Laurence Cook

Laurence Cook (* 8. June 1939 in Boston ) is an American jazz - drummer and percussionist .

Career

Laurence Cook first studied painting at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston before turning to music and learning piano , vibraphone and drums. He moved to New York in the early 1960s and worked full-time as a dock worker. He was also active in the free jazz scene in New York. a. he worked on recordings for Paul Bley ( Revenge and Dual Unity ), Alan Silva ( Skillfullnes ) and Joe Morris ( Wraparound ). In the 1970s he returned to Boston; He also played with Lowell Davidson , Thurston Moore , Jemeel Moondoc , Sabir Mateen , Bill Dixon ( November 1981 and Thoughts , 1985), Sam Rivers , Rahn Burton , Michael and Randy Brecker , Robin Kenyatta , Mark Whitecage , Paul Flaherty , Barre Phillips and Daniel Carter / Peter Kowald ( Principle Hope ). Cook was a member of the musicians' ensemble Poum - Composers Collektiv around Perry Robinson and John Fischer in the mid-1970s . From the 1980s he was mainly active in the Boston area and worked for two decades with the pianist Eric Zinman , with whom he a. a. recorded the duo album Double Action for Ayler Records. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts .

The drummer should not be confused with the pianist J. Lawrence Cook (1899–1976).

personal data
SURNAME	Cook, Laurence
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz drummer and percussionist
DATE OF BIRTH	June 8, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH	Boston