I had never heard of Linley Marthe until I saw the Zawinul Syndicate live at Blues Alley in Washington DC, October 2006. I've been looking for recordings with him ever since.
Zawinul knows how to pick bass players, and Linley is no exception.
There's very little on the web about Linley, and I hope that changes. Here's some of what I've found so far...
New recording!
Linley's new album, Samabe's "TOC", is a collaboration with drummer Chander Sardjoe and guitarist Eric Bensoussan.Check out these tracks, available from the Samabe site:
Coffee Pot
Rhinoceros
To Waken
TOC
Linley live
Linley recordings
Hadrien Feraud
Linley Marthe appears on Hadrien Feraud's new solo album.
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Amazon Price: $16.98 (as of 08/30/2008)
Vienna Nights: Live at Joe Zawinul's Birdland
This 2-disc live collection features Linley Marthe on bass.
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Amazon Price: $19.98 (as of 08/30/2008)
Have you seen Linley live?
Tell us about it.
Hi,
i had the pleasure to play with linley when he was 14 YEARS OLD. We played every night in a hotel in mauritius during 3 years. He was already an unbelievable bass player.
Everybody was saying the he would be one of the best in the world and that's what he is today.
I'm very proud of him.
For me he is the best groovy and impressive modern jazz electric bass player actually.
Posted April 02, 2008
I had seen him with Zawinul Syndicate in April(UK) and was amazed to see him touring New Zealand with Mario Canonge and Chander Sardjoe.In Auckland I rounded up some friends and we had a blast. Pre-show Linely and another bass-player jammed for 40 minutes in the lobby.Very special!Hats off!!!
Posted November 20, 2007
Nice to finally find some Mauritian musicians making a name for themselves. "Mo ti zil" is full of amazing talent!!
Posted November 16, 2007
i saw him in this little bar in wellington new zealand
blew my fucking mind
the most amazing bass player i've ever seen
this guy is the next jaco
Posted November 14, 2007
Amrish, what are bass players like on pluto??? you must be not only from a different planet(it must be a distant one as well) to make such a comment concerning a gift like Linley. - james
Posted October 14, 2007
Linley on the web
- Linley Marthe - Fan Site
- A great fan site with the most info on Linley I've found in one place on the web.
- Linley Marthe workshops in Holland
- Linley often runs clinics when he's not on tour.
- Jazz Artist Interview Joe Zawinul @ jazzreview.com
- During his interview, Zawinul discusses how he met Linley.
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