Andrew Downing
composer
Andrew Downing is a Toronto-based double bass player, cellist, composer, and educator. He plays primarily in the creative jazz scene in Canada, but also performs classical chamber, improvised, folk and roots, and world music. Most recently, he has started a ‘quiet jazz’ ensemble of cello, alto saxophone, lap steel guitar, vibraphone, bass, and drums called Otterville that released its first recording in the fall of 2016, which was recently nominated for a JUNO Award.
