Philip Catherine


Philip Catherine is a Belgian jazz guitarist.

Biography

Philip Catherine was born in London to an English mother and Belgian father and was raised in Brussels. His grandfather played violin in the London Symphony Orchestra. Catherine started on guitar in his teens, and by seventeen he was performing professionally at local venues.
He released his debut album, Stream, in 1972. During the next few years, he studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston and with Mick Goodrick and George Russell. In 1976, he and guitarist Larry Coryell recorded and toured as an acoustic duo. The following year he recorded with Charles Mingus, who dubbed him "Young Django". In the early 1980s, he toured briefly with Benny Goodman. He was in trio with Didier Lockwood and Christian Escoudé, then in a trio with Chet Baker. During the 1990s, he recorded three albums with trumpeter Tom Harrell.
Catherine has also worked with Lou Bennett, Kenny Drew, Dexter Gordon, Stéphane Grappelli, Karin Krog, Paul Kuhn, Sylvain Luc, Michael Mantler, Charlie Mariano, Palle Mikkelborg, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Enrico Rava, Toots Thielemans, and Miroslav Vitous.

Discography

As leader

With Chet Baker
With Kenny Drew
  • Morning
  • In Concert
  • And Far Away
With Stephane Grappelli
  • Les Valseuses
  • Young Django
  • Giants
  • Stephane Grappelli
  • Live 1992
With Peter Herbolzheimer
  • Wide Open
  • Scenes
With Joachim Kuhn
  • Hip Elegy
  • Spring Fever
With Rolf Kuhn
  • Total Space
  • Symphonic Swampfire
  • Cucu Ear
With Marc Moulin
  • Sam' Suffy
  • Into the Dark
  • Top Secret
  • Entertainment
  • Placebo Years 1971–1974
  • I Am You
With Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen
  • Jaywalkin
  • Double Bass
  • Trio 1
  • Trio 2
  • The Viking
  • Art of the Duo
With Jean-Luc Ponty
  • Open Strings
  • Ponty/Grappelli
  • The Atacama Experience
With others'