Bill Laswell

Bill Laswell (born December 2, 1950 in Detroit) is a prolific bassist, producer, and record label owner who has collaborated with hundreds of musicians all over the world. He is married to the Ethiopian singer Gigi. Bands he has led include Material and Praxis. He was a member of the hardcore punk flavoured free jazz supergroup Last Exit, a direction he continues working in with Massacre.

Collaborators

• Ahlam
• Aisha Kandisha's Jarring Effects
• Laurie Anderson
• Atom Heart
• Azzddine
• Ginger Baker
• Afrika Bambaataa
• Paul Bowles
• Jeff Bova
• Peter Brotzmann
• Buckethead
• William S. Burroughs
• David Byrne
• Ralph Carney
• Bootsy Collins
• Dub Syndicate
• Manu Dibango
• Sussan Deyhim
• Aiyb Dieng
• EBN
• Brian Eno
• Flavor Flav
• Fred Frith
• Peter Gabriel
• Gigi
• The Golden Palominos
• Mick Harris
• Graham Haynes
• Zakir Hussain
• Jonas Hellborg
• Whitney Houston
• Ronald Shannon Jackson
• Mick Jagger
• Kool Keith
• Last Poets
• Arto Lindsay
• John Lydon
• Master Musicians Of Jajouka
• Motörhead
• Pete Namlook
• Yoko Ono
• Daniel Ponce
• Public Image Limited
• The Ramones
• Nile Rodgers
• Pharoah Sanders
• Akira Sakata
• Style Scott
• Shankar
• Sonny Sharrock
• Archie Shepp
• Nicky Skopelitis
• Sly & Robbie
• DJ Spooky
• Sting
• Henry Threadgill
• James Blood Ulmer
• Steve Vai
• Tom Verlaine
• Jah Wobble
• Bernie Worrell
• John Zorn
• Trilok Gurtu