Simon Little

Simon Little (born 30 September 1980) is an English bassist, most notable for his work with The Divine Comedy.

A graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama 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 The Duckworth Lewis Method, Clare Teal, Duke Special, Maggie Reilly, A Girl Called Eddy and Chris Difford. As a jazz bass player he plays regularly with Ian Shaw, Lea DeLaria, Symeon Cosburn, and Nina Ferro. Little has also played with Nick Cave and Ben Folds.

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, and an acoustic album "[un]plugged" in 2012. An improvised trio album "Foreground Music, Vol. I" was released in 2012 with pianist Jez Carr and Iona saxophonist Mike Haughton.

Discography

 * Office Politics (2019) The Divine Comedy
 * Foreverland (2016) The Divine Comedy
 * "Foreground Music, Vol. I" (2012) Jez Carr, Simon Little & Mike Haughton
 * "Sticky Wickets" (2013) The Duckworth Lewis Method
 * "The Jazz Cookbook" (2013) Frankie Lewis
 * "Greatest Video Game Music 2" (2012) the London Philharmonic Orchestra
 * "Dirk Gently: Original Television Soundtrack" (2012) Daniel Pemberton
 * "Jing, Jing-A-Ling" (2013) Clare Teal
 * "[un]plugged" (2012)
 * "Oh Pioneer" (2012) Duke Special
 * "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 (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 (2008) Chris Difford
 * Paradisi Carousel (2007) Clare Teal
 * Victory for the Comic Muse (2006) The Divine Comedy
 * Drawn To All Things (2006) Ian Shaw
 * Rowan (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 (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