Charlotte Glasson
Charlotte Glasson (born 1 March 1973, London, England) is a British multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, composer and session player, playing soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, flute, alto flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin and viola, penny whistle, melodica, percussion, and saw.
Early life[]
Charlotte started playing the violin at the age of five, got a guitar when she was seven and taught herself how to play Beatle tunes, and then got a saxophone for Christmas when she was 12. Charlotte went on to study Music at Kingston University, after which she progressed into a career as a session musician, bandleader and composer/arranger.
Career[]
Equally at home playing jazz, classical music, blues, soul, funk, Latin, country and everything in between, Charlotte has kept busy on the music scene. She has composed music for an Art Installation at The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford with Chinese Artist Qu Leilei, and music for theatre performances by . Currently, Charlotte leads the Charlotte Glasson Band, who perform her compositions along with those of the band.[1][2] Charlotte is also a part the band of Camille O'Sullivan.[3] Charlotte is a member of Three Friends, a progressive rock band who perform the music of Gentle Giant, and is a regular of the cast for The Lost and Found Orchestra.[citation needed]
Bands and solo artist discography[]
as Charlotte Glasson/Charlotte Glasson Band
- Escapade (2005)
- Travels with Charlotte Glasson (2008)
- Charlotte’s World Wide Web (2010)
- Playground (2011)
- Live (2012)
- Festivus (2014)
- Robots (2018)
other projects
- Que Pasa: Glass Blower (2004) – Latin Jazz with Chris Kibble on piano, Quentin Collins on trumpet, and Adam Riley on drums
- Lazy Days (2005) – with Jez Tonkin
- Shadow Dance (2009) – with Dan Hewson
- Tritones – with Sam Arts and Sam Glasson (2009)
- Camille Sings Cave Live - Camille O'Sullivan Camille O'Sullivan (2019)
as a session musician
- Barry Adamson –
- James Blackshaw – , ,
- Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
- The Divine Comedy – Casanova, A Short Album About Love, Fin de Siècle, Victory for the Comic Muse, Bang Goes the Knighthood
- Andy Mackay -
- Claire Martin – , Perfect Alibi
- Oasis – Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
- Nerina Pallot – The Graduate
- Chris Spedding – Pearls, Joyland
- UNKLE – "The Knock on Effect"
- Jah Wobble – Fly
Session musician[]
As a session musician, Charlotte has worked with amongst others:
Barry Adamson
Alan Barnes
James Blackshaw
Lorraine Bowen
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
John Cooper Clarke
The Divine Comedy
Lea DeLaria
Steve Ellis
Digby Fairweather
Herbie Flowers
Nigel Godrich
Ian Hamer
Gavin Jones
Robin Jones
Stephen Kalinich
The Karelia
Ladyhawke
Bill Laswell
The Lost and Found Orchestra
The Damage Manual
Claire Martin
John Martyn
Bobby Matos
Moulettes
Jim Mullen
The Mummers
Andy Newmark
Oasis
Oriole
Orlando
Camille O'Sullivan
Nerina Pallot
Daniel Pemberton
Steve Power
PJ Proby
Ian Shaw
Andrew Skeet
Snowboy
Chris Spedding
Paul Stacey and Jeremy Stacey
Spike Stent
Joby Talbot
Three Bonzos and A Piano
Three Friends playing music of Gentle Giant
Unkle
Foy Vance
Diana Vickers
Julian Lloyd Webber
Reuben Wilson
Jah Wobble
Will Young
Film and television work[]
- Raw – composer Jim Williams – viola[4]
- One More Time with Feeling - viola
- A Field in England – composer Jim Williams – viola[5]
- Danger Mouse – composer – soprano, alto, tenor, baritone sax, flute and alto flute
- Moshi Monsters: The Movie – composer – – bass clarinet, clarinet, flute, alto flute, piccolo[6]
- Bad Girls – appearing in the TV series 2 and 3 – tenor sax
- – composer Daniel Pemberton – viola
- Money – composer Daniel Pemberton – tenor and alto sax
- Vanity Fair – composer Murray Gold – baritone sax
- Desperate Romantics – composer Daniel Pemberton – baritone sax
- advert- Joby Talbot – baritone sax
- Young Musician of the Year theme Joby Talbot – soprano sax
- Tomorrows World theme – composer Neil Hannon/Joby Talbot – flute sax
- Ice Road Truckers – composer Daniel Pemberton – flute viola sax
Compositions and arrangements[]
Theatre plays by :
- The Gospel of Matthew
- Hamlet
, an art installation at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford with Chinese Artist Qu Leilei.
References[]
- ^ "Sussex Jazz Magazine / Charlotte Glasson Interview". Sussexjazzmag.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Charlotte Glasson: musician". The Stage. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Camille O'Sullivan shines at Festival of Voice with her new show "Cave"". Cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Raw (2016) - IMDb". IMDb.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "A Field in England (2013) - IMDb". IMDb.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Moshi Monsters (2013) - IMDb". IMDb.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
External links[]
- Living people
- British female composers
- British multi-instrumentalists
- Female musical theatre composers
- 1973 births
- Musicians from London