biography
‘Nimble and remarkably beefy bass from Jonty Fisher…A stylish bassist'
Jack Massarik - The Evening Standard
'Not too shabby'
Ronnie Wood - The Rolling Stones
After a childhood spent in Ghana, Zambia and the UK, Jonty moved to London to study music when he was 18. His career began in 1988 after performing at the Queen Elizabeth Hall as a finalist in the Barclays Youth Music Awards. Since then he has been a regular on the London music scene, playing at many of the UK’s premier events and venues and his time is punctuated by extensive world touring as well as film, radio, television and recording appearances.
Jonty is a long-standing member of the Eileen Hunter band, the Sara Littlefield Quartet, the Claire Harper quartet and is also a member of the critically acclaimed world music group Deva. He has his own trios (Jonty Fisher Trio and Flyright Trio) and quartet (Jonty Fisher's Ashes Quartet). He has worked with many different artists, among them, Liane Carroll, Jacqui Dankworth, Christian Garrick, David Gordon, Don Rendell, Frank Holder, Steve Brookstein, Anton Browne, Todd Gordon, Kate Dimbleby and Joe Stilgoe.
Also a prolific composer, his music has appeared on numerous albums and BBC television. He studied composition, harmony and musical form with the great pianist and composer Ronald Francis Littlefield and gained a first class BA Honours at Trent Park in North London.
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