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Bill Laurance & Michael League

oud, bass, piano

Some duos are put together specially. Others come about by themselves. Like that of pianist Bill Laurance and bassist Michael League. The two have known each other since their student days, when they came together as musical kindred spirits. Anything that was fun was allowed: classical, soul, folk, jazz. It was the founding phase of a collective that was to become known as Snarky Puppy and travel the world. Their joint duo is an alternative to the large format. It's all about the inside view, with Laurance on piano and League on fretless bass guitar and oud. They do without a band, which gives them musical freedom. The sound of the oud opens up further free spaces, sonic canvases that allow filigree, detailed images.

‘Keeping Company’ is the duo's second album after “Where You Wish You Were”. Both wrote numerous pieces with the aim of delving even deeper into their personal musical language. The focus is on the pure and organic, without much technique, without overdubbing, with elements of soul jazz. League explores the oud from his own perspective, while Laurance reduces the piano to melodies and compact improvisation. The album is like a collection of sounding Polaroids, spontaneous and intuitive, carried by the creative dialogue of two musical companions.

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Calendar

2025

22 02
ES - Madrid Concert Hall
Bill Laurance & Michael League | Auditorio Nacional de Música / Chamber Hall
02 03
GB - Bristol UK Tour
Bill Laurance & Michael League | St George’s Bristol
03 03
GB - Greater London UK Tour
Bill Laurance & Michael League | Union Chapel
04 03
GB - Greater Manchester UK Tour
Bill Laurance & Michael League | RNCM (Royal Northern College of Music)
06 03
DE - Kassel Opening Jazzfrühling Kassel Festival
Bill Laurance & Michael League | Theaterstübchen
07 03
DE - Berlin Chamber Hall
Bill Laurance & Michael League | Kammermusiksaal
09 03
DE - München Theatre show
Bill Laurance & Michael League | Bergson
11 03
NL - Heerlen Chamber Hall
Bill Laurance & Michael League | Parkstad Limburg Theaters
12 03
NL - Amsterdam Recital Hall
Bill Laurance & Michael League | Concertgebouw / Recital Hall
14 03
DE - Hannover Theatre
Bill Laurance & Michael League | Kulturzentrum Pavillon
15 03
DE - Hamburg Elbphilharmonie kleiner Saal
Bill Laurance & Michael League | Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
16 03
AT - Innsbruck Club Show
Bill Laurance & Michael League | Treibhaus
17 03
CH - Lugano theatre show
Bill Laurance & Michael League | Studio Foce
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Lena Werner

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Representation: worldwide