If Ever I Am
in the Voiceprint catalogue
a
Calyx, the Canterbury website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hopper, Brian 1943 births Living people People from Whitstable English jazz guitarists English rock guitarists English male guitarists English jazz saxophonists English rock saxophonists British male saxophonists Canterbury scene The Wilde Flowers members 21st-century saxophonists 21st-century British male musicians British male jazz musicians
Brian Hopper (born 3 January 1943) is an English guitarist and saxophonist.
Hopper was born in Whitstable
Whitstable () is a town on the north coast of Kent adjoining the convergence of the Swale Estuary and the Greater Thames Estuary in southeastern England, north of Canterbury and west of Herne Bay. The 2011 Census reported a population of ...
, Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
, England, and is the older brother of the late bassist Hugh Hopper
Hugh Colin Hopper (29 April 1945 – 7 June 2009) was a British progressive rock and jazz fusion bass guitarist. He was a prominent member of the Canterbury scene, as a member of Soft Machine and other bands.
Biography
Early career
Starting in ...
. With Hugh, he was a member in the early Canterbury scene
The Canterbury scene (or Canterbury sound) was a musical scene centred on the town of Canterbury, Kent, England during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Associated with progressive rock, the term describes a loosely-defined, improvisational styl ...
band Wilde Flowers. He also played saxophone on Soft Machine
Soft Machine are a British rock band from Canterbury formed in mid-1966 by Mike Ratledge (keyboards, 1966–1976), Robert Wyatt (drums, vocals, 1966–1971), Kevin Ayers (bass, guitar, vocals, 1966–1968) and Daevid Allen (guitar, 1966–196 ...
's album '' Volume Two'' and co-wrote several tracks on their eponymous debut. The death of two bandmates in the early 1970s discouraged Hopper from pursuing a proper career in music, so he went into agricultural crop protection research and development instead.
Only in the latter part of the 1990s, did Hopper re-emerge as an artist of contemporary as well as historical significance. One of his projects was '' Canterburied Sounds'', a four-CD compilation of archival Canterbury scene recordings from his private collection.
Discography
Filmography
* 2015: '' Romantic Warriors III: Canterbury Tales'' (DVD)References
External links
Virtuality
in the Voiceprint catalogue
If Ever I Am
in the Voiceprint catalogue
a
Calyx, the Canterbury website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hopper, Brian 1943 births Living people People from Whitstable English jazz guitarists English rock guitarists English male guitarists English jazz saxophonists English rock saxophonists British male saxophonists Canterbury scene The Wilde Flowers members 21st-century saxophonists 21st-century British male musicians British male jazz musicians