“Hopkins’ seamless counter melodic flow beneath
Speake and Iles is reminiscent of the late Bill Evan’s sideman Scott La Faro…”John Fordham, The Guardian, UK. and ‘(Duncan’s) strength’s lie in his writing and sense of textural organization, which show him willing to stretch, push or otherwise challenge style and format.’ Globe and Mail
British/Canadian Double bassist, composer and arranger Duncan Hopkins has been working at the highest levels of jazz for almost thirty years. In that time he has worked with such luminaries as Norma Winstone, Bobo Stenson, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass, Scott Hamilton, Houston Person, Warren Vache, Ed Bickert, Mark Murphy, Peter Appleyard, Bruce Barth, Bobby Watson, Jeremy Pelt, Byron Stripling, Dianna Krall, Kenny Wheeler, Sam Rivers, Harry Allen and Edward Simon to name but a few. He can be seen on film in “Where the Truth Lies” featuring Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth. He has toured extensively throughout Canada, Great Britain, Europe, Brazil and the United States. He was the bassist with the venerable Canadian Jazz Quartet for almost a decade before moving to Europe. He can be heard on over fifty albums, numerous CBC, BBC and NPR recordings and has eight recordings as a leader and/or co-leader.
Personnel:
Duncan Hopkins- Bass
Ted Warren- Drums
Reg Schwager- Guitar
Ted Quinlan-Guitar
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