Simon Little is an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 bassist

Bassist

A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...

, most notable for his work with The Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy (band)

The Divine Comedy are a chamber pop band from Ireland, fronted by Neil Hannon. Formed in 1989, Hannon has been the only constant member of the group, playing, in some instances, all of the non-orchestral instrumentation bar drums. To date, ten studio albums have been released under the Divine...

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Biography

A graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...

 in London, Little joined The Divine Comedy in 2002 and is still a regular member of the band. He has since toured and recorded with Clare Teal

Clare Teal

Clare Teal is an English jazz singer who has become famous not only for her singing, but also for having signed the biggest ever recording contract by a British jazz singer.-Biography:...

, Duke Special

Duke Special

Duke Special, real name Peter Wilson, is a songwriter and performer based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A piano-based songwriter with a romantic style and a warm, distinctly accented voice, he has a distinctive look, with his long dreadlocks, eyeliner and outfits he describes as "hobo chic"...

, Maggie Reilly

Maggie Reilly

Maggie Reilly is a Scottish singer best known for her collaborations with the composer and instrumentalist Mike Oldfield...

, A Girl Called Eddy

A Girl Called Eddy

A Girl Called Eddy, real name Erin Moran, is an American soul pop singer/songwriter born in Neptune, New Jersey, USA and currently residing in England....

 and Chris Difford

Chris Difford

Chris Difford is a singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer....

. As a jazz bass player he plays regularly with Ian Shaw, Lea DeLaria

Lea DeLaria

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, Symeon Cosburn

Symeon Cosburn

Symeon Cosburn is an accomplished jazz singer born in London, England. He is best known for his modernised jazz music and cover of the Stranglers song “Golden Brown.”...

, and Nina Ferro. Little has also played with Nick Cave

Nick Cave

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 and Ben Folds

Ben Folds

Benjamin Scott "Ben" Folds is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and television personality. From 1995-2000, Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. Since the group disbanded, Folds has performed as a solo artist and has toured all over the world...

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Little released a solo bass album Mandala in 2010, where he uses live looping to create ambient soundscapes. He released a second solo album called "The Knowledge of Things To Come" in 2011, following the "Rejectamenta EP" which featured five additional tracks from the Knowledge sessions.

Discography

• "The Knowledge of Things To Come" (2011)
• "Rejectamenta EP" (2011)
• "Hey Ho" (2011) Clare Teal
• Mandala (2010)
• Mother Courage & Her Children (2010) Duke Special
• Be a Santa (2010) Lea DeLaria
• Bang Goes the Knighthood
  Bang Goes the Knighthood
  - iTunes Bonus Tracks :- Bonus Disc: Recorded Live At The Cité De La Musique, Sept. 2008 :...
  
  (2010) The Divine Comedy
• Clare Teal Live at Ebenezer Chapel (2009) Clare Teal
• What A Woman Shouldn't Do (2008) Julie McKee
• Get Happy (2008) Clare Teal
• The Last Temptation of Chris
  The Last Temptation of Chris
  The Last Temptation of Chris is an album by Chris Difford, one of the founding members of the new wave band Squeeze. It was released on April 7, 2008. This is his second solo album, a follow-up to his solo debut in 2002, I Didn't Get Where I Am. The album is dedicated to Chris's brother, Les,...
  
  (2008) Chris Difford
• Paradisi Carousel (2007) Clare Teal
• Victory for the Comic Muse
  Victory for the Comic Muse
  Victory for the Comic Muse is the ninth studio album by The Divine Comedy. It was released by EMI on June 19, 2006. Despite what people might assume, Neil Hannon did not choose the title as a reference to the group's 1990 debut Fanfare for the Comic Muse...
  
  (2006) The Divine Comedy
• Drawn To All Things (2006) Ian Shaw
• Rowan
  Rowan (album)
  - Track listing : # "Away wi' the faeries" # "Once I had a sweetheart" # "Heartsong" # "The star" # "Promises"...
  
  (2006) Maggie Reilly
• South East Side Story (2006) Chris Difford
• Breakfast with the Blues (2006) Symeon Cosburn
• Whatever It Takes (2006) Jai Cavill
• Absent Friends
  Absent Friends
  Absent Friends is the eighth studio album by The Divine Comedy. It was released by Parlophone in the UK on 29 March 2004 and by Nettwerk in the US on 4 May 2004...
  
  (2004) The Divine Comedy
• Live at the London Palladium (DVD 2004) The Divine Comedy
• Vollmilch 2004 - Das war Haldern (2004) with The Divine Comedy
• Just In Time (2004) Esther Bennett

External links

• http://www.thedivinecomedy.com/ The Divine Comedy official website
• http://www.clareteal.co.uk/ Clare Teal official website
• http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=40345 All About Jazz review