Ken Lister has been playing jazz bass professionally since 1984. He is currently based in the Vancouver and Vancouver Island area, and has extensively toured Canada and elsewhere; including the British Isles, Cuba and South America.
Ken is a member of the Hugh Fraser Quintet and VEJI (the Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation). As a member of the Hugh Fraser Quintet, Ken won a Juno Award for the Best Mainstream Jazz Album of 1997. Ken also performs with the legendary jazz guitarist Pat Coleman in his trio, with Juno Award winner Buff Allen on drums.
He has performed with many great musicians including Joshua Redman, Slide Hampton, Bob McLaren, Kenny Wheeler, P.J. Perry, Sam Noto, Don Thompson, Herb Ellis, Charlie Byrd, Kirk MacDonald, Jerry Fuller, Lorne Lofsky and many others.
Among his many influences are Bill Evans, Scott LaFaro, Charles Mingus, and Paul Chambers.