DAVID BEEBEE
Genres: Classic Fusion, Post Bop, 21st Century Modern • United Kingdom

David was born and brought up in the suburbs of SW London. Both his parents were music teachers and to him music was just a way of life - lessons, orchestra rehearsals, music courses, folk music gigs were everyday things. By 11 he was good enough on the cello to get a scholarship to a glorified grammar school (which ensured he got enough A levels to go on to university) but after some years he took up a typical rebellious approach and gave up the classical music to take up punk and rock music now playing the bass guitar. Within a few years he was pretty competent and playing rock gigs on the London circuit, including venues like the Hammersmith Odeon. It was through studying the bass David came into contact with jazz when someone recommended listening to some Weather Report. A few years later it was while studying for a read more...