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Andy Mackay

アンディ・マッケイ　/　あんでぃ・まっけい

Oboist from United Kingdom

July 23, 1946 (age 79)　・　Lostwithiel, United Kingdom

oboist
composer
songwriter

My Take

Andy Mackay is the kind of musician I find quietly essential rather than flashy. As a founding member of Roxy Music on oboe and saxophone, he helped define the art-rock sound at a time when those instruments were anything but standard rock fare; that choice alone tells me he thought about texture, not just hooks. I also like that the Cornish-born, Reading-educated musician kept teaching and scoring for television, which to me marks someone who treats music as a craft to pass on, not just perform. The session work tying him back to his Roxy bandmates suggests loyalty and a genuinely collaborative instinct.

Overview

Andrew Mackay (born 23 July 1946) is an English musician, best known as a founding member (playing oboe and saxophone) of the art rock group Roxy Music. In addition, he has taught music and provided scores for television, while his work as a session musician ties him to various other musicians, such as the other members of Roxy.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Andy Mackay
Name (Japanese): アンディ・マッケイ
Reading: あんでぃ・まっけい
Born: July 23, 1946 (age 79)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Dog
Origin: Lostwithiel, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: oboist / composer / songwriter / record producer / manufacturer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Reading

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A4

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