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Artist
Ingrid Laubrock
12+ albums
jazzsaxophoneinstrumentalfree jazzcontemporary jazz
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Ingrid Laubrock (born in Stadtlohn on 24 September 1970) is a German jazz saxophonist who primarily plays tenor saxophone but also performs and records on soprano, alto, and baritone saxophones. She 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'. Laubrock began music lessons at 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 Laubrock 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. 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 NÓIS4 and also long-time member of Monica Vasconcelos’ 9 –piece band NÓIS. NÓIS4 has been support act for Joyce, Gilberto Gil, Brian Ferry and Airto Moreira / Flora Purim. In the summers of 1998 and 1999, Laubrock studied with renowned saxophonist and educator David Liebman in the USA. Laubrock was nominated as ‘Rising Star of the Year’ in the BT Jazz Awards for 1999. Also in 1999 Laubrock completed th
