Nick Fyffe (born 14 October 1972) is an English
bassist
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, known for being an ex-bassist of English funk group
Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai () are an English funk and acid jazz band from London. Formed in 1992, they are fronted by vocalist Jay Kay, and were prominent in the London-based funk and acid jazz movement of the 1990s. They built on their acid jazz sound in the ...
.
He replaced
Stuart Zender in 1999 with the release of the album ''
Synkronized
''Synkronized'' is the fourth studio album released by English funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai. It was released on 8 June 1999 on Work Group in the United States, and on 14 June 1999 in the United Kingdom under S2 Records. While the group re ...
''. He was in the process of applying to a Jamiroquai tribute band when he got the offer to join Jamiroquai. Fyffe recorded and toured with the band until his departure in 2003.
Since his departure from Jamiroquai, Fyffe has been lecturing at various colleges and playing with the English electronic group
The Shapeshifters
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as well as
blues rock
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band
The Temperance Movement
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,
whose self-titled
first album was released on 16 September 2013. Subsequent albums with The Temperance Movement include
''White Bear'' (2016) and ''
A Deeper Cut'' (2018).
Fyffe regularly takes part in '
The Sunflower Jam
The Sunflower Jam is a British charity registered in England and Wales (1138401) since 2010, founded by Jacky Paice, wife of Deep Purple drummer, Ian Paice. Other high-profile supporters are the actor Jeremy Irons, ex-Jamiroquai bassist Nick Fyffe ...
', an annual live music event intended to raise money to provide
alternative medicine
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in
National Health Service
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hospitals. Since the first event in 2006, he has played alongside
Robert Plant
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,
Deep Purple
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,
Status Quo
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, and
Bruce Dickinson
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.
He is an alumnus from
Chichester College
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Chichester Coll ...
. He is related to the early-20th-century entertainer
Will Fyffe.
In October 2009, Fyffe was picked to join
thenewno2
Thenewno2 (styled as thenewno2) is an English alternative rock band from London. Originally composed of Dhani Harrison and Oliver Hecks, with Harrison playing lead guitar and singing lead vocals, and Hecks playing drums and synthesizer. As of 20 ...
—which includes members
Dhani Harrison
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, the son of
Beatle
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George Harrison
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; Jeremy Faccone; Jonathan Sadoff; and touring drummer
Frank Zummo
Frank C. Zummo is an American musician, best known as the drummer for rock bands Sum 41 and Street Drum Corps.
Career
Zummo is one of the founding members of Street Drum Corps.
Zummo has performed as the drummer for several other bands, both a ...
, who would go on to drum for
Sum 41
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in 2015—on their
US tour with the Australian rock band
Wolfmother
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.
Fyffe played on thenewno2's first album, ''You Are Here'', along with Harrison and fellow founding member Oliver Hecks.
In May 2011, he played a series of concerts with Deep Purple while
Roger Glover
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was on paternity leave.
References
External links
Official siteUnofficial short biography, outdatedThe Sunflower Jam
1972 births
Living people
English male guitarists
Male bass guitarists
People from Reading, Berkshire
Jamiroquai members
21st-century English bass guitarists
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