Calvin Beale - Bass Guitar Teacher

“My guitar is not a thing. It is an extension of myself. It is who I am.”

– Joan Jett

Calvin is a Juno award winning bassist who has been playing bass professionally since the age of 14.  He started his musical career playing country, blues and jazz.  

When he moved to Toronto at age 20 to study music at Humber College he quickly started playing in the Canadian Urban Music Scene and has since become an in-demand side man, musical director, studio bassist and educator.

Calvin has played bass live, in studio, and or toured with such artists as;

PRINCE, ORIANTHI, DIVINE BROWN, BRYAN ADAMS, MATT DUSK, SMOTHERS BROTHERS, ALFIE ZAPPACOSTA, IVONA SANTILLI, JULLY BLACK, ASHANTI, BRYAN MCKNIGHT, THE BARE NAKED LADIES, STEVEN PAGE, KARDINALL OFFISHALL, JOHN SCOFIELD, and RICK EMMIT.

Calvin’s television appearance credits include;

CANADIAN IDOL, COVER ME CANADA, THE JUNOS, THE CASINO, CANADA AM, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, BREAKFAST TELEVISION, BRAVO?S LIVE FROM THE MASONIC TEMPLE, MTV’S INTIMATE AND INTERACTIVE, THE TORONTO SHOW JUST TO NAME A FEW.

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