Jack Bruce - Kip Hanrahan Interview 2026

Jack Bruce's daughter Aruba Red interviews Jack's long term friend, producer and writing partner Kip Hanrahan on 13th May 2026. A deep dive into Kip and Jack's working relationship. Expect laughter, personal insights and previously unheard stories. A must-watch for all Jack Bruce and Kip Hanrahan fans. 00:00:00 Warm up 00:02:00 Introduction to Kip & Jack’s work spanning 1983 – 2014 00:04:20 Silver Rails, Jack’s health post liver-transplant 00:09:44 Jack & Kip’s origin story, how they met – Carla Bley, West, Bruce & Laing, Cream, jazz 00:13:35 Jack singing, child soprano, intonation 00:17:21 Jack being asked by Haitian band Tabou Cambo to join them at a club gig in Brooklyn 00:19:20 Shared passion for rhythm, musicality and cultural origins of music 00:22:44 Milton Cardona “teaching” Jack how to count claves 00:23:45 How Jack started working with Kip for the first time after being suggested by Steve Swallow and how this evolved into a close friendship 00:28:00 The collaborative and creative process 00:30:00 Exotica, Don Pullen & Jack Bruce dare Kip to create full charts for the entire record 00:33:10 Missing Jack everyday as a friend and as a musical collaborator. Jack’s ghost mischievously pranking Kip and giving him “false beginnings” 00:34:00 Jack’s humour getting him in trouble with Led Zeppelin fans 00:34:30 1991 Jazzgipfel concert, Stuttgart, Dizzy Gillespie, stories from ‘Imagining New Orleans’ – Jack, Don Pullen and Allen Toussaint, a musical whirlpool 00:38:45 Fan Interview Questions: Kip’s inspirations, song structure and musical form Messiaen, Harmony Row, Carla Bley, Schoenberg, Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman, Charlies Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Beethoven, Mozart, Brecht, César Aira Jack’s sense of humour – sheep story Unreleased recordings Jack as a session musician Jack’s process working with Pete Brown in comparison to working with Kip Jack and Kip’s clashes and friction Monkjack Ginger Baker Whiskey 01:04:00 – Fan feedback: DVD / CD release requests Cherry Red records, Esoteric Records, Mark Powell Concerts recorded on cassette 01:07:50 – What Kip is working on now, involving the supportive ghosts of Leijia, Jack and Astor, RIP An emotional moment is shared. 01:10:40 – Goodbyes Watch Kip Hanrahan feat. Jack Bruce - Live at 'Jazzgipfel, Stuttgart, 1991 (Full Show) here now:    • Kip Hanrahan feat. Jack Bruce - Live in St...   #JackBruce #KipHanrahan #storytime #jazz #Cream