Alec Dankworth
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alexander William Tamba Dankworth |
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14 May 1960 Marylebone, London, England |
| Instruments | Double bass |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Website | www |
Alexander William Tamba Dankworth (born 14 May 1960 in Marylebone, London, England) is an English jazz bassist and composer.
Born in London, the son of John Dankworth and Cleo Laine, Alec Dankworth grew up in the villages of Aspley Guise and Wavendon, living at the Old Rectory, Wavendon, where his parents established the Wavendon All-Music Plan (WAP) that includes the Stables Theatre. After attending Bedford School, he studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1978, and then joined his parents' quintet. Between 1980 and 1983 he toured the United States, Australia, and Europe with them, going on to work with Tommy Chase, the BBC Big Band, and Clark Tracey, with whom he recorded two albums.
Dankworth recorded Duke Ellington's Black, Brown, and Beige with violinist Nigel Kennedy in 1988, with whom he also performed Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. He also played in the 1980s with Dick Morrissey, Spike Robinson, Jean Toussaint, Michael Garrick, Tommy Smith, Julian Joseph, and Andy Hamilton, as well as leading his own quartet.
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