Ingrid Laubrock (born 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 studied with Jean Toussaint, Dave Liebman and at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Laubrock moved to London, England in 1989, and became a member of the F-IRE Collective. In 2008 she moved to New York City.
In 1998, she released her first solo album Who Is It? and was nominated for the 'Rising Star of the Year' award at the 1999 BT Jazz Awards. She was also nominated for the BBC Award 'Rising Star' in 2005 and in 2009 won the SWR Jazz Award for her recording Sleepthief, featuring pianist Liam Noble and drummer Tom Rainey (her husband). They recorded a 2011 album called The Madness of Crowds.
She has played and recorded with Brazilian singer Monica Vasconcelos' band NÓIS and the Brazilian quartet NÓIS4 of which she is a founding member. Other musicians she has made guest appearances with include Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone, Polar Bear, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Scott Fields, Penny Rimbaud, and Anthony Braxton. In 2020 she will play with Kris Davis at the first edition of the Monheim Triennale.
The composition ″Vogelfrei″ for orchestra, soloists and choir from the album Contemporary Chaos Practices was included in The New York Times' 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2018 by NY Times critic Seth Colter Walls.
Discography As leader/co-leader Release yearTitleLabelPersonnel/Notes1998Who Is It?Candid2001Some TimeCandid2005ForensicF-IRE CollectiveQuintet with Karin Merchant (piano), Ben Davis (cello), Larry Bartley (bass), Tom Skinner (drums); guest: Julian Siegel (bass clarinet)2006Let's Call This...Babel LabelDuo with Liam Noble (piano)2008SleepthiefIntaktTrio with Liam Noble (piano), Tom Rainey (drums)2010Paradoxical FrogClean FeedAs part of the band Paradoxical Frog; trio, with Kris Davis (piano), Tyshawn Sorey (drums)2010Anti-HouseIntaktAs the band Anti-House; with Mary Halvorson (guitar), John Hébert (bass), Tom Rainey (drums, glockenspiel); guest: Kris Davis (piano)2011The Madness of CrowdsIntaktAs the band Sleepthief; trio with Liam Noble (piano), Tom Rainey (drums)2012CatatumboBabelTrio with Olie Brice (bass), Javier Carmona (drums)2012HasteEmanemTrio with Veryan Weston (piano), Hanna Marshall (cello)2012UnionClean FeedAs part of the band Paradoxical Frog; trio, with Kris Davis (piano), Tyshawn Sorey (drums)2013Strong PlaceIntaktAs the band Anti-House; quintet, with Mary Halvorson (guitar), Kris Davis (piano), John Hébert (bass), Tom Rainey (drums)2013LarkSkirlAs part of the band Lark; quartet, with Kris Davis (piano), Ralph Alessi (trumpet), Tom Rainey (drums)2014Zurich ConcertIntaktOctet with Mary Halvorson (guitar), Tom Arthurs (trumpet), Ted Reichman (accordion), Liam Noble (piano), Ben Davis (cello), Drew Gress (bass), Tom Rainey (drums, xylophone)2014And Other Desert TownsRelative PitchDuo with Tom Rainey (drums)2015Roulette of the CradleIntaktAs the band Anti-House; quintet, with Mary Halvorson (guitar), Kris Davis (piano), John Hébert (bass), Tom Rainey (drums); guest: Oscar Noriega (clarinet)2015UbatubaFirehouse 12As the band Ubatuba; quintet, with Tim Berne (alto sax), Dan Peck (tuba), Ben Gerstein (trombone), Tom Rainey (drums)2016Live @ The Jazz Happening TampereRelative PitchAs the band Perch Hen Brock & Rain; quartet with Ab Baars (reeds), Ig Henneman (viola), Tom Rainey (drums)2016BuoyancyRelative PitchDuo with Tom Rainey (drums)2016SerpentinesIntaktSeptet with Peter Evans (trumpet), Miya Masaoka (koto), Craig Taborn (piano), Sam Pluta (electronics), Dan Peck (tuba), Tyshawn Sorey (drums)2017Planktonic FinalesIntaktTrio with Stephan Crump (bass), Cory Smythe (piano)2017UtterRelative PitchDuo with Tom Rainey (drums)2018Contemporary Chaos Practices – Two Works for Orchestra and SoloistsIntaktQuartet with Nate Wooley (trumpet), Mary Halvorson (guitar), Kris Davis (piano)2019ChannelsIntaktTrio with Stephan Crump (bass), Cory Smythe (piano)2019TISMRogueArtQuartet with Sylvie Courvoisier (piano), Mark Feldman (violin), Tom Rainey (drums)2019KasumiIntaktDuo with Aki Takase2020Stir Crazy –Duo with Tom Rainey (drums)2020Blood MoonIntaktDuo with Kris Davis2020Dreamt Twice, Twice Dreamt – Music For Chamber Orchestra And Small EnsembleIntakt2023The Last Quiet PlacePyroclasticSextet with Mazz Swift (violin), Tomeka Reid (cello), Brandon Seabrook (guitar), Michael Formanek (bass), Tom Rainey (drums)
As sidewoman Release year Leader Title Label2013Capricorn ClimberClean Feed2013Illusionary SeaFirehouse 122014The PrisonerNoBusiness2012New Myth/Old ScienceCuneiform2010Pool SchoolClean Feed2012Camino Cielo EchoIntakt2014ObbligatoIntakt2015Hotel GriefIntakt2017Float UpstreamIntakt2015Battle PiecesRelative Pitch2015Close UpClean Feed2019Tom RaineyCombobulatedIntakt2019Robert LandfermannTOPAZklaengrecords2020Scott FieldsSeven DesertsNew World Records2025Consentrik QuartetBlue Note
References
External links Ingrid Laubrock's Homepage