]URIAH HEEP BASSIST TAKES MEDICAL LEAVE:
Uriah Heep's Trevor Bolder is going
into hospital for an operation which will require several months'
recuperation. Everyone connected with Uriah Heep wishes Trevor a speedy
operation and recovery, and Trevor's wishes are that the band should
carry on without him, until he is fit and ready to come back.
Venerated bass player John [JJ] Jowitt has agreed to deputise for
Trevor at short notice, to ensure that the band's show in Israel at the
end of January can still go ahead. Having spent 20 years with IQ, plus
varying stints with Ark, Arena, Jadis, Frost and other respected bands,
John is renowned for his on-stage charisma and has won Classic Rock
Society's Bass poll on no less than 10 separate occasions.
Mick Box said: �We all wish Trevor a speedy return to the
fold, and in the meantime we are very pleased that JJ has agreed to step
in and cover Trev's unique bass panache, so crucial to Heep's sound.
JJ will also contribute to the signature 5-part vocal operatics�.
John Jowitt said: �I have long been an admirer of Trevor
Bolder's iconic playing, and it is a huge honour to be asked to stand in
for one of the all-time greats of the bass. I intend to bring due
respect to the legend that is Uriah Heep, and I hope I can do justice to
Trevor's presence, both on and off stage�.
We know all of you out there will support Trevor and the Band as we move
forward together into 2013. Trevor will use his recuperation period to
write songs for the new Uriah Heep album, the follow up to Into The Wild, which will be put together in the next 12 months.
Jeu 17 Jan - 19:46