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Tim Paul Weiner

I'm a freelance bassist, songwriter and composer on the east coast. I am a Fodera and Epifani artist and a Berklee College of Music Film Scoring graduate and have a Masters degree from the Longy School of Music. I've studied jazz bass with John Lockwood, classical bass with Pascale Delache-Feldman, free music with Joe Morris, and improvisation with Peter Cassino. The first release by my group, Evoke Ensemble, “Groove for Peace”, is a collection of my original music and is an eclectic, bass-driven musical hybrid steeped in groove and improvisation, inspired by jazz, influenced by film, with flavors running the full musical spectrum from world music to classical and beyond. Bass Frontiers Magazine called it “a much needed and very cool release!” Listen to my album with my group Evoke Ensemble at any of these links: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/groove-for-peace/id544493842, www.timpaulbass.com, www.evoke-ensemble.com, http://timpaulbass.bandcamp.com/, http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/timpaulweiner

Gerry Clayton

Born: October 12, 1942

1958-1963 Merseybeat band member "Karl Terry & The Cruisers.

1963 1966 Member Hobo Rick & The City Slickers (Ricky Tomlinson).

1966-1974 The George Richardson Quartet

1974-1988 Worked in social clubs as "Backing Musician" on Bass Guitar.

1988 to date. Started my own quartet in 1988. Now mainly on "Double Bass". Working the hotels in Blackpool.Enjoyed Theatre Pit Work" in Hello Dolly, Oklahoma and several Pantomines. Resident Bass Player with The Festival Jazzmen and The Jazz Aces.Back Jazzmen - Roy Williams, Humphrey Littleton, John Barnes, Kenny Ball etc.,etc. Became a member of Blackpool Symphony Orchestra.

Al Criado

Born: February 19, 1952

Bassist Al Criado was born in Havana, Cuba and started playing professionally in Chicago, Ill. at the age of nineteen. He moved to Los Angeles in 1978 where he lived for twelve years, and is presently residing in the Pacific Northwest since 1989. Accomplished in both fretted and fretless electric basses, Mr. Criado is well versed in all styles of the instrument, intimately immersed in Jazz, Funk, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Caribbean, and African repertoires. Al has worked with such luminaries as: Alex Acuña; Obbo Addi; Justo Almario; Susan Anton; Baked Potato House Band (Quest); Marty Ballin; Justo Betancourt; Baya; Mel Brown; Jimmy Buffet; John "JB" Butler; George Cables; Don Cherry; Dihan Carroll; Linda Clifford; Norman Connors; Luis Conte; Rita Coolidge; Mayuto Correa; Sammy Davis Jr.; Dariush; The Drifters; The Emotions; The Fifth Dimension; Faramaz Aseff; Brandon Fields; Steve Freyette; Foday Musa Susso; Chico Freeman; Frank Gambale; David Garfield; Dizzy Gillespie; David Goldblatt; Tom Grant; Robert Grennidge; Jasmine Guy; Eddie Harris; Tootie Heath; Michael Henderson; Joe Heredia; Gary Hobbs; “Stix” Hooper; Bruce Hornsby; Thelma Houston; Linda Hopkins; Linda Hornbuckle; Shirley Jones; The Jones Girls; Andrei Kitaev; Eartha Kitt; L.A

Eric Soleil

Born: July 9, 1961

A unique blend of symphonic instruments with jazzy undertones, JasmPhonia is the nom de guerre of Eric Soleil, a gifted multi-instrumentalist/composer who utilizes acoustic symphonic voices and midi composition to create a rich mixture of chamber music and Nu-jazz styling. Eric has compiled his first CD, "Ad Astra Per Aspera" (To The Stars Thru Difficulty). For the longest time, Eric felt deeply riveted in classical music, particularly material from the baroque period. Even as a youngster he can remember feeling transported by this music's linear melody lines and their complex harmonic counterpoints

Alessandro Bottura

Born: June 3, 1984

Alessandro Bottura, 03/06/1984, started to get interested in music since he was a child, studying piano for 5 years, then guitar and drums until 2000, when he landed to the bass as self-taught. With the rock band NoLogo he performed in lots of liveshows in Modena, winning also the contest "Suonatecele 2" announced by La Tenda. From 2002 he started the "Accademia di Musica" in Modena, following both the theory class taken by M° Giuseppe La Monica and the instrument course with M° Enrico Lazzarini (2002-2006) and M° Glauco Zuppiroli (2006-2007). From 2004 to 2006 he's playing with band Landslide Ladies, getting gigs all across Italy (Milano, Torino, Roma, Venezia, Padova, Vicenza, Bologna, Bari, etc.). In 2007 he has confered a degree on music at the D.A.M.S

Joseph M. Anderson

Born: October 29, 1961

Born in Greenwood, South Carolina and having grown-up 15 miles from Augusta, Georgia in Trenton SC., Joe is a Graduate of the "James Brown University of Funk".

Attended South Carolina State College where he recieved many awards for his musicianship, from Marching Band, Symphonic Band. and Jazz Ensemble.

Joe as performed with many Artist over the years, including Stevie Wonder, Paul Bollenback, and of corse The Godfather of Soul Mr. James Brown.

Richard Cohen

Born: May 22, 1950

After almost 50 years of bass playing (on and --mostly-- off) I am getting serious about understanding music.

Luke Vajsar

Born: May 17, 1979

Luke Vajsar was born in Prague, Czech Republic on May 17, 1979. In 1989 he immigrated to Hamilton, Canada with his brother and parents. When given the opportunity to play music at the age of 10 in elementary school, he immediately became interested. Even though he selected bass as his instrument he was given the trombone by his teacher and developed his skills on the instrument to a level where he was an important part in the best of big bands in his city and neighboring regions; winning national and provincial awards through to 1999. Also, he began playing guitar at this time and kept playing till finally he got his hands on a bass at the age of 13

Aldemar Valentin

Born: July 5, 1977

Bassist and composer Aldemar Valentin is one of the most sought after bassists currently based out of Puerto Rico. Aldemar holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from Berklee College of Music in Boston and a Masters in Jazz Studies from the New England Conservatory in Boston. Aldemar currently teaches at the Inter American University/Metropolitan Campus in San Juan, Puerto Rico and continues to perform with the top acts in the country. Valentin's performance and recording resume is quite impressive as he has been associated with the likes of Miguel Zenón, Nestor Torres, Danilo Pérez, Edsel Gomez, Paoli Mejias, Rakalam Bob Moses, Pedro Guzman, Dave Valentin, David Sanchez, Antonio Sanchez, Efrain Toro, Jerry Bergonzi, Bob Mintzer, Paquito D'Rivera, Holograma, Amuni Nazer, Luis Marin, Luis Perdomo, Jorge Laboy, Fernando Matina, Ricardo Pons & Causa Comun, Angel David Matos/Jazz Boricua, and Charlie Sepulveda among many others

Russel Blake

Born: May 27, 1961

Mr. Russel Blake has been a professional musician, solo artist, and educator for over three decades. He received his initial music instruction from his father, jazz great Alex Blake, and from his brother, jazz artist Alex Blake II. But Russel Blake’s theory, compositional, and musical arrangement skills are all self-taught.

As an educator, Mr. Blake has taught as an Adjunct Professor of Electrical Bass Studies at four universities across the country. To date, he has performed, toured, and lectured in 65 countries on five continents.

Blake is the creator of "The Universal Language Music History & Cultural Program" through which he has taught the history of music to a variety of audiences, from elementary through high school, colleges and universities, to senior centers, prisons, hospitals, military installations, and art galleries.