About Bio Tyson Naylor is a pianist and keyboardist who has established himself as one Vancouver’s most captivating musical talents. He is part of Vancouver’s bands Dan Mangan and the Crackling. Francois Houle’s Living Ditches, the Tyson Naylor Trio and the Abramson Singers with whom he had a residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts 2011. Tyson has been a frequent guest at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival with artists like Tony Wilson, Bruce Freedman and The Crackling. He has toured across Canada, Germany, and Poland. He has performed with Joe Williamson, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Tristan Honsinger, Tobias Delius, and Tristan Honsinger (of ICP Orchestra), Jan Roder, Slippenbach Quartet, Christian Kogel, Kurt Rosenwinkel and Christian Kogel in Europe. He has performed in Canada with Jesse Zubot and Francois Houle as well as JP Carter, JP Carter, Peggy Lee and Steve Dawson. His work on Dan Mangan’s “Oh Fortune” has been recognized with a Juno award for best alternative album of the year in 2012. from http://www.tysonnaylor.com
