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Michel Donato was born on 25 August, 1942 in Canada, is an A canadian jazz double-bassists. Discover Michel Donato's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?
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Michel Donato (born August 25, 1942) is a Canadian jazz double bass player, composer, and singer and pianist.
According to the Canadian Encyclopedia, "[h]is association with both [Oscar] Peterson and [Bill] Evans marks Donato as one of Canada's foremost jazz bassists...".
He studied double bass from 1958 to 1961 at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal (CMM) with Roger Charbonneau.
In the start of the 1960s, he played some gigs with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
He soon moved away from Classical music and focused on playing jazz and working as a studio musician in the Montreal music scene, where he gigged with Jazz Hot and Jazztek.
He also played with Pierre Leduc and Lee Gagnon.
He became associated with the jazz drummer Claude Ranger, as they often provided the rhythm section for shows.
In 1968 to 1969, he joined the Montreal trio Aquarius Rising.
In the 1970s, he did some shows with Bill Evans, but he decided not to become a full-time member of Evan's group.
He did studio work with performers including Félix Leclerc, Nick Ayoub, Sonny Greenwich, Ian McDougall, Bruce Coburn, Dave Samuels, Bernie Senesky, Buddy De Franco, Gordie Fleming, Gilles Vigneault, and Ginette Reno.
From 1977 to 1990, Donato moved back to Montreal.
In 1980, he started teaching bass at McGill University and the University of Montreal.
In the 1980s, he did two albums with Young: "Karen Young\ Michel Donato" (1985) and "Contredanse" (1988).
He won FIJM's Concours de Jazz de Montréal in 1982, a Félix Award in 1988, the Oscar Peterson trophy in 1995, and a Jutras award in 2001.
In 1984, he played with Oscar Peterson and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
As well, he formed a duo with jazz singer Karen Young, playing bass and sometimes piano while she sang.
In 1990, he collaborated with Young on another album, "En vol III".
In the early 1990s, he did a duo collaboration with virtuoso Quebecois electric bassist Alain Caron from the jazz fusion band UZEB.
He was made a member of the Order of Canada in 2007.
He grew up in a musical family, as his grandfather was a violinist and his father, Roland, was a saxophone, flute and piano player and dance band leader.
Michel Donato studied accordion at age 10 and piano at age 12.
He became a member of the Order of Canada in 2007; his award notes that "His technique, virtuosity and mastery have gained him a reputation that extends well beyond our borders."