Bill Laurance Trio at Ronnie Scott's

An expressive composer and proficient bandleader, Bill Laurance, the five-time Grammy winning pianist, composer and founding member of fusion powerhouse Snarky Puppy, continues to explore an inspired range of sounds and ensemble combinations.

From the stunning solo piano recording, Affinity (2022), over the intimate duo recording Where You Wish You Were (2023, ACT Music) together with Michael League, to the expansive collaboration with the WDR Big Band Live at the Philharmonie Cologne album (2019) to the symphonic and critically acclaimed Bloom LP, recorded with The Untold Orchestra (2024) – there are few creative avenues that the industrious musician is yet to explore....

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An expressive composer and proficient bandleader, Bill Laurance, the five-time Grammy winning pianist, composer and founding member of fusion powerhouse Snarky Puppy, continues to explore an inspired range of sounds and ensemble combinations.

From the stunning solo piano recording, Affinity (2022), over the intimate duo recording Where You Wish You Were (2023, ACT Music) together with Michael League, to the expansive collaboration with the WDR Big Band Live at the Philharmonie Cologne album (2019) to the symphonic and critically acclaimed Bloom LP, recorded with The Untold Orchestra (2024) – there are few creative avenues that the industrious musician is yet to explore.

That continued inspiration has led to the formation of Laurance’s new trio, featuring drummer Oscar Ogden (Doom Cannon / Charlie Stacey) and bassist Menelik Claffey (Byron Wallen / Secret Night Gang). The trio have developed a musical kinship, which has seen new influences and instrumentation added to the sonic palette.

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