INGRID LAUBROCK

Candid Recording(s):

Biography:

Ingrid Laubrock was born in Stadtlohn, a small town in Germany, in 1970.She started having music lessons young as 4 years old and began to play classical piano and sing in local choirs from the age of eight. Her first recording experience dates from that time, singing the solo voice in an arrangement for accapella choir on the town’s record. Throughout her childhood she performed in church choirs and public concerts at the local music school. 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(now her main voice) and tenor followed shortly afterwards.

In 1993 she met singer Monica Vasconcelos and guitarist Ife Tolentino, both from Sao Paulo in Brazil.Ingrid is one of the founder member of Brazilian quartet ‘As Meninas' (now called Nois 4)’ and also long-time member of Monica Vasconcelos’ 9 –piece band NOIS. She recorded as a sideman with NOIS (3 albums), as co – leader with Nois 4 and finally her own projects. Her debut album ‘WHO IS IT' was released in 1998,the second, ‘SOME TIMES’ (featuring Julian Siegel, Nikki Iles and Byron Wallen) was recorded in January and released in May/2001,both on Candid Records. In August 1998 and 1999, Ingrid took part in 6-day master classes run by world-renowned saxophonist and educator David Liebman in Stroudsburg, PA. She was nominated as ‘Rising Star of the Year’ in the British Jazz Awards for 1999. Also in 1999 Ingrid completed the 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..

AS MENINAS (now called Nois 4) featured at the ‘Holders Seasons International Music Festival’ in Barbados (03/2000), supported Brazilian stars Gilberto Gil and Airto Moreira/Flora Purim at the Barbican Halls and Joyce at the Jazz Café.In the summer of 2000 AS MENINAS supported rock singer Bryan Ferry on his England tour. In January 2002 she played and sang backing vocals on several gigs with Mercury Award Winner, soul – singer Dina Carroll. Ingrid was featured guest soloist on a channel 4 documentary about composers and their work, playing with Django Bates and his quartet Human Chain and the Aylesbury Youth Orchestra.

In March 2002 she returned to Barbados to play at `Holders Seasons’both with Brazilian guitarist Ife Tolentino and the St Michael’s Cathedral choir of Bridgetown, Barbados. From May till End of July 2002 Ingrid toured the UK, Middle East and Europe with charts singer Gabrielle.

Her third album was recorded in May 2003.Apart from her usual quartet (Ingrid Laubrock sax, Karim Merchant p, Larry Bartley b and Tom Skinner d) it also features the beautiful playing of cellist Ben Davis.