Dave Young | |
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Birth name | David Anthony Young |
Born | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | January 29, 1940
Genres | Jazz |
Instruments | Double bass |
David Anthony Young (born January 29, 1940) is a Canadian double bassist.
Young played with jazz guitarist Lenny Breau in local gigs before studying music at Berklee College of Music and the Royal Conservatory of Music in the 1960s.[1] He played with a number of Canadian symphony orchestras in the 1970s and worked extensively in jazz with Kenny Barron, Gene DiNovi, Wray Downes, Tommy Flanagan, Oliver Jones, and Oscar Peterson.[2] He was honoured as a Young Member of the Order of Canada in 2006. He has the technique of performing bowed solos like Paul Chambers.[3]
Young has been nominated for nine Juno Awards, winning the 1994 Best Mainstream Jazz Album for Fables and Dreams with the Phil Dwyer Quartet.