Chris Lightcap
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Background information | |
Birth name | Chris Lightcap |
Born | Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA |
Genres | Jazz, rock, experimental |
Occupation(s) | Musician, bassist, composer |
Instruments | Double bass, bass guitar |
Associated acts | Bigmouth, Craig Taborn, Regina Carter, Gerald Cleaver, Matt Wilson, Joe Morris |
Chris Lightcap is an American double bassist, bass guitarist and composer[1] born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.[2]
Currently based in Brooklyn, New York, Lightcap has worked with Marc Ribot, Regina Carter, Craig Taborn, John Medeski, Tomasz Stanko, John Scofield, The Swell Season, Mark Turner, Joe Morris, Chris Potter, Glen Hansard, Sheila Jordan, James Carter, Butch Morris, Ben Monder, Tom Harrell and others. His playing is featured on over 60 albums.
In addition to his work as a sideman he has led a variety of bands since 2000 and has produced four critically acclaimed albums of original music. Lightcap's first two CDs as a leader, Lay-Up (2000) and Bigmouth (2003) were released on the Fresh Sound New Talent label and featured a quartet line-up with Gerald Cleaver on drums and Tony Malaby and Bill McHenry on tenor saxophones.[3] Two years later he expanded the group to a quintet, naming it Bigmouth and establishing a line-up of Craig Taborn on keyboards, Chris Cheek and Malaby on tenor saxophones and Cleaver on drums. In 2010 Bigmouth recorded Deluxe, Lightcap's third CD as a leader, on Clean Feed Records with alto saxophonist Andrew D'Angelo also joining the group on three selections.[4] The Wall Street Journal called the recording "superb"[5] and it was named one of the best releases of 2010 by the New York Times,[6] NPR,[7] the Village Voice,[8] and Jazz Times,[9] among other publications.
In 2006 he received a commission to compose for the ensemble counter (induction, which premiered his piece Wiretap at the Tenri Cultural Center on October 16, 2006. In 2011 he received a New Jazz Works grant from Chamber Music America. Bigmouth premiered Lightcap's resulting work, Lost and Found at the Earshot Jazz Festival on October 28, 2012 in Seattle, WA. The work was subsequently broadcast on NPR for the show Jazzset with Dee Dee Bridgewater. A performance of the piece the following year was reviewed by the New York Times.[10] Bigmouth's 2015 release on Clean Feed Records, Epicenter features this batch of music along with a cover of The Velvet Underground's "All Tomorrow's Parties".
Selected Discography
As Leader
Year released | Title | Label | Notes |
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2015 | Epicenter | Clean Feed Records | Featuring Bigmouth with Tony Malaby (tenor saxophone), Chris Cheek (tenor saxophone), Craig Taborn (Wurlitzer, piano, organ), Gerald Cleaver (drums) |
2010 | Deluxe | Clean Feed Records | Featuring Bigmouth with Tony Malaby (tenor saxophone), Chris Cheek (tenor saxophone), Craig Taborn (Wurlitzer, piano), Gerald Cleaver (drums), and guest, Andrew D'Angelo (alto sax) |
2003 | Bigmouth | Fresh Sound Records | Quartet, with Tony Malaby (tenor saxophone), Bill McHenry (tenor saxophone), Gerald Cleaver (drums) |
2000 | Lay-Up | Fresh Sound Records | Quartet, with Tony Malaby (tenor saxophone), Bill McHenry (tenor saxophone), Gerald Cleaver (drums) |
As Bassist
Year released | Leader | Title | Label | Notes |
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2001 | Taborn, CraigCraig Taborn | Light Made Lighter | Thirsty Ear | Trio, with Gerald Cleaver (drums) |
2013 | Carter, ReginaRegina Carter | ’’Southern Comfort’’ | Sony | with Marvin Sewell (guitar), Will Holshouser (accordion), Alvester Garnett (drums) |
2010 | Carter, ReginaRegina Carter | ’’Reverse Thread’’ | E1 | with Yacouba Sissoko (kora), Adam Rogers (guitar), Gary Versace (acc) Will Holshouser (acc), Alvester Garnett (drums) |
2010 | Carter, ReginaRegina Carter | ’’Pagannini: After a Dream’’ | Verve | |
2009 | , The Swell SeasonThe Swell Season | ’’Strict Joy’’ | Anti- | with Glen Hansard, Chad Taylor, Thomas Bartlett, Javier Mas |
2014 | , PlymouthPlymouth | ’’Plymouth’’ | RareNoiseRecords | with Joe Morris, Jamie Saft, Mary Halvorson, Gerald Cleaver |
2014 | Wilson, MattMatt Wilson | ’’Gathering Call’’ | Palmetto | with John Medeski, Jeff Lederer, Kirk Knufke |
2009 | Wilson, MattMatt Wilson | ’’That’s Gonna Leave a Mark’’ | Palmetto | with Jeff Lederer, Andrew D’Angelo |
2009 | Taylor, ChadChad Taylor | ’’Circle Down’’ | 482 Music | trio, with Angelica Sanchez (piano) |
2014 | Morris, JoeJoe Morris | Balance | Clean Feed Records | Quartet, with Mat Maneri (violin), Gerald Cleaver (drums) |
2000 | Morris, JoeJoe Morris | At the Old Office | Knitting Factory | Quartet, with Mat Maneri (violin), Gerald Cleaver (drums) |
1999 | Morris, JoeJoe Morris | Underthru | Omnitone | Quartet, with Mat Maneri (violin), Gerald Cleaver (drums) |
1998 | Morris, JoeJoe Morris | A Cloud of Black Birds | AUM Fidelity | Quartet, with Mat Maneri (violin), Jerome Deupree (drums) |
2009 | Carney, JamesJames Carney | ’’Ways And Means’’ | Songlines | with Tony Malaby (tenor sax), Peter Epstein (tenor sax), Mark Ferber (drums), Josh Roseman (trombone), Ralph Alessi (trumpet) |
2007 | Carney, JamesJames Carney | ’’Greenwood’’ | Songlines | with Tony Malaby (tenor sax), Peter Epstein (tenor sax), Mark Ferber (drums), Josh Roseman (trombone), Ralph Alessi (trumpet) |
2008 | Cleaver, GeraldGerald Cleaver | ’’Detroit’’ | Fresh Sound Records | with J.D. Allen (tenor sax), Andrew Bishop (tenor sax), Ben Waltzer (piano), Jeremy Pelt (trumpet) |
2008 | Coleman, AnthonyAnthony Coleman | ’’With Every Breath’’ | Knitting Factory | with Marc Ribot (guitar), Brad Shepik (guitar), Jim Pugliese (percussion) |
2012 | Braxton, AnthonyAnthony Braxton | ’’Quintet (Tristano)’’ | Braxton House | |
2011 | Brown, RobRob Brown | Unexplained Phenomena | Marge Records | with Matt Moran (vibes), Gerald Cleaver (drums) |
2000 | Brown, RobRob Brown | Jumping Off the Page | No More | with Roy Campbell (trumpet), Jackson Krall (drums) |
1998 | Brown, RobRob Brown | Scratching the Surface | CIMP | with Assif Tsahar (tenor sax), Lou Grassi (drums) |
2004 | Dickey, WhitWhit Dickey | In a Heartbeat | Clean Feed Records | with Roy Campbell (trumpet), Joe Morris (guitar), Rob Brown (alto sax) |
2001 | Dickey, WhitWhit Dickey | Big Top | Wobbly Rail | with Joe Morris (guitar), Rob Brown (alto sax) |
2001 | Dickey, WhitWhit Dickey | Transonic | AUM Fidelity | with Rob Brown (alto sax) |
References
- ↑ Ratliff, Ben (January 9, 2006). "Reveling in the Tension Between Two Stylistic Worlds". The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
- ↑ Layne, Joslyn. "Chris Lightcap: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ↑ Ratliff, Ben (October 14, 2000). "Serene and Restless, Freely Juxtaposed". New York Times. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
- ↑ Chinen, Nate (May 10, 2010). "Sounds of New Orleans, and Far Beyond". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
- ↑ Johnson, Martin (January 26, 2011). "Basing Himself in a New Jazz Sound". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ↑ Chinen, Nate (December 16, 2010). "Renewal, the Sensual and Fraught Candor". The New York Times. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ↑ Jarenwattananon, Patrick (December 1, 2010). "Top 10 Jazz Albums Of 2010". NPR.org. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ↑ "The 2010 Voice Critics' Poll: The Results". The Village Voice. December 29, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Critics' Picks: Top 50 CDs". Jazztimes. January 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ↑ Chinen, Nate (June 3, 2013). "A Love Letter to New York, Written by Consensus". The New York Times. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
External links
- Chris Lightcap official site
- Wall Street Journal Article on Chris Lightcap by Martin Johnson
- Clean Feed Press Archive for Chris Lightcap
- Allmusic.com Entry
- Bigmouth on NPR's Jazzset with Dee Dee Bridgewater