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Artist
Larry Porter
12+ albums
jazz
about
Larry Porter was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA in 1951 and started playing the piano at age 6, later studying at Cleveland Music Settlement School. He attended University of Rochester with classes at Eastman School of Music, 1969-1971 and Berklee School of Music, Boston, 1971-1972. He taught piano ensembles at the latter 1972-1973. Founded the group Children At Play with Tom van der Geld in Boston in 1971. He went to Germany in 1973, and played with Bobby Jones, Sal Nistico, Leszek Zadlo, Volker Kriegel, Kai Winding, Mel Lewis, Gunter Lenz, and Bobby Stern. In 1976, he journeyed through Asia, studied music in Afghanistan and India. He learned the rebab, a short-necked lute with 18 strings, in Kabul with Ustad Mohammed Omar, the sarod in New Delhi, both plucked string instruments. In 1976, he went to study at the Bharatiya Kala Kendra School in New Delhi. He lived in New York 1977-80, working as pianist in the jazz scene, as accompanist for Merce Cunningham and other dancers, and as rebab and sarod player in the Indian music scene. He was a founding member of the Kathak Ensemble with dancer Janaki Patrik and tabla player Paul Leake. He returned to Germany in 1981, played with Frank St. Peter, Airto Moreira and Thad Jones. Founded quartet with Allan Praskin. He lived in Spain 1983-84, and recorded his first quartet record. He returned to Germany in 1985. From 1986-88, he did extensive touring with Chet Baker, including the New Morning in Paris and European festivals. Also, he
