Results for "bass, acoustic"

Mario Grillo

A native San Franciscan playing bass since 1982,I believe in providing a solid,unshakable rhythmic and harmonic foundation for the ensemble. As a veteran of the 80's Broadway rock scene, I have played at the Mabuhay Gardens, The Stone, the Chi-Chi Club, and almost every other conceivable venue in the city. I have ties to the local blues scene, having played with "Country" Pete McGill at the infamous A&C Club in Oakland, as well as with many others in the Bay Area. In the 1990's I performed vocally in the Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble. After attending The Player's School of Music in 1997, I was in the bass chair for the local band "Blue Oasis", which opened for such rock luminaries as Rick Derringer and All Points Bulletin(Lynyrd Skynyrd Alumni). I have performed the bass parts for full productions of the Broadway shows Kiss me Kate, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Crazy for You, and Little Shop of Horrors

Frederick E. Williams

Born: July 3, 1955

Frederick E. Williams Contra-Bassist Founder of the St. Croix Children’s String Orchestra & VI Art Ensemble Kings Hill P.O. Box 26 St. Croix USVI 00851 (340) 778-8489 (340) 277-6708** [email protected] Frederick E. Williams: After being nurtured and cultivated by my father, the legendary Ohaldo Williams [“Haldo”], who had one of the most successful Latin Jazz & Calypso Orchestra in New York City in the 1950’s & 60’s, and in St.Croix in the 1970’s

Steve Messick

Born: 1970

Steve Messick is a bassist, composer, producer, and bandleader based in Seattle, Washington.

Steve is the founder and bandleader of the Endemic Ensemble, which has been performing original modern mainstream jazz at clubs in the Seattle area since 2010. The Endemic Ensemble’s debut album, Lunar, made Lucid Culture's "The 20 Best Jazz Albums of 2012." Steve also co-founded the Random Access Quartet in 2013 and the New Bop Brigade in 2002.

Steve has been co-principal double bass for Orchestra Seattle / Seattle Chamber Singers since 2011, and has been a member of the bass section since 1999. Steve has also performed with the Lake Union Civic Orchestra, Seattle Chinese Orchestra, Cascade Symphony, Northwest Mahler Festival, and Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society.

John Seman

John Seman John Seman is an active bassist, composer and archivist in Seattle, WA. He is a founding member and current director of the Monktail Creative Music Concern. John was born in New Jersey and began playing the piano as a boy. While enduring public education John developed skills o­n trumpet, tuba, percussion, guitar and double bass and began composing and studying music theory. John earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Ethnomusicology and Music Composition from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music where he studied ethnomusicology with Roderic Knight, composition and theory with Randolph Coleman, Param Vir and Richard Hoffmann, and double bass with Peter Dominguez, Ralphe Armstrong and Richard Davis

Richard Sadler

Born: August 6

Works as musician, composer and sound engineer.  Plays all genres of music - jazz, pop, blues (even country!) In studio and onstage as session musician (eg Ray Davies (Kinks), Paul Weller, Tom Jones).  Has played at major festivals in the UK (Glastonbury, The Big Chill, London Jazz Festival etc)  Has played in major venues in UK from Queen Elizabeth Hall to Ronnie Scott's, etc Played at jazz clubs and festivals in USA (Rochester), Canada (Montreal, Vancouver, Toronto), Australia (Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne) , New Zealand (Auckland, Queenstown) Thailand, most of Europe (not all tho!!)... TV - Later With Jools Holland, RTE Eire Radio - sessions for BBC Radio 3 and 6 (Jazz Line Up and Tom Robinson) Tiny bit of teaching (one week a year at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama summer school!)

Mathias Wedeken

Born: October 7, 1974

Mathias Wedeken started playing bass at age 14, studied in Groningen (The Netherlands) and Copenhagen (Denmark). Active as sideman in Germany, with concerts and tours in Germany, Russia and Netherlands, and has played on a handful small-scale releases in Germany as sideman or co-leader. Moved to Copenhagen for good in 2009. Started his own Quartet, Quarterpounder in 2011. Released two albums with Quarterpounder as leader ("becoming", 2012, "brood", 2013).

Niklas Fernqvist

Born: September 18, 1987

Born in 1987, Niklas Fernqvist is one of Sweden's most sought-after bass players of his generation performing with Claire Martin, Isabella Lundgren, Lisa Nilsson, Edda Magnason, Vivian Buczek, Joel Lyssarides and Karin Hammar among others. He can also be heard on dozens of critically acclaimed and award-winning recordings.

Brian Cruse

While the musical setting around him frequently varies, versatile bassist Brian Cruse provides a solid harmonic & rhythmic foundation through his contributions in a diverse range of ensembles. In addition to leading his own ensemble, Brian is currently an active member of Richmond, VA based bands The Larri Branch Agenda, Marionette, quux, Moruza, The J Smith Trio & Super 64. These groups cover a vast array of genres including Jazz, R&B, Rock, Singer-Songwriter & 20th Century. A member since 2005, Brian is currently the Principle Bassist of The Petersburg Symphony Orchestra. Under the direction of Ulysses Kirksey, Brian has had the opportunity to perform a variety of pieces, including compositions by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner, Dvorak, Handel, Haydn, Ives, Mozart, Mussorgsky, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Smetana & Vivaldi. In 2008 Brian was a member of the Endless Mountain Music Festival Orchestra

Stephen Kerr

Born: 1991

Stephen Kerr is a Downbeat award winning composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Greenfield, Massachusetts.

Raised in Central Massachusetts among a cadre of talented musicians such as Glenn and Mark Zalesky, Cat Tremblay, Lucas Apostoleris, and Mike Caudill, Kerr forged his practice in jam sessions from the age of 13 onwards. 

Attending Umass Amherst, Kerr became in demand for sessions all over Western MA as an upright bass player, including such highlights as accompanying Sweet Honey in the Rock, opening for Herbie Hancock, and performing as an orchestra member in Boston's Symphony Hall.

Petter Eldh

Born: September 19, 1983

Born in Gothenburg, Sweden. Three events that shaped Frans Petter´s musical journey: Bought his first hip hop album when he was nine years old. Dr. Dre – The Chronic. Bought his first album with extreme improvisation when he was 13. That was a Charlie Parker compilation. After one week of constantly listening to the multilayered flow of Charlie Parker he heard Peter Brötzmann play live. Frans Petter Eldh was obsessed with Jazz, Classical, Soul, Reggae, Swedish folk music, Middle-Eastern and Hip Hop at an early age and collected vinyl since the age of 7. He initially played guitar before switching to what became his primary instrument, the double bass