# Mike Downes

Artist · Toronto, ON

Mike Downes is a Toronto jazz bassist, composer, arranger, producer, musical director, and educator whose leader catalog includes the JUNO-winning albums Ripple Effect and Root Structure.

## Links

- [Official site](https://mikedownes.com/)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6YM6RyspYpQctYZIHea95U)

## Sources

- [Current artist-controlled biography documenting Mike Downes's Toronto move and professional base, four-decade career, current projects, leader and sideman catalog, production work, collaborations, education, and JUNO wins](https://mikedownes.com/bio) — 2026-07-16
- [Current official music page documenting The Way In, Mind Mirrors, Root Structure, Ripple Effect, Forces, personnel, and the 2018 JUNO win](https://mikedownes.com/music) — 2026-07-16
- [Official contact page retained as the current professional inquiry route; MusicList does not reproduce direct details](https://mikedownes.com/contact) — 2026-07-16
- [Current public professional profile identifying Mike Downes in Toronto, Ontario and matching the official artist identity](https://ca.linkedin.com/in/mikedownesmusic) — 2026-07-16
- [Official JUNO Awards winners record documenting Ripple Effect by Mike Downes as Traditional Jazz Album of the Year](https://junoawards.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-JUNO-Award-Winners.pdf) — 2026-07-16
- [Official JUNO Awards archive documenting Mike Downes and Root Structure as the 2018 Jazz Album of the Year: Solo winner](https://junoawards.ca/awards/past-winners-nominees/page/105/) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify artist 6YM6RyspYpQctYZIHea95U with provider media and eight collision-reviewed leader albums in the Canadian market](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6YM6RyspYpQctYZIHea95U) — 2026-07-16
- [MusicBrainz artist 6ea381ca-32dd-4fe0-8bdd-8d4e90e92706 retained as a stable identity cross-check](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6ea381ca-32dd-4fe0-8bdd-8d4e90e92706) — 2026-07-16
- [Wikidata Q28086002 retained as the original Canadian identity and official website discovery cross-check](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28086002) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify The Way In album dated March 1, 2024, independently released by Mike Downes with UPC 061297942664](https://open.spotify.com/album/4apmvxLEuN95wrQnAmtA5J) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify Mind Mirrors album dated September 16, 2022, independently released by Mike Downes with UPC 061297806010](https://open.spotify.com/album/35e8a0kjEXNtH4M9Qa0RQu) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify Root Structure album dated September 28, 2017, released by Addo Records with UPC 061297546435](https://open.spotify.com/album/4B9h9c426sO9sYeEFMCwkL) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify Ripple Effect album dated October 10, 2013, released by Addo Records with UPC 191924040392](https://open.spotify.com/album/2LvjtltoblV0bIITIeSqEu) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify Forces album dated January 1, 1994, released by Counterpoint Recordings with UPC 776926000720](https://open.spotify.com/album/4NOsCWknA7iJ6lZdrNHUsg) — 2026-07-16

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Profile: https://musiclist.ca/artist/mike-downes
Last checked: 2026-07-16