Colosseum (band)

Colosseum are an English jazz rock band, mixing blues, rock and jazz-based improvisation. Colin Larkin wrote that "the commercial acceptance of jazz rock in the UK" was mainly due to the band.[2] Between 1975 and 1978 a separate band Colosseum II existed playing progressive rock.

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Colosseum
Colosseum in 2010
Background information
Origin	England
Genres	Jazz rock progressive rock[1]
Years active	1968–1971 1994–2015 2020–present
Labels	Fontana Vertigo Dunhill
Spinoffs	Colosseum II Tempest Greenslade
Members	Dave "Clem" Clempson Mark Clarke Chris Farlowe Kim Nishikawara Malcolm Mortimore Nick Steed
Past members	Dave Greenslade Dick Heckstall-Smith Jon Hiseman James Litherland Tony Reeves Jim Roche Louis Cennamo Barbara Thompson Adrian Askew