An Interview with Dave Swift

While the UK has produced some of the world’s finest rock, pop and jazz musicians few get the kind of high-profile exposure acclaimed session bassist Dave Swift has. Through his long-term gig with ex-Squeeze vocalist and pianist Jools Holland, himself a world renowned recording artist, Dave has played with just about every major name in contemporary music be it Tom Jones, Paul Weller or Jamiroquai through to some of the giants of the 20th century like George Benson, Eric Clapton, Al Jarreau, Chaka Khan, Jeff Beck or BB King – Dave has laid down his immaculate and grooving bass lines for them all – live on TV and in the studio. Still busy touring and recording constantly with Jools and other sessions both live and in the studio music writer and journalist Mike Flynn met Dave to talk about his life in music and the path he took into the top echelons of the music world.

Use the questions on the lefthand side to jump to different topics on Dave's career and experiences working at the top level of the music industry...