Renowned as a passionate, energetic and highly skilled performer Jon Thorne’s career as a double bassist has spanned a broad range of the musical spectrum. As bassist and composer in the acclaimed ground breaking trip hop/drum and bass band Lamb he recorded 4 albums, toured 30 countries in 5 continents and played at most of the worlds leading festivals including Coachella, Roskilde, Wechter, Glastonbury, Montreaux Jazz, North Sea Jazz and NYC Central Park Summerstage.
He has performed extensively on MTV USA ,MTV Europe and BBC television/radio, and has had music used in various international film, television and advertising media.
He has also recorded and performed with artists as diverse as Robert Miles, Trilok Gurtu, Robert Fripp, Donovon, Guy Barker, Badly Drawn Boy, Kate Havnevik, Lou Rhodes, James Yorkston, King Creosote, The Accidental, Amos Lee, Martha Tilston and John Smith.
His debut album Manchester Road was released through SAM LTD/ EGEA records in 2006 featured 12 original compositions blending instrumental jazz and cinematic orchestral textures with soulful vocals. His first orchestral suite “ Watching the Well “- written for and featuring legendary British bassist Danny Thompson, debuted at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester in 2007.
He runs Oedipus Mingus, a septet performing original arrangements of the music of Charles Mingus.
“This stunning debut packs a contemporary punch that is wordly wise, poetically ambitious and genuinely inspiring." Jazzwise Magazine UK
