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Marcus McLaurine (born May 7, 1952) is an American jazz bassist, composer, and educator.




Biography


McLaurine was born on May 7, 1952, in Omaha, Nebraska. He studied music at the University of Nebraska, 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. McLaurine joined the military in 1976 and played in the 590th Air Force band. 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. 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, Soul Step in 2011, and One Mind in 2012.




Discography






= As leader/co-leader

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Rough Jazz (Apria, 2006)
Soul Step (Talking Drum, 2011)
One Mind (American Showplace, 2012)




= As sideman

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With Kenny Burrell

Guiding Spirit (Contemporary, 1989)
With Michael Cochrane

Song of Change (Soul Note, 1992)
With John Hicks

Blues March: Portrait of Art Blakey (Venus, 1992)
Moanin': Portrait of Art Blakey (Venus, 1992)
With Abdullah Ibrahim

Yarona (Tiptoe, 1995)
Cape Town Flowers (Tiptoe, 1997)
Cape Town Revisited (Tiptoe, 1997)
African Symphony (Enja)
With Nancy Monroe

The Love Within (mja Records, 2001)
With Mook Loxley

Caress (2011)
With Danny Mixon

Pass It On (2016)
With Cristina Morrison

I Love (Baronesa, 2012)
With Clark Terry

Squeeze Me! (Chiaroscuro, 1989)
Live at the Village Gate (Chesky, 1990)
The Hymn (Candid, 1993)
Shades of Blues (Challenge, 1994)
Top and Bottom Brass (Chiaroscuro, 1995)
Herr Ober (Nagel Heyer, 1999)
Live on QE2 (Chiaroscuro, 2000)
Friendship (Eighty Eights, 2002)




References






External links


Video interview with McLaurine

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Marcus McLaurine
• Onaje Allan Gumbs
• Devil's Got Your Tongue
• Blues March: Portrait of Art Blakey
• Moanin': Portrait of Art Blakey
• Yarona (album)
• Noah Haidu
• Guiding Spirit
• Squeeze Me!
• Abdullah Ibrahim