Former Focus musicians & composers Bobby Jacobs (bass) and Jan
Dumee (guitar) start their brand new Art-Rock group Tristan &
Chloé - a project featuring Greek vocalist Maria Markesini.
Jacobs: "Although we also do several other
projects in a wide variety of musical styles, we thought it was
about time to play together again in a fixed band, since we have
not played together in a band for more than 10 years now. Not just a one style band, but one with romance, lyrical and
shrill melodies inspired by, among other flavours, the Middle
Ages, the Renaissance, Impressionism."
FOCUS - HOCUS-POCUS
The Life & Journey Of Music's Dutch Masters
by Peet Johnson
The first fully comprehensive chronological and biographical
record of the innovative and hugely influential group, Focus -
from its infancy in 1969 right through to the present day.
Compiled from more than 180 exclusive interviews with past and
present band members and associates.
This 340 page book documents the dramatic roller-coaster ride
from early struggles, meteoric global success, hits, misses,
break-ups, tragedies, bitter law suits and eventual
resurrection.
Also includes 20 pages of - many never before published -
photographs.
FROM BOURNEMOUTH TO BEVERLY HILLS: TALES OF A TUB-THUMPER
by Colin Allen
Why did I write my memoirs?
It’s an idea I had toyed with over the last several years - people would
sometimes say,
“You’ve lived a pretty interesting life and you've made
old bones - you should write a book".
Also after almost fifty years of lyric writing and
other compositional chores related to the music business,
I thought it was something I might be able to pull off and at the same time,
find some enjoyment in the process. I finally started to pound the QWERTY
shortly after my daughter remarked, "Yeah Papps, you should write a book - I
want to know what you got up to"...
Texel are back with their new album
“Metropolitan”.
The music cooperative formed and fronted by
Danish Keyboard player Steffen Staugaard and UK Guitarist Neil
Gowland have invited a variety of great musicians to play on
this release.
“Metropolitan” also features special guests;
former Focus guitarist Niels van der Steenhoven, world renowned
drummer Marco Minnemann and Tigermoth Tales Peter Jones on
vocals.
Metropolitan is composed of 10 brand new
instrumental tracks and 1 vocal song.
CD Bonus Track - Nocturne Epiphanie
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Released: February 15, 2021
Steffen Staugaard: Keyboards
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Neil Gowland: Guitars -
Max Saidi: Drums -
Phil Wood: Bass -
Thorstein Quebec Hemmet: flutes
Images and Information on this Site was kindly sent by Tim Baugh
(in memoriam), Steffen Staugaard, Peet
Johnson, Chuck Cobb, Tom Watson, Pat Towey, Nico van der Linden,
Irene Heinicke and many others.
The Focus Tribute Homepage will always be grateful to them.
Conceived and produced by Rodrigo Mantovani.
