Ingrid Laubrock
Ingrid Laubrock (born September 24, 1970) is a German-born jazz saxophonist, who plays soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones.[1]
She studied with Jean Toussaint, Dave Liebman and at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.[2]
Laubrock moved to London, England in 1989 and became a member of the F-IRE Collective,[3] and in 2008 relocated to New York City, where she currently resides.[4]
In 1998, she released her first solo album Who Is It? and was subsequently nominated for the 'Rising Star of the Year' award at the 1999 BT Jazz Awards. She was also nominated for the BBC Award 'Rising Star' in 2005 and in 2009 won the SWR Jazz Award for her recording Sleepthief, featuring pianist Liam Noble and drummer Tom Rainey. They recorded a 2011 album called "The Madness of Crowds".
She has played and recorded with Brazilian singer Monica Vasconcelos' band NÓIS and the Brazilian quartet NÓIS4 of which she is a founding member. Other musicians she has made guest appearances with include Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Polar Bear.[2]
Discography
As leader/co-leader
| Release year | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Who Is It? | Candid | |
| 2001 | Some Time | Candid | |
| 2005 | Forensic | F-ire | Quintet with Karin Merchant (piano), Ben Davis (cello), Larry Bartley (bass), Tom Skinner (drums); guest: Julian Siegel (bass clarinet) |
| 2006 | Let's Call This... | Babel | Duo with Liam Noble (piano) |
| 2008 | Sleepthief | Intakt | Trio with Liam Noble (piano), Tom Rainey (drums) |
| 2010 | Paradoxical Frog | Clean Feed | As part of the band Paradoxical Frog; trio, with Kris Davis (piano), Tyshawn Sorey (drums) |
| 2010 | Anti-House | Intakt | As the band Anti-House; with Mary Halvorson (guitar), John Hébert (bass), Tom Rainey (drums, glockenspiel); guest: Kris Davis (piano) |
| 2011 | The Madness of Crowds | Intakt | As the band Sleepthief; trio with Liam Noble (piano), Tom Rainey (drums) |
| 2012 | Catatumbo | Babel | Trio with Olie Brice (bass), Javier Carmona (drums) |
| 2012 | Haste | Emanem | Trio with Veryan Weston (piano), Hanna Marshall (cello) |
| 2012 | Union | Clean Feed | As part of the band Paradoxical Frog; trio, with Kris Davis (piano), Tyshawn Sorey (drums) |
| 2013 | Strong Place | Intakt | As the band Anti-House; quintet, with Mary Halvorson (guitar), Kris Davis (piano), John Hébert (bass), Tom Rainey (drums) |
| 2013 | Lark | Skirl | As part of the band Lark; quartet, with Kris Davis (piano), Ralph Alessi (trumpet), Tom Rainey (drums) |
| 2014 | Zurich Concert | Intakt | Octet with Mary Halvorson (guitar), Tom Arthurs (trumpet), Ted Reichman (accordion), Liam Noble (piano), Ben Davis (cello), Drew Gress (bass), Tom Rainey (drums, xylophone) |
| 2014 | And Other Desert Towns | Relative Pitch | Duo with Tom Rainey (drums) |
| 2015 | Roulette of the Cradle | Intakt | As the band Anti-House; quintet, with Mary Halvorson (guitar), Kris Davis (piano), John Hébert (bass), Tom Rainey (drums); guest: Oscar Noriega (clarinet) |
| 2015 | Ubatuba | Firehouse 12 | As the band Ubatuba; quintet, with Tim Berne (alto sax), Dan Peck (tuba), Ben Gerstein (trombone), Tom Rainey (drums) |
| 2016 | Live @ The Jazz Happening Tampere | Relative Pitch | As the band Perch Hen Brock & Rain; quartet with Ab Baars (reeds), Ig Henneman (viola), Tom Rainey (drums) |
| 2016 | Buoyancy | Relative Pitch | Duo with Tom Rainey (drums) |
| 2016 | Serpentines | Intakt | Septet with Peter Evans (trumpet), Miya Masaoka (koto), Craig Taborn (piano), Sam Pluta (electronics), Dan Peck (tuba), Tyshawn Sorey (drums) |
As sidewoman
| Release year | Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Davis, KrisKris Davis | Capricorn Climber | Clean Feed |
| 2013 | Halvorson, MaryMary Halvorson | Illusionary Sea | Firehouse 12 |
| 2014 | Johnson, MaxMax Johnson | The Prisoner | NoBusiness |
| 2012 | Living by Lanterns, Living by Lanterns | New Myth/Old Science | Cuneiform |
| 2010 | Rainey, TomTom Rainey | Pool School | Clean Feed |
| 2012 | Rainey, TomTom Rainey | Camino Cielo Echo | Intakt |
| 2014 | Rainey, TomTom Rainey | Obbligato | Intakt |
| 2015 | Rainey, TomTom Rainey | Hotel Grief | Intakt |
| 2015 | Wooley, NateNate Wooley | Battle Pieces | Relative Pitch |
References
- ↑ "Ingrid Laubrock Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- 1 2 "Yanagisawa - Ingrid Laubrock". Yanagisawasaxophones.co.uk. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Gulbenkian Música - Jazz em Agosto - Ingrid Laubrock". Musica.gulbenkian.pt. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Anti-House by Ingrid Laubrock". Gubemusic.com. Retrieved August 25, 2011.