Eddie Prévost

Eddie Prévost is a British drummer, percussionist, writer and improviser born in 1942, best known as a founding member of AMM in 1965. His work helped establish a form of collective music-making based on close listening, experimentation and the exploration of sounds beyond conventional jazz vocabulary.

His collaborations include Keith Rowe, Lou Gare, Cornelius Cardew and John Tilbury. Since 1999 he has convened an influential weekly improvisation workshop in London, encouraging musicians to investigate sound through practice and dialogue. He also founded Matchless Recordings and wrote books including No Sound Is Innocent. His Creative Sources recordings form part of an extensive legacy of experimental performance.