Results for "bass, electric"

Mark Hornibrook

Born: October 2, 1951

To be completed shortly

Linley Marthe

Born: August 31, 1972

From the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, Linley Marthe is considered by some as the world’s foremost jazz bassist. That's quite a claim. But here is what someone who certainly knew about bass players had to say: “Linley is just a phenomenon. I don’t know if there is anybody who can touch him in terms of overall bass playing.” (Joe Zawinul interview www.zawinulonline.org) Linley played with The Joe Zawinul Syndicate during the last several years before Zawinul died. Other top artists Linley has worked with include Cheb Mami, Dave Liebman, Nguyen Le, Trilok Gurtu, Jean Luc Ponty, Paco Séry and Randy Brecker

Nelson Montana

Born: November 4, 1953

Nelson Montana is a multi instrumentalist and composer who performs and records in several genres.

Frank Anthony Bruno

Born: August 29, 1956

Born in Mt Vernon NY, son of Anthony and Palma Bruno (more to come)

Justin Snikkar

Born: October 12, 1970

City Limits is all about originality. The 10 tracks that make up City Limits have a strong melodic sense that is complex yet will echo in your inner ear. The songs are steeped in the tradition of jazz but have a sense of adventure that can’t be contained. Justin Snikkar is a native Torontonian who has played bass on the scene and around the world for over 20 years in many guises. City Limits is his debut recording as a solo artist. All of the compositions are his, and are as revealing as any autobiography. After many years of hard knocks and honing his craft, he has constructed a product that’s ready to leave its mark on any open minded listener who’s ready to challenge their assumptions about what jazz can be. Justin is joined by Bob Brough on Sax, Marc Pizer on Drums, Mario Potestio on guitar and Sam Heineman on Hammond Organ. Influences for this CD are: Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Frank Zappa and Wayne Krantz. Tracks from City Limits can be heard on Galaxie

Chazz Gist

Born: July 28, 1992

Michael Fields, Jr.

Born: October 21, 1982

The wait is over Michael Fields, Jr. has finally emerged on to the music scene with his smooth and exhilarating bass playing. Lovette Road” is the debut single from Bassist/Producer, Michael Fields Jr. His gifts on the Bass are complimented by his skilled production and composing chops. Already receiving significant national airplay, including SiriusXM Watercolors and The Smooth Jazz Network, Michael is certainly an artist with a big upside, and is one to watch in the future. Michael has set to embark on his musical journey and to take it to a higher level. As a bassist, he has performed with such notable names as: Marcus Miller, Tom Brown, Ronnie Laws, Eledrege Jackson, Peabo Bryson, Tom Braxton & Jonathan DeBose Jr

Mike Starr

Born: April 4, 1966

Michael Christopher Starr born in Honolulu, Hawaii was best known as the original bassist in Alice in Chains, with whom he played from the band's formation in 1987 until 1993. In the mid 1980s Jerry Cantrell began a band called Diamond Lie which included drummer Sean Kinney and Starr on bass. Cantrell's roommate, singer Layne Staley, also agreed to join while having Cantrell join his funk project which ended shortly thereafter. Diamond Lie gained attention in the Seattle area and eventually took the name of Alice in Chains. The band was later signed to a record deal with Columbia Records and enjoyed extensive success via record sales and radio play in the grunge rock movement of the early 1990s. A demo called "The Treehouse Tapes" in 1988 won them a major-label deal with Columbia Records the next year

Joseph Robinson

Born: July 7, 1974

Alexander Kuzmin

Born: August 6, 1977

My name is Alexander Kuzmin. I am a composer, arranger, multiinstrumentalist. I was born and brought up in Sevastopol (the Crimean peninsula) in a jazz musicians family. In my early childhood I started listening to and playing music. I was greatly influenced by my parents’ music and by such bands as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, Jaco Pastorius, John Scofield, Joe Zawinul, Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke, Weather Report, Earth, wind & fire, Level 42, Deep Forest, etc. I followed my parents advice to enter a musical school and learn to play the piano. But later I got interested in playing the bass and sax and entered a jazz college in Kiev