List of King Crimson members

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Two lineups of King Crimson performing in 1973 (top) and 2016 (bottom).

King Crimson were an English progressive rock band from London. Formed in November 1968 (officially January 1969), the group originally included bassist and vocalist Greg Lake, guitarist and later keyboardist Robert Fripp, keyboardist and woodwind musician Ian McDonald, lyricist Peter Sinfield, and drummer Michael Giles. After a number of personnel changes, the group disbanded in 1974 but have since reformed on a number of occasions. As of the latest lineup change in 2020, King Crimson consisted of Fripp (the sole constant member of the band), saxophonist and flautist Mel Collins (who first joined in 1970), bassist Tony Levin (who first joined in 1981), drummers Pat Mastelotto (who first joined in 1994) and Gavin Harrison (since 2007), guitarist and vocalist Jakko Jakszyk (since 2013), and drummer and keyboardist Jeremy Stacey (since 2016).

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History

1969–1984

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Greg Lake was the frontman on the first two King Crimson albums.

After some initial rehearsals starting in late November 1968, King Crimson were officially formed on 13 January 1969 with a lineup of Greg Lake on bass and vocals, Robert Fripp on guitar, Ian McDonald on woodwind and keyboards, Peter Sinfield as a lyricist and occasional synthesizer player, and Michael Giles on drums. [1] After the recording of the band's debut album In the Court of the Crimson King , McDonald and Giles left King Crimson in January 1970 after playing their last show on 16 December 1969. [2] Fripp, Lake and Sinfield recorded the band's second album In the Wake of Poseidon with a temporary lineup featuring Giles, his brother Peter Giles and Mel Collins. Lake then departed to form Emerson, Lake & Palmer, [3] while Fripp and Sinfield rebuilt the group after the album's release, finalising the new lineup by August with Collins, Gordon Haskell and Andy McCulloch in place of McDonald, Lake and Giles, respectively. [1] After recording Lizard , both Haskell and McCulloch departed. [4]

Ian Wallace replaced McCulloch in December 1970, [1] and Raymond "Boz" Burrell took over from Haskell the following February. The group released Islands and returned to regular touring over the next year, Burrell, Collins and Wallace all left to join Alexis Korner's new group Snape in April 1972. [5] Sinfield had left the group in January 1972. After the release of the live album Earthbound , Fripp rebuilt King Crimson again in July 1972 with the additions of former Family bassist and vocalist John Wetton, violinist and keyboardist David Cross, former Yes drummer Bill Bruford, and percussionist Jamie Muir. [1] [6] After the first of two live shows scheduled upon completion of the group's new album Larks' Tongues in Aspic , Muir abruptly left King Crimson to pursue Buddhism. [7] The remaining four-piece issued Starless and Bible Black in March 1974. [8]

By the time the group began recording the follow-up Red in July 1974, King Crimson were a trio following Cross's departure at the end of the previous tour. [9] Later, on 25 September, Fripp announced that King Crimson had officially disbanded, [1] claiming that the group were "completely over for ever and ever". [10] After several years of side projects, Fripp formed a group called Discipline in April 1981 with former King Crimson drummer Bruford, as well as vocalist and guitarist Adrian Belew, and bassist and Chapman stick player Tony Levin. By the time the band's debut album Discipline was released in October, they had adopted the King Crimson name. [11] This lineup remained stable for three years, releasing follow-up albums Beat and Three of a Perfect Pair , before disbanding again upon the conclusion of a promotional touring cycle in July 1984. [12]

1994 onwards

After a ten-year break, King Crimson reformed again in 1994, with Fripp, Belew, Levin and Bruford joined by second bassist/Chapman stick player Trey Gunn and second drummer Pat Mastelotto. [1] This lineup, dubbed the "Double Trio", began rehearsing in April 1994 and released its only studio effort THRAK the following year. [13] After touring extensively, the group returned to the studio in May 1997 for the recording of their twelfth studio album, but faced difficulties making progress with the sessions. [14] Instead of disbanding again, Fripp decided to initiate a process of "fraKctalisation", splitting the six band members into four "ProjeKcts" of various lineups. [15] Each ProjeKct performed several live shows and wrote together, serving as "research and development" units for the full King Crimson incarnation. [14]

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Touch guitarist Trey Gunn was a mainstay of the King Crimson lineup during the 1990s and early 2000s.

The ProjeKcts spawned several studio and live recordings, which were issued in 1999 as part of The ProjeKcts box set. [16] By this time the lineup of King Crimson was a "Double Duo" consisting of Belew, Fripp, Gunn and Mastelotto, following the departures of Bruford and Levin. [1] The band released two new studio albums, The ConstruKction of Light and The Power to Believe , before Gunn announced in November 2003 that he was leaving to explore new musical opportunities. [17] Levin returned to take his place. [1] Rehearsals subsequently began for planned new material, with a string of rehearsal sessions taking place in September 2004, [18] before the group disbanded for a third time. [1]

In June 2007, Fripp announced that a new lineup of King Crimson had been finalised for the band's 40th anniversary tour the following year. [19] In addition to the members of the 2004 incarnation, Gavin Harrison of Porcupine Tree was added as a second drummer. [20] The tour took place in August 2008, [21] after which members returned to focus on other projects. [1] In September 2013, despite claiming the previous year that he was retiring, Fripp announced another reformation of King Crimson. [22] In addition to Levin, Mastoletto and Harrison, the eighth lineup was confirmed to include returning saxophonist and flautist Mel Collins, new guitarist and vocalist Jakko Jakszyk, and third drummer Bill Rieflin. [23] In March 2016, Jeremy Stacey replaced Rieflin for the year's touring, [24] becoming a full member during the winter leg of the tour. [25] Rieflin switched over to being the band's first full-time keyboardist upon his return in January 2017. [26]

Rieflin was temporarily replaced again for an autumn 2017 tour by Chris Gibson. [27] For the band's 50th anniversary tour in 2019, it was announced that Rieflin would once more be temporarily replaced, this time by Theo Travis. [28] However, after a day of rehearsal, the band opted instead to do the 2019 tour as a seven-piece. [29] Rieflin's parts were divided among other band members, with Jakszyk and Collins adding keyboards to their on-stage rigs, and Levin once again using the synthesizer he used during the 1980s tours. [30] Rieflin died of cancer on March 23, 2020, reducing the line-up to a septet. [31]

On December 8, 2021, the band played the last show of their "Music Is Our Friend" tour, after which Fripp tweeted out that the band had "Moved from sound to silence", [32] Levin published in his blog “Tonight is the final concert of the tour, and quite possibly the final King Crimson concert.". [32] No announcements have been heard from the band since December, though Harrison has said that he in unsure whether the band is over. [33] Though the 2013-2021 line ups are the longest running line-ups in the band's history, they never released any studio material, except "Fripp, Jakszyk & Collins' A Scarcity of Miracles" (featuring Fripp, Jakszyk, Collins, Levin and Harrison) and Jakko Jakszyk's "Secrets & Lies" (also featuring Fripp, Jakszyk, Collins, Levin and Harrison, and which most material was written during King Crimson writing sessions). The band was not musically active in 2022, with Fripp re-stating that the band is unlikely to tour again. [34]

Members

Note: Release contributions do not include albums issued as part of the King Crimson Collector's Club, or other limited releases.

Final line-up

ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributions
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Robert Fripp
  • 1968–1974
  • 1981–1984
  • 1994–2008
  • 2013–2021
  • guitar
  • keyboards
  • mellotron
  • electronics, samples and effects
all King Crimson releases
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Mel Collins
  • 1970–1972
  • 2013–2021
    (session contributor in 1974)
  • saxophones
  • flute
  • bass flute
  • mellotron (1971–72)
  • keyboards (2019–2021)
  • backing vocals (1971)
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Tony Levin
  • 1981–1984
  • 1994–1999
  • 2003–2008
  • 2013–2021
  • bass
  • touch bass
  • Chapman stick
  • synthesisers (1981-94, 2019–2021)
  • backing vocals
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Pat Mastelotto
  • 1994–2008
  • 2013–2021
  • electronic and acoustic drums
  • acoustic and electronic percussion
Vrooom (1994) Live in Japan (1996), Live in Mexico City (1999) Vrooom Vrooom (2001), all releases from Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With (2002) onwards
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Gavin Harrison
  • 2007–2008
  • 2013–2021
  • acoustic and electronic drums
  • electronic and acoustic percussion
all King Crimson releases from Live at the Orpheum (2015) onwards
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Jakko Jakszyk 2013–2021
  • guitar
  • keyboards (2019–2021)
  • flute
  • lead vocals
  • lyrics
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Jeremy Stacey 2016–2021
  • drums
  • keyboards
  • backing vocals
[35]
all King Crimson releases from Heroes (2017) onwards

Former members

ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributions
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Peter Sinfield 1968–1972
  • lyrics
  • light shows
  • synthesizer (1970-72)
Michael Giles 1968–1970
  • drums
  • percussion
  • backing vocals
  • In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
  • In the Wake of Poseidon (1970)
  • Epitaph (1997)
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Greg Lake 1968–1970 (died 2016)
  • bass
  • lead vocals
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Ian McDonald 1968–1970 (session contributor in 1974) (died 2022)
  • saxophones
  • flute
  • clarinet
  • bass clarinet
  • keyboards
  • mellotron
  • vibraphone
  • backing and occasional lead vocals
  • In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
  • Red (1974) – two tracks only
  • Epitaph (1997)
Peter Giles 1970
  • bass
In the Wake of Poseidon (1970)
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Gordon Haskell 1970 (session contributor earlier in 1970) (died 2020)
  • bass
  • lead vocals
  • In the Wake of Poseidon (1970) – one track only
  • Lizard (1970)
Andy McCulloch 1970drums
  • Lizard (1970)
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Ian Wallace 1970–1972 (died 2007)
  • drums
  • percussion
  • backing vocals
  • Islands (1971)
  • Earthbound (1972)
  • Ladies of the Road (2002)
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Raymond "Boz" Burrell 1971–1972 (died 2006)
  • bass
  • lead vocals
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Bill Bruford
  • 1972–1974
  • 1981–1984
  • 1994–1999
  • drums
  • percussion
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John Wetton 1972–1974 (died 2017)
  • bass
  • piano
  • lead vocals
  • violin
[36]
  • all King Crimson releases from Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973) to USA (1975)
  • The Great Deceiver (1992)
  • The Night Watch (1997)
David Cross 1972–1974
  • violin
  • viola
  • flute
  • keyboards
all King Crimson releases from Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973) to USA (1975)
Jamie Muir 1972–1973
  • percussion
  • drums
Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973)
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Adrian Belew
  • 1981–1984
  • 1994–2008
  • guitar
  • lead vocals
  • occasional drums and percussion
  • lyrics
Discipline (1981) Beat (1982) Three of a Perfect Pair: Live in Japan (1984),Vrooom (1994) Live in Japan (1996), all King Crimson releases from Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal (1998) to Vrooom Vrooom (2001), Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With (2002) Eyes Wide Open (2003)
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Trey Gunn 1994–2003
  • Warr guitar
  • Chapman stick
  • backing vocals
  • touch bass
  • bass (1999–2003)
Vrooom (1994) Live in Japan (1996), Live in Mexico City (1999) Vrooom Vrooom (2001), Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With (2002) Eyes Wide Open (2003)
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Bill Rieflin
  • 2013–2016
  • 2017–2019
(died 2020)
  • keyboards, synthesisers
  • mellotron
  • drums, percussion, backing vocals (2013–2016)

Touring musicians

ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsDetails
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Chris Gibson2017
  • keyboards
  • synthesisers
  • mellotron
Gibson temporarily replaced Bill Rieflin during an autumn 2017 concert tour. [27] He appears on the second half of the 2017 disc of Audio Diary 2014-2018.

Session contributors

ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributions
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Keith Tippett
  • 1970–1971
(died 2020)
  • electric and acoustic pianos
  • keyboards
Robin Miller
  • 1970–1971
  • 1974
  • oboe
  • english horn
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Mark Charig
  • cornet
Nick Evans 1970
  • trombone
Lizard (1970)
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Jon Anderson
  • vocals
Paulina Lucas1971 Islands (1971)
Wilf Gibson 1971 (died 2014)
  • violin
Harry Miller 1971 (died 1983)
  • double bass
Richard Palmer-James 1973–1974
  • lyrics
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Eddie Jobson 1975
  • violin
  • electric piano
USA (1975) (studio overdubs only)

Timeline

List of King Crimson members

Line-ups

King Crimson

PeriodMembersReleases
November 1968 – January 1970
January–April 1970
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards, electronics
  • Peter Sinfield - lyrics
  • Michael Giles – drums
  • Greg Lake – lead vocals
  • Mel Collins – saxophone, flute
  • Peter Giles – bass
August – November 1970
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards, electronics
  • Peter Sinfield - lyrics, EMS VCS 3 [38]
  • Mel Collins – saxophone, flute
  • Gordon Haskell – bass, lead vocals
  • Andy McCulloch – drums
February – December 1971
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards, electronics
  • Peter Sinfield - lyrics, lighting, EMS VCS 3
  • Mel Collins – saxophone, flute, occasional backing vocals and keyboards
  • Boz Burrell – bass, lead vocals
  • Ian Wallace – drums, percussion, backing vocals
December 1971 – April 1972
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards, electronics
  • Mel Collins – saxophone, flute, occasional backing vocals and keyboards
  • Boz Burrell – bass, lead vocals
  • Ian Wallace – drums, percussion, backing vocals
July 1972 – February 1973
February 1973 – July 1974
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards, electronics
  • Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
  • John Wetton – bass, lead vocals
  • David Cross – violin, viola, keyboards
July – September 1974
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards, electronics
  • Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
  • John Wetton – bass, lead vocals
Band inactive September 1974 – April 1981
April 1981 – July 1984
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards, electronics
  • Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
  • Adrian Belew – guitar, lead vocals, lyrics
  • Tony Levin – bass, Chapman stick, backing vocals, synthesizers
Band inactive July 1984 – April 1994
April 1994 – December 1999
(The Double Trio)
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards, electronics
  • Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
  • Adrian Belew – guitar, lead vocals, lyrics
  • Tony Levin – bass, Chapman stick, backing vocals
  • Pat Mastelotto – drums, percussion
  • Trey Gunn – Warr guitar, Chapman stick, backing vocals
December 1999 – December 2003
(The Double Duo)
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards, electronics
  • Adrian Belew – guitar, lead vocals, lyrics
  • Pat Mastelotto – electronic drums, programming
  • Trey Gunn – Warr guitar, touch bass, backing vocals
December 2003 – June 2007
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards, electronics
  • Adrian Belew – guitar, lead vocals, lyrics
  • Pat Mastelotto – electronic drums, programming
  • Tony Levin – bass, Chapman stick, backing vocals
none
June 2007 – August 2008
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards
  • Adrian Belew – guitar, lead vocals, lyrics
  • Pat Mastelotto – drums, percussion
  • Tony Levin – bass, Chapman stick, backing vocals
  • Gavin Harrison – drums, percussion
Band inactive August 2008 – September 2013
September 2013 – March 2016
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards
  • Pat Mastelotto – drums, percussion
  • Tony Levin – bass, Chapman stick, backing vocals
  • Gavin Harrison – drums, percussion
  • Mel Collins – saxophone, flute
  • Jakko Jakszyk – guitar, lead vocals, flute, lyrics
  • Bill Rieflin – drums, keyboards, occasional backing vocals
March 2016 – January 2017
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards
  • Pat Mastelotto – drums, percussion
  • Tony Levin – bass, Chapman stick, backing vocals, synthesizers
  • Gavin Harrison – drums, percussion
  • Mel Collins – saxophone, flute, keyboards
  • Jakko Jakszyk – guitar, lead vocals, flute, keyboards, lyrics
  • Jeremy Stacey – drums, keyboards, occasional backing vocals
  • Heroes EP (2017)
  • Live in Vienna (2018)
  • Audio Diary 2014–2018 – box set (2019)
January 2017 – April 2019
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards
  • Pat Mastelotto – drums, percussion
  • Tony Levin – bass, Chapman stick, backing vocals, synthesizers
  • Gavin Harrison – drums, percussion
  • Mel Collins – saxophone, flute, keyboards
  • Jakko Jakszyk – guitar, lead vocals, flute, keyboards, lyrics
  • Jeremy Stacey – drums, keyboards, occasional backing vocals
  • Bill Rieflin – keyboards
April 2019 – December 2021
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards
  • Pat Mastelotto – drums, percussion
  • Tony Levin – bass, Chapman stick, backing vocals, synthesizers
  • Gavin Harrison – drums, percussion
  • Mel Collins – saxophone, flute, keyboards
  • Jakko Jakszyk – guitar, lead vocals, flute, keyboards, lyrics
  • Jeremy Stacey – drums, keyboards, occasional backing vocals

Spin-off bands

PeriodMembersReleases
ProjeKct One
(December 1997)
ProjeKct Two
(November 1997 – July 1998)
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, electronics
  • Trey Gunn – touch guitar, guitar synthesisers
  • Adrian Belew – electronic drums
  • Space Groove (1998)
  • Live Groove (1999)
  • Live in Northampton, MA, July 1, 1998 (2001)
  • Live in Chicago, IL, June 04–05, 1998 (2007)
  • Heaven & Earth Disc 5: ProjeKct Two - Baltimore, 1998 (2019)
ProjeKct Three
(March 1999 and March 2003)
  • Robert Fripp – guitar
  • Trey Gunn – touch guitar
  • Pat Mastelotto – electronic drums, programming
  • Masque (1999)
  • Live in Austin, TX, 1999 (2003)
  • Live in Alexandria, Virginia, VA, March 3, 2003 (2007)
  • Heaven & Earth Disc 7: ProjeKct Three - Austin, 1999 (2019)
ProjeKct Four
(October – November 1998)
  • Robert Fripp – guitar
  • Trey Gunn – touch guitar
  • Pat Mastelotto – electronic drums, programming
  • Tony Levin – bass, Chapman stick
ProjeKct X
(December 1999 – May 2000)
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, electronics
  • Trey Gunn – touch guitar, baritone guitar
  • Pat Mastelotto – electronic drums, programming
  • Adrian Belew – guitar, electronic drums
21st Century Schizoid Band
(2002–2004)
ProjeKct Six
(October 2006)
  • Robert Fripp – guitar
  • Adrian Belew – electronic drums
none Collector's Club releases only
Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins:
A King Crimson ProjeKct
(2010–2011)
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, electronics
  • Jakko Jakszyk – guitar, vocals, keyboards
  • Mel Collins – saxophones, flute
  • Tony Levin – bass, Chapman stick
  • Gavin Harrison – drums, percussion
The Crimson ProjeKct
(2011–2014)
  • Tony Levin – Chapman stick, bass, backing vocals
  • Adrian Belew – guitar, vocals
  • Markus Reuter – touch guitar
  • Julie Slick – bass
  • Pat Mastelotto – drums, percussion
  • Tobias Ralph – drums, percussion
  • Official Bootleg Live 2012 (2013)
  • Live in Tokyo (2014)
Beat
(September - November 2024)
  • Live band performing Beat, Discipline, and Three of a Perfect Pair [39]

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