Thomas Morgan (bassist)
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Morgan in Aarhus Denmark, 2015. Photo Hreinn Gudlaugsson | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Thomas Morgan |
| Born |
14 August 1981 Hayward, California |
| Origin | U.S.A- |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Upright bass |
| Labels | Verve, ECM, JMT, Milestone, Blue Note, Concord |
| Associated acts | Paul Motian |
| Website |
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Thomas Morgan (born 14 August 1981 in Hayward, California) is an American jazz musician (upright bass, cello)[1] in contemporary jazz.
Biography
Morgan began playing the cello 7 years of age, before switching to upright-bass at 14. In 2003 he received his bachelor's degree in Music from the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with Harvie Swartz and Garry Diall. He also took lessons with Ray Brown and Peter Herbert. Morgan worked with David Binney, Steve Coleman, Joey Baron, Josh Roseman, Brad Shepik, Steve Cardenas, Timuçin Şahin, Kenny Wollesen, Gerald Cleaver, Adam Rogers and Kenny Werner throughout his career.[2] He is also cooperating with Jakob Bro, Dan Tepfer, Jim Black, John Abercrombie, Masabumi Kikuchi and the Sylvie Courvoisier-Mark Feldman Quartet.[1] Morgan lead his own trio.[3]
Discography
- 2002: Down Homeless (PG Records), with VNMG including Will Vinson, Peter Gabis, and Steve Newcombe
- 2004: Monsoon (Soul Note), with Scott DuBois Quintet Feat. David Liebman
- 2005: Minor Changes (OA2 Records), with Liam Sillery Quintet
- 2005: Beauty Under Construction (Konnex Records), with Som Sum Sam
- 2006: Tempest (Soul Note), with Scott DuBois Quintet
- 2007: Land Tides (hatOLOGY), with Jackson Harrison Trio
- 2007: That/Not (Firehouse 12 Records), with Tyshawn Sorey
- 2008: 7th Heaven (Between The Lines), with Samuel Blaser Quartet
- 2008: Wait Till You See Her (ECM Records), with John Abercrombie Quartet
- 2009: Pieces Of Old Sky (Clean Feed), with Samuel Blaser Quartet
- 2009: Bafa (Between The Lines), with Timuçin Şahin Quartet
- 2010: Timshel (Sunnyside Communications), with Dan Weiss Trio
- 2010: Black Hawk Dance (Sunnyside), with Scott DuBois
- 2010: To Fly To Steal (Intakt Records), with Sylvie Courvoisier-Mark Feldman Quartet
- 2010: Evanescences (Dalang! Records), with Casimir Liberski and Tyshawn Sorey
- 2011: Boundless (hatOLOGY), with Samuel Blaser Quartet
- 2011: R/B (Bee Jazz), with Nelson Veras and Stéphane Galland
- 2011: Quite Simply (Bee Jazz), with Angelika Niescier and Tyshawn Sorey
- 2011: Somatic (Winter & Winter), with Jim Black Trio
- 2011: Hôtel Du Nord (Intakt Records), with Sylvie Courvoisier-Mark Feldman Quartet
- 2011: The Windmills of Your Mind (Winter & Winter), with Paul Motian
- 2012: As The Sea (hatOLOGY), with Samuel Blaser Quartet
- 2012: Sunrise (ECM Records), with Masabumi Kikuchi Trio
- 2013: Wisława (ECM Records), with Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet
- 2013: Chants (ECM Records), with Craig Taborn Trio
- 2013: City Of Broken Dreams (ECM Records), with Giovanni Guidi Trio
- 2014: Birdies For Lulu (Intakt Records), with Sylvie Courvoisier-Mark Feldman Quartet feat Scott Colley and Billy Mintz
- 2014: Actuality (Winter & Winter), with Jim Black Trio
- 2015: Spring Rain (Whirlwind Recordings), with Samuel Blaser Quartet
- 2015: Masabumi Kikuchi Ben Street Thomas Morgan Kresten Osgood (ILK Music), with Masabumi Kikuchi, Ben Street, and Kresten Osgood
- 2015: This Is The Day (ECM Records), with Giovanni Guidi Trio
- 2016: Books, Bottles & Bamboo (Enja Records), with Anna-Lena Schnabel Quartet
- 2016: The Constant (Intakt Records), with Jim Black Trio[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Thomas Morgan (4)". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ↑ "Thomas Morgan". Biography. Dialroche.com. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ↑ Ratliff, Ben (2014-12-12). "A Frequent Guest Star Takes a Turn Leading". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
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