Results for "bass, electric"

Andrew Morris

Andrew Morris is a Philadelphia area bassist, composer, sound designer, audio engineer, and teacher. As a recent graduate of University of the Arts with a degree in Jazz Bass Performance, Andrew has had many opportunities to study with some of the best musicians that Philadelphia has to offer and to expand his interests into new fields such as sound design, audio engineering, synthesis, and film scoring. Andrew plays with several groups including indie rock outfit, The Armchairs, his original jazz quintet, Whitmer & Whitmer, and plays gigs around the region with various musical and theatrical groups

Scott Gold

The Story..... When I was just in High School , I quit because I wanted to be the next Igor Strawinsky . I became a recluse for 2 years , never left my house or saw anyone and studied the scores of most 20th century Orchestral Music composers. I was a weird kid. Being the son of 2 full time working musician parents (woodwinds , piano and bass) I eventually got into “the business”…. Living in Miami , Florida , I was exposed to ethnic music from all over the world. Meanwhile, I made a living playing Broadway Shows , Society (Frank Sinatra), Rock & Roll , “Top 40″ , Cuban , Puerto Rican , Jamacian , African , Carribean , Brazilian , South American , you name it. I’ve been in the music “business” for 25 years performing every type of music in all forums

Yiorgos Fakanas

In 1980 he participated in the historic recording of Manos Hadjidakis’(composer of the Oscar- winning score for the famous film “Never on Sunday”) “Lilipoupolis”, and since then has taken part in numerous recordings by other composers, totaling over 700 albums. He formed the group ISKRA, which was to become the first jazz-fusion group in the country, and he participated in the EUROJAZZ orchestra as the only Greek representative, touring all of Europe. He has 7 CDs as a leader (A New day, Parastasis, Horizon, Amorosa, Stand Art, Echoes and Domino), with the contributions of many Greek and foreign musicians, including Dave Weckl, Mike Stern, Wallace Roney, Lenny White, Brett Garsed, Bob Franceschini and many others

Anthony Jackson

Born: June 23, 1952

Anthony Jackson (b. 1952) is quite simply a legendary figure in modern music. Although his first steps into music were with the piano and guitar he switched to the electric bass after hearing Motown bassist James Jamerson.

Having played on over 3,000 recording sessions it is safe to say that Anthony Jackson is one of the most prolific recording artists ever, although in a career spanning four decades he declined offers to record a solo album until a meeting with Greek bassist/composer Yiorgos Fakanas who proposed they record as co-leaders. The result is Interspirit (Abstract Logix, 2010), an original-sounding fusion album with which brings together the best of Greek musiicans on strings, brass and top American musicians of the fusion genre.

Rickey Minor

Rickey Minor is the Emmy-nominated music director of American Idol, which ends its season May 19-20, and his Rickey's Review segment airs on "American Idol Extra" each Thursday on Fox Reality Channel. The author of "There's No Traffic on the Extra Mile" has traveled extensively to collaborate with recording artists, including Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Ray Charles and Beyoncé Knowles. April 13, 2010, NBC announced that Minor would replace Kevin Eubanks as the musical director of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" beginning June 4, 2010. Minor, a producer and composer whose TV credits include the 2008 Grammy Awards and 2010 People's Choice Awards, will join his new band on the air June 7. In 2005, Idol ditched the cheesy karaoke-style pre-recorded tunes and brought in a live band to play behind the contestants

Steven Dash

Born: February 2, 1955

Played very actively when younger, as anyone who remembers me can attest to. Took many (too many) years off, but returned to playing about 5 years ago.

Roberto Badoglio

Roberto Badoglio, is a young (born 1984) yet very skilled bassist as well as an awesome composer. With a combination of creative and advanced approach to grooving, striking harmonic sense, phenomenal technique, and a strong melodic attitude he is now making a name for himself in instrumental contemporary music. His complex, articulate playing requires a bass with uncompromising levels of responsiveness, and Roberto is the perfect tester when dynamic performance is first and foremost"(E. Pasini, Wood & Tronics basses) He is working on his first solo album, featuring Steve Hunt (long time keyboardist with Allan Holdsworth) and drummer Marty Richards (Gary Burton), due for release in 2009 and he is also a member of the band “Oddflow” with guitarist Hara Garacci and drummer Marko Djordjevic

Rocco Prestia

Born: March 7, 1951

As the legendary bassist for the Tower of Power Rocco Prestia, has defined his own style and become synonymous with the much-imitated ‘Finger Style Funk' that he pioneered. A true innovator of his instrument, he is considered one of the premier bassists in music today. Francis Rocco Prestia was born on March 7, 1951, in Sonora, California. Initially taking some guitar lessons Rocco stuck with the instrument long enough to audition for classmate Emilio Castillo's band at age 14. Under the tutelage of jazz guitarist Terry Saunders, he switched to bass. Saunders began teaching the band members how to play their parts for cover versions of tunes by the likes of the Beatles, the Animals, and Paul Revere & the Raiders

Jim Sheldon-Dean

Currently: Professional Bassist for Abby’s Agenda, Musical Director for 50th High School Reunion Band (2019) Musical Experience: Bassist and singer with Pierce Arrow and numerous “high-school” and summer bands playing New England gigs (schools, private parties, private clubs) 1965-1970 Bassist (occasional) in small jazz combo in southern Vermont 1971-1974 Bass lessons through Berklee College 1971-1974 Family bassist 1974-present Editor and Publisher, The Music and Travel Report, published 1990-1997: An e-mail journal of CD and concert reviews, interviews, commentary and opinion on music, stories on travel experiences and great drives, personal anecdotes, and occasionally a restaurant review

Orrick Ewing

Like most teenagers he wanted to branch out and try new styles of music, so he joined up with a R&B group from Columbus, Ohio called “Crowd Pleasers” who had an R&B hit on the westbound record label “Freaky People”. This group also spawned another musician by the name of “Kenny (BabyFace) Edmonds” who at the time was the guitar player for the R&B group. As his career continued Orrick joined up with long time friend and powerhouse blues guitarist “Larry McCray” (pointblank/virgin records) and played many venues like the House of Blues, B.B kings (in Memphis & New York), and many blues and jazz festivals. While playing with Larry in Nashville, Tennessee, a representative from Gibson Musical Instruments quickly offered him his first endorsement deal through “Steinberger Basses”