Simon Little
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| Simon Little | |
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| Born | 30 September 1980 |
| Origin | London |
| Genres | Jazz Alternative rock Folk-Rock |
| Occupations | Bassist |
| Instruments | Bass Guitar, double bass, chapman stick |
| Years active | 1998-present |
| Associated acts | The Divine Comedy Clare Teal Maggie Reilly Lea Delaria A Girl Called Eddy |
| Website | simonlittlebass.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Warwick Triumph Bass | |
Simon Little (born 30 September 1980, London) is an English bassist, most notable for his work with The Divine Comedy.
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[edit] Biography
A graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, Little joined The Divine Comedy in 2002 and is still a regular member of the band. He has since toured and recorded with Clare Teal, Duke Special, Maggie Reilly, A Girl Called Eddy and Chris Difford. As a jazz bass player he plays regularly with Ian Shaw, Lea DeLaria, Symeon Cosburn, and Nina Ferro. Little has also played with Nick Cave and Ben Folds.[1]
Little released a solo bass album Mandala in 2010, where he uses live looping to create ambient soundscapes.[2] He released a second solo album called "The Knowledge of Things To Come" in 2011, following the "Rejectamenta EP" which featured five additional tracks from the Knowledge sessions.
[edit] Discography
- "The Knowledge of Things To Come" (2011)
- "Rejectamenta EP" (2011)
- "Hey Ho" (2011) Clare Teal
- Mandala (2010)
- Mother Courage & Her Children (2010) Duke Special
- Be a Santa (2010) Lea DeLaria
- Bang Goes the Knighthood (2010) The Divine Comedy
- Clare Teal Live at Ebenezer Chapel (2009) Clare Teal
- What A Woman Shouldn't Do (2008) Julie McKee
- Get Happy (2008) Clare Teal
- The Last Temptation of Chris (2008) Chris Difford
- Paradisi Carousel (2007) Clare Teal
- Victory for the Comic Muse (2006) The Divine Comedy
- Drawn To All Things (2006) Ian Shaw
- Rowan (2006) Maggie Reilly
- South East Side Story (2006) Chris Difford
- Breakfast with the Blues (2006) Symeon Cosburn
- Whatever It Takes (2006) Jai Cavill
- Absent Friends (2004) The Divine Comedy
- Live at the London Palladium (DVD 2004) The Divine Comedy
- Vollmilch 2004 - Das war Haldern (2004) with The Divine Comedy
- Just In Time (2004) Esther Bennett
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official website
- http://www.thedivinecomedy.com/ The Divine Comedy official website
- http://www.clareteal.co.uk/ Clare Teal official website
- http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=40345 All About Jazz review
