Results for "Bass"

Luca Curcio

Luca Curcio is an Italian-born bassist, composer, producer, and improviser based between Berlin and Copenhagen, performing and producing across Europe. His music merges improvisation, sampling, and deep rhythmic exploration, inspired by the groove and improvisational traditions that shaped contemporary music, from Charles Mingus and Charlie Haden to A Tribe Called Quest, Gnawa trance musicians, and experimental producers like Flying Lotus — shaping a raw, rhythm-forward sound that transcends genre boundaries.

Curcio leads La BOMBA, a project that channels high-energy, groove-driven improvisation through rhythmically focused compositions, sample-based textures, and raw, physical interplay

Fabienne Ambuehl

Fabienne Ambuehl is a London-based pianist, singer and composer born in Switzerland. Her new album ‘Thrive‘ was released in January 2025 on Ubuntu Music. The band successfully launched the album with a sold-out concert at the Vortex Jazz Club in London.
‘Thrive‘ has received glowing reviews from the international jazz press. Jazzwise Magazine rewarded it 4 stars and it has received regular radio play in the UK, including BBC Radio 3 Jazz Record Requests, ‘Round Midnight and Night Tracks. The single ‘New Ones’ was on the JazzFM playlist for several weeks. On the Catalan public radio 3cat, there is an hour-long programme about Fabienne's music. The album was also presented on Deutschlandfunkkultur and ARD Jazz - Das Magazin and was selected “Album of the Week” on both Presto Music and the German Rondo - Magazin für Klassik und Jazz.

Her band is a dynamic ensemble of brilliant musicians – Matt Ridley on bass (The Antidote, The Darius Brubeck Quartet) and Jon Scott on drums (Mulatu Astatke, GoGo Penguin, Sons of Kemet XL), with special guest guitarists Tom Ollendorff and Ant Law. Ambuehl has a strong sense of ensemble interplay and balance between individual expression and collective cohesion. As Rondo - Das Klassik & Jazz Magazin put it: “Thrive convinces with warmth, precision and excellent interplay of the band”.

Ambuehl’s music is inspired by her surroundings, from the sounds and silence of the mountains, where she finds a deep connection with nature, to the rhythms and soundscapes of the big city. Her melodic ideas and detailed arrangements are rooted in jazz, playing with a folk-tinge and showcase her expressive and supple piano playing. Her vocals “are crystal clear, distinct and refreshingly free of jazz clichés” (Neil Duggan, AllAboutJazz) and as a writer she “has a poetic sensibility and uses expertly a range of poetic techniques in her lyrics” (Trevor Hodgett, 4 stars in RNR magazine)

Mason Handa

Born: June 25, 1999

Kelsey Mines

Fabbio Alonso

Born: March 27, 1986

Emerging from the instrumental music scene in the second decade of the 21st century, Fabbio Alonso (electric bass / double bass) is a Brazilian musician based in Madrid, Spain. An active instrumentalist since 2006, his music blends the harmonic and rhythmic elements of his Brazilian roots with aspects of post-bop jazz, progressive rock, and the European impressionist tradition.

Harley White Jr.

Active since: September 11, 1965

Since 1991, Harley White Jr. has been a prominent figure on the Sacramento music scene in a wide array of roles from pop recording artist with “Papa’s Culture”, as a creative force with “Blackalicious”, “Original Heads” and “Dr. Echo”, as an award winning bassist, and as an impresario presenting the WhiteNoise™ festival.

Now, with the Harley White Jr. (HWJO) Jazz Orchestra, White returns to his musical roots as the son of prominent Bay Area Educator,Bassist, Harley White Sr. Performing Groups 1991- 1996 "Papa’s Culture" (Funk/Pop/World Beat) 1995 to present "Original Heads"(Funk/Jazz/Hip Hop) 2005 "Harley White Jr

Michael Abbo

Oliver Steinberg

Oliver Steinberg received his musical training from legendary bassist Carol Kaye. He  has performed with Wayne Shorter, Lyle Lovett, Rickie Lee Jones, Candye Kane, Barbara Morrison, Billie Davies, Caracol Carnivoro, The New Recessionaires, Shrimp Louis Foot Cream, The Groove Merchants of Venice, HR from Bad Brains, and many others.

Jonathan Solomon

I work well with people of all ages. I make sure to utilize our time to the fullest.

I play with Kumasi Afrobeat Orchestra, The Crooked Vines, Ainsley Matich and the Broken Blues, Mario Abney, The New Orleans Johnnys, Marigny Street Brass Band, as well as a number of restaurant/hotel/private event bands playing various styles of jazz and pop music.

I love playing and sharing music, first of all. Watching a lesson click in a student’s mind is especially rewarding.

Ethan Philion

Ethan Philion is an award-winning bassist, composer, and bandleader based in Chicago. A graduate of Oberlin Conservatory and DePaul University,  Philion has been praised by the Washington Post for his "well honed chops and astounding musicality” and his debut album, Meditations on Mingus, was commended as “a labor of conspicuous love and respect for a musical titan” by Downbeat Magazine. He has performed with an extensive list of jazz artists including Rufus Reid, Greg Ward, Dana Hall, Mark Feldman, Russ Johnson, Howard Levy, Ryan Cohan, Tito Carillo, Gary Bartz, Alfonso Ponticelli, Ernest Dawkins, Geof Bradfield, Dee Alexander, Mark Gross, Alyssa Allgood, Thaddeus Tooks, Victor Garcia, Mike Allemana, Mai Sugimoto, Paul Marinaro, and more.

Philion’s album Meditations on Mingus was released in 2022 and has garnered praise from publications including the Chicago Tribune, JAZZIZ, Jazzwise, WDCB, and more