John Giblin, is an active session musician, contributing mainly as an acoustic and electric bass player, and spanning genres of jazz, classical, rock, folk and avant-garde music. Best known as a studio musician, recording film scores and contemporary music, Giblin has also performed live, and recorded with Peter Gabriel, John Martyn, Annie Lennox, Phil Collins, rock/pop band Simple Minds, and has been closely associated with artists ranging from Kate Bush, David Sylvian, Jon Anderson (Yes), to jazz fusion group Brand X, and with the avant-garde recordings by Scott Walker (including the album Tilt). Giblin has moved further into the direction of acoustic bass, and current projects include among the musicians, drummer Peter Erskine (of Weather Report), and pianist Alan Pasqua (of Tony Williams Lifetime). Musical work and collaborations Brand X (Product and Do They Hurt?) Eric Clapton, Sting, Mark Knopfler, Phil Collins (live at Music for Montserrat) Peter Gabriel (Birdy, Peter Gabriel III) David Sylvian Chris de Burgh (The Lady in Red (Chris de Burgh song)) Masami Tsuchiya (Mod' Fish, Forest People) Kate Bush (50 Words for Snow; Aerial; "Babooshka", Never for Ever; The Sensual World; The Red Shoes; Before the Dawn tour) Phil Collins songs including "In the Air Tonight" and "You Can't Hurry Love" (Face Value, Hello, I Must Be Going) Scott Walker (Tilt) Al Green Duncan Browne Joan Armatrading John Lennon ("Grow Old with Me") Judie Tzuke Annie Lennox (Contrabass on MTV Unplugged, including "Why") Roberta Flack Paul McCartney (live at the Royal Albert Hall, London) The Everly Brothers George Martin Gerry Rafferty Hugh Masekela (Waiting for the Rain, 1985) Mavis Staples Simple Minds (Once Upon a Time; Live in the City of Light; Street Fighting Years) Jon Anderson (Animation and Song of Seven) Manfred Mann's Earth Band John Martyn including (Grace and Danger & The Church with One Bell) Richard Ashcroft Franco Battiato Saro Cosentino (ital. wiki) Eros Ramazzotti Claudio Baglioni Manolo García Fish (Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors) Alan Parsons (On Air) Elkie Brooks (Pearls 1) Wendell (Dell) Richardson References British bass guitarists Male bass guitarists British session musicians Brand X members 1952 births Living people