Alec Dankworth
Alec Dankworth ( born May 14, 1960 in London ) is a British musician ( bass, composition) of modern jazz.
Life and work
Dankworth grew up in a musical family: His parents are John Dankworth and Cleo Laine; the singer Jacqui Dankworth is his sister. After visiting the Bedford School he studied from 1978 to 1980 at the Berklee College of Music. Subsequently, he was until 1983 a member of the Cleo Laine / John Dankworth Quintet, with whom he was on tour in the United States, Europe and Australia. He worked with Tommy Chase, the BBC Radio Big Band and Clark Tracey, with whom he recorded two albums. With Nigel Kennedy he put 1988 Duoaufnahme of Duke Ellington's suite Black, Brown and Beige ago and led on a tour in the UK at The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi. In the 1980s, he also played with Dick Morrissey, Spike Robinson, Jean Toussaint, Michael Garrick and Julian Joseph and built his own quartet.
With Abdullah Ibrahim, he toured through Europe in 1993 and South Africa. He then belonged to the band of Van Morrison. In 1997 he moved to New York City and played with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Since 1998 he was a member of the Quartet by Dave Brubeck, with whom he went on tour and performed at Carnegie Hall. In 2001 he returned to London. Together with his father, he leads the large-format "Generation Band" with which he presented three albums. He also played with Mose Allison, Clark Terry, Mel Torme, Anita O'Day, Aster Aweke, Peter King, Guy Barker, Tina May, Bill Le Sage, Ken Peplowski, Tommy Smith, Jacqui Dankworth and Martin Taylor. In 2002 he founded his own trio ( with Julian Argüelles and Phil Robson ), from 2006, the quintet Spanish Accents arose.
He also took up with Buddy DeFranco, John Williams, James Galway and the London Symphony Orchestra.
Prizes and awards
In 2007 he was awarded the British Jazz Award.
Disco Graphical Notes
- Generation Band: Rhythm Changes ( 1996)
- If You're Passing By (2003)
- Spanish Accents (2008)
Lexigraphic entries
- Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, & Brian Priestley. Jazz: The Rough Guide. ISBN 1-85828-528-3