Results for "bass, electric"

Brendan Rothwell

Brendan is an accomplished Canadian bassist, composer and producer. With extensive global radio airplay and multi-million streams across the primary digital platforms, his music and brand captivates his growing audience. The trigger and driving force for his decision to play the bass was the 1986 album from Miles Davis,“Tutu”, featuring the great Marcus Miller. The art of business and leadership drives all of Brendan’s projects, and he firmly believes in applying a business mindset to the industry of music.

With the increasing prominence of his brand and signature sound, Brendan has been invited to record on original tracks with well-known artists from the contemporary jazz world. These include New York guitarist Reza Khan, Miami saxophonist Wayne Gutshall, and most recently Miami artist and Grammy-nominated vocalist Sylvia Bennett.

Dwight Jenkins

Born: July 4

Dwight Jenkins is a composer and electric bass musician. Growing up in a talented musical family meant that Dwight was always surrounded by different forms of music. His father was a tenor saxophone player with various bands. His parents exposed him to a wealth of music as a child, all of which influenced his development. His first venture into learning an instrument himself came when he started to play the drums in grade school. Later while in the 4th grade, he switched from the drums to playing trumpet, and then picking up a guitar at the age of 12. Dwight later on in life decided to buy a bass guitar, to fulfill a lifetime dream and ambition

Charles Platt Jr

Born: November 20, 1983

Since the age of three, Charles Platt Jr. has had a love for music. Music flows through his veins, as he comes from a talented family full of singers and musicians. Charles' father was a talented lead guitar player whom he deeply admired. At the age of 11, Charles desired to follow in his father’s footsteps. He gained an interest in becoming a musician and quickly took a liking to the bass. Within a few weeks of owning a bass, he was able to play effectively behind other musicians as they instructed. Charles soon began studying artists, such as Fred Hammond and Stanley Clarke, and his mind was forever changed about this multifaceted instrument

Lwela Kasulwe

Some musicians posses a natural talent. Without any musical education they are able to play instruments, having a natural sense for melody and rhythm. Just like Lwela Kasulwe (1980). In his country of birth Congo, at a young age, Kasulwe heard music on each corner of the street. Almost by default he sang along to every note. When he started participating in the church choir, Kasulwe discovered his true passion for music. He picked up guitar and bass and began performing with different bands in Congo’s capital Kinshasa. After moving to The Netherlands in 1998 Kasulwe developed himself as a singer- songwriter with an incredible vocal style that can be magically whispering as well as fierce and spicy

tommaso cecere

Born: April 29, 1954

My Biography can be viewd on Starnow.com Tommaso Cecere.

Nozomu Ito

Born: February 27, 1959

FUNKITO - Nozomu Ito (Bassist) Born in 1959 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. Trombone in junior high school to start. Prestigious Band, Tenri High School, many brilliant achievements Masonry, working on music seriously. Started working as a professional bassist from Kwansei Gakuin while studying. During his stay in New York from 1985 to 1999, to deepen exchanges with black musicians, jazz, gospel, funk and many other participants in the session. 1995, mainly black musicians "FUNKITO" formed. Live on a regular basis starting at the Knitting Factory. 1st Album in the year 1998 "It's FUNKITO" was released

John DiModica

La Via is John DiModica on bass and Ed Maina on sax. John and Ed have been close friend for decades. They’ve made their mark as sought-after sidemen with impressive and diverse resumes. John is a Downbeat Magazine award winner, and Ed is a member of the Blues Hall of Fame. They formed La Via with one purpose in mind… to make a unified bold musical statement. And that’s exactly what they’ve done. La Via takes Contemporary Jazz to the next level. Visit www.laviaband.com and find their music on Spotify, iTunes and your favorite music websites.

Tom Semioli

Born: June 18, 1960

cuzzucoli

Born: August 26, 1967

Musicien professionnel né à Marseille, il étudie le piano classique à 6 ans, rentre au conservatoire de Marseille à 11 an. Etudie la basse électrique à 18 ans d’ abord avec des cours particulier puis de jazz à la cité de la musique. Rentre à l’université de musicologie et obtiens une licence. A 20 ans joue avec des professionnels et se produit dans divers groupes dans tous les lieux musicaux régionaux: Espace Julien, May be blues, intermédiaire, plusieurs festivals, restaurants.Rentre dans plusieurs orchestres et formations avec lesquels il sillonne les routes de France et il acquière son expérience musicale

Will Jarvis

Canadian musician Will Jarvis is a busy freelance bassist, composer and educator who has been active on the Toronto music scene for many years. Will’s affection for Afro-Cuban music began in the 1990s when he first played with some of the Toronto-area salsa and Latin-jazz groups. During this time, Will had the great pleasure of performing live with Afro-Cuban giants Tito Puente, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Dave Valentine, Hilton Ruiz, Luis Conte and Hilario Duran. Will has worked with many outstanding Canadian artists including David Clayton-Thomas, Bruce Cassidy’s Hotfoot Orchestra, Bobby Rice Latin-jazz Big Band, Jackie Richardson and Brazilian group Sinal Aberto. Along with his own group, Will currently performs/records with multi-award winning group Manteca, Trevor Dick Band and Paul DeLong’s "Bucket of Fish Orchestra." As an educator, Will has been teaching at the college and university level for more than twenty-five years