Colin Sankey sure turned heads with his bass virtuosity at the pre-JUNOS during a solo gig at Dominion Bar + Kitchen on March 15.
A Cloverdale resident, Sankey can really slappa da bass, as the guy in I Love You, Man famously said.
On Saturday, April 12, he'll bring his jaw-dropping, world-class talent to 91原创's with Sebastian Chamney on guitar, Eliot Doyle on drums, Winston Matsushita on keyboards and Brent Mah (from Five Alarm Funk) on tenor sax 鈥� quite a band for the intimate theatre off 64 Avenue, 8 p.m. start.
With the cheekily titled Colin Response, Sankey has a new EP of songs to showcase, including a title track that employs, yes, some "call and response" funk recorded with the band at Hipposonic Studios in Vancouver. Watch and listen to the song , hear and learn more on .
You definitely haven't heard "Blinding Lights" like this.
鈥� Tom Zillich (@TomZillich)
Listen to bass monster Colin Sankey play at Surrey's Dominion bar during the pre-JUNOS Plaza Party.
He has a full-band gig April 12 at in 91原创.
Details in my latest MUSIC NOTES:
A bassist, composer and teacher, in New York with his Afro-Cuban jazz original, In recent years he's gone viral on TikTok with re-imagined pop/rock hits ("Get Lucky" and "Seven Nation Army" among them) and one wacky "Mario Theme," which I saw him perform (tapping style) during the at Surrey Arts Centre's Studio Theatre. In a word, WOW!
Among other projects, Sankey plays bass with Sami Ghawi's The Apartment band, also showcased at the pre-JUNOS festival in Surrey.