Centipede (band)

Centipede
Centipede performing at the Lyceum Theatre in London, 15 November 1970
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Free jazz, jazz fusion, progressive rock
Years active	1970–1971, 1975
Labels	Neon
Past members	See Centipede members

Centipede were an English jazz/progressive rock/big band with more than 50 members, organized and led by the British free jazz pianist Keith Tippett.^[1][2][3][4] Formed in 1970, it brought together much of a generation of young British jazz and rock musicians from a number of bands, including Soft Machine, King Crimson, Nucleus and Blossom Toes.^[2]

Centipede performed several concerts in England, toured France, and recorded a double album, Septober Energy (produced by Robert Fripp), before disbanding at the end of 1971. They reformed briefly in 1975 to play at a few French jazz festivals.^[2]