Trevor Jones obituary

The Guardian Australia · 2026-10-12T19:18:52.000Z · Entertainment

My friend Trevor “Gypsy” Jones, who has died aged 82, was a notable figure in the progressive rock movement of the late 1960s and early 70s. Later he became a session music and record producer before setting up a groundbreaking music performance and production department at what is now East Sussex College in Eastbourne – an innovation that was much copied by other educational establishments around the UK. Born in Faversham, Kent, to John, a teacher, and Kathleen (nee Spratling), a housewife, Trevor attended the Simon Langton school in Canterbury, where he was a schoolmate of many of the key figures in what later emerged to be the “Canterbury Scene” of psychedelic prog rock, including Robert Wyatt, Mike Ratledge and Kevin Ayers . Continue reading...

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