Phil Donkin (born November 1980 in Sunderland, England) is a British jazz bassist.[1][2][3]
Donkin began playing electric bass at 12 years old. At 17 he unsuccessfully auditioned for the then-vacant bass player position in the British band Jamiroquai. At 19 he then moved to London to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he completed a degree in music.[4] It was here that he began playing the acoustic bass, where this became the instrument he played exclusively.[5]
After graduating in 2003, Donkin was active in the London jazz scene. He worked with musicians such as Kenny Wheeler, Julian Arguelles, Tim Garland, Stan Sulzmann and Gwilym Simcock.[5]
In the years that followed, Donkin toured Europe with people such as John Abercrombie, Marc Copland, Bill Stewart, Greg Osby, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Chris Speed, Ari Hoenig, Jonathan Kreisberg, Terrell Stafford, David Binney, Tyshawn Sorey and many others. He also performed with some jazz legends such as Quincy Jones, Roger Kellaway and Eddie Henderson.[5]
In 2010, Donkin moved to New York City, where he, played with artists including Ben Monder, Kevin Hays, Adam Rogers, Mark Turner, Seamus Blake, Steve Cardenas, Bruce Barth, Edward Simon.[5]
As of 2013, Donkin was based in both Germany and New York.[5]
Donkin is a member of many projects in Europe, such as Dhafer Youssef's Bird's Requiem featuring Eivind Aarseth and Nils Petter Molvaer.[6] He is a member of Rainer Böhm's trio,[7][8] and a collaborative quartet featuring Pablo Held, Johannes Enders and Nasheet Waits. He also plays regularly with Nils Wogram's 'Root 70',[9] Marius Neset's 'Birds' quartet, the Ben Kraef Trio[10] and the Max von Mosch Tentet.[11]
Donkin has led projects as a band leader, releasing the album Dimaxis in 2006 and the album The Gate in 2015.
References
edit- ^ Fordham, John (5 March 2015). "Phil Donkin Quartet: The Gate review – cool cuts and labyrinthine themes". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Phil Donkin". iBass Magazine. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Fordham, John (27 November 2004). "Phil Robson/Chris Batchelor". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ Mützelfeldt, Karsten (23 May 2019). "Struktur mit Chaos" (in German). Deutschlandfunk. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Phil Donkin Biography - Phil Donkin". phildonkin.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Dhafer Youssef - Wie ein Vogel". jazzthetik.de. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ Peter Cronemeyer. "RAINER BÖHM QUARTET". laika-records.com. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Rainer Böhm Trio (Modern Jazz) | Veranstaltungen, Filme — zitty.de". zitty.de. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Jazz - German Jazz Meeting - Goethe-Institut". goethe.de. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Berliner Geschichten – Das Ben Kraef-Trio im A-trane | JAZZAffine.com JAZZAffine.com". jazzaffine.com. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "20. Jazztage Dortmund - 30.11.2013 - WDR 3". wdr3.de. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
External links
edit- Official website
- Phil Donkin at AllMusic
- Phil Donkin discography at Discogs
