Len Skeat
Len Skeat | |
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 Len Skeat at Upwell Jazz Club, 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Leonard Skeat |
| Born | 9 February 1937 East London, England |
| Died | 9 March 2021 (aged 84) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Double bass |
| Years active | 1960s–2021 |
Leonard Skeat (9 February 1937 – 9 March 2021) was a British[1] jazz double-bassist, and the younger brother of Bill Skeat, a saxophone player (1926–1999).[2][3]
Biography
He was born in East End of
Pizza Express Jazz Club,[2] and Pizza on the Park Jazz Club (closed 2010) in London. He was a member of the band, Velvet.[4]
Skeat recorded with
Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Stéphane Grappelli,[5] Dick Morrissey, Bill Watrous, and Randy Sandke. He was also a member of the Eddie Thompson Trio and Charly Antolini
's Jazz Power.
Discography
With Charly Antolini
- 1989 Cookin' (L+R)
- 1990 Charly Antolini Meets Dick Morrissey
- 1993 Bell)
With Bud Freeman
- 1980 The Dolphin Has A Message
With Spike Robinson
- 1984 Spike Robinson-Eddie Thompson Trip/At Chesters Volumes 1 & 2 (Hep)
- 1986 In Town with Elaine Delmar (Hep)
- 1987 The GershwinCollection (Hep)
With Bill Watrous
- 1982 Bill Watrous in London
References
- ^ "RIP Len Skeat (1937 -2021)". Londonjazznews.com. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ ISBN 1-85227-937-0.
- ^ Len Skeat Musical Biography Jazzsteps.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Len Skeat Biography, AllMusic. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-84353-256-9.
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