Claire Martin & Laurence Cottle: Bass to Face

Multi-award-winning vocalist Claire Martin OBE and bass legend Laurence Cottle are back with Bass to Face, their exciting new duo project. Blending their love of the Great American Songbook with original compositions, this unique collaboration features only Claire’s soulful voice and Laurence’s electric bass – with occasional trombone. Friends for over 30 years, their musical chemistry spans intimate trios to orchestral concerts worldwide. Now, Bass to Face brings their shared vision to life: bold, inventive, and full of energy.

Laurence Cottle
Laurence Cottle continues to perform and record with some of the biggest names in entertainment across a myriad of musical styles. Currently performing live with Stalney Jordan. He’s played jazz with the likes of Al Jarreau, Peter Erskine and the Buddy Rich big band and rocked with Black Sabbath, Ian Gillan, Cozy Powell and Ginger Baker. A consummate performer and studio musician, he has recorded several albums under his own name and has led his own Big band since 1998, a remarkable and varied career defined by his innate versatility. The bassist of choice for many, Laurence has recorded with Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Gary Moore, Brian Eno, Mike Oldfield and Procol Harum.
The bass player with Bill Bruford’s “Earthworks” and Pee Wee Ellis’s “Funk Assembly” and a regular part of Ronnie Scott’s “All Stars”, his jazz credentials are impeccable, including work with the likes of Jim Mullen, Gwily Simcock, Django Bates, Gary Husband, Jason Rebello and Tim Garland.