Jon Thorne

July 2006 saw the release of my debut album "Manchester Road" on SAMLtd/EGEA records in the UK.
The full track listing is as follows
1. Set a fire
2. Love saves the day
3. Prayer for peace
4. Manchester Road
5. While Paris sleeps
6. Wedding song
7. Hoost
8. Forgiveness
9. Danny Thompson
10. Moved on
11. The wrongness of it
12. Maktub
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Check out Jon's homepage www.jonthorne.co.uk
Jon Thorne is best known as the bassist in Lamb, and has recently played and recorded with artists as diverse as Trilok Gurtu, Lou Rhodes, Robert Miles, Robert Fripp, Coco Rosie, Kate Havnevik, Martha Tilston, Donovon and Gilad Atzmon.
"Thorne's acoustic double bass is a leap into the future" - The Observer
"Astonishing sub aquatic double bass" - Melody Maker UK
"Beautiful, woody, deeply sonorous bass" - City Life
"Thorne's resonant bass generates an intensity comparable to Charlie Haden at his most profound" - Cadence USA.
"A total freak of nature" - Glastonbury Lamb live review.
"Manchesters own Jazz Supernova" Mike Butler
"Packing a contemporary punch that was wordly wise, poetically ambitious and genuinely inspiring." Jazzwise
"Thorne's bass playing is strong, emotive and delivered with refreshing clarity" Mike Flynn
"The epicentre of the ensemble was the behemouth like tone of bassist Jon Thorne." Jazzwise
Observer Music Monthly 17/09/2006
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1825133 ,00.html
Guardian Review 19/07/2006
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1825133,00. html
Voted No.2 in the Jazz FM July 2006 Chart !
http://www.jazzfm.com/charts.asp