Laura Klain
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Laura Klain was born in Toulouse, France. She moved after a few weeks to the city of Naples, Italy.
She began studying frame drums at the age of seven, thanks to the artistic influence of her mother, an international manager of World Music. At the age of 8 she was noticed by Maestro Eugenio Bennato, an Italian singer-songwriter from Naples, who invited her to go on stage to play the final songs of the concerts.
She was invited to model and play with Bennato’s quintet, by Giorgio Armani in the atelier in Milan, when she was just twelve years old.
At the age of thirteen she became the first percussionist of Bennato’s “Taranta Power” group, with which she undertook five years of touring around the world. Some of the most prestigious places such as the Cairo Opera House with the opera orchestra, the Pyramids of Egypt, Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, National Theater of Algiers for the 1st Euromed Concert for dialogue between cultures. Wales, Spain, France, Ethiopia, Morocco, Tunisia, Greece, Balkan countries, Kosovo. She collaborates with artists such as Trilok Gurtu, Hansa El Bechaira, Fathy Salama, Alfio Antico, Antonio Infantino and many others.
In 2014 she embarked on a Tour in Canada with Pietra Montecorvino and various groups from southern Italy, with concerts for over 20,000 people.
She moved to New York City for some time, where she had the opportunity to study with various Jazz drum masters such as Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, Antonio Sanchez, Jason Brown, Greg Hutchinson.
In the same year she was chosen as a testimonial for the “Lucca Jazz Donna” Festival, and invited to open the annual edition in a Quintet in her name.
She has been a guest on various broadcasts including “L’edicola” by Fiorello and “Webnotte” live from the house of Renzo Arbore with whom she plays in a trio.
Empoli Jazz with Max Ionata and Leonardo Corradi, in a trio with Piero Angela and Marco Benedetti. La Spezia Jazz with Aldo Bassi and Valentina Scheldofen. In a duo with Alberto Gurrisi she toured for four years with the formation ‘Two Late’, over 200 concerts in reviews and festivals such as TanJazz Festival of Morocco, Torino Jazz Festival, Piacenza Jazz Festival and much more.
She currently works with various musical projects
Both as a Leader and as a Sideman.
In the summer of 2021 she was invited to the ‘Swing in the Wind’ festival in Switzerland with her project ‘Orange Trip’ and in various other Italian and European festivals.
She develops a strong musical collaboration with England and plays with numerous musicians present on the English Jazz scene. Performing in various venues including the Boulevard Theater in Soho and the Ronnies Scott Jazz Club.
In 2022/23 she was invited by Paolo Fresu to be part of Ornella Vanoni’s new project, ‘Le donne e la musica’, with which she played in the greatest Italian theaters, of which the live album by Ornella Vanoni “Calma Rivoluzionaria” was released with the BMG label.
She recorded her first album entitled “Love Song For Elvin”, with Ares Tavolazzi on double bass and Gianluca Manfredonia on Vibraphone with the MR.Few record company.
In November of the same year she went on tour in England in a Trio with Nigel Price on guitar and Ross Stanley on Hammond organ.
He has played with Ornella Vanoni, Renzo Arbore, Piero Angela, Nigel Price, Andy Davies, Ross Stanley, Marco Panascia, Alex Garnett, Ares Tavolazzi, Gianluca Manfredonia, Michael Rosen, Giovanni Falzone, Renato D’Aiello, Nathan Britton, Lorenzo Morabito, Fabio Zeppetella, Giovanni Amato, Daniele Scannapieco, Antonio de Luise, Matthew Lagan, Pippo Matino, Maurizio Giammarco, Pietro Ciancaglini, Leonardo Corradi, Paolo Benedettini, Dario Deidda, Diego Borotti, Shareef Clayton, Alessio Menconi, Mauro Battisti, Max Ionata, Maurizio Urbani, Emanuele Cisi, Domenico Sanna, Giuseppe Bassi, Massimo D’Avola, Francesco Cafiso, Umberto Muselli, Luca Biggio, Nico Gori, Daniele Brenca, Ivano Leva, Vincenzo Saetta, Giuseppe Giroffi, Leonardo De Lorenzo, David Stingaciu, Cesare Mecca, and many others.