Nick Fyffe (born 14 October 1972) is an English

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, known for being an ex-bassist of English funk group

Jamiroquai Jamiroquai ( ) are an English acid jazz and funk band from London. Formed in 1992, they are fronted by vocalist Jay Kay, and were prominent in the London-based funk and acid jazz movement of the 1990s. They built on their acid jazz sound in th ...

. He replaced

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in 1998 for the recording of "

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" (Jamiroquai's only UK number-one single) and their 1999 album ''

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''. He was in the process of applying to a Jamiroquai tribute band when he got the offer to join Jamiroquai. Fyffe recorded and toured with the band until his departure in 2003. Since his departure from Jamiroquai, Fyffe has been lecturing at various colleges and playing with the English electronic group The Shapeshifters as well as

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band The Temperance Movement, whose self-titled first album was released on 16 September 2013. Subsequent albums with The Temperance Movement include ''White Bear'' (2016) and '' A Deeper Cut'' (2018). Fyffe regularly takes part in ' The Sunflower Jam', an annual live music event intended to raise money to provide

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hospitals. Since the first event in 2006, he has played alongside

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, and

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. He is an alumnus from

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. He is related to the early-20th-century entertainer

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. In October 2009, Fyffe was picked to join

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—which includes members

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, the son of

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; Jeremy Faccone; Jonathan Sadoff; and touring drummer

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, who would go on to drum for

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in 2015—on their US tour with the Australian rock band

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. Fyffe played on Thenewno2's first album, ''You Are Here'', along with Harrison and fellow founding member Oliver Hecks. In May 2011, he played a series of concerts with Deep Purple while

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was on paternity leave.

References

External links

Official site

Unofficial short biography, outdated

The Sunflower Jam
1972 births Living people English male guitarists British male bass guitarists Musicians from Reading, Berkshire Jamiroquai members 21st-century English bass guitarists {{UK-bass-guitarist-stub