Sylvain Gagnon

Sylvain Gagnon

One of the busiest bassists in Asia since his relocation in Hong Kong in 2000, Sylvain has been active in studio and performing, playing on hundreds of CDs and touring with local and international artists including a world tour with Jackie Cheung where he played 146 concerts for 2,800,000 of audience.

His ability to play double bass, electric bass, read well and arrange in a number of styles make him one of the most in demand bassists in the region. His latest CD, Blue Moon - Sylvain Gagnon & Bianca Wu has been a best seller since his release at the end of 2014.

When he resided in Canada, he ran his own record label, Lost Chart Records, and toured internationally. Some of the names he performed and/or recorded with are Jacky Cheung (Half Century World Tour), Eugene Pao (Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYC), Bob
Mintzer, Laura Fygi, Hins Cheung, Khalil Fong,  Nguyen Le, James Morrison, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Hong Kong City Chamber Orchestra, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Joey Calderazzo, Howard McCrary, Eric Marienthal, Jeff Tain Watts, Scott Hamilton, DD Jackson, Ulf Wakenius, Richard Galliano, Justin Lo, Ted Lo, William So, Janice Vidal, Miriam Yeung, George Lam, Kenny Bee., Jackie Chan, Rosario Giuliani, Jean-Pierre Zanella, James Gelfand, Magella Cormier etc.