Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Jazz Bassist & Composer Mike Downes

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Bassist and Composer Mike Downes .. His latest album is 2017’s Root Structure .. and he’s been at it for some time .. playing bass at the age of eight .. and he can also play the trombone and piano .. As a teen in Winnipeg, Canada, he was already playing live .. He has gone on to travel the world ..  Europe, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Israel, Iceland, the United States and Canada .. and he the 2014 JUNO award for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year – he’s got many tales to tell ..

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