Musician Dictionary

Neil Swainson

Canadian jazz bassist · jazz bassist

DescriptionCanadian jazz bassist
Source: Wikidata
Born1955-11-15
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceVictoria Victoria
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaCanada
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryCA
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipCanada
Source: Wikidata
Occupationjazz bassist composer jazz musician
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsdouble bass
Source: Wikidata
Genresjazz
Source: Wikidata
Member ofPeter Leitch Trio Canadian Jazz Collective Pat LaBarbera / Kirk MacDonald Quintet Scott / Grant 5 The George Shearing Quintet George Shearing Trio Free Trade (2) The Brian Dickinson Quintet The Ed Bickert Trio Orhan Demir Trio Jon Ballantyne Trio Neil Swainson Quintet Steve Houghton Quintet The Rob McConnell Jive 5 Andre White Band The Walter Norris Trio Pat LaBarbera Quartet Ian McDougall Quintet Kirk MacDonald Jazz Orchestra Trevor Giancola Trio Ryga Rosnes Quartet The Ian McDougall Big Band JMOG Bernie Senensky Quintet Pat LaBarbera Quintet Gap Mangione Quintet Chris Mitchell Quintet Brad Turner Quintet Woody Shaw & Joe Farrell Quintet Kevin Dean/PJ Perry Quintet Scott/Grant 5 Bernie Senensky Quartet The Quartet Of Lorne Lofsky Neil Swainson Quintet
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata

Also known as

N. Swainson Neil Swaison Neil Swanson Swainson Swanson

Links

Identifiers

mbid: 66b6862c-2cb8-48ce-9b7d-d9cab773c921 · wikidata: Q1974890 · isni: 0000000116508747 · discogs: 1508049

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