Bass Extremes

Bass Extremes: S'Low Down

by Chris Jisi
January 27, 2023

Thirty years ago, a simple pairing changed the trajectory of bass. Steve Bailey and Victor Wooten, bonded by their mutual fretboard wizardry, sharp wit, and teaching philosophies, formed Bass Extremes, and the instrument and its community were forever transformed. The concept was quite ambitious. Steve was a rapidly ascending anchor for Dizzy Gillespie, Paquito D'Rivera and the Rippingtons, who had found his voice on the 6-string fretless bass and was taking the instrument to uncharted heights, with a soon to ...

Bass Extremes at the Iridium Jazz Club Sept. 14 - 19

Source: All About Jazz
September 2, 2004

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10019 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121, www.iridiumjazzclub.com Set Times at 8, 10 and 11:30 (third set Fri. & Sat.)

Sept. 14-19 BASS EXTREMES VICTOR WOOTEN, OTEIL BURBRIDGE, STEVE BAILEY DERICO WATSON ON DRUMS SPECIAL GUEST ANTHONY JACKSON (FRI ONLY)

Oteil Burbridge joins forces with Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey, collectively known as Bass Extremes, to push the envelope ...
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