Colin Sankey sure turned heads with his bass virtuosity at the pre-JUNOS Plaza Party in Surrey during a solo gig at Dominion Bar + Kitchen on March 15.
A Cloverdale resident, Sankey can really slappa da bass, as the guy in I Love You, Man famously said.
On Saturday, April 12, he'll bring his jaw-dropping, world-class talent to Langley's Bez Arts Hub with Sebastian Chamney on guitar, Eliot Doyle on drums, Winston Matsushita on keyboards and Brent Mah (from Five Alarm Funk) on tenor sax — quite a band for the intimate theatre off 64 Avenue, 8 p.m. start.
With the cheekily titled Colin Response, Sankey has a new EP of songs to showcase, including a title track that employs, yes, some "call and response" funk recorded with the band at Hipposonic Studios in Vancouver. Watch and listen to the song on Youtube, hear the six-song EP on spotify.com and learn more on colinsankeybass.com.
You definitely haven't heard "Blinding Lights" like this.
— Tom Zillich (@TomZillich) April 4, 2025
Listen to bass monster Colin Sankey play at Surrey's Dominion bar during the pre-JUNOS Plaza Party.
He has a full-band gig April 12 at @BezArtsHub in Langley.
Details in my latest MUSIC NOTES: https://t.co/xWiVTM8jom pic.twitter.com/L8An0gi2w7
A bassist, composer and teacher, Sankey won the 2022 Phil Jones Solo Bass Competition in New York with his Afro-Cuban jazz original, "Musica de la Noche." In recent years he's gone viral on TikTok with re-imagined pop/rock hits ("Get Lucky" and "Seven Nation Army" among them) and one wacky "Mario Theme," which I saw him perform (tapping style) during the 2024 Music City Showcase at Surrey Arts Centre's Studio Theatre. In a word, WOW!
Among other projects, Sankey plays bass with Sami Ghawi's The Apartment band, also showcased at the pre-JUNOS festival in Surrey.
