John Lockwood
John Lockwood is an American jazz bassist.
Lockwood studied at Berklee College of Music and was a student of Bill Curtis , Henry Portnoi and Arthur Webb . He teaches double bass, jazz and improvisation at the New England Conservatory and bass at Berklee College as Associate Professor .
Since the mid-1980s he has been a member of the jazz group The Fringe , which George Garzone and Bob Gullotti founded with Rich Appleman in 1972. He also toured Europe and the USA with musicians like Joe Henderson , Freddie Hubbard , Gary Burton and the Mel Lewis Big Band . He has performed with Pat Metheny , Dizzy Gillespie , Woody Shaw , Toots Thielemans , Stan Getz , Art Farmer and Benny Carter , but also with symphony orchestras such as the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Boston Pops .
Lockwood's discography spans more than 100 albums, including recordings with Deborah Henson-Conant , Grace Kelly , Tony D'Avni , Laszlo Gardony , Scott Reeves , Zé Eduardo Nazário , Stefan Scaggiari and a four-part collection of jazz standards with Miles Donahue .
Web links
- John Lockwood at Allmusic (English)
- Short biography at Berklee College of Music
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| SURNAME | Lockwood, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |