Results for "Bass"

Itaiguara Brandao

Born: October 31

Itaiguara Brandão is a New York City based recording artist and bassist/guitarist. A native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brandão has toured internationally and recorded extensively with a wide range of Latin and World Music artists such as: Dianne Reeves, Ivan Lins, Marcos Valle, Toquinho, Roberto Menescal, Carlos Lyra, Leny Andrade, Joyce, Angelique Kidjo, Randy Brecker, Paquito D'Rivera, Romero Lubambo, and Dom Salvador, among others. Itaiguara Brandão holds a masters degree in Jazz Composition from Queens college, and was awarded the Marvin Hamlisch international Music Awards

Andy Eulau

Matt Pavolka

Born: April 9, 1972

Matt Pavolka is, like, a dude who plays the bass. Some people think that he's totally awesome. He started out as a trombonist but couldn't take the derision. He thought chicks would dig him if he played the bass. He had it confused with the guitar. He is a redneck from the State of Indiana. He was born in Muncie. His parents went to college there with David Letterman. He grew up in Bloomington. Not far from there is a town called Raccoon, and another one called Needmore. He went to Berklee College of Music in Boston, mostly to get the hell out of Indiana. He played a lot of music there

Blake Meister

.M. Peabody Conservatory of Music (Jazz Studies); M.M. Catholic University of America (Orchestral Studies). Blake Meister performs and records locally, nationally and internationally. He has performed and/or recorded with a diverse group of world renowned musicians that includes Marc Copland, Larry Willis, Sid Simmons, Benito Gonzalez, Warren Wolf, Buddy Wachter, Paul Bollenback, Yotam Silberstein, Marin Alsop, Jamie Laredo, Alex Norris, Byron Landham, Ralph Peterson, and Gary Thomas. He has received several awards and grants, most recently the 2012 Individual Artist Award for non-classical composition from the Maryland State Arts Council for his upcoming debut album, Septagon

Joe Fitzgerald

Eric Schreiber

Eric Schreiber is a Philadelphia area based musician and composer. He currently performs regularly in numerous jazz, rock, and classical ensembles … and has released several CDs and DVDs in various styles. Most notably, Eric is currently a member of ‘The Chuck Anderson Trio’; which has been featured worldwide on numerous jazz radio stations, television, and jazz magazines … with ‘The Nerve’; which has been featured on 93.7 WSTW and other local programming … and with ‘Shades of Silver’; a diverse event band performing music from the 40’s through today. Eric has also worked as a freelance studio bassist with numerous artists and composers; covering a variety of musical styles and situations (rock, jazz, country, commercial jingles, television themes, etc). Eric has had the privilege to study bass performance and theory with world renowned bassist, John Patitucci (Chick Corea Elektric Band, Wayne Shorter, etc) and local jazz great, guitarist Chuck Anderson

Harish Raghavan

After arriving in New York in 2007, bassist Harish Raghavan has begun to make a name for himself among the rising stars of his generation. Raghavan has played/toured with Kurt Elling, Taylor Eigsti, Vijay Iyer, Ambrose Akinmusire, Eric Harland, Mark Turner, Aaron Parks, Greg Osby, Billy Childs, Benny Green, Geoffry Keezer, Terrell Stafford, Mike Moreno, Rodney Green, Logan Richardson, Fabian Almazan, Justin Brown, Dayna Stephens, Julian Lage, Gerald Clayton, Marcus Gilmore, Walter Smith III, among others. Raghavan grew up in Northbrook, Illinois, just north of Chicago. At age eight he began studying Western and Indian percussion, and later switched to the double bass at seventeen

Francois Moutin

Marshall Hawkins

Kodi Hutchinson

Born: February 19, 1972

One of the most active musicians in Western Canada, double bassist Kodi Hutchinson is a man who wears many hats. As well as running his own musical group the Hutchinson Andrew Trio, CKUA radio show “A Time For Jazz”, and record label Chronograph Records, Kodi is a sought after producer and sideman on both double bass and electric bass Described by those who know him as creative, introspective and just a happy-go-lucky guy, Kodi started his career in jazz while attending University in Canada and through the renowned Banff Centre Jazz Programs. Since those early beginnings, Kodi has established himself as on of the top call bassists in Alberta