Dave Young Quintet

Artist: Dave Young Quintet
Title: One Way Up
Label: Modica Music
Genre: Jazz

Multiple award-winning bassist and composer Dave Young is, without a doubt, one of Canada’s most valuable musical exports. Whether he’s performing as part of a classical symphony, or as an integral member of a jazz ensemble, Dave is a total musician. 

The list of artists with whom Dave has shared the stage is a virtual “Who’s Who” of international jazz...including the late Oscar Peterson (with whom Dave had a thirty-five year musical relationship), and additional iconic artists Lenny Breau, Clark Terry, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Joe Williams, Oliver Jones, Kenny Burrell, Cedar Walton, Nat Adderly, Peter Appleyard, Gary Burton, Barney Kessell and James Moody. 

In recent years, Dave Young has released a number of excellent CDs as leader: the JUNO winning Fables and Dreams with co-leader Phil Dwyer (Justin Time) and the JUNO Nominated recordings, Mainly Mingus (Justin Time), and on Modica Music, 2009’s Mean What You Say, 2011’s Aspects of Oscar and 2012’s The Dave Young/Terry Promane Octet – Volume 1.

In addition to performing and recording Dave is also a dedicated jazz educator, and member of the Faculty of Music at Humber College and The University of Toronto. Dave Young was recently named as a member to The Order of Canada – our country’s highest and most prestigious civilian honour. 

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