Hansford Rowe

Hansford Rowe is an American fusion bass guitarist. A largely self-taught musician, Rowe started his career in playing bass in a local New York City band in jazz clubs, until he met drummer Pierre Moerlen. He moved to France with Moerlen and became a member of Gong, taking part in their transformation into Pierre Moerlen's Gong in 1977, playing on their albums Expresso II, Downwind, Live, Time is the Key and Leave It Open. In 1986, he appeared on a re-united PMG album Breakthrough and in 1988 on Second Wind and Full Circle Live '88. Rowe has worked with the likes of Mike Oldfield, Allan Holdsworth, John Martyn, Biréli Lagrène, La Monte Young, David “Fuze” Fiuczynski, Gary Husband and many others. He was also responsible for the development of the Warwick “Just Intonation” bass guitar. In 1994, he was co-founder of Gongzilla with other former PMG members and continues to work with the band. In 1999, he released a solo album recorded in Quebec and New York City entitled "No Other". The album was recorded with compatriot Bon Lozaga and other guest musicians. The tour for the album featured singer-songwriter Happy Rhodes. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansfor...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)