Duncan Hopkins
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Duncan Hopkins (born 21 September 1967) is an English-born jazz composer and musician who plays double bass and electric bass.
Hopkins was born in Coventry, West Midlands. His father was a trombone player and his mother a pianist. He started his musical education at Pattison College, where his mother taught music. The family then moved to St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada in 1971, where he remained until he finished formal studies at Lakeport Secondary School and Brock University (1987–1989).[1][2]
After acquiring his bachelor's degree in business economics, Hopkins moved to Montreal to study with bassist Michel Donato, first within the confines of McGill University and then later privately. He then attended the Banff School of Fine Arts to study with Rufus Reid, Kenny Wheeler, Steve Coleman.
