Editing Jack Bruce (section)

===2000s===
[[File:JackBruce & fretless bass.jpg|thumb|right|Bruce playing a fretless Warwick Thumb bass guitar at the Jazzfestival in [[Frankfurt]], Germany on 28 October 2006]]
In 2001, Bruce reappeared with a band featuring [[Bernie Worrell]], [[Vernon Reid]] of [[Living Colour]] on guitar and [[Kip Hanrahan]]'s three-piece Latin [[rhythm section]]. Hanrahan also produced the accompanying album ''[[Shadows in the Air]]'', which included a reunion with Eric Clapton on new versions of the Cream classics "[[Sunshine of Your Love]]" and "[[White Room]]". The band released another Hanrahan produced studio album, ''[[More Jack than God]]'', in 2003, and a live DVD, ''Live at the Canterbury Fayre''.

Bruce had suffered a period of declining health, after many years of addictions which he finally beat with clinical treatment, and in 2003 was diagnosed with [[Hepatocellular carcinoma|liver cancer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/25/cream-bassist-jack-bruce-dies|title=Cream bassist, Jack Bruce, dies|work=The Guardian|access-date=25 October 2014|date=25 October 2014}}</ref> In September 2003, he underwent a [[liver transplant]], which was almost fatal, as his body initially rejected the new organ.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Andrew |last=Dansby |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jack-bruce-on-the-mend-20031016 |title=Jack Bruce on the Mend |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=16 October 2003 |access-date=11 December 2012 |archive-date=3 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103193414/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jack-bruce-on-the-mend-20031016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He recovered, and in 2004 re-appeared to perform "Sunshine of Your Love" at a Rock Legends concert in Germany organised by [[Leslie Mandoki]].

In May 2005, he reunited with former Cream bandmates Clapton and Baker for a series of well-received concerts at London's [[Royal Albert Hall]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4506185.stm |work=BBC News |title=Clapton returns for Cream dates |date=3 May 2005}}</ref> released as the album ''[[Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005]]'', and New York's [[Madison Square Garden]].

In between the UK and U.S. Cream dates, he also played live with [[Gary Moore]] and drummer [[Gary Husband]] at the [[Dick Heckstall-Smith]] tribute concert in London.

Subsequent concert appearances by Bruce were sparse because of recovery after the transplant, but in 2006 he returned to the live arena with a show of Cream and solo classics performed with the German HR ([[Hessischer Rundfunk]]) Big Band. This was released on CD in Germany in 2007. In 2007, he made a brief concert appearance, opening a new rehearsal hall named in his honour at the [[Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama]], Glasgow with [[Clem Clempson]], keyboard player [[Ronnie Leahy]] and Husband.

In 2008, Bruce collaborated again with guitarist [[Robin Trower]] on the album ''Seven Moons''. It also featured Husband.

In May 2008, Bruce was 65 years old and to commemorate this milestone two box sets of recordings were released. ''Spirit'' is a three-CD collection of Bruce's BBC recordings from the 1970s. ''Can You Follow?'' is a six-CD retrospective anthology released by the Esoteric label in the UK. This anthology is a wide-ranging collection covering his music from 1963 to 2003 and, aside from his work with Kip Hanrahan, is a comprehensive overview of his career.

Improved health led to Bruce playing a series of live outdoor concerts across the US starting in July 2008 as part of the Hippiefest Tour. He was supported by members of the late [[The Who|Who]] bassist [[John Entwistle]]'s the John Entwistle Band, and headlined at a tribute concert to the bassist.

In November 2008, he recorded a concert in [[Birmingham]], England for Radio Broadcast with the BBC Big Band, where he again played the Big Band arrangements of his classic songs. In December he was reunited with Ginger Baker at the drummer's Lifetime Achievement Award concert in London. They played jazz classics with saxophonist [[Courtney Pine]] and for the first time in 40 years played the Graham Bond–Cream classic "Traintime".

The same month, Bruce, with guitarist [[Vernon Reid]], drummer [[Cindy Blackman]] and organist [[John Medeski]] played a series of [[Blue Note (jazz clubs)|Blue Note Club]] tribute concerts to [[the Tony Williams Lifetime]] in Japan. These shows were broadcast in high definition on television in Japan.

In 2009, Bruce performed in a series of concerts with Trower and Husband in Europe. Proposed dates in the U.S. in April were cancelled because of a further bout of ill health. Bruce recovered and the band played summer concerts in Italy, Norway and the UK during 2009. This promoted the release of the ''Seven Moons'' live CD and DVD, recorded in February during the European leg of the tour in [[Nijmegen]], Netherlands.

During the Scottish dates of the 2009 tour Bruce was presented with an [[Honorary degree|Honorary Doctorate of Letters]] from [[Glasgow Caledonian University]] for services to the culture of [[Glasgow]] and music in general.

In August 2009, the 1983 Bruce solo album ''[[Automatic (Jack Bruce album)|Automatic]]'' was re-released, making his entire solo catalogue available on CD. In addition, all of the discs up to and including ''[[How's Tricks]]'' contain previously unreleased material.

In October 2009, Bruce performed at the 50th anniversary of [[Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club|Ronnie Scott's Club]] with the Ronnie Scott's Blues Band.