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Denis (pronounced Denny) Lalouette
Bass Player / Producer / Musical Director
Functional summary
I was born in Mauritius and started learning the guitar at the age of
eight; Emigrated to South Africa in 1970.I played the Drums from 1971
until I took up the Bass in 1974. After finishing High School,I turned
professional and played on all the regular club circuits, including
Durban, Cape Town, Swaziland, Botswana etc...
In 1980 I decided to settle in Johannesburg. To support my family, I began
doing music copying for the SABC and various musical directors. That kept
me going until I got into what I really wanted to do – Studio work.
I have been a freelance musician ever since (doing both live and studio
work), and I am very grateful to be called to do so many diverse projects,
and I still enjoy my carreer as much as ever...
LIST OF CREDITS:
• Done countless T.V. Shows and played on probably more than a thousand
recordings
• Performed at the “afro vibes” festival in Amsterdam June 2002 in Louis
Mhlanga’s band
• Performed at the Cully Jazz Festival 2002 (Switzerland) with Paul Hanmer
• North Sea Jazz Festival 2002 in Cape Town with world renowned steel drum
player Andy Narell.
• North Sea Jazz Festival 2001 in The Hague with Paul Hanmer
• Played with Paul Hanmer in Berlin 2001
• Perform on hundreds of recordings including albums, commercials, TV
shows etc...
• Appeared on Claire Johnston’s latest album (2001)
• Endorsee of Yamaha equipment and Ampeg amplifiers. (2000)
• Played with Andy Narell in September 1999 and again for the whole of
April 2000 on his SA tour and appear on his latest album (2001) and got a
positive review in the Bass Player magazine for the playing on that album.
• Played with Trevor Rabin (Internationally acclaimed composer and
ex-guitarist of the band “Yes”) on the two nations concert in 1997.
• Played for the New Year’s Eve Ball for the American Club in Singapore
for 5 years in a row
• Played in Hong Kong for SAA on two separate occasions
• Played for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in 1994
• Curtain raiser for John Mc Laughlin in Poland 1993
• Jazz tour of Prague, Warsaw, Gdynia, Moscow & Budapest in 1993
• Recorded for Mike Gibbs (accomplished international arranger) on several
occasions
• Arranged & produced 3 transcription albums for the SABC
• Played for Shirley Bassey 1982
• Played with the late Joe Henderson (well respected jazz saxophonist)
1981
• Played with & learned from Izio Gross (Brazilian Pianist) 1978-1981
Awards received
SABC Session Musician of the Year Award in 1987.(That was the last time it
was awarded)
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