David Laborier

: HAS PLAYED

European Jazz Festival in Athens (GR), Hildender Jazztage, Bremen Jazzahead (DE), Vortex London (UK), ...

: PRESS QUOTES

"His (Laborier’s) command of both busy, note-heavy rhythmic lines and more sparse, easy breathing melodies was impressive, but his composing and, above all, astute harmonizing with his two accompanists, also caught the ear." - Kevin Le Gendre, Echoes Magazine

: BIOGRAPHY

David Laborier currently is a member of renowned trumpeter Gast Waltzing’s band Largo and has had the opportunity to share the stage with the Orchestre Philharmonique Luxembourg and the Orchestre National de Jazz Luxembourg (both conducted by Gast Waltzing), accompanying soloists such as Didier Lockwood, George Duke, Paquito d’Rivera, New York Voices, Patti Austin, Manu Katché, Rhoda Scott, Randy Brecker and Richard Bona. As a composer and arranger, David has had the chance to contribute compositions and arrangements for the Orchestre National de Jazz Luxembourg, the Orchestre Philharmonique Luxembourg, Angélique Kidjo and Richard Bona. Recently, David Laborier has had the opportunity of sharing the stage with Angélique Kidjo and Gast Waltzing, performing Waltzing’s and his own arrangements from Kidjo’s Grammy-winning album ‘Sings’.