There are at least two artists with the name John Crawford.
1. A singer-songwriter (active from the the 1980s to present)
2. A jazz/latin pianist from London (active from the 1990's to the present)
1, John Buckner Crawford (born January 17, 1960) is a singer-songwriter whose efforts with the band 'Berlin' were an essential part of their rise to fame in the early 1980s. After 'Berlin' disbanded John formed 'The Big F'
With Crawford on bass and vocals, The Big F’s self-titled debut album for Elektra in 1988 represented a kind of experiment in anti-commercialism, with its dark themes and aggressive hard rock sound. Before courting the attention of record labels, Crawford and Brill deliberately concealed their identities to avoid any association with Berlin. Crawford took on the name John Shreve while Brill became Rob Donin. Mark Christian rounded out the trio in his role as guitarist. They contributed a cover version of the MC5 song "Kick Out the Jams" to the 1990 Elektra compilation Rubáiyát.
The Big F’s second album, Is, was released on Chrysalis in 1993, and like the first, failed to find a large audience, possibly due to the dense, dark sound of the music and challenging lyrics. For the Is tour, the band hired a bassist, allowing Crawford/Shreve to concentrate solely on vocals. In 1995, The Big F called it quits once and for all.
In 2005 John self released the album Surrender, this release represents 12 tracks of Crawford’s masterful songwriting and vocals emphasizing his newfound faith, along with his precise guitar and bass playing and drum programming. The hard-rocking album has the electric guitar as its sonic focal point, all of it based around Crawford’s uncanny knack for generating lyrical and melodic hooks
This was followed by an album of new material titled 8 Days was released in August 2006, and Crawford is reportedly working on a new album of material, to be called Tarantula that he says is closer to Berlin’s early 80s sound than anything he’s released in the past 20 years. According to Crawford's posts on his message board, due to the financial expense involved in self releasing his two solo CDs, he may offer MP3 downloads of this new electronic music, song by song, as he completes them.
2. John Crawford is a jazz/latin pianist born in London of English/Spanish Parents. His father played Blues piano, and this is the first thing he learnt to play. His mother would introduce him to Latin music of all kinds, and he has gone on to perform at Montreal Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Getxo Jazz Festival, Ronnie Scotts, Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, the 606 club, and Royal Albert Hall amongst others.
.. .. In the Latin world he has worked with percussion legends Airto Moreira and Giovanni Hidalgo, Eumir Deodato, Ed Motta, Tito Allen, Herman Oliveira, Henry Fiol, Luis Felipe Gonzalez, Frankie Morales (Tito Puentes last singer), Jimmy Bosch, Bobby Matos, Adalberto Santiago, Luisito Carrion, Mariano Civico, Cano Estremera, Jack Costanzo, Nancy Abalos and Carlos Irigoyen, Maelo Ruiz, Johnny Blas, Jesus Alemany's Cubanismo, Orlando Watusi and Danny Silva, as well as UK based artists like Snowboy, Guida da Palma and Jazzinho, Negrocan, Sirius B, Manteca, Shantijazzworld, Nois, Liliana Chachian, Gustavo Marques, Jandira Silva, Mr Hermano, Orquesta La Clave, Roberto Pla, Robin Jones, Samara and Viramundo. He is also a founder member of the popular band Grupo X.
As a jazz pianist he has performed with many jazz artists such as Tony Coe, Pinise Saul, Lucky Ranku , Sax Appeal, Chris Batchelor, Jason Yarde, Dave Pike, Harvie S, Dave O'Higgins, Tony Kofi, US3, Billy Bang, Roger Beaujolais, Gilad Atzmon, Paul Jayasinha's Shanti Jazz World , Victoria Newton, Rowland Sutherland, Byron Wallen, Annie Whitehead, Katriona Taylor, Parry Ray, Daniela Clynes, Esther Bennet, Linley Weir, Zena James, Orla Murphy, and Lydia Garrow.
His album, "Ulia River of Time" (Monpas Records 2012) has been nominated by the Independent Music Awards for best album in the Jazz category
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