Andrew Downing
Bass, Composition, Ensemble
email | website: www.andrewdowning.com
Bassist Andrew Downing graduated from the University of Toronto’s Jazz Performance program in 1996 with a Bachelor’s degree, and again in 2008 with a Masters. He has studied with Jack Winn, Dave Young, Don Thompson, Shauna Rolston and Joel Quarrington. Andrew practices the unusual craft of tuning his bass in fifths, and also plays the cello.
Andrew plays primarily in the creative jazz scene in Canada, but also performs classical chamber music, improvised music, folk and roots music and world music. He has played with a diverse range of musicians including Kevin Turcotte, Mike Murley, Patricia O’Callaghan, Kelly Joe Phelps, Ab Baars, François Houle, Marilyn Lerner, Bob Moses, Brodie West and Moe Koffman. He is also a member of the David Occhipinti Quartet and the Lina Allemano Four.
Andrew also leads his own groups The Great Uncles of the Revolution, Melodeon and Arts and Letters. He received a Juno Award, a West Coast Music Award and The Grand Prix de Jazz for work with The Great Uncles, as well as another Juno Award, a SOCAN award and a West Coast Music Award with Vancouver collaborators Zubot and Dawson.
As a composer, he has written pieces for Ensemble Meduse, Toca Loca, Runcible Spoon and the Urban Arts Brass Ensemble as well as many works for his own groups.
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