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German-born saxophonist
Ingrid Laubrock was well established on the London creative and avant jazz scene when she moved to Brooklyn in 2008, but she took a bit of time before forming
Anti-House, her first Brooklyn-based group as a leader. After her arrival in the New York City borough,
Laubrock initially joined a collaborative trio,
Paradoxical Frog, also featuring pianist
Kris Davis and drummer
Tyshawn Sorey, and improvised with drummer
Tom Rainey and guitarist
Mary Halvorson in
the Tom Rainey Trio. Seeking to lead her own ensemble that would provide an outlet for her compositional as well as improvisational skills,
Laubrock formed
Anti-House with
Rainey (also her husband),
Halvorson, and bassist
John Hébert; the quartet -- with
Davis as guest -- recorded and released an eponymous debut album on the Swiss
Intakt label in 2010. A sophomore
Anti-House album, Strong Place, saw release (also on
Intakt) in January 2013. Like the debut, Strong Place featured
Laubrock compositions performed by the leader on tenor and soprano saxophones joined by
Rainey,
Halvorson,
Hébert, and
Davis, the latter now a full-fledged member of the group rather than guest artist. In June 2015
Ingrid Laubrock's Anti-House returned with their third
Intakt album, Roulette of the Cradle, featuring clarinetist
Oscar Noriega added to the lineup on two tracks. ~ Dave Lynch