2015 Music PEI Musician of the Year and PEI Jazz and Blues Festival's
2015 Doug Riley Artist
Photo by
Andrew MacInnis
Liquid
Music ...or how I made my fortune
Deryl Gallant has been involved in the PEI music scene for over 30 years.
From garage band beginnings to a classical degree in double bass, Deryl has become a
sought after performing, touring, recording,
and instructing bassist.
Happy to play any style of music, most notably he is known as a founding member of the
Jive Kings,
The Dennis Lee Project,
many Charlottetown Festival productions,
and Sonny Caulfield’s bassist.
Most recently Deryl has been working with:
Route 225,
Craig Fair Music Productions,
Harmony House,
Winterjazz,
Tara MacLean,
Trinity Bradshaw
and more.
Deryl has tracked bass on more than 30 recordings in his
career and
was the classical bass instructor at the University of PEI
and Holland College School of Performing Arts.
You can also find Deryl at www.scottsbasslessons.com where he held the role of Campus
Moderator for more than 6 years!