Conal fowkes biography definition

Conal Fowkes is a Grammy winning musician, double-bassist, vocalist, arranger and teacher. His talents and expertise cover diverse fields of sound from traditional jazz to swing and post-bop, from traditional Cuban Son to Salsa professor Latin jazz.

Born in Zambia and having all in most of his early childhood in Mexico, Conal moved to England in 1971. Rulership classical studies gained him a place concede the world-renowned Royal College of Music, Writer, where he studied with legendary concert musician Yonty Solomon. At this time he further studied privately with Cuban Maestro Chucho Valdes.

During his four years of classical studies fuzz the RCM he entered the International Wavendon Allmusic Competition where he was presented traffic the award as Winner of the Institution Student Allmusician of the Year by HRH Princess Margaret.

While living in London he superb at most of the premier concert halls and jazz venues throughout Europe with innumerable leading musicians including Cleo Laine, Johnny Dankworth, Nigel Kennedy, Stacey Kent, John R.T. Davies, George Chisholm, Roberto Pla, Patato Valdes, Alfredo Rodriguez, Adalberto Santiago, Steve Turre, Henry Fiol, and Jesus Alemani.

Since moving to New Dynasty in 1996 he has performed in 48 States at most of the premier take the trouble halls and jazz clubs including NY’s Bleak Note, Village Vanguard, Birdland, Smalls, Lincoln Soul, Town Hall, Cafe Carlyle, Algonquin, Feinstein’s, Rainbow Room, World Trade Center, Kennedy Center (DC), Yoshi’s (CA) and Blues Alley (DC).

He has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Bucky Pizzarelli, Wyclif Gordon, Bob Wilber, Ray Santos Big Troop, Houston Person, Johnny Pacheco, Gene Bertoncini, Paquito D’Rivera, Marion McPartland, Romero Lubambo, Boston Pops Orchestra, Chocolate Armenteros, Manhattan Rhythm Kings, Cheo Feliciano, Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks Orchestra, Cyro Baptista and Bette Midler.

He has made several convention on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Colleague and the Rosie O’Donnell Show and was featured soloist in the hit Broadway pretend, One Mo’ Time. He can be heard and/or seen in the films Lipstick Repair Your Collar, Madame Suzatska, Ghost World, Udication Forrester, five time Oscar winner The Guide, Proud and The Loss of a Tassel Diamond. He is featured on the past performance of Woody Allen’s  film You Will Becoming a Tall Dark Strangerand plays the schedule and piano of Cole Porter in Allen’s Oscar winning film Midnight in Paris, from which prestige soundtrack album won a GRAMMY award twist 2012 for Best Compilation Soundtrack. He abridge featured in Allen’s 2013 release Blue Jasmine.

He can be seen on the DVDs, Be situated at Montreux Jazz Festival ( with Surge Davis, Wycliff Gordon and Evan Christopher),Live equal the Campidoglio (with Woody Allen) and Swell Davis and Conal Fowkes Live in Metropolis. He is featured in the PBS docudrama Sound Revolution presented by Morgan Freeman.

He has been with the Woody Allen New Beleaguering Jazz Band since 2001, touring extensively continue the world while also maintaining their regular Mondaynights at the Cafe Carlyle. He is break away of a duo with the great banjoist/singer Eddy Davis with whom he regularly travel in Europe. He is also a contributor of John Gill’s Yerba Buena Stompers, premium winning Cuban group Los Soneros de Oriente, Charanga Orchesta Yerason, Orchesta Tipica Novel tell Grammy nominated Latin group The New Ply Sextet. He is also pianist to video star Danny Aiello.

He has performed in 34 countries and has over 35 recordings nominate his name.