List of King Crimson members

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).

History

1969–1974

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, Michael Giles on drums, and Peter Sinfield as the band's lyricist and operator of the band's light shows on stage (Sinfield later expanded his role to also playing synthesizer). ^[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 began recording the band's second album In the Wake of Poseidon , with the sessions also featuring Giles and his brother Peter Giles on drums and bass respectively, as well as saxophonist Mel Collins. Lake then departed to form Emerson, Lake & Palmer, ^{[3] [4]} while Fripp and Sinfield rebuilt the group with Collins, Gordon Haskell and Andy McCulloch in place of McDonald, Lake and Giles, respectively. ^[1] After recording Lizard , both Haskell and McCulloch departed. ^[5]

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. ^[6] 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] [7]} 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. ^[8] The remaining four-piece issued Starless and Bible Black in March 1974. ^[9]

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. ^[10] Later, on 25 September, Fripp announced that King Crimson had officially disbanded, ^[1] claiming that the group were "completely over for ever and ever". ^[11]

1981–2008

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. ^[12] 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. ^[13]

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. ^[14] 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. ^[15] Instead of disbanding again, Fripp decided to initiate a process of "fraKctalisation", splitting the six band members into four "ProjeKcts" of various lineups. ^[16] Each ProjeKct performed several live shows and wrote together, serving as "research and development" units for the full King Crimson incarnation. ^[15]

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. ^[17] 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. ^[18] 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, ^[19] before the group was placed "on hold" once again. ^[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. ^[20] In addition to the members of the 2004 incarnation, Gavin Harrison of Porcupine Tree was added as a second drummer. ^[21] The tour took place in August 2008, ^[22] after which members returned to focus on other projects. ^[1]

In December 2010, Fripp wrote that the King Crimson "switch" had been set to "off" since October 2008, citing several reasons for this decision. ^[23] This was followed by Fripp's announcement of his retirement from the music industry in August 2012. ^[24]

2013 onwards

In September 2013, despite claiming the previous year that he was retiring, Fripp announced another reformation of King Crimson. ^[25] 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. ^[26] In March 2016, Jeremy Stacey replaced Rieflin for the year's touring, ^[27] becoming a full member during the winter leg of the tour. ^[28] Rieflin switched over to being the band's first full-time keyboardist upon his return in January 2017. ^[29]

Rieflin was temporarily replaced again for an autumn 2017 tour by Chris Gibson. ^[30] 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. ^[31] However, after a day of rehearsal, the band opted instead to do the 2019 tour as a seven-piece. ^[32] 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. ^[33] Rieflin died of cancer on March 23, 2020, reducing the line-up to a septet. ^[34]

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", ^[35] Levin published in his blog “Tonight is the final concert of the tour, and quite possibly the final King Crimson concert.". ^[35] No announcements have been heard from the band since December, though Harrison has said that he in unsure whether the band is over. ^[36] The band was not musically active in 2022, with Fripp re-stating that the band is unlikely to tour again. ^[37]

Members

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

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Robert Fripp	1968–1974 1981–1984 1994–2008 2013–2021	guitar keyboards mellotron electronics, samples and effects	all King Crimson releases
	Peter Sinfield	1968–1972	lyrics light shows synthesizer (1970-72)	all releases from In the Court of the Crimson King (1969) to Islands (1971) Epitaph (1997) Ladies of the Road (2002)
	Michael Giles	1968–1970	drums percussion backing vocals	In the Court of the Crimson King (1969) In the Wake of Poseidon (1970) Epitaph (1997)
	Greg Lake	1968–1970 (died 2016)	bass lead vocals
	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) – as session contributor Epitaph (1997)
	Mel Collins	1970–1972 2013–2021 (session contributor in 1974)	saxophones flute bass flute mellotron (1971–72) keyboards (2019–2021) backing vocals (1971)	all releases from In the Wake of Poseidon (1970) to Earthbound (1972) Red (1974) – as session contributor Ladies of the Road (2002) all releases from Live at the Orpheum (2015) onwards
	Peter Giles	1970	bass	In the Wake of Poseidon (1970)
	Gordon Haskell	1970 (session contributor earlier in 1970)(died 2020)	bass lead vocals	In the Wake of Poseidon (1970) – as session contributor [38] Lizard (1970)
	Andy McCulloch	1970	drums	Lizard (1970)
	Ian Wallace	1970–1972 (died 2007)	drums percussion backing vocals	Islands (1971) Earthbound (1972) Ladies of the Road (2002)
	Raymond "Boz" Burrell	1971–1972 (died 2006)	bass lead vocals
	Bill Bruford	1972–1974 1981–1984 1994–1999	drums percussion	all releases from Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973) to Live in Japan (1996), and from The Night Watch (1997) to The ProjeKcts (1999) Vrooom Vrooom (2001)
	John Wetton	1972–1974 (died 2017)	bass piano lead vocals violin [39]	all 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
	Jamie Muir	1972–1973	percussion drums	Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973)
	Adrian Belew	1981–1984 1994–2008	guitar lead vocals occasional drums and percussion lyrics	all releases from Discipline (1981) to Three of a Perfect Pair: Live in Japan (1984) all releases from Vrooom (1994) to Live in Japan (1996) all releases from Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal (1998) to Vrooom Vrooom (2001) all releases from Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With (2002) to Eyes Wide Open (2003)
	Tony Levin	1981–1984 1994–1999 2003–2008 2013–2021	bass touch bass Chapman stick synthesisers (1981-94, 2019–2021) backing vocals	all releases from Discipline (1981) to Three of a Perfect Pair: Live in Japan (1984) all releases from Vrooom (1994) to Live in Japan (1996) Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal (1998) Live in Mexico City (1999) The ProjeKcts (1999) Vrooom Vrooom (2001) all releases from Live at the Orpheum (2015) onwards
	Pat Mastelotto	1994–2008 2013–2021	electronic and acoustic drums acoustic and electronic percussion	all releases from Vrooom (1994) to Live in Japan (1996) all releases from Live in Mexico City (1999) to Vrooom Vrooom (2001) all releases from Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With (2002) onwards
	Trey Gunn	1994–2003	Warr guitar Chapman stick backing vocals touch bass bass (1999–2003)	all releases from Vrooom (1994) to Live in Japan (1996) all releases from Live in Mexico City (1999) to Vrooom Vrooom (2001) all releases from Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With (2002) to Eyes Wide Open (2003)
	Gavin Harrison	2007–2008 2013–2021	acoustic and electronic drums electronic and acoustic percussion	all releases from Live at the Orpheum (2015) onwards
	Jakko Jakszyk	2013–2021	guitar keyboards (2019–2021) flute lead vocals lyrics	all releases from Live at the Orpheum (2015) onwards
	Bill Rieflin	2013–2016 2017–2019 (died 2020)	keyboards, synthesisers mellotron drums, percussion, backing vocals (2013–2016)	Live at the Orpheum (2015) Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind (2016) Live in Chicago (2017) Meltdown: Live in Mexico City (2018)
	Jeremy Stacey	2016–2021	drums keyboards backing vocals [40]	all releases from Heroes (2017) onwards

Touring musicians

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Details
	Chris Gibson	2017	keyboards synthesisers mellotron	Gibson temporarily replaced Bill Rieflin during an autumn 2017 concert tour. [30] He appears on the second half of the 2017 disc of Audio Diary 2014-2018.

Session contributors

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Keith Tippett	1970–1971 (died 2020)	piano	In the Wake of Poseidon (1970) Lizard (1970) Islands (1971)
	Mark Charig	1970–1971 1974	cornet	Lizard (1970) Islands (1971) Red (1974)
	Robin Miller		oboe english horn
	Nick Evans	1970	trombone	Lizard (1970)
	Jon Anderson		vocals
	Paulina Lucas	1971		Islands (1971)
	Wilf Gibson	1971 (died 2014)	violin string section conductor [41]
	Harry Miller	1971 (died 1983)	double bass
	Richard Palmer-James	1973–1974	lyrics	Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973) Starless and Bible Black (1974) Red (1974)
	Eddie Jobson	1975	violin electric piano	USA (1975) (studio overdubs only)

Timeline

Line-ups

King Crimson

Period	Members	Releases
November 1968 – December 1969	Robert Fripp – guitar Ian McDonald – saxophone, flute, clarinet, keyboards, backing vocals Greg Lake – bass, lead vocals Michael Giles – drums, percussion, backing vocals Peter Sinfield – lyrics, lighting [42]	In the Court of the Crimson King (1969) Frame by Frame: The Essential King Crimson – box set (1991) Epitaph (1997) The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson Volume One 1969–1974 – box set (2004) In the Court of the Crimson King (1969) – 40th Anniversary edition – box set (2010) The Complete 1969 Recordings – box set (2020)
January – April 1970	Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards, electronics Greg Lake – lead vocals Michael Giles – drums Peter Sinfield – lyrics Mel Collins – saxophone, flute Peter Giles – bass	In the Wake of Poseidon (1970) Frame by Frame: The Essential King Crimson – box set (1991) The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson Volume One 1969–1974 – box set (2004)
August – November 1970	Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards, electronics Peter Sinfield – lyrics, synthesizers [43] Mel Collins – saxophone, flute Gordon Haskell – bass, lead vocals Andy McCulloch – drums	Lizard (1970) Frame by Frame: The Essential King Crimson – box set (1991) The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson Volume One 1969–1974 – box set (2004)
February – December 1971	Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards, electronics Peter Sinfield – lyrics, lighting, synthesizers Mel Collins – saxophone, flute, occasional backing vocals and keyboards Boz Burrell – bass, lead vocals Ian Wallace – drums, percussion, backing and occasional lead vocals	Islands (1971) Frame by Frame: The Essential King Crimson – box set (1991) Ladies of the Road (2002) (19 tracks) The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson Volume One 1969–1974 – box set (2004) Sailors' Tales (1970–1972) – 40th Anniversary edition – box set (2017)
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 and occasional lead vocals	Earthbound (1972) Ladies of the Road (2002) (2 tracks) The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson Volume One 1969–1974 – box set (2004) Sailors' Tales (1970–1972) – 40th Anniversary edition – box set (2017)
July 1972 – February 1973	Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards, electronics David Cross – violin, viola, keyboards, flute John Wetton – bass, violin, [39] lead vocals Bill Bruford – drums, percussion Jamie Muir – percussion	Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973) Frame by Frame: The Essential King Crimson – box set (1991) The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson Volume One 1969–1974 – box set (2004) Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1972–1973) – 40th Anniversary edition – box set (2012)
February 1973 – July 1974	Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards, electronics David Cross – violin, viola, keyboards John Wetton – bass, lead vocals Bill Bruford – drums, percussion	Starless and Bible Black (1974) Red (1974) (1 track) USA (1975) Frame by Frame: The Essential King Crimson – box set (1991) The Great Deceiver – box set (1992) The Night Watch (1997) The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson Volume One 1969–1974 – box set (2004) The Road to Red (1974) – 40th Anniversary edition – box set (2013) Starless (1973–1974) – 40th Anniversary edition – box set (2014)
July – September 1974	Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards, electronics John Wetton – bass, lead vocals Bill Bruford – drums, percussion	Red (1974) Frame by Frame: The Essential King Crimson – box set (1991) The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson Volume One 1969–1974 – box set (2004) The Road to Red (1974) – 40th Anniversary edition – box set (2013)
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, occasional drums Tony Levin – bass, Chapman stick, backing vocals, synthesizers	Discipline (1981) Beat (1982) Three of a Perfect Pair (1984) The Noise: Frejus 1982 VHS (1984) Three of a Perfect Pair: Live in Japan VHS (1984) Frame by Frame: The Essential King Crimson – box set (1991) Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal (1998) Neal and Jack and Me DVD (2004) The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson Volume Two 1981–2003 – box set (2005) On (and off) The Road (1981–1984) – 40th Anniversary edition – box set (2016)
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 Trey Gunn – Warr guitar, Chapman stick, backing vocals Pat Mastelotto – drums, percussion	Vrooom EP (1994) Thrak (1995) B'Boom: Live in Argentina (1995) Thrakattak (1996) Live in Japan VHS (1996) Live in Mexico City (1999) Déjà Vrooom DVD (1999) Vrooom Vrooom (2001) The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson Volume Two 1981–2003 – box set (2005) Live in Argentina, 1994 DVD (2012) THRAK (1994–1997) – 40th Anniversary edition – box set (2014)
December 1999 – December 2003 (The Double Duo)	Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards, electronics Adrian Belew – guitar, lead vocals, lyrics Trey Gunn – Warr guitar, touch bass, backing vocals Pat Mastelotto – electronic drums, programming	The Construkction of Light (2000) Heavy ConstruKction (2000) Level Five EP (2001) Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With EP (2002) The Power to Believe (2003) EleKtrik: Live in Japan (2003) Eyes Wide Open DVD (2003) The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson Volume Two 1981–2003 – box set (2005) The ReconstruKction of Light (2019) Heaven & Earth (1997–2008) – 50th Anniversary edition – box set (2019)
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	The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson Volume Two 1981–2003 – box set (2005)
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	Heaven & Earth (1997–2008) – 50th Anniversary edition – box set (2019)
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	Live at the Orpheum (2015) Cyclops EP (2015) Live in Toronto (2016) Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind (2016) Audio Diary 2014–2018 – box set (2019)
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	Live in Chicago (2017) Meltdown: Live in Mexico City (2018) Audio Diary 2014–2018 – box set (2019)
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	Music Is Our Friend: Live in Washington and Albany (2021)

Spin-off bands

Period	Members	Releases
ProjeKct One (December 1997)	Robert Fripp – guitar Trey Gunn – touch guitar Tony Levin – bass, Chapman stick, synthesizers Bill Bruford – drums, percussion	Live at the Jazz Café (1998) Jazz Café Suite (2003) Heaven & Earth Disc 4: ProjeKct One - London, 1997 (2019)
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	West Coast Live (1999) Live in San Francisco/The Roar of P4 (1999) Heaven & Earth Disc 6: ProjeKct Four - San Francisco, 1998 (2019)
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	Heaven and Earth (2000)
21st Century Schizoid Band (2002–2004)	Jakko Jakszyk – guitar, lead vocals, flute, keyboards Peter Giles – bass, backing vocals Ian McDonald – alto saxophone, flute, keyboards, vocals Mel Collins – saxophones, flute, keyboards, backing vocals Michael Giles – drums, percussion, vocals (2002–03) Ian Wallace – drums, percussion, vocals (2003–04)	Official Bootleg Volume One (2002) Live in Japan (2003) Live in Italy (2003) Pictures of a City: Live in New York (2006)
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	A Scarcity of Miracles (2011)
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)	Adrian Belew – guitar, vocals Tony Levin – bass, Chapman stick, synthesizers Steve Vai - guitar Danny Carey - drums, percussion	Live band performing Beat, Discipline, and Three of a Perfect Pair [44]

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Works Cited

• Smith, Sid (2002). In The Court of King Crimson. Helter Skelter Publishing.
• Smith, Sid (2019). In The Court of King Crimson: An Observation over Fifty Years. Panegyric Publishing.

External links

• Discipline Global Mobile official website