John Jowitt

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John Jowitt is a British bass guitarist known for his work with several British neo-progressive rock bands, such as Ark, IQ, Arena, [1] Jadis and Frost*, as well as filling in for Trevor Bolder in Uriah Heep in 2013. [2] He has been awarded the British Classic Rock Society's award for best bass player 17 times, each year between 1993 and 1998, [3] and again between 2002 and 2011, [4] but has now specifically asked to sponsor the award in 2013 and not be considered. [4]

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