Chris Lightcap

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Chris Lightcap is an American double bassist, bass guitarist and composer[1] born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.[2][3]

Career

In addition to his work as a bassist he has led a variety of bands since 2000 and has produced six albums of original music. Lightcap's first two CDs as a leader, Lay-Up (2000) and Bigmouth (2003) were released on the Fresh Sound New Talent label and featured a quartet line-up with Gerald Cleaver on drums and Tony Malaby and Bill McHenry on tenor saxophones.[4] Two years later he expanded the group to a quintet, naming it Bigmouth and establishing a line-up of Craig Taborn on keyboards, Chris Cheek and Malaby on tenor saxophones and Cleaver on drums. In 2010 Bigmouth recorded Deluxe, Lightcap's third CD as a leader, on Clean Feed Records with alto saxophonist Andrew D'Angelo also joining the group on three selections.[5] The Wall Street Journal called the recording "superb".[6]

In 2006 he received a commission to compose for the ensemble counter)induction, which premiered his piece Wiretap at the Tenri Cultural Center on October 16, 2006. In 2011 he received a New Jazz Works grant from Chamber Music America. Bigmouth premiered Lightcap's resulting work, Lost and Found at the Earshot Jazz Festival on October 28, 2012 in Seattle, WA. The work was subsequently broadcast on NPR for the show Jazzset with Dee Dee Bridgewater. A performance of the piece the following year was reviewed by The New York Times.[7] Bigmouth's 2015 release on Clean Feed Records, Epicenter features this batch of music along with a cover of The Velvet Underground's "All Tomorrow's Parties". 2018 saw the release of his all-electric project Superette on Royal Potato Family which also featured guests Nels Cline and John Medeski. He received a second CMA New Jazz Works grant in 2016, the result of which was SuperBigmouth (which combined his Bigmouth and Superette bands), released on Pyroclastic Records in 2019. Lightcap's albums have appeared on year-end "best of" lists published in The New York Times,[8] NPR,[9] the Village Voice,[10] Jazz Times,[11] and Rolling Stone,[12] among other publications.

Lightcap has worked with Marc Ribot, Regina Carter, Craig Taborn, John Medeski, Tomasz Stanko, John Scofield, The Swell Season, Mark Turner, Joe Morris, Chris Potter, Glen Hansard, Sheila Jordan, James Carter, Butch Morris, Ben Monder, Ghost Train Orchestra, Tom Harrell, and others.

Lightcap is the cousin of Acetone guitarist Mark Lightcap.

Selected discography

As Leader

Year released Title Label Notes
2019 Superbigmouth Pyroclastic Records Featuring Tony Malaby (tenor saxophone), Chris Cheek (tenor saxophone), Craig Taborn (keyboards), Jonathan Goldberger (electric guitar), Curtis Hasselbring (electric guitar), Gerald Cleaver (drums), Dan Rieser (drums)
2018 Superette Royal Potato Family Featuring Jonathan Goldberger (electric guitar), Curtis Hasselbring (electric guitar), Dan Rieser (drums), Nels Cline (guest, electric guitar), John Medeski (guest, keyboards)
2015 Epicenter Clean Feed Records Featuring Tony Malaby (tenor saxophone), Chris Cheek (tenor saxophone), Craig Taborn (Wurlitzer, piano, organ), Gerald Cleaver (drums)
2010 Deluxe Clean Feed Records Featuring Tony Malaby (tenor saxophone), Chris Cheek (tenor saxophone), Craig Taborn (Wurlitzer, piano), Gerald Cleaver (drums), and guest, Andrew D'Angelo (alto sax)
2003 Bigmouth Fresh Sound Records Quartet, with Tony Malaby (tenor saxophone), Bill McHenry (tenor saxophone), Gerald Cleaver (drums)
2000 Lay-Up Fresh Sound Records Quartet, with Tony Malaby (tenor saxophone), Bill McHenry (tenor saxophone), Gerald Cleaver (drums)

As Bassist

Year released Leader Title Label Notes
2001 Script error: No such module "Sort". Light Made Lighter Thirsty Ear Trio, with Gerald Cleaver (drums)
2017 Script error: No such module "Sort". Daylight Ghosts ECM Quartet, with Chris Speed (tenor sax, clarinet), David King (drums, percussion)
2017 Script error: No such module "Sort". ’’Ella: Accentuate the Positive’’ Sony with Marvin Sewell (guitar), Xavier Davis (piano), Alvester Garnett (drums)
2013 Script error: No such module "Sort". ’’Southern Comfort’’ Sony with Marvin Sewell (guitar), Will Holshouser (accordion), Alvester Garnett (drums)
2010 Script error: No such module "Sort". ’’Reverse Thread’’ E1 with Yacouba Sissoko (kora), Adam Rogers (guitar), Gary Versace (acc) Will Holshouser (acc), Alvester Garnett (drums)
2003 Script error: No such module "Sort". ’’Pagannini: After a Dream’’ Verve
2009 Script error: No such module "Sort". ’’Strict Joy’’ Anti- with Glen Hansard, Chad Taylor, Thomas Bartlett, Javier Mas
2014 Script error: No such module "Sort". ’’Plymouth’’ RareNoiseRecords with Joe Morris, Jamie Saft, Mary Halvorson, Gerald Cleaver
2014 Script error: No such module "Sort". ’’Gathering Call’’ Palmetto with John Medeski, Jeff Lederer, Kirk Knuffke
2020 Script error: No such module "Sort". ’’Hug’’ Palmetto with Jeff Lederer, Kirk Knuffke
2009 Script error: No such module "Sort". ’’That’s Gonna Leave a Mark’’ Palmetto with Jeff Lederer, Andrew D’Angelo
2009 Script error: No such module "Sort". Circle Down 482 Music trio, with Angelica Sanchez (piano)
2014 Script error: No such module "Sort". Balance Clean Feed Records Quartet, with Mat Maneri (violin), Gerald Cleaver (drums)
2000 Script error: No such module "Sort". At the Old Office Knitting Factory Quartet, with Mat Maneri (violin), Gerald Cleaver (drums)
1999 Script error: No such module "Sort". Underthru Omnitone Quartet, with Mat Maneri (violin), Gerald Cleaver (drums)
1998 Script error: No such module "Sort". A Cloud of Black Birds AUM Fidelity Quartet, with Mat Maneri (violin), Jerome Deupree (drums)
2009 Script error: No such module "Sort". ’’Ways And Means’’ Songlines with Tony Malaby (tenor sax), Peter Epstein (tenor sax), Mark Ferber (drums), Josh Roseman (trombone), Ralph Alessi (trumpet)
2007 Script error: No such module "Sort". ’’Greenwood’’ Songlines with Tony Malaby (tenor sax), Peter Epstein (tenor sax), Mark Ferber (drums), Josh Roseman (trombone), Ralph Alessi (trumpet)
2008 Script error: No such module "Sort". ’’Detroit’’ Fresh Sound Records with J.D. Allen (tenor sax), Andrew Bishop (tenor sax), Ben Waltzer (piano), Jeremy Pelt (trumpet)
2008 Script error: No such module "Sort". ’’With Every Breath’’ Knitting Factory with Marc Ribot (guitar), Brad Shepik (guitar), Jim Pugliese (percussion)
2012 Script error: No such module "Sort". ’’Quintet (Tristano)’’ Braxton House
2019 Script error: No such module "Sort". From Here to Hear Roguart with Steve Swell (trombone), Chad Taylor (drums)
2011 Script error: No such module "Sort". Unexplained Phenomena Marge Records with Matt Moran (vibes), Gerald Cleaver (drums)
2000 Script error: No such module "Sort". Jumping Off the Page No More with Roy Campbell (trumpet), Jackson Krall (drums)
1998 Script error: No such module "Sort". Scratching the Surface CIMP with Assif Tsahar (tenor sax), Lou Grassi (drums)
2004 Script error: No such module "Sort". In a Heartbeat Clean Feed Records with Roy Campbell (trumpet), Joe Morris (guitar), Rob Brown (alto sax)
2001 Script error: No such module "Sort". Big Top Wobbly Rail with Joe Morris (guitar), Rob Brown (alto sax)
2001 Script error: No such module "Sort". Transonic AUM Fidelity with Rob Brown (alto sax)
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". Consentrik Quartet Blue Note with Ingrid Laubrock (saxophone), Tom Rainey (drums)

References

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