Si Hayden | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 5 December 1974 |
| Origin | England |
| Genres | Jazz, Jazz fusion, Instrumental rock, Progressive rock, Folk, Fingerstyle guitar, Drum & Bass, Flamenco, |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Piano, Double Bass, Bass |
| Years active | 1998-present |
| Labels | Silvery, [1] Sid Norris, [2] Liquid Note, [3] [4] I'm Not A Machine, [5] Tigre Fair Records, [6] RNA, [7] Yibbit [8] |
| Website | www |
Si Hayden is an English musician and long time guitarist of 70's electric violin veteran Joe O'Donnell of East Of Eden, Headstone and Rory Gallagher fame. [9] [10] He has released over 60 albums of largely original material, [1] [11] [12] [13] [14] featured on multiple guitar compilations with the likes of Alex De Grassi, [7] Guns N' Roses guitarist Bumblefoot [3] and Will Ackerman. [7] He has recorded as a guest musician on over 100 releases. [11] On the release of his 2011 solo guitar album Supercharger, Guitarist Magazine described him as 'an acoustic virtuoso'. [15]
Hayden has performed and recorded with artists such as John Etheridge, [16] Gilad Atzmon as guitarist in the 'Atzmob', Clive Carroll and Soweto Kinch. [17] Other groups have included The Morley Hayden Haines trio who performed at The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival in 2009 [1] [18] and BBC1 television appearances with Rob Halligan. [19] [20] [21] Si is also a founder member of 91db [22] [23] who released their debut album 'Waiting' in 2010, [24] their next release was a remix that appeared on Rik Mayall's Noble England EP. [25] The single from the EP reached number one in the Official UK Independent Charts in 2014. [26]