SOREN NISSEN (Bassist) Originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Soren developed his skills as a bassist while sharing the bandstand with mentors such as Mark DeJong and Dean McNeill.

In 2008, he moved to Toronto to attend Humber College where he studied with Neil Swainson, Mike Downes, Kieran Overs, Kirk MacDonald, and Pat LaBarbera and performed in the Studio Jazz Ensemble. Soren also attended the Banff Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music in 2013, receiving instruction from Esperanza Spalding, Stephan Crump, Linda Oh, and Vijay Iyer.

Now a full-time musician on the Toronto scene, Soren is currently playing and recording with a number of groups in Toronto and throughout Canada and is known for his musical support in a variety of styles including jazz, classical, folk, and rock. He is a member of the Outer Bridge Ensemble, Eli Bennett Quartet, Language-Arts, Jeff LaRochelle’s Origins Ensemble, and Andrew McAnsh Quintet, and is co-leader of a new project called Not the Moon, which holds a residency and Toronto’s Poetry Jazz Café. He has performed with Terence Blanchard, Danilo Perez, P.J. Perry, Guido Basso, Oliver Jones, Campbell Ryga, Alex Dean, Bob Mintzer, and David Occhipinti. Soren also maintains a busy teaching schedule both as a private lesson instructor and guest clinician and is on the faculty of the TD Jazz Intensive each summer in Saskatoon.