Iain Jennings

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Iain Jennings is a keyboardist, currently of the British progressive rock band Mostly Autumn and his own band Breathing Space. After joining Mostly Autumn in 1997, he featured on every studio album the band made. Besides playing keyboard, he also provided backing vocals for the band. He also co-wrote some of their songs, including The Gap Is Too Wide, The Spirit of Autumn Past (Part 1), Hollow and Distant Train. In 2005, he released his solo debut album, Breathing Space, on Mostly Autumn Records. It featured Olivia Sparnenn (a regular guest on Mostly Autumn gigs) on vocals, and featured guest appearances of Bryan Josh, Liam Davison and Andrew Jennings, who were all members of Mostly Autumn at the time.

In August 2004, Iain celebrated the arrival of his first daughter, Amelia Jennings.

Jennings left Mostly Autumn in March 2006, shortly after the release of Breathing Space. In September 2006, he became a teacher of music at Joseph Rowntree Secondary School in York. He is now teaching at Huntington School York.

In 2007 the music from Breathing Space developed into a band (also called Breathing Space) and in October 2007 the album Coming up for Air was released to critical acclaim. This features Olivia Sparnenn (Lead Vocals and Percussion), Mark Rowen (Lead Guitars), Paul Teasdale (Bass Guitars), Ben Jennings (Keyboards and Percussion) and Barry Cassells (Drums). Also appearing on the album are Liam Davidson (Mostly Autumn) on Slide Guitar and John Hart on Saxophone and Flute.

He rejoined Mostly Autumn in 2008 to replace departing keyboardist Chris Johnson. However, this would only be on a temporary basis and will not be contributing at all to the new album Glass Shadows but will play on the subsequent tour.