Alan Lee da Silva (born 22 January 1939, in Bermuda)[1] is an American free jazz multi-instrumentalist, best known as a double bassist.

[2] Silva was quoted in a Bermudan newspaper in 1988 as saying that although he left the island at a young age, he always considered himself Bermudian.

Since the early 1970s, Silva has lived mainly in Paris, France, where he formed the Celestrial Communication Orchestra, a group dedicated to the performance of free jazz with various instrumental combinations.

[7] Since around 2000, he has performed more frequently as a bassist and bandleader, notably at New York City's annual Vision Festivals.

[5] with Albert Ayler with Abdelhai Bennani with Dave Burrell with Bill Dixon with Bobby Few with Sunny Murray with Sun Ra with Archie Shepp with Cecil Taylor with Frank Wright with others