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The Nice is a British prog-rock band from the late 1960s, known for their combination of rock, jazz and classical music. More

The Nice is a British prog-rock band from the late 1960s, known for their combination of rock, jazz and classical music.

The members of the band were Keith Emerson on keyboard; Lee Jackson on bass guitar; Brian Davison on drums and David O'List on guitar. O'List left the group during the recording of Ars Longa, Vita Brevis and they continued as a trio.

The Nice made in 1968 the first instrumental protest song ever with an adaptation of Leonard Bernstein's "America", according to Keith Emerson. In addition to the theme of the "West Side Story", the track also contained excerpts from Dvo?ák's symphony "Z Nového sv?ta" (Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World"), Op. 95.

After the breakup of The Nice in 1970, Emerson, with (bass) guitarist Greg Lake and drummer Carl Palmer, formed Emerson, Lake and Palmer , often referred to as ELP for short. Jackson and Davison together formed "Jackson Heights" and when Patrick Moraz later joined, the band was renamed "Refugee".

In 2002 The Nice temporarily reunited and gave a number of concerts.

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