Lloyd Swanton Explained

Lloyd Swanton
Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Name:Lloyd Stuart Swanton
Birth Date:14 August 1960
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genre:Jazz
Occupation:Musician, composer
Instrument:Double bass, bass guitar
Associated Acts:Dynamic Hepnotics, The Necks

Lloyd Stuart Swanton (born 14 August 1960) is an Australian jazz double bassist, bass guitarist, and composer.[1]

Swanton was a member of Dynamic Hepnotics in 1986[2] and co-founded jazz trio The Necks in 1987 with Chris Abrahams and Tony Buck.[3]

Biography

In 1987 he co-founded jazz trio The Necks with Chris Abrahams on keyboards and Tony Buck on drums.[4] In 1991 he formed his own group, The Catholics. He has performed solo improvisation concerts on double bass. Swanton has performed with The Benders, Clarion Fracture Zone, Sydney Symphony, Vince Jones, Alpha Centauri Ensemble, the Mighty Reapers, the Seymour Group, Tim Finn, Stephen Cummings and Wendy Matthews. He was also a long-serving member of the Bernie McGann Trio and the Bernie McGann Quartet.

As well as music for his own bands, Swanton has composed several film soundtracks. For many years Swanton hosted the radio show Mixed Marriage on Eastside Radio in Sydney, a weekly program looking at crossings of jazz with other musical styles.[5]

Discography

As leader

With The Benders

With The Catholics

With Clarion Fracture Zone

With Bernie McGann

With The Necks

With Alister Spence

As sideman

With Vince Jones

With others

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[6] |-| 2005 || "Drive By" (with Chris Abrahams and Tony Buck) || Most Performed Jazz Work[7] || |-| 2006 || "Chemist" (with Abrahams and Buck) || Most Performed Jazz Work[8] || |-| 2019[9] | "Body" (with Abrahams and Buck)| Song of the Year| |-

References

General

Specific

External links

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Swanton, Lloyd (Stuart). Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians. jazz.com. 21 February 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080221192441/http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/swanton-lloyd-stuart. 21 February 2008.
  2. McFarlane 'Dynamic Hepnotics' entry. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  3. McFarlane 'Chris Abrahams' entry. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  4. Spencer et al, (2007) NECKS, THE entry. Retrieved 21 February 2010. Note: he is named Loyd Swanton here.
  5. https://eastsidefm.org/jazz/mixedmarriage/ EastSide FM show archive
  6. Web site: APRA History . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) . 6 May 2010 .
  7. Web site: 2005 Winners – APRA Music Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) . 17 May 2010 .
  8. Web site: 2006 Winners – APRA Music Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) . 6 May 2010 .
  9. Web site: APRA Reveals 2019 Song of the Year Shortlist. Music Feeds. 5 February 2019. 26 April 2022.
  10. Book: Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry. catalogue. 2002. National Library of Australia. 9781865038919. 21 February 2010.

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