8.30 - 11.00pm
£9 on the door
Chris Laurence 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. Jazz artists he has recorded
with include J.J.Johnson, Tony Coe, Joe Williams, Sarah Vaughan, Clark
Terry, Johnny Mathis and Lena Horne. 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”, 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 including Elton John, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Mary Chapin
Carpenter, Joni Mitchell, David Gilmour, Michel Legrand and guitarist
John Williams.
