Biography
Paz
Effective period / Period of releases: 1982 - 1989
Members: Brian Smith, Frank Ricotti, Joao Bosco De Oliveira, Adam Salkeld, Dave Early, Bill Kristian, Geoff Castle, Ray Warleigh, Steve Argüelles, Martin Shaw, Martin Drew, Ed Speight, Phil Todd, Ron Mathewson, Simon Morton, Roberto Pla, Laurence Cottle, Pete Callard, Neal Wilkinson, Phil Lee, Dave Sheen, Jim Mullen, Frank Gibson (2), John Parricelli, Chris Dagley, Henry Thomas (2), Mike Bradley (2), Marianne Davidson, Frank Holder, Matt Wates, Chris Fletcher, Paul Carmichael, Dick Crouch, Rob Statham, Les Cirkel
English group, formed in 1972 by Dick Crouch."The group's music exhibits the influences of jazz, rock, and funk, and classical, folk, and ethnic music; its style characterized by the extensive use of Brazilian percussion instruments." (Mark Gilbert, in The New Grove dictionary of jazz, 1988)