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Ingrid Laubrock
Originally from Germany, Ingrid Laubrock started having music lessons at the age of four and began to play classical piano and sing in local choirs aged eight. Her first recording experience dates from that time, singing the solo voice in an arrangement for an a capella choir. 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 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.”
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- Contemporary Chaos Practices by Alberto Bazzurro
- Two Works For Orchestra With Soloists by Mark Corroto
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- Contemporary Chaos Practices by Don Phipps
- Serpentines by John Sharpe
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- Ubatuba by Karl Ackermann
- Roulette of the Cradle by John Sharpe
- Roulette of the Cradle by Stefano Merighi
- Zurich Concert by Libero Farnè
- Zurich Concert by John Sharpe
- Strong Place by John Sharpe
- The Madness of Crowds by Nic Jones
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- Anti-House by Nic Jones
- Anti-House by Chris May
- Sleepthief by Clifford Allen
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- Sleepthief by Nic Jones
September 24, 2014
Jazz Musician of the Day: Ingrid Laubrock
September 24, 2013
Jazz Musician of the Day: Ingrid Laubrock
September 24, 2012
Jazz Musician of the Day: Ingrid Laubrock
September 24, 2011
Jazz Musician of the Day: Ingrid Laubrock
August 05, 2011
The Jazz Session #298: Ingrid Laubrock
September 24, 2010
Jazz Musician of the Day: Ingrid Laubrock
September 07, 2010
January 15, 2010
A Saxophone is Her Only Constant
April 23, 2009
SWR Jazz Award for Ingrid Laubrock
September 11, 2008
Saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock Interviewed at AAJ...And More
August 29, 2008
Ingrid Laubrock & Tom Rainey Live in the Bay Area
February 17, 2006
Ingrid Laubrock Launches London Club Night
January 30, 2006
Ingrid Laubrock awarded Fellowship in Jazz Composition by The Arts...
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