Joseph Phillips Bass

A Toronto native, Joe Phillips studied double-bass with the renowned virtuoso Joel Quarrington. Joe is currently principal bassist of Orchestra London Canada and of Mayumi Seiler’s Via Salzburg Chamber Orchestra. He has also held principal positions with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra and with Sinfonia Toronto.

An avid performer of many styles of music, Joe has worked with performers such as Patricia O’Callaghan, the Art of Time Ensemble, Andrew Downing’s Arts and Letters Ensemble, Gregory Hoskins, Jenny Whiteley and Claire Jenkins avec Band, and has recorded Juno nominated albums with Sarah Slean, The Wailin’ Jennys, the Pierre Schryer Band and Joey Wright.

As an orchestral freelancer he has played with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Opera Company, Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, Les Violons du Roy and Tafelmusik.

Joe has written orchestral arrangements for songwriter Ian Tamblin and for a recently released album by blues diva Rita Chiarelli with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra.

He currently lives in London with his partner and their two children.

2009/10 Concerts
Abbey Road | Songbook 4