On bass:- Ray Brown, Milt Hinton, Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Dave Holland, Miroslav Vitous, Jaco Pastorius, Alphonso Johnson, Anthony Jackson, Victor Bailey, Marcus Miller, James Jamerson, Larry Graham, Louis Johnson, Bernard Edwards, Paul Jackson, Freddie Washington, Reginald Veal, Christian McBride, Randy Hope-Taylor.............................
In Music:- Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, Oscar Peterson, Keith Jarrett, Elvin Jones, Art Blakey, Mike Clarke, Narada Michael Walden, Brian Blade, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Vinnie Colaiuta, Alex Acuna, Michael Jackson, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, Joni Mitchell, Sting, Jon Lucien, Wes Montgomery, Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin, John Schofield, Allan Holdsworth, Jeff Beck ...............................
In Life:- My Dad, Ricky Mian, David Mian, Pat Higgs, Ian Carr, Tim Whitehead, Laurence Cottle, Clifford Jarvis, Barry Harris, Me'sha Bryan, David Williams, Amit Chatterjee, Justin Scott, Pete Zeldman, Pete Whittard, Steve Elson, John Prynn.
Sounds Like
Amit Chatterjee, Me & Justin Scott jamming in soundcheck for ICMP masterclass
Jamming with John Wheatcroft and Chris Nickolls
On stage with Damien Flood
Alan Mian plays various bass guitars (4/5 string, fretted/fretless, acoustic/electric) and double bass. Alan can be seen playing many genres (Funk, Soul, RnB and Jazz in particular) and as such been fortunate enough to have worked or jammed with many great artists including:- Ian Carr, Tim Whitehead, Julian Joseph, Wynton Marsalis, Herlin Riley, Jim Mullen, Barry Harris, Clifford Jarvis, Lol Coxhill, Mark Mondesir, Pete Lockett, Pete Zeldman, Amit Chatterjee from the Jazz world as well as Soul/Funk legends David Williams, Angelo Starr and The Drifters.
Alan has also played in numerous west end shows including "The Official Tribute To The Blues Brothers" and "The Rocky Horror Show". He has also written columns for Total Guitar magazine.
Alan teaches at The Institute of Contemporary Music (formerly Guitar Institute & Basstech) where he has been a member of the faculty for many years. He is also accepting a limited number of private students
Alan can currently be seen with the following artists:- The Amit Chatterjee Alliance (band led by former Joe Zawinul guitarist), The Counterfeit Stones (worlds premier Rolling Stones tribute band), Damien Flood (great Soul/RnB singer), Ricky Mian Quartet and Holger Skepeneit Trio. He is also bassist/musical director for singer/songwriter Me'sha Bryan.
Senor Mian...how's goin?When we gonna see each other?If you are coming to Paris please let me know.Big hello to Justin,Pete,Mr.Zeldman and the others. Nenadinio
Hey Alan!! Hope alls well with you... me and the lads in Drum1 miss your intros to the "minefield that is Harmony and theory"!! Keep up the Good work!!! See you around!
Ah Lord Alan, how dost thou sir? Saw you online and thought I'd say a quick hi. Watching Spurs v Chelsea on our excellent and illegal cable TV hookup (a la Homer Simpson).
