Birth name Chris Laurence Genres Jazz Role Bassist | Name Chris Laurence Instruments double bass | |
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Born 6 January 1949 (age 75)
London, England ( 1949-01-06 ) Associated acts Tony Oxley, John Surman Education Guildhall School of Music and Drama Albums Songs for Quintet, Coruscating, New View, Babelfish, Out of the Darkness Similar People John Parricelli, Martin France, Stan Sulzmann, Paul Clarvis, John Surman | ||
Music group Penguin Cafe Orchestra | ||
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Chris Laurence was born in London and studied at the Guildhall School of Music. He has maintained a dual career in both jazz and classical music. In the classical world he was principal double bass with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra until 1995, playing on many of their famous recordings ranging from the film “Amadeus” to Benjamin Britten’s “Curlew River”. Jazz artists he has recorded with include trombonist J.J.Johnson, Tony Coe, Joe Williams, Sarah Vaughan, Clark Terry, Johnny Mathis and Lena Horne. His current recordings are John Surman’s “The Spaces in Between”, Kenny Wheelers “The Long Waiting” and “Songs For Quintet” on the ECM Label and Norma Winstone’s “Manhattan in the Rain”. He also spends a lot of time recording music for TV, Film and Albums, most notably “Leaving Las Vegas”, Ken Loach’s “Looking For Eric”, “The Constant Gardener”, Howard Shores’ score for “Hugo” and most recently was featured on the sound track of Mike Leigh’s “Mr Turner”. In 2007 he recorded a CD with his own jazz quartet titled “New View”, released on the “Basho” label along with Frank Ricotti (vibes), John Parricelli (Guitar), Martin France (Drums) and featuring Norma Winstone (Vocals). As well as jazz and classical music, Chris has also featured on albums with many stars including Elton John, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Joni Mitchell, David Gilmour, Michel Legrand and guitarist John Williams.
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Chris Laurence Quartet (As leader)
With David Gilmour
With Barry Guy/The London Jazz Composers' Orchestra
With Michael Nyman
With Alan Skidmore
With John Surman
With John Taylor
With Kenny Wheeler
With Frank Ricotti Quartet
With Gordon Beck
With John Williams
With Elton Dean
With the Academy of St. Martin in the FIelds
With Tony Coe
With Lena Horne
With Sarah Vaughn
With Harry Beckett
With Maurice Andrea/ Michel Legrand
With Geoff Eales
With Johnnie Mathis/ Duke Ellington
With Norma Winstone
With Mike de Albuquerque
With Peter Gabriel
With Gil Evans
With John Warren
With Mike Figgis
With Anja Gabarej
With Brigitte Baraha
With Helen Jane Long
With Michel Legrand
With Robert Farnon
With Elton John
With Joni Mitchell
With Clark Terry
With Guy Barker
With Joe Douglas Trio
With Michael Garrick/ Don Weller
With The Mike Westbrook Concert Band
With Neil Ardley
With Andy Sheppard
With Alan Davie
With Alison Moyet
With Elvis Costello
With Mark Hollis
With Zizi Possi
With Dick Walter
With the London Trombone Quartet
With Michael Civisca
With Beryl Cook
Soundtracks
Featured on
Amadeus, Mozart
Curlew River, Benjamin Britten (Opera)
Mr. Turner, Gary Yershon
Leaving Las Vegas Anthony Marinelli and Mike Figgis
Hugo, Howard Shore
Looking for Eric, George Fenton
The Constant Gardener, Alberto Iglesias and Robert Church
Shaun the Sheep Movie, Iian Eshkeri
The Man Who Cried, Kronos
Tim's Vermeer, Conrad Pope