Q&A
TREY GUNN
From King Crimson to touring with Brian Eno, the Texan instrumentalist has enjoyed a rich career so far, and now he’s ready to show off a different side of his creativity. He talks about playing with Jerry Marotta and taking things to a new level on his latest recordings.
Words: Sid Smith Portrait: Anita Nowakca
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ince leaving King Crimson in 2003, Trey Gunn has worked in a variety of diverse settings including The Security Project interpreting music from Peter Gabriel’s first four albums and the fusion-orientated crossover ensemble, Deep Energy Orchestra. A keen practitioner of the martial arts, during lockdown Gunn has also been running a series of successful music coaching courses over the internet and has just released two new albums which, he tells Prog, he never intended to make.
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