Proper noun
Downes
A surname.
2006 13: "Original Asia" reunion seeAlso In early 2006, the partnership between Downes and Payne was dissolved when Downes left for a reunion of the original band line-up under the Asia name, a breakup that Payne described as "painful". Source: Internet
Asia in 2001; left-to-right: Downes, Payne, Chris Slade and Guthrie Govan 2001's Aura featured three different session guitarists, including Ian Crichton (of Canadian progressive rock band Saga ) who'd briefly joined Asia in 1998–1999. Source: Internet
Downes and the other three original members (Wetton, Palmer and Howe) convened a group meeting in England in early 2006 in anticipation of formally reforming for work that year. Source: Internet
Aftermath main USS, behind the wreckage of Downes and Cassin. Source: Internet
For Downes, a concert pianist and champion of under-appreciated composers, those photos remind us the past was filled with living, breathing people with similar dreams and hardships as our own. Source: Internet
Downes was a keyboardist in She's French and graduated from Leeds College of Music in 1975, after which he moved to London for keyboard work. Source: Internet