Obituaries – T P A

Tony Colvill ~ RIP

It is with great sadness that we have to tell you all that our TPA colleague and friend Tony Colvill sadly passed away in the early hours of Monday morning. A gentleman and a true character. Our thoughts are with…

A FEW WORDS FOR JEZ…

JEZ ROWDEN – Our friend and editor at The Progressive Aspect sadly unexpectedly died on 10th March 2024. A JustGiving page has been set up in memory of Jez by collecting donations towards the British Heart Foundation: CLICK HERE The…

Jez Rowden ~ RIP

It is with great sadness that we have to tell you all that our TPA colleague and great friend Jez Rowden passed away suddenly on Sunday morning. Anyone who knew Jez, in the virtual or real worlds will be devastated…

Jeff Beck, 1944-2023: In Memoriam

Jeff Beck Was My Hero British guitarist Jeff Beck has died at the age of 78. His family say that the musician had contracted bacterial meningitis and passed away ‘peacefully’. Beck was known as one of the best guitarists of…

Remembering Alan White

We’re in the 2020s now, a half century since progressive rock’s so-called ‘classic era’, which is at least another twenty years since the musicians that occupied it were born. We live in an odd time where many of these bands…

John Miles: In Memoriam

John Miles (23rd April 1949 – 5th December 2021) The singer of my personal anthem has passed away. John Miles died of cancer at the age of 72 after a short illness. Miles will forever go down in history as…

In Memoriam: Astrid Kirchherr, 1938-2020

A few years ago I was on holiday in Italy with my girlfriend, our base was the old port of Genoa on the Mediterranean Sea. On one of our trips we found ourselves in the provincial town of La Spezia,…

Tim Smith

Dr. Timothy Charles Smith (3rd July 1961 – 22nd July 2020) Roger Trenwith: I feel something of an imposter writing this, as I never got to see Cardiacs, and I never knew Tim Smith, but such is the impact his…

Colin Tench (20/12/1954 – 27/12/2017)

I’ve probably been a Facebook friend of Colin Tench for about one and a half years. Never met him. But through the music he produced and the funny, witty, and intelligent rapport I had with him on FB pages and…

Donald Fagen & Walter Becker - Facebook Image

Walter Becker ~ RIP

Once again it is our sad task to announce news of the passing of another music legend. The cause of Walter Becker‘s death has not been revealed, however he was recently forced to cancel his appearances at the Classic West…