| Alec Dankworth |
Alec
Dankworth Performing at Buxton Opera House, on 4th Nov 2002
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| Background information |
| Birth name |
Alec Dankworth |
| Born |
May 14, 1960 (1960-05-14) (age 47) |
| Origin |
 London, UK |
| Instrument(s) |
Bass |
| Years active |
1980s – present |
| Website |
http://www.alecdankworth.com/ |
Alec Dankworth (b. 14 May 1960) is an English jazz bassist
and composer.
Dankworth was born in London, the son of John
Dankworth and Cleo Laine. After attending the Bedford
School, he studied at the Berklee School of Music in Boston,
Massachusetts in 1978, and then joined his parents' quintet. Between
1980 and 1983 he toured the United States, Australia,
and Europe
with them, going on to work with Tommy Chase, the BBC Radio Big Band, and Clark Tracey, with whom he recorded two
albums.
Dankworth recorded Duke Ellington's Black, Brown, and Beige
with violinist
Nigel
Kennedy in 1988, with whom he also performed Antonio
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.
He also played in the 1980s with Jean Toussaint, Michael
Garrick, Tommy Smith, Julian
Joseph, and Andy Hamilton,
as well as leading his own quartet.
In 1990 he was invited to join and tour with Dave
Brubeck's band, and in 1993 he worked with Abdullah
Ibrahim, touring Europe
and South
Africa. he has played with Mose Allison, Clark
Terry, Mel
Tormé, Anita
O'Day, Peter King, Alan Barnes, David-Jean
Baptiste, Van Morrison and Martin
Taylor, among others. He also co-leads a fourteen piece band with his
father, John Dankworth — the Alec
and John Dankworth Generation Band (or "Generation Band"), with which
he has recorded two albums.
Discography as co-leader
- 1994: Nebuchadnezzar (Jazz House)
- 1996: Rhythm Changes (Jazz House))
Sources and external links
- Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, & Brian Priestley. Jazz:
The Rough Guide. ISBN
1-85828-528-3
- Richard Cook & Brian Morton. The Penguin
Guide to Jazz on CD 6th edition. ISBN
0-14-051521-6
- Alec Dankworth — discography from
All Music Guide
