Alec Dankworth

Alec Dankworth at the INNtöne Jazzfestival 2019

Alec Dankworth (born May 14, 1960 in London ) is a British musician ( double bass , composition ) of modern jazz .

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Alec Dankworth, 2007

Dankworth grew up in a musical family: his parents are John Dankworth and Cleo Laine ; the singer Jacqui Dankworth is his sister. After attending Bedford School , he studied at Berklee College of Music from 1978 to 1980 . He was then a member of the Cleo Laine / John Dankworth Quintet until 1983, with whom he toured the United States, Europe and Australia. He worked with Tommy Chase , the BBC Radio Big Band and Clark Tracey , with whom he made two albums. With Nigel Kennedy he made a duo recording of Duke Ellington's Suite Black, Brown and Beige in 1988 and performed The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi on a tour in Great Britain . In the 1980s he also played with Dick Morrissey , Spike Robinson , Jean Toussaint , Michael Garrick and Julian Joseph and built his own quartet.

In 1993 he toured Europe and South Africa with Abdullah Ibrahim . He then belonged to Van Morrison's band .

In 1997 he moved to New York City and played with the Duke Ellington Orchestra . Since 1998 he has been a member of Dave Brubeck's quartet , with whom he also toured 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 has released three albums. He also played with Mose Allison , Clark Terry , Mel Tormé , 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 which the quintet Spanish Accents emerged in 2006 .

In 2007 he received the British Jazz Award .

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