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Funky, but lyrical. He'll play whatever you throw at him.

-- Ed Hanley, Autorickshaw

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ImageIn the string department, Dylan started high and ended up low. Dylan held the illustrious chair of “special violin” in his youth orchestra at age ten. He was quickly removed to the cello, before settling on the bass at age 17. Dylan played upright bass as a student at York University -- and still has the blisters to prove it.

Dylan now plays electric basses, including the six-string and the ever-feared fretless -- and yes, he plays it in tune. Early years spent “in the trenches” as a cruise-ship pit orchestra player gave Dylan a strong foundation in multiple music styles, sightreading, on-the-spot flexibility, and a lifelong aversion to white pants and deck shoes.

 
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As a bassist, Dylan has played jazz with the FreePlay Duo, world fusion with autorickshaw and Kobena Aquaa-Harrison, R+B/Soul with the Soul Foundation and guitar-based roots music with Ray Montford. Performance highlights include the Stockholm International Jazz Festival, and a former Rajah’s Palace in Jaipur, India.

Solid time, fluid melody, a keen ear and musical sensibility make Dylan a discerning musician’s choice for bass.
 
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Listen!

Check out these examples. We all know that listening to a bassline can be about as interesting as watching grass grow, so I've excerpted a couple of solos and/or cool basslines. All tracks recorded by Dylan at FreePlay Studios.

 Amber                                       (D. Bell)                                 

Monsoon  (fretless)                 (S. Sankaran)                      

Solkattu Funk                          (Sankaran/Bell)