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Born: May 7, 1962
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Current home: Lasqueti Island, BC
Ken Lister has been playing jazz bass professionally
since 1984. He is currently based in the Vancouver and
Vancouver Island area, and has extensively toured Canada
and elsewhere; including the British Isles, Cuba and
South America.
Ken is a member of the Hugh Fraser Quintet and VEJI
(the Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation). As a
member of the Hugh Fraser Quintet, Ken won a Juno Award
for the Best Mainstream Jazz Album of 1997. Ken also
performs with the legendary jazz guitarist Pat Coleman
in his trio, with Juno Award winner Buff Allen on drums.
He has performed with many great musicians including
Joshua Redman, Slide Hampton, Bob McLaren, Kenny Wheeler,
P.J. Perry, Sam Noto, Don Thompson, Herb Ellis, Charlie
Byrd, Kirk MacDonald, Jerry Fuller, Lorne Lofsky and
many others.
Among his many influences are Bill Evans, Scott LaFaro,
Charles Mingus, and Paul Chambers.
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