Grammy Award winner Conal Fowkes is a pianist, double-bassist, singer, arranger and teacher. Born in Zambia and having spent most of his early childhood in Mexico, he moved to England in 1971. He studied at the Royal College of Music,London, with concert pianist Yonty Solomon and privately with legendary Cuban Maestro Chucho Valdes.  In 1988 HRH Princess Margaret presented him with the award for College Student Allmusician of the Year at the International Wavendon Allmusic Competition.  In London he performed with Cleo Laine, Johnny Dankworth, Nigel Kennedy, Stacey Kent, John R.T. Davies, George Chisholm, Roberto Pla, Patato Valdes, Alfredo Rodriguez, Adalberto Santiago, Steve Turre, Henry Fiol, and Jesus Alemani.  Since moving to New York in 1996 he has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Wycliff Gordon, Bob Wilber, Ray Santos Big Band, Bucky Pizzarelli, Johnny Pacheco, Paquito D'Rivera, Marion McPartland, Romero Lubambo, The Boston Pops Orchestra, Cyro Baptista, Houston Person, Chocolate Armenteros, The Manhattan Rhythm Kings, Cheo Feliciano, The Night Hawks Orchestra and Bette Middler.  He has made appearances on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion and the Rosie O'Donnell Show. He can be heard and/or seen in the films Lipstick On Your Collar, Madame Suzatska, Ghost World, Finding Forrester, The Aviator, Proud, The Loss of a Tear Drop Diamond, was featured soloist in the hit Broadway show One Mo' Time and plays on the sound track of Woody Allen's film You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger. He plays the voice and piano of Cole Porter in Allen's Oscar winning Midnight in Paris, from which the soundtrack received a GRAMMY award and is also featured in Allen's Blue Jasmine, Magic In The Moonlight, Cafe Society and A Rainy Day In New York. He can be seen on the DVDs Live at Montreux Jazz Festival (with Eddy Davis, Wycliff Gordon and Evan Christopher), Live at the Campidoglio (with Woody Allen) and Eddy Davis and Conal Fowkes Live in Barcelona. He is featured in the PBS documentary Sound Revolution presented by Morgan Freeman.  He is co-leader of the Woody Allen New Orleans Jazz Band with whom he has played since 2001. He is also a member of award winning Cuban group Los Soneros de Oriente and tours regularly with Grammy nominated Latin group The New Swing Sextet.