066 - In Conversation with Jon Thorne - Taking the Double Bass Further

Published: June 7, 2017, 4 a.m.

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In today\\u2019s podcast we\\u2019re talking to double bassist and long time supplier of the low-end for Lamb, Jon Thorne.

It\\u2019s been 20-odd years since Jon Thorne came to some prominence as bassist with experimental trip hop duo Lamb. But Jon has also played alongside folk guitar genius, John Smith, written and recorded an album, Watching The Well, in tribute to his mentor Danny Thompson and recorded and performed with artists as diverse as Robert Miles, Scott Matthews, Gilad Atzmon, Liam Bailey, Steve Lawson and Robert Fripp. Look out for Jon\\u2019s third solo album, which has been signed for a 2017 release by Static Caravan. You\\u2019ll also catch him on Lamb\\u2019s 21st Anniversary Tour and at the Glastonbury, Latitude and Green Man Festivals with his indo-jazz trio Yorkston/Thorne/Khan.

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