Gavin Harrison
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Gavin Harrison is an acclaimed English drummer best known for his intricate, progressive rock work with bands such as Porcupine Tree and King Crimson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gavin Harrison canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8577654 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gavin Harrison Context triple: [Porcupine Tree, hasMember, Gavin Harrison]
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A.
Sebastian Copeland
Sebastian Copeland is a British-American photographer, polar explorer, and environmental activist known for his expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic and his work raising awareness about climate change.
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B.
Philip Selway
Philip Selway is an English musician best known as the drummer of the alternative rock band Radiohead.
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C.
Nigel Olsson
Nigel Olsson is an English rock drummer and longtime member of Elton John’s band, known for his distinctive, melodic drumming style and backing vocals on many of John’s classic albums and tours.
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D.
Oliver Wakeman
Oliver Wakeman is an English keyboardist and composer best known for his work with progressive rock bands such as Yes and for being the son of renowned Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman.
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E.
Tony Levin
Tony Levin is an American bassist and Chapman Stick virtuoso best known for his work with King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, and numerous other rock and progressive artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gavin Harrison Target entity description: Gavin Harrison is an acclaimed English drummer best known for his intricate, progressive rock work with bands such as Porcupine Tree and King Crimson.
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A.
Sebastian Copeland
Sebastian Copeland is a British-American photographer, polar explorer, and environmental activist known for his expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic and his work raising awareness about climate change.
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B.
Philip Selway
Philip Selway is an English musician best known as the drummer of the alternative rock band Radiohead.
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C.
Nigel Olsson
Nigel Olsson is an English rock drummer and longtime member of Elton John’s band, known for his distinctive, melodic drumming style and backing vocals on many of John’s classic albums and tours.
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D.
Oliver Wakeman
Oliver Wakeman is an English keyboardist and composer best known for his work with progressive rock bands such as Yes and for being the son of renowned Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman.
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E.
Tony Levin
Tony Levin is an American bassist and Chapman Stick virtuoso best known for his work with King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, and numerous other rock and progressive artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drummer
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Blackfield
NERFINISHED
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Claudio Baglioni NERFINISHED ⓘ Iggy Pop NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Ayers NERFINISHED ⓘ King Crimson NERFINISHED ⓘ Level 42 NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisa Stansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Manfred Mann's Earth Band NERFINISHED ⓘ OSI NERFINISHED ⓘ Porcupine Tree NERFINISHED ⓘ Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pineapple Thief NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Modern Drummer Readers Poll – Best Progressive Drummer
NERFINISHED
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Rhythm Magazine – Best Prog Drummer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1963-05-28 ⓘ |
| familyName | Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
art rock
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jazz fusion ⓘ progressive metal ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ |
| givenName | Gavin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
drum kit
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percussion ⓘ |
| joined |
King Crimson in 2008
NERFINISHED
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Porcupine Tree in 2002 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pineapple Thief in 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
King Crimson
NERFINISHED
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O.R.k. NERFINISHED ⓘ Porcupine Tree NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pineapple Thief NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Gavin Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album "Cheating the Polygraph"
NERFINISHED
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book "Rhythmic Illusions" NERFINISHED ⓘ book "Rhythmic Perspectives" NERFINISHED ⓘ solo album "Sanity & Gravity" NERFINISHED ⓘ work with King Crimson ⓘ work with Porcupine Tree ⓘ |
| occupation |
drummer
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producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Harrow, London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
polyrhythmic drumming
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precision and technical control ⓘ use of complex time signatures ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gavin Harrison Description of subject: Gavin Harrison is an acclaimed English drummer best known for his intricate, progressive rock work with bands such as Porcupine Tree and King Crimson.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.