Marcus McLaurine (born May 7, 1952) is an American jazz bassist, composer, and educator.
Biography
McLaurine was born on May 7, 1952,
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[ "Marcus McLaurine". Vermont Jazz Center. Retrieved September 9, 2017.] He studied music at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, before moving to Los Angeles.
He was a member of
Horace Tapscott's Union of God's Musicians and Artists Ascension for part of the 1970s.
[Isoardi, Steven L. (2006), The Dark Tree: Jazz and the Community Arts in Los Angeles. University of California Press, p. 146.] McLaurine joined the military in 1976 and played in the 590th Air Force band.
[ "Faculty and Staff". William Paterson University. Retrieved September 9, 2017.] After four years, he left the air force and moved to New York City.
McLaurine began a long association with Clark Terry in the early 1980s.[Terry, Clark (2011), The Autobiography of Clark Terry. University of California Press.] They recorded together numerous times. McLaurine recorded several albums under the leadership of pianist Abdullah Ibrahim in the 1990s. McLaurine has been an instructor in jazz at William Paterson University since 1997.
McLaurine is a member of the band Native Soul, with Steve Johns, Noah Haidu, and Peter Brainin. They released Rough Jazz in 2006,[Ng, Ivana (August 16, 2006), "Native Soul: Rough Jazz". All About Jazz.] Soul Step in 2011,[Milkowski, Bill (June 3, 2011), "Native Soul: Soul Step". JazzTimes.][Simmons, Greg (March 29, 2011), "Native Soul: Soul Step". All About Jazz.] and One Mind in 2012.[ "Native Soul – One Mind". AllMusic. Retrieved September 9, 2017.]
Discography
As leader/co-leader
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Rough Jazz (Apria, 2006)
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Soul Step (Talking Drum, 2011)
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One Mind (American Showplace, 2012)
As sideman
With Kenny Burrell
With Michael Cochrane
With John Hicks
With Abdullah Ibrahim
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Yarona (Tiptoe, 1995)
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Cape Town Flowers (Tiptoe, 1997)
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Cape Town Revisited (Tiptoe, 1997)
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African Symphony (Enja)
With Nancy Monroe
With Mook Loxley
With Danny Mixon
With Cristina Morrison
With Clark Terry
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Squeeze Me! (Chiaroscuro, 1989)
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Live at the Village Gate (Chesky, 1990)
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The Hymn (Candid, 1993)
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Shades of Blues (Challenge, 1994)
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Top and Bottom Brass (Chiaroscuro, 1995)
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Herr Ober (Nagel Heyer, 1999)
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Live on QE2 (Chiaroscuro, 2000)
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Friendship (Eighty Eights, 2002)
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