Andy Summers: The Cracked Lens + A Missing String Tour
Andy Summers
The Kate
300 Main St
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
Jun 2, 2024
7:00 PM EDT
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In 2006 his autobiography One Train Later was released to great success and was voted the number one music book of the year in the UK. The film Can’t Stand Losing You based on the book had a theatrical release in the US by Cinema Libre in March 2015. The DVD of the film was released on July 14th 2015, along with Andy’s latest CD – Metal Dog. Since that time he has recorded two more CDs Triboluminesence and Harmonics of the Night.
Recent photography exhibitions include A Certain Strangeness at the Pavillion Populaire in Montpelier France where it broke all attendance records, followed by a six month run at the Bonnafanten Museum, Maastricht in the Netherlands. The travelling exhibition was also seen at Leica galleries in London, Hamburg, Munich, Paris New York and Leica headquarters in Wetzlar, Germany.
Leica Camera and Fender Guitars collaborated in 2017 to make limited editions in matching designs of a Leica M camera and an Andy Summers Signature Stratocaster, re-named the ‘Monocaster’ to reflect the decoration of the guitar with Andy’s black and white photographs.
Rocket 88 Books in the UK published a book of his short stories – Fretted and Moaning in 2021.
In 2023 Andy returned to Brazil with singer /bass player Rodrigo Santos of Red Baron (Barao Vermelho) and Joao Barone of the Paralamas do Succeso in their trio, Call the Police, who play to sold out performance in South America. He has recorded The Police hit Bring on the Night with the Italian guitar group Forty Fingers and has recently released an instrumental version of Roxanne, the world wide hit of The Police.
Andy is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Guitar Player Hall of Fame, has the keys to New York City and has been awarded the Chevalier De L’Ordre Des Arts et Des Lettres by the Ministry of Culture in France.
Beginning in late July of this year 2023 Andy will tour in the US and Candad with his multi-media show, The Cracked Lens and a Missing String.
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October 15th 2023
Great show. Andy’s playing , stories and photography are fantastic.
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Andy Summers Biography
Andy Summers was born on December 31, 1942 in Lancashire, England. Summers established himself as a musician at a young age, playing in a psychedelic rock band, The Soft Machine and The Animals before joining The Police. After releasing several gold and platinum records with The Police—including the hit songs "Message in a Bottle," "Walking on the Moon," "Every Breath You Take" and "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"—Summers went on to a career in composition and experimental musical performance.
Early Life
Andrew James Summers was born in Lancashire, England, in the winter of 1942. Summers spent the majority of his childhood in Bournemouth, in the county of Dorset. Summers played the piano as a child, taking up the guitar as a teenager. By age sixteen, he was playing in local clubs. A couple of years later, he moved to London with his friend Zoot Money, to break into the music industry.
Early Career
Summers and Money formed Zoot Money's Big Roll Band in the mid-1960s. Eventually, the band evolved into an acid rock outfit called Dantalian’s Chariot. Summers then played with The Soft Machine for six months and joined The Animals for a short time in 1968. His Soft Machine stint included a tour of the United States.
After living in Los Angeles for several years, Summers returned to London. There, Summers recorded and toured with a number of acts, including Kevin Coyne, Neil Sedaka, and Jon Lord. In 1977, Summers joined the band Strontium 90, along with future Police bandmates Sting and Stewart Copeland.
Sting and Copeland formed The Police in 1977, recruiting Summers months later. The band went on to international fame and produced chart-topping singles, including "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" and the No. 1 hits "Message in a Bottle," "Walking on the Moon" and "Every Breath You Take." During his tenure with the band, Summers twice won the Grammy Award for best rock instrumental performance. Although Sting was the lead vocalist of the band and its primary songwriter, Summers occasionally contributed lead vocals and original compositions.
The Police disbanded in early 1984, after seven years and record sales of around 80 million dollars. The group reunited in 2007, for a performance at the Grammys and a successful world tour. Andy has released 12 solo records and a record with the band Circa Zero.
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Andrew James Summers was born in Lancashire, England, in the winter of 1942. Summers spent the majority of his childhood in Bournemouth, in the county of Dorset. Summers played the piano as a child, taking up the guitar as a teenager. By age sixteen, he was playing in local clubs. A couple of years later, he moved to London with his friend Zoot Money, to break into the music industry.
Early Career
Summers and Money formed Zoot Money's Big Roll Band in the mid-1960s. Eventually, the band evolved into an acid rock outfit called Dantalian’s Chariot. Summers then played with The Soft Machine for six months and joined The Animals for a short time in 1968. His Soft Machine stint included a tour of the United States.
After living in Los Angeles for several years, Summers returned to London. There, Summers recorded and toured with a number of acts, including Kevin Coyne, Neil Sedaka, and Jon Lord. In 1977, Summers joined the band Strontium 90, along with future Police bandmates Sting and Stewart Copeland.
Sting and Copeland formed The Police in 1977, recruiting Summers months later. The band went on to international fame and produced chart-topping singles, including "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" and the No. 1 hits "Message in a Bottle," "Walking on the Moon" and "Every Breath You Take." During his tenure with the band, Summers twice won the Grammy Award for best rock instrumental performance. Although Sting was the lead vocalist of the band and its primary songwriter, Summers occasionally contributed lead vocals and original compositions.
The Police disbanded in early 1984, after seven years and record sales of around 80 million dollars. The group reunited in 2007, for a performance at the Grammys and a successful world tour. Andy has released 12 solo records and a record with the band Circa Zero.
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