Charlotte Glasson


Charlotte Glasson is a British multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, composer and session player, playing soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, flute, alto flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin and viola, penny whistle, melodica, percussion, and saw.

Early life

Charlotte started playing the violin at the age of five, got a guitar when she was seven and taught herself how to play Beatle tunes, and then got a saxophone for Christmas when she was 12.
Charlotte went on to study Music at Kingston University, after which she progressed into a career as a session musician, bandleader and composer/arranger.

Career

Equally at home playing jazz, classical music, blues, soul, funk, Latin, country and everything in between she's kept busy on the music scene. She has also composed music for an Art Installation at The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford with Chinese Artist Qu Leilei, and music for theatre performances by George Dillon.
Currently, Charlotte leads the Charlotte Glasson Band, who perform her compositions along with those of the band. She is a member of Three Friends, a progressive rock band who perform the music of Gentle Giant, and has been a regular of the cast for. Charlotte is also a part the band of Camille O'Sullivan.

Bands and solo artist discography

as Charlotte Glasson/Charlotte Glasson Band
other projects
as a session musician
As a session musician, Charlotte has worked with amongst others:

Barry Adamson

Alan Barnes

The Brighton Beach Boys

James Blackshaw

Cubana Bop

Lorraine Bowen

Rob Bravery

Cache

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

Cool Music

John Cooper Clarke

The Divine Comedy

Heather Cornell

David Coulter

Lea DeLaria

Steve Ellis

Digby Fairweather

Herbie Flowers

Antonio Forcionne

Will Gaines

Nigel Godrich

Ian Hamer

Gavin Jones

Robin Jones

Stephen Kalinich

The Karelia

Ladyhawke

Bill Laswell

The Jiving Lindy Hoppers



The Damage Manual

Claire Martin

John Martyn

Guy Massey

Bobby Matos

Big Band Metheny

Jim Mullen

The Mummers

Andy Newmark

Oasis

Oriole

Orlando

Camille O'Sullivan

Nerina Pallot

Daniel Pemberton

Steve Power

PJ Proby

Bah Samba

Ian Shaw

Andrew Skeet

Snowboy

Chris Spedding

Paul Stacey and Jeremy Stacey

Spike Stent

Joby Talbot

Pucho and The Latin Soul Brothers

Three Bonzos and A Piano

Three Friends playing music of Gentle Giant

Unkle

Foy Vance

Diana Vickers

Julian Lloyd Webber

Reuben Wilson

Jah Wobble

Murray Young

Will Young

Film and television work

Theatre plays by George Dillon:
Everyone's Life is an Epic, an art installation at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford with Chinese Artist Qu Leilei.