Results for "bass, acoustic"

Shawn Manske

Erkin Kydykbaev

Dan Heck

Dan Heck, jazz Guitarist and Bassist, recording artist, composer and educator relocated to Naples, FL from New York City. After graduating from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, he moved to Seattle in 1993 and began establishing his professional jazz reputation there. As a founding member of the band "Bebop and Destruction", he experienced national success and recognition for his efforts, winning several awards and recording four critically acclaimed CD's with the group. From there, he moved to New York City, working in famous venues such as the Blue Note, the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Kavehaz, Flute, the Pierre Hotel, Cleopatra's Needle, and the French Consulate with a wealth of incredible musicians.

Ricardo A Freitas

Born: April 13, 1974

Born in Lisbon in 1974. Bass player and composer with collaborations in jazz, improvised music, theatre, dance and video. Developed compositions in his own projects, Interlúnio and GRIP 5. Participated in Al-jiçç, 3-Bass-Hit, Wishful Thinking and Pablibut Sone.

Michael Staron

Acknowledged in Jazz Times as “a versatile, forwarding looking and accomplished performer,” Michael began his professional career playing Latin Tropical music in Chicago’s inner city at age fifteen. 

His jazz bass playing has been reviewed in Cadence, Pulse, Jazz USA, Jazz Review, Jazz Word, Jazz Weekly, AMG, New City, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, The Wire, Jazz at a Glance, Beyond Coltrane, Chicago Reader, All About Jazz, Progression Magazine, and live performances of Michael have been aired on BET, 190 North and local cable. 

Michael is also an accomplished theatre / pit musician, his performance credits include national tours of Evita, the international and national touring companies of A Chorus Line, Sid Caesar, Red Skelton, Bob Newhart, Eddy Arnold, Roger Williams and Joseph with Donny Osmond. 

Glenn Stevenson

I have been playing and recording music since childhood. I began playing the double bass as a teenager. I have been lucky to have worked and played with many generous and sharing musicians ever since. I have been the long-standing bassist with the Linda Nash (my wife) Trio for about 35 years. With the Trio, I've appeared with The Al Downing Jazz All Stars, Bobby Enriquez, Profiles In Jazz Big Band & Slide Hampton as well as opening for Al Dimeola, Tito Puente, Dave VanRonk, Slide Hampton, Joey DeFrancesco, Jimmie Vaughan and Brian Bromberg In addition, I have played as a free-lance bassist for many local acts for the last 30 years or more

Jay Heavilin

Jay Heavilin Biographical info. Education: University of Cincinnati. College Conservatory of Music: B. Mus. classical guitar and double bass. 1969-1975 Jazz studies at New School, Boston, MA 1976-1977 Teaching: Musical Arts Center, Cincinnati OH, 1981-1983 Edison College (guitar and double bass), Ft. Myers, FL 1984-1992 Canterbury School (adjunct) 1992-present Brent's Music: 1992-present Teaching philosophy: Emphasis on technique, reading and theory related to individual student interests. Performing: High School rock band 1965-1969 (dances, etc.) restaurants and nightclubs Cincinnati , OH 1970-1975, 1981-1983 restaurants and nightclubs Boston, MA 1975-1981 Bass section (occasional guitar/banjo feature) South West Florida Symphony Ft

Jesse Dietschi

Born: 1987

The worlds of classical and jazz collide as Canadian bassist Jesse Dietschi presents works that defy genre. With credits ranging from orchestral soloist to jazz session player, Dietschi is equally fluent in both musical idioms as a bassist, composer, and bandleader. He has toured globally with artists and groups including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Nick Maclean Quartet, Tunnel Six, Abraxas, and Ken Lavigne, and is the Principal Bassist of the string orchestra Sinfonia Toronto. Dietschi performs frequently with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Canadian Opera Company as an extra section bassist, jazz bassist, and electric bassist, and has served as guest Principal Bassist with the Niagara Symphony. He will be releasing his debut recording as a bandleader, Gradient, in October 2023.

Rick Kilburn

Band Leader, musician, composer, award-winning record producer, engineer and educator. Rick Kilburn can lay claim to all of the above. Born and raised in a musical family from Vancouver, B.C., Kilburn grew up listening to and playing Jazz. He attended the prestigious Berklee School of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, during 1973/74, and from there moved to New York, where he worked as a bassist with such diverse players as Dave Brubeck, Mose Allison, Airto, Flora Purim and Chet Baker. After ten years in New York, Kilburn returned to the West Coast of British Columbia. He taught music and improvisation at Malaspina College on Vancouver Island from 1984 to 1987 and started his first production company, creating jingles and sound tracks for radio, television and film. Kilburn joined the faculty at Vancouver Community College in 1987, teaching bass and master classes, as well as developing a course in demo production and giving workshops in recording. From 1990 to 1995, he was on the faculty of the Jazz Workshop at the Banff Center for the Arts, originating and developing the audio portion of the program that attracts engineers from around the world

William Chernoff

Born: January 5, 1995

William Chernoff is a Canadian bassist from New Westminster, British Columbia. Will performs original instrumental music and has played professionally on both upright and electric bass since his teens. He is best known as the founder of Rhythm Changes, an online publication covering creative music in Canada with a focus on the Vancouver scene.