2015 Music PEI Musician of the Year and PEI Jazz and Blues Festival's 2015 Doug Riley Artist
Liquid Music ...or how I made my fortune
Deryl Gallant has been involved in the PEI music scene for over 30 years.
From garage band beginnings to a classical degree in double bass, Deryl has become a sought after
performing, touring, recording,
and
instructing bassist.
Happy to play any style of music, most notably he is known as a founding member of the
Jive Kings,
The Dennis Lee Project,
many Charlottetown Festival productions,
and
Sonny Caulfield’s bassist.
Most recently Deryl has been working with:
Tara MacLean,
Trinity Bradshaw,
Route 225,
Roland Beaulieu,
Winterjazz
and more.
Deryl has tracked bass on more than
30 recordings in his career and
was the classical bass instructor at the
University of PEI
and
Holland College School of Performing Arts.
You can also find Deryl at
www.scottsbasslessons.com where he held the role of Campus Moderator for more than 6 years!