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 currently writing material for a new album of songs, which will feature him singing as well as playing bass, and the "Speaks Latin!" project with virtuoso pianist David Gordon which has an album in the pipeline and upcoming tour dates.
A long-standing member of the Eileen Hunter band, the Sara Littlefield Quartet, the
Kate Dimbleby band, the Claire Harper quartet, the critically acclaimed world music group Deva, he also tours regularly with his own trio and quartet.
He has worked with many different artists, among them, Liane Carroll, Jacqui Dankworth, Christian Garrick, Don Rendell, Frank Holder, Steve Brookstein, Anton Browne, Todd Gordon and Joe Stilgoe.
Jonty is a prolific composer, his music appearing on numerous albums plus BBC and Channel 4 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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