Gary Boyle

Gary Winston Boyle (born 24 November 1941) is a British jazz rock guitarist. Boyle was born in Patna, Bihar, India, on 24 November 1941. He attended the Leeds College of Music in the early 1960s and then joined the folk-rock band Eclection. He also played in The Echoes, Dusty Springfield's band in the mid-1960s, and recorded with Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll. In the early 1970s he worked as a session musician with musicians Keith Tippett, Mike Gibbs, Mike Westbrook, Stomu Yamashta, Bert Jansch and Norma Winstone. In 1973, Boyle founded the jazz fusion band Isotope with Jeff Clyne (bass), Brian Miller (keyboards) and Nigel Morris (drums). This line-up gigged around the United Kingdom extensively. With Isotope Isotope - 1974 Illusion - 1974 (re-issued in 2011 by Cherry Red Records, Esoteric Recordings Label) Deep End - 1976 Isotope & Gary Boyle: Live at the BBC - 2004 Golden Section - 2008 The Dancer (Montreux Jazz/Pop Award) - 1978 Electric Glide - 1978 Step Out - 1981 Friday Night Again - 1986 Triple Echo - 1994 Games - 2003 "Sketch" with Maggie Boyle and Dave Bowie CD 2007 Gig with the band Soft Machine NDR Jazz Workshop 1973 Gary Boyle at AllMusic Liner notes to "Golden Section" Gary Boyle discography at Discogs