Jon Thorne is an
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ist.
Born in
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he lived in
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from the age of 6 to 11 and is now based in Whalley Range,
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. He is self taught and started playing in his early twenties. He studied and played
jazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
for a number of years following and considers
Danny ThompsonDaniel Henry Edward 'Danny' Thompson is an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist and businessman...
his mentor.
Renowned as a passionate, energetic and highly skilled performer Jon Thorne’s career as a double bassist has spanned a broad range of the musical spectrum. As bassist and composer in the acclaimed ground breaking trip hop/drum and bass band Lamb he recorded 4 albums, toured 30 countries in 5 continents and played at most of the worlds leading festivals including
CoachellaThe Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a three-day annual music and arts festival, organized by Goldenvoice and held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley...
,
RoskildeRoskilde is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is an ancient city, dating from the Viking Age and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network....
, Wechter,
GlastonburyThe Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...
, Montreux Jazz, North Sea Jazz, NYC Central Park Summerstage and
Manchester Jazz FestivalManchester Jazz Festival is an annual 9-day-long festival focused on showcasing contemporary jazz from the North West of England and beyond.- mjf 2010 :The 15th Manchester Jazz Festival will take place from 23 to 31 July in Manchester city centre....
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During the initial 8 year career of the successful group
LambLamb is an electronic music duo from Manchester, England, whose music is influenced by trip hop and drum and bass. The duo consists of producer Andy Barlow, who also produces under the pseudonym Hipoptimist, and singer-songwriter Lou Rhodes...
, Thorne acted as an unofficial third member with his most potent contribution on the group's second album
Fear of Fours. This album showcased his seamless and inspired integration of the double bass with modern electronica influences, with melodicism, groove and textural sensitivity. He has played extensively on the now reformed band's fifth album called "5" set for release on 5/5/2011.
He has performed on
MTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
USA, MTV Europe and
BBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
television/radio, and has had music used in various British and European film, television and advertising media.
He has run an octet called Oedipus Mingus since 2000, which plays arrangements of the music of Charles Mingus.
He has also recorded and performed with artists as diverse as Robert Miles, Trilok Gurtu, Robert Fripp, Donovon,
Guy BarkerGuy Barker is an English jazz trumpeter and composer. Barker was born in Chiswick, London, the son of an actress and a stuntman. He started playing the trumpet at the age of twelve, and within a year had joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra...
,
Badly Drawn BoyDamon Gough is an English alternative music singer/songwriter. He was born on 2 October 1969, in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. He grew up in the Breightmet area of Bolton, Lancashire, England....
, Kate Havnevik,
Lou RhodesLou Rhodes is an English singer and songwriter from Manchester, now living in Wiltshire. In addition to providing vocals and lyrics for the band Lamb, Rhodes has released three solo albums: Beloved One, Bloom and One Good Thing...
, James Yorkston,
King CreosoteKenny Anderson, known primarily by his stage name King Creosote, is an independent singer-songwriter from Fife, Scotland. To date, Anderson has released over forty albums, with his latest, Thrawn, released in 2011. Anderson is also a member of Scottish-Canadian band, The Burns Unit...
, John Smith, The Accidental,
CocoRosieCocoRosie is a musical group formed in 2003 by sisters Bianca "Coco" and Sierra "Rosie" Casady. The sisters were born and raised in the United States, but formed the band in Paris after meeting for the first time in years...
, Amos Lee, Jesca Hoop, The Memory Band, Liam Bailey, Mr Scruff and Steve and Martha Tilston.
He co-wrote six songs on the self-titled debut albumLove Amongst Ruin is the self-titled debut studio album by Love Amongst Ruin. It was released on September 13, 2010.-Background:After departing Placebo in October 2007, Steve Hewitt enlisted Lamb bassist Jon Thorne and his brother Nick Hewitt to begin writing and demoing new music at his home studio...
by Love Amongst RuinLove Amongst Ruin are a London rock band, led by ex-Placebo drummer Steve Hewitt.-Beginnings and formation:Upon his dismissal from Placebo after the conclusion of their Meds tour in September 2007, Steve Hewitt had a vision "to create a new band, a new album and a new sound"...
with drummer/vocalist Steve HewittSteven James Hewitt is the singer and guitarist in Love Amongst Ruin, having previously been the drummer for Placebo between mid-1996 and October 2007.-Personal life:...
, released in September 2010.
His debut album Manchester Road was released through SAM LTD/ EGEA records in 2006 featured 12 original compositions of jazz with pianist Steve Brown and drummer Luke Flowers.
His first orchestral suite Watching the Well, a Manchester Jazz FestivalManchester Jazz Festival is an annual 9-day-long festival focused on showcasing contemporary jazz from the North West of England and beyond.- mjf 2010 :The 15th Manchester Jazz Festival will take place from 23 to 31 July in Manchester city centre....
commission, written for and featuring legendary British bassist Danny ThompsonDaniel Henry Edward 'Danny' Thompson is an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist and businessman...
, debuted at the Royal Northern College of MusicThe Royal Northern College of Music is a music school in Manchester, England. It is located on Oxford Road in Chorlton on Medlock, at the western edge of the campus of the University of Manchester and is one of four conservatories associated with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music...
in Manchester in 2007, and was released on the Naim label in November 2010 to strong critical acclaim.
A selected discography includes
5 - Lamb CD 2011
Live at Koko - Lamb CD 2011
As the Sun Comes Up - Jay Leighton CD 2011
Thirteen - Robert Miles CD 2011
Snowglobe - Jesca Hoop CD 2011
Oh My Days - The Memory Band CD 2011
Watching The Well - Jon Thorne CD 2010
Lucy and the Wolves - Martha Tilston - CD 2010
One Good Thing - Lou Rhodes - CD 2010
Map or Direction - John Smith - CD 2009
Folk Songs - James Yorkston - The Analogue Catalogue Sessions CD/DVD 2009
Ninja Tuna – Mr Scruff 2008
Hairy Bumpercress - Mr Scruff - 12” 2008
Bloom - Lou Rhodes - CD 2007
Migrating Bird - The songs of Lal Waterson - Various ( with James Yorkston ) 2007
Cortina Deluxx - Debut EP - 10" Vinyl -2006
Of Milkmaids and Architects - Martha Tilston CD 2006
Manchester Road - Jon Thorne's Oedipus Complex CD 2006
Beloved One - Lou Rhodes ( as composer ) CD 2006
Remixed - Lamb CD 2005
Best Kept Secrets - Lamb 2004 CD and DVD
Miles/Gurtu - Robert Miles/Trilok Gurtu LP 2004
Between Darkness and Wonder - Lamb CD 2003
Back to Mine LP ( w The John Ellis Big Bang ) MJ Cole CD 2002
Fear of Fours - Lamb CD 1998
Lamb - Lamb CD 1996.
He teaches privately, his most notable student so far has been John Parker from NizlopiNizlopi were a two-piece band, from 1993–2010, with Luke Concannon on vocals, guitar, and bodhrán, and John Parker on double bass, human beatbox, and providing backing vocals. They were based in Leamington Spa, England. Prior to attending Trinity Catholic Technology College, Luke and John...
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External links
- http://www.jonthorne.co.uk
http://www.facebook.com/watchingthewell?ref=ts
Album review of Jon Thorne's Watching The Well on SouthSonic
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