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Lindsey Horner

Bassist Lindsey Horner is one of the more versatile musicians in jazz and modern music. He has most often been heard with musicians on the cutting edge recording and performing with artists such as Greg Osby, Bill Frisell, Bobby Previte, Dave Douglas and Muhal Richard Abrams.

As a leader he has produced four recordings, NEVER NO MORE, MERCY ANGEL, BELIEVERS and the recently released DON'T COUNT ON GLORY.

Through the ‘90’s he performed as a member of the Myra Melford trio, an association which yielded four highly acclaimed discs.

He is a member of the co-operative group JEWELS AND BINOCULARS/MICHAEL MOORE, LINDSEY HORNER, MICHAEL VATCHER PLAY MUSIC OF BOB DYLAN.

His European connections include playing with guitarist Philip Catherine, trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, saxophonist Matthias Schubert and the great Belgian tenor player, Erwin Vann.

He also has deep roots in Irish music having toured and recorded extensively with singer/songwriter Susan McKeown, Scottish fiddle master Johnny Cunningham and traditional Irish music legend Andy Irvine.

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Album Review

Lindsey Horner: Don't Count on Glory

Read "Don't Count on Glory" reviewed by Elliott Simon


While Don't Count on Glory is first and foremost a bassist's album, Lindsey Horner also taps baritone sax, bass clarinet and whistles to add to its already broad soundscape. Recruiting some fifteen other musicians, Horner mixes and matches the likes of Marty Ehrlich (alto), Brian Lynch (trumpet) and Uri Caine (piano) to create a surprisingly cohesive statement. This is primarily due to the strength of the compositions, combined with the presence of drummer Allison Miller and guitarist Pete McCann, who ...

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Lindsey Horner: Don't Count on Glory

Read "Don't Count on Glory" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


Multi-instrumentalist Lindsey Horner has assembled an exciting cast of musicians for his fourth album as a leader. He uses them in different combinations to give voice to his music, which they do in most articulate terms. Horner's riveting writing draws on several elements, including a respect for melody and arrangements that let the musicians open up and create interesting textures, developing into landscapes that often profile unusual structures.

Horner may not want to count on glory, but the ...

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Lindsey Horner: Working Hard on Undiscovered Country

Lindsey Horner: Working Hard on Undiscovered Country

Source: All About Jazz

Lindsey Horner will be releasing his latest project, “Undiscovered Country" on ArtistShare in March of 2010. The band has already begun rehearsing the music for the new album. The project features a stellar lineup of diverse musicians, coming from all types of musical backgrounds, to create a musical landscape of fantasticly unique instrumentation. In Lindsey's own words: Saxophonist Erwin Vann, a native of Antwerp, Belgium, currently living in Brussels. I have known Erwin since 1988 and he was a part ...

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Lindsey Horner: The Sidemen Chronicles with Rob Thomas

Lindsey Horner: The Sidemen Chronicles with Rob Thomas

Source: Michael Ricci

Renowned bassist Lindsey Horner is hard at work on his newest ArtistShare project, Undiscovered Country. It features a stellar lineup of musicians, all providing their own, unique voices to the project. This week, we'll be looking more in depth at Rob Thomas, who will be playing violin on the album. Rob Thomas is widely considered to be one of the most original, technically adept and powerful violinists playing jazz and contemporary music. JazzTimes calls him “a violinist of exceptional creative ...

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Lindsey Horner – the Sidemen Chronicles: Allison Miller

Lindsey Horner – the Sidemen Chronicles: Allison Miller

Source: All About Jazz

Lindsey Horner's new ArtistShare project Undiscovered Country is derived from a large variety of influences and styles.

This exciting, genre bending project is made possible by a stellar team of sidemen. This week, we'll be focusing on the drums, played by Allison Miller. Allison has a most impressive resume, and her energy will undoubtedly bring a great vibe to the project.

In Lindsey's own words:

Allison Miller is one of the finest drummers around. We've played together with Susan McKeown ...

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Lindsey Horner – the Sidemen Blogs: Andy Irvine

Lindsey Horner – the Sidemen Blogs: Andy Irvine

Source: All About Jazz

Undiscovered Country, the latest ArtistShare project from Lindsey Horner has an all-star cast that is equally as diverse as the music itself. We'll be putting the spotlight on each of these players in the months leading up to the album's release. Andy Irvine has been hailed as “a tradition in himself." Musician, singer and songwriter, Andy has maintained both personal integrity and highly individual performing skills throughout his 40-year career. From Sweeney's Men in the mid sixties to the enormous ...

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Renown Bassist Lindsey Horner Embarks on Artistshare Project "Undiscovered Country"

Renown Bassist Lindsey Horner Embarks on Artistshare Project "Undiscovered Country"

Source: All About Jazz

The renowned and versatile bassist Lindsey Horner has embarked on his first ArtistShare project. This project will truly be a multinational one, as almost every single musician is from a different country, and each has an incredibly diverse experience and musical backgrounds. Undiscovered Country, in Lindsey's own words: I am embarking on a new project that will bring together many of my past influences as well as some of my favorite musicians who have been most important to me up ...

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Performance / Tour

Lindsey Horner and Vincent Katz Perform Judge at the Bowery Poetry Club Saturday, April 28th 7:00PM - 8:30PM

Lindsey Horner and Vincent Katz Perform Judge at the Bowery Poetry Club Saturday, April 28th 7:00PM - 8:30PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

Saturday, April 28 2007 7:00pm - 8:30pm Lindsey Horner and Vincent Katz perform JUDGE, an ongoing Musical/ Poetical work based on the events and spirit of The Times. $10 + 2 drink minimum Music and Poetry combine forces to tackle intergalactic evils in the form of faceless bureaucrats who hope to float us all out into the wakes of future Katrinas. Poet Vincent Katz stripped language from the New York Times and turned it into poetry, which Lindsey ...

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Lindsey Horner and Vincent Katz Perform Judge at the Bowery Poetry Club Saturday, April 28th 7:00PM - 8:30PM

Lindsey Horner and Vincent Katz Perform Judge at the Bowery Poetry Club Saturday, April 28th 7:00PM - 8:30PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

Saturday, April 28 2007 7:00pm - 8:30pm Lindsey Horner and Vincent Katz perform JUDGE, an ongoing Musical/ Poetical work based on the events and spirit of The Times. $10 + 2 drink minimum Music and Poetry combine forces to tackle intergalactic evils in the form of faceless bureaucrats who hope to float us all out into the wakes of future Katrinas. Poet Vincent Katz stripped language from the New York Times and turned it into poetry, which Lindsey ...

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String and Bow Festival: Mark Helias & Ray Anderson, John Lindberg; Lindsey Horner & More This Weekend at the Cornelia Street Cafe

String and Bow Festival: Mark Helias & Ray Anderson, John Lindberg; Lindsey Horner & More  This Weekend  at the Cornelia Street Cafe

Source: All About Jazz

August 22, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street Greenwich Village, NY 10014 Tel: 212-989-9319 Fax: 212-243-4207 Web: corneliastreetcafe.com between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1,9 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, F to West 4th St. “a culinary as well as a cultural landmark" Mayoral Proclamation, City of New York 1987 This Week at Cornelia Street Cafe August 22 thg 28 Mon aug ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Undiscovered Country

Cadence Jazz Records
2010

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Ships with Tattooed...

Unknown label
2007

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Don't Count on Glory

Cadence Jazz Records
2006

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Don't Count on Glory

The JazzStore.com
2006

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Don't Count On Glory

Cadence Jazz Records
2005

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Extrospection

Timescraper Records
1998

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