Laura Camacho

Biography

Laura is an upright bass player originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina. She moved to the US to study upright bass at the University of Georgia. She is currently a member of the Athens Tango Project, Broken String Band, and Symphony Orchestra Augusta. She has played with various bands and different styles, including a backing orchestra for Catupecu Machu, played rock music with Layma Azur, tango music with Las Del Abasto and Rodrigo Vázquez Cuarteto, played on the JEEM "Eramusical Ensamble" Album recording, and performed with the UGA Symphony Orchestra with Bela Fleck, in which she performed Concerto for Banjo and Symphony Orchestra, and was on the Naxos label recording of the University Of Georgia Wind Ensemble, Street Song. She has has also performed with the Symphony Orchestra Augusta with notable artists such as Ben Folds and James Tormé, and recorded music for the documentary films, Eat White Dirt and Athens Rising.