Jakko Jakszyk
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Jakko M. Jakszyk (born Michael Lee Curran on June 8th 1958) is a guitarist and vocalist who has played with Level 42.
His mother was Irish singer Peggy Curran and his father an unknown US airman. At 18 months of age, he was adopted by Norbert and Camille Jakszyk. His first significant band was 64 Spoons with Lyndon Connah (drums, keyboards), Tam Neal (keyboards, drums) and Andy Crawford (bass). Their only album, Landing on a Rat Column, was released in 1992, many years after it was recorded. He subsequently worked with Dave Stewart and joined him in the band Rapid Eye Movement (1980-1981). He subsequently worked with Peter Blegvad and David Jackson and went on to join Blegvad, John Greaves and others in The Lodge (1987).
In 1990, Jakszyk's album with Tom Robinson, We Never Had It So Good was released. In 1991, he joined Level 42. His first solo album was 1994's EP Kingdom of Dust, made with three ex-members of Japan, Richard Barbieri, Mick Karn and Steve Jansen. This was followed in 1995 by a full-length album, " Mustard Gas And Roses", again featuring Karn and Jansen, as well as Danny Thompson, Gavin Harrison, Sam Brown and BJ Cole.
He is married to model Amanda Giles, daughter of drummer Michael Giles and he joined his father-in-law in the 21st Century Schizoid Band in 2002. He has also done session work for Akiko Kobayashi.
Jakko's latest solo album The Bruised Romantic Glee Club, is out now. The line up includes contributions from Connah, Harrison, Nathan King (bass), Pandit Dinesh (tabla and vocals), Robert Fripp, Peter Sinfield, Mel Collins, Ian Wallace (drums), Danny Thompson, Mark King, Dave Stewart (keys), Hugh Hopper and Clive Brooks (of Egg, drums)
