Articles by Andrea DeLesDernier

Take Five With Kristin Korb

by Andrea DeLesDernier
August 13, 2013

Meet Kristin Korb: A singing double bassist with a deep sense of swing, Kristin Korb combines the instrumental influence of Ray Brown and Charles Mingus with the vocal styling of Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald to create a sound all herown. Exhilarating to watch live, she sings and plays the bass as effortlessly as she breathes.Instrument(s): Bass, voice. Teachers and/or influences? Bass: Bertram Turetzky, Ray Brown, John Clayton, Rufus Reid.Voice: Carol Plantemura, Sue Rainey ...