Philip Catherine
Catherine at Jazz Marathon Brussels, Belgium, 2012
Catherine at Jazz Marathon
Brussels, Belgium, 2012
Background information
Born (1942-10-27) 27 October 1942 (age 81)
London, England
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years active1960s – present
LabelsAtlantic, Criss Cross Dreyfus, Challenge, ACT
Websitewww.philipcatherine.com

Philip Catherine (born 27 October 1942)[1] is a Belgian jazz guitarist.

Biography

Philip Catherine in Montreux, Switzerland, 1980
Photograph by Patty Mooney
Philip Catherine, International Jazz Festival, Prague, Lucerna Music Hall, 21 October 1984

Philip Catherine was born in London, England, to an English mother and Belgian father,[1] and was raised in Brussels, Belgium. His grandfather was a violinist in the London Symphony Orchestra. Catherine started on guitar in his teens, and by seventeen he was performing professionally at local venues.[2][3]

He released his debut album, Stream, in 1972.[1] During the next few years, he studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston and with Mick Goodrick and George Russell. In 1976, he and guitarist Larry Coryell recorded and toured as an acoustic duo.[1] The same year, when Jan Akkerman abruptly left Focus, Catherine replaced him in the band.[1] The following year, he recorded with Charles Mingus, who dubbed him "Young Django". In the early 1980s, he toured briefly with Benny Goodman. He was in trio with Didier Lockwood and Christian Escoudé, then in a trio with Chet Baker. During the 1990s, he recorded three albums with trumpeter Tom Harrell.[2]

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Chet Baker

With Kenny Drew

With Stephane Grappelli

With Peter Herbolzheimer

With Joachim Kuhn

With Rolf Kuhn

With Marc Moulin

With Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen

With Jean-Luc Ponty

With others

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 442. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott (2013). The Great Jazz Guitarists. San Francisco: Backbeat. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-61713-023-6.
  3. ^ Ginell, Richard S. "Philip Catherine". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

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