Chas Elliott

Chas Elliott – Electric Bass / Acoustic Bass

Chas was born in Toronto into a very artistic family. Before joining the Toronto Symphony Orchestra Bass Section in 1989, he had been Principal Bass of the Canadian Opera Company, National Ballet, Mainly Mozart and Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestras.

Very active in the Toronto recording scene, Chas has played on many feature films, television series and specials including “Agnes of God”, “Moonstruck”, “Crash” “Road to Avonlea”, “Robocop” and “The Arrow.”

Chas has also played on many recordings from The Scorpions, Hagood Hardy, Holly Cole, Rankin Family, Classical Kids, Moe Koffman, Rob McConnell, Louis Quilico, to the Glenn Gould Wagner “Siegfried Idyll” recording.

After a hiatus of nearly twenty years, Chas has returned to the electric bass to pursue some musical dreams, including playing with Porkbelly Futures.