Duncan Hopkins (born 21 September 1967) is an English-born jazz composer and musician who plays double bass and electric bass.
Hopkins was born inCoventry, West Midlands. His father was a trombone player and his mother a pianist. He started his musical education atPattison College, where his mother taught music. The family then moved toSt. Catharines,Ontario, Canada in 1971, where he remained until he finished formal studies at Lakeport Secondary School andBrock University (1987–1989).[1][2]
After acquiring his bachelor's degree in business economics, Hopkins moved toMontreal to study with bassist Michel Donato, first within the confines ofMcGill University and then later privately. He then attended theBanff School of Fine Arts to study withRufus Reid,Kenny Wheeler,Steve Coleman.
Hopkins returned briefly to St. Catharines in 1992 and won anOntario Arts Council Award to live and study in New York withDave Holland. During that year, however, his parents succumbed to cancer and he returned to Canada and moved to Toronto. Over the years Hopkins has performed withDiana Krall,Peter Appleyard,Warren Vache,Rob McConnell,Robert Farnon,John Hicks,Mark Murphy,Lester Bowie,Sam Rivers,Kenny Wheeler,Don Thompson,Moe Koffman,Norman Amadio,Scott Hamilton,Edward Simon and others.
Hopkins also toured Britain and continental Europe with the Bobby Watson All Stars featuringBobby Watson on alto sax,Bruce Barth on piano, and Stephen Keogh on drums.
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