Marcus McLaurine

{{Short description|American jazz bassist, composer, and educator (born 1952)}}

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Marcus McLaurine (born May 7, 1952) is an American jazz bassist, composer, and educator.

Biography

McLaurine was born on May 7, 1952,[https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/c5c868ae-a787-4f19-81ad-e6f1ef81550b "Marcus McLaurine"]. BBC. Retrieved September 9, 2017. in Omaha, Nebraska.[http://www.vtjazz.org/faculty/2010/08/marcus-mclaurine.html "Marcus McLaurine"]. Vermont Jazz Center. Retrieved September 9, 2017. He studied music at the University of Nebraska, before moving to Los Angeles. He was a member of Horace Tapscott's Union of God's Musicians and Artists Ascension for part of the 1970s.Isoardi, Steven L. (2006), The Dark Tree: Jazz and the Community Arts in Los Angeles. University of California Press, p. 146. McLaurine joined the military in 1976 and played in the 590th Air Force band.[http://www.wpunj.edu/coac/departments/music/summerjazzworkshop/faculty.html "Faculty and Staff"]. William Paterson University. Retrieved September 9, 2017. After four years, he left the air force and moved to New York City.

McLaurine began a long association with Clark Terry in the early 1980s.Terry, Clark (2011), The Autobiography of Clark Terry. University of California Press. They recorded together numerous times.{{cite book|title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |first1=Richard |last1=Cook |authorlink=Richard Cook (journalist) |first2=Brian |last2=Morton |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |publisher=Penguin |edition=9th |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-14-103401-0 |page=1392}} McLaurine recorded several albums under the leadership of pianist Abdullah Ibrahim in the 1990s.{{cite book|title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |first1=Richard |last1=Cook |authorlink=Richard Cook (journalist) |first2=Brian |last2=Morton |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |publisher=Penguin |edition=9th |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-14-103401-0 |page=744}} McLaurine has been an instructor in jazz at William Paterson University since 1997.

McLaurine is a member of the band Native Soul, with Steve Johns, Noah Haidu, and Peter Brainin. They released Rough Jazz in 2006,Ng, Ivana (August 16, 2006), [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/rough-jazz-native-soul-apria-records-review-by-ivana-ng.php "Native Soul: Rough Jazz"]. All About Jazz. Soul Step in 2011,Milkowski, Bill (June 3, 2011), [https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/native-soul-soul-step/ "Native Soul: Soul Step"]. JazzTimes.Simmons, Greg (March 29, 2011), [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/soul-step-native-soul-talking-drum-records-review-by-greg-simmons.php "Native Soul: Soul Step"]. All About Jazz. and One Mind in 2012.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/one-mind-mw0002411995 "Native Soul – One Mind"]. AllMusic. Retrieved September 9, 2017.