Philip Catherine


Philip Catherine is a Belgian jazz rock guitarist.
WWW philipcatherine.com

Biography

Philip Catherine was born in London, England, to an English mother and Belgian father, 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.
He released his debut album, Stream, in 1972. 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. The same year, when Jan Akkerman abruptly left Focus, Catherine replaced him in the band. 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.

Discography

As leader

Stream September Man Toots Thielemans/Philip Catherine & Friends Guitars Twin-House with Larry Coryell Splendid with Larry Coryell Sleep My Love Coryell/Catherine/Kuhn Live! Babel End of August Catherine/Escoude/Lockwood: Trio Transparence September Sky with Hein Van de Geyn, Aldo Romano Oscar I Remember You Moods Volume I Moods Volume II Spanish Nights with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Teenagers with Serge Delaite, George Mraz Live Body and Soul with Ulf Wakenius, Primož Grašič, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Martin Drew Guitar Groove Blue Prince Triangular Summer Night Meeting Colours with Bert Joris & Brussels Jazz Orchestra Guitars Two Concert in Capbreton with Enrico Pieranunzi, Joe Labarbera, Hein Van De Geyn Philip Catherine Plays Cole Porter Cote Jardin New Folks with Martin Wind The String Project Live in Brussels Bex/Catherine/Romano: La Belle Vie Manoir De Mes Reves with Paulo Morello, Sven Faller White Noise with Martin Wind, Ack van Rooyen The Last Call: Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XI with Larry Coryell Pourquoi with Paulo Morello, Sven Faller 75 Live at Flagey Live at the Berlin Jazzbühne Festival 1982 with Nicolas Fiszman

As sideman

With Chet BakerCrystal Bells Chet's Choice Strollin' In Bologna There 'll Never Be Another You Estate Signature Late Night Jazz
With Kenny DrewMorning In Concert And Far Away
With Stephane GrappelliLes Valseuses Young Django Giants Stephane Grappelli Live 1992
With Peter HerbolzheimerWide Open Scenes
With Joachim KuhnHip Elegy Spring Fever
With Rolf KuhnTotal Space Symphonic Swampfire Cucu Ear
With Marc MoulinSam' Suffy Into the Dark Top Secret Entertainment Placebo Years 1971–1974 I Am You
With Niels-Henning Ørsted PedersenJaywalkin Double Bass Trio 1 Trio 2 The Viking Art of the Duo
With Jean-Luc PontyOpen Strings Ponty/Grappelli The Atacama Experience
With others