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Bill Laurance

Bill Laurance is a London-based, GRAMMY® award-winning pianist, composer and arranger, whose rise to fame with the world-renowned outfit Snarky Puppy has paved the way for a flourishing solo career. Laurance released his debut solo album, Flint, in 2014, followed shortly thereafter by Swift — both albums soaring up the jazz charts and receiving praise for their deft musicianship and emotive writing and arrangement. 2016 saw the release of his third solo effort, Aftersun — a rhythmic and funk-infused album featuring percussionist Weedie Braimah, followed by Laurance's first live album, captured at London's Union Chapel. In 2019, Laurance released his fifth album, Cables, coinciding with the launch of his own record label, Flint Music

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden of Jazzy Delights 2023

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 3, 2024

If it is true that, like The Police once put it, “when the world is going down you make the best of what's still around," then throughout 2023 jazz fans were better off than most other social groups. In a year in which everyday news brought ever more inconceivable disappointments, jazz musicians, labels, festivals and venues ...

Where You Wish You Were

By Bill Laurance

Label: The Act Company
Released: 2023
Track listing: La Marinada; Meeting of the Mind; Round House; Sant Esteve; Kin; Tricks; Anthem for a Tiny Nation; Ngoni Baby; Bricks; Where You Wish You Were; Duo.

Marco Bardoscia Quintet al Teatro Ristori di Verona

by Angelo Leonardi
November 21, 2023

Marco Bardoscia Quintet Rassegna Jazz del Teatro Ristori Verona 16.11.2023 Inaugurata il 14 settembre col trio Michael Blicher/Dan Hemmer/Steve Gadd, la nuova stagione jazz del Teatro Ristori ha ospitato il 16 novembre il recente progetto “Legnomadre" di Marco Bardoscia, che vede il clarinettista Gabriele Mirabassi e il percussionista Simone Padovani ...

A Few Of My Favorite 2023 Jazz Things (So Far) - Part 4

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 1, 2023

Africana to Americana, and beyond, in the final installment of our retrospective of some of the most memorable tunes we got to hear during the first half of the year.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Bill Laurance, Michael League “Round House" Where You Wish ...

Bill Laurance & Michael League: Where You Wish You Were

by Cary Tenenbaum
April 22, 2023

As of this writing in Spring 2023, pianist Bill Laurance and bass and oud player Michael League have apparently been playing together in Snarky Puppy for almost 20 years. This may come as a surprise to some listeners who may still think of them as new kids on the block, so to speak. These two have ...

Club d'Elf, Naïssam Jalal, Bill Laurance, Michael League, George & New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
March 14, 2023

This week we put together a set which is centered around jazz influenced by Gnawa music, and musicians and bands which know how to “develop and envelope," i.e. develop a melody and mood which envelopes the listener. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" ...

Snarky Puppy: Empire Central

by Angelo Leonardi
October 3, 2022

A diciotto anni dalla nascita, gli Snarky Puppy sono tornati a Dallas —luogo d'origine della formazione— per registrare un nuovo album scegliendo l'approccio preferito: quel “live in the studio" con pubblico in sala che ha caratterizzato le loro opere migliori. Quindi otto notti alla Deep Ellum Art Company per mettere a punto 16 ...

Rinascita di primavera: una panoramica sui prossimi festival

by Libero Farnè
May 31, 2021

Alla fine di aprile finalmente il via è arrivato. Gli organizzatori di festival e rassegne da tempo si erano rimboccati le maniche in fiduciosa attesa della ripartenza, affrontando gradualmente tutti gli aspetti organizzativi, economici, promozionali relativi alla loro programmazione. Sono stati sei i mesi di silenzio, di sosta forzata della musica dal vivo. Gli ultimi concerti ...

Live at Ronnie Scott's

By Bill Laurance

Label: Flint Music
Released: 2020
Track listing: Chia; Swag Times; The Pines; The Good Things; Golden Hour; Red Sand; Madeleine; Never-Ending City; The Real One