ORLANDO LE FLEMING - contrabasso

Contrabbassista, nato a Birmingham, Gran Bretagna nel 1976 da genitori musicisti, la madre violoncellista, il padre compositore, ha studiato presso la Royal Academy of Music di Londra, affermandosi rapidamente come uno dei principali contrabbassisti della scena musicale del Regno Unito, collaborando e incidendo tra gli altri con Iain Ballamy, Jason Rebello, Julian Joseph, Desree, Tommy Smith, Mica Paris, Jean Toussaint e Guy Barker, nonchè con musicisti USA di passaggio in Europa tra cui Bill Charlap, Don Braden, Dave Liebman, Jeff Watts, Joey Calderazzo e Branford Marsalis. Trasferitorsi a New York nel 2003, Le Fleming collabora con numerosi musicisti tra cui il gruppo The Art of Five di Billy Cobham, Jane Monheit, Seamus Blake, Ari Hoenig, Joey Calderazzo, Lage Lund, Rodney Green.

Orlando Le Fleming was born in Birmingham, England on July 7, 1976. Both of his parents are professional musicians; his mother a cellist and his father a composer.

His first ambition was to become a professional cricketer, an aim that was realized when he played for five years in the minor counties.

After receiving a place at London's Royal Academy of Music, Orlando decided to give up cricket and pursue his love of music. While based in London, he quickly established himself as one of the UK's most prominent bass players touring and recording with Jason Rebello, Julian Joseph, Desree, Tommy Smith, Mica Paris, Jean Toussaint and Guy Barker. With the advantage of being based in Europe, Orlando was also in demand to perform and tour with visiting U.S. musicians such as Bill Charlap, Don Braden, Dave Liebman, Jeff Watts, Joey Calderazzo and most notably, Branford Marsalis.

Since moving to New York in January 2003, Orlando has toured with Billy Cobham's new group "The Art of Five", and most recently he has become a permanent member of Jane Monheit's band.