Joseph Holbrooke were a musical trio in the United Kingdom (particularly in and around

Sheffield Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...

) in the 1960s and briefly re-formed in 1998. The group consisted of Derek Bailey (guitar),

Gavin Bryars Richard Gavin Bryars (; born 16 January 1943) is an English composer and double bassist. He has worked in jazz, free improvisation, minimalism, historicism, avant-garde, and experimental music. Early life and career Born on 16 January 1943 in ...

(double bass) and

Tony Oxley Tony Oxley (born 15 June 1938) is an English free improvising drummer and one of the founders of Incus Records. Biography Oxley was born in Sheffield, England. A self-taught pianist by the age of eight, he first began playing the drums at s ...

(drums). The group was named in honour of the English composer Joseph Charles Holbrooke.

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Gavin Bryars on why the trio re-formedAll About Jazz album review (2006)
English jazz ensembles Incus Records artists {{UK-band-stub