Franc O'Shea

Who is Franc O'Shea?

Franc

O'Shea is a bassist and composer born in Swaziland, Africa. He has

worked with many renowned artists including Steve Howe (Yes), Lisa

Moorish, Mike Lindup (Level 42), Bah Samba, members of Jamiroquai and

Beverley Martyn. His playing covers a variety of styles including jazz,

Latin, rock, world music, flamenco and funk . He released a solo album,

entitled Esprit, in 1999 and has recently collaborated with members of

Paco de Lucia and Chick Corea's bands on his latest album Alkimia:

Jorge Pardo, Rubem Dantas as well as Juan Manuel Canizares, Benjamin

Sarfas, Philippe Barnes, Nan Mercader, Chema Vilchez, Serguei

Sapricheff, etc. He currently teaches at the Brighton Institute Of

Modern Music and lives between England and Spain.