Charlotte Glasson

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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

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[]

Compositions and arrangements[]

Theatre plays by :

, an art installation at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford with Chinese Artist Qu Leilei.

References[]

  1. ^ "Sussex Jazz Magazine / Charlotte Glasson Interview". Sussexjazzmag.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Charlotte Glasson: musician". The Stage. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Camille O'Sullivan shines at Festival of Voice with her new show "Cave"". Cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Raw (2016) - IMDb". IMDb.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. ^ "A Field in England (2013) - IMDb". IMDb.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Moshi Monsters (2013) - IMDb". IMDb.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

External links[]

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