Ingrid Laubrock
In 1989 Ingrid left Germany for London where she took up the alto saxophone.
A year of studies with ex-Jazz Messenger Jean Toussaint followed in 1992. Soprano and tenor followed shortly afterward. In 1993 she met singer Monica Vasconcelos and guitarist Ife Tolentino, both from Sao Paulo in Brazil.
Ingrid is one of the founding members of Brazilian quartet NOIS4 and also a long-time member of Vasconcelos' 9-piece band NOIS. NOIS4 has been a supporting act for Joyce, Gilberto Gil, Bryan Ferry and Airto Moreira/Flora Purim. During the summers of 1998 and 1999, Ingrid studied with renowned saxophonist and educator David Liebman in the USA. She was nominated as “Rising Star of the Year” in the BT Jazz Awards for 1999. Also in 1999, Ingrid completed her postgraduate jazz course at the Guildhall School Of Music & Drama. During that year she studied and performed with David Liebman, Kenny Wheeler, Billy Cobham, Stan Sulzman and Jean Toussaint.
2004 Ingrid was awarded the BBC Jazz Award for Innovation as part of the F-ire Collective and in 2005 she was nominated for the BBC Award as “Rising Star.”
In January 2006 Ingrid was awarded the prestigious Fellowship for Jazz Composition by the Arts Foundation.
Ingrid has been interested in working in different fields, collaborating with contemporary classical group The Continuum Ensemble and and theatre director Annabel Arden, as well as with dancer/choreographer Frauke Requardt, who choreographed a show to Ingrid's music.
Ingrid has performed with Kenny Wheeler, Evan Parker, Norma Winstone, David Liebman, Billy Cobham, Jean Toussaint, Stan Sulzman, Django Bates' Human Chain, Guinga, Jazz Jamaica Allstars, Lol Coxhill, Verywn Weston, US cult procucer David Axelrod, soul singers Dina Carroll and Gabrielle, Souxie And The Banshees, Seb Rochford's Polar Bear, Jason Yarde, Grand Union Orchestra, Roberto Pla, Sheron Wrey’s Jazz Xchange, The Continuum Ensemble, Frauke Requardt's dance company, Tom Arthurs and many more.
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One Hundred Dreams Part 1
From: Hyaku: One Hundred DreamsBy Ingrid Laubrock
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From: Smoke Gets In Your EyesBy Ingrid Laubrock
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From: Close UpBy Ingrid Laubrock
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From: Close UpBy Ingrid Laubrock