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British pianist, composer, arranger, and producer
Bill Laurance makes expansive, genre-crossing jazz and electronic music. Having studied at the University of Leeds,
Laurance has worked with a variety of artists including trip-hop trio
Morcheeba, saxophonist
Chris Potter, and West African guitarist
Lionel Loueke, among others. On his own, he leads the electronic duo the Fix and is a founding member of the eclectic Brooklyn-based jazz collective
Snarky Puppy. In 2014,
Laurance released his debut solo album,
Flint, on GroundUp Music. He returned the following year with Swift.
In 2016,
Laurance delivered his third solo effort,
Aftersun. Inspired by his interest in astronomy and space exploration, the album featured appearances from fellow
Snarky Puppy members
Michael League and
Robert "Sput" Searight, as well as New Orleans percussionist
Weedie Braimah. ~ Matt Collar