Results for "Bass"

August Engkilde

Born: October 10, 1970

Short info:
August Engkilde is a composer, arranger, producer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ and sound-designer. August plays the bass, the keyboards and twists the computer knobs on more than 32 jazz, latin, electro, dub, hip hop, break beat, and other electronic/experimental releases. This includes among others “Kaotic Brain | Beautiful Noise” (Brumtone, DK), "Band of Inner Urge" (Storyville, DK, Police Beat Box (Cheap, AUT), Mobile (Cheap, AUT), E.P.O. (~Scape, DE), “Warum sollten wir angst vor großen Tieren haben” (Musicsystem, DK, Elektrazz (Musicsystem, DK), Pole (Mute, UK) and Señor Coconut (Multicolor, DE).
Further, he delivered tracks for a number of compilations on various labels among others: Kitty Yo (berlin), Cheap (Vienna), Air France (France) and ~Scape (Berlin)

Josh Paris

Born: February 21, 1981

First being a member of the Chicago jazz scene, Josh Paris is now an integral member of the New York creative music scene. Originally from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, Josh currently resides in New York City. Coming from a musical family, he started playing music as early as he could walk. Once he finally decided that the double bass was his vehicle of choice he started to study the instrument. He has studied with such musicians as Henry Boehm, John Floeter, Joey Sellers, Chris Rosenberg and Jay Anderson. Current projects that he is working with are: Landon Knoblock Trio/Quartet, The American Jazz Repertory Orchestra, The Awakening Orchestra, The Vito Chiavuzzo Group, Kenji Shinagawa and C Phineas

Thomas Rotter

Born: October 26, 1963

The bassplayer and composer Thomas Rotter, living in Stuttgart, Germany, is well known in the European jazz scene for his work as a sidemen with the Argentine drummer Daniel Messina. For 12 years he plays in his trio and together they recorded 3 CDs. They played in countless clubs and festivals in Europe, Bolivia and Argentina. But also other musicians appreciate the qualities of the Latinbass specialist: the brazilian saxophonist Cléber Alves books him for 3 years for his tours in Europe as the only "not Brazilian" member of the band and many international musicians like Maria Joao, Roxana Amed, Bob Degen or Wolfgang Lackerschmid are on the list of his musical partners. Thomas Rotter displays his soulful versatility as an instrumentalist and as a composer on his debut album "Traumzeit"

Bruno Zoia

Bruno Zoia al contrabbasso e basso elettrico Dopo gli studi classici accademici con il M. Benzi e il perfezionamento nel jazz con J.F.Jenny Clark, C. Haden, Roberto Della Grotta B. Williams, ha lavorato come contrabbassista in orchestre liriche e sinfoniche. Inoltre dall’età di 16 anni porta avanti la sua ricerca nel jazz suonando con musicisti della scena internazionale. Ha inciso colonne sonore e composto numerosi brani originali. Da oltre vent’anni si dedica anche alla musica etnica, con musicisti arabo-andalusi, turchi, persiani e africani, specializzandosi nella world music e nella musica klezmer

JC Alza

JC Alza is better known as the man responsible for the intense driving sound behind the bass guitar. His passion for music captivated him as a child. JC , has worked as the bassist, arranger and producer of Funk, R&B, Pop/Rock and Latin grooves and has also worked on various projects as a ghost writer and performs both live and in studio. “I’ve been playing bass for more years than I like to think” when recalling musical experiences performing in bands ranging from Original music, Hard Rock, Funk, Celtic, Reggae, Latin and the list continues. There is a wide range of musical influences behind the alluring sounds of JC with influences including Marcus Miller, Robert Trujillo, Jaco Pastorius and respected music from Led Zeppelin to Motown, Metal and Fusion combined

Ben Gallina

Born: March 13, 1982

GREETINGS! My name is Ben Gallina. I write music and play upright bass, electric bass, mandolin, tenor banjo, piano and guitar. Against all logic, I've been playing music in New York City since 2004, with no signs of stopping. You can hear me play bass regularly with Matt Kanelos and the Smooth Maria, HappyFunSmile, FACE, Slow to Wake, Danny Sher's Idiosyncrasies, Big Swifty, and my own group: SALO. As a free-lancer I've toured the US with honeyhoney opening for Lifehouse, performed with jazz/soul singer Dean Bowman, saxophonist Jeff Lederer, and several orchestras including the Rochester Philharmonic Pops, Astoria Symphony, New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra, and New York Symphonic Arts Ensemble. I give private music instruction on bass and composition and hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Bass Performance from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, NY

Ben Rubin

Born: December 22, 1972

Whether he’s melding hip-hop and jazz with legends like Masta Ace and Donny McCaslin, playing upright bass at the Newport Jazz Festival with Dred Scott Trio, remixing Karsh Kale or WuTang’s Killah Priest, rockin’ on electric bass with Marshall Crenshaw, or producing Peter Bernstein solo jazz guitar, Grammy-nominated producer/(re)mixer/bassist/composer Ben Rubin (aka Benny Cha Cha) is renowned for making records that are pure or genre-bending or both. Picked seven times as a “Rising Star Producer” in DownBeat Magazine’s International Critics’ Poll, Rubin has well over 100 album credits to his name

Ty Turner

Born and raised in Philadelphia Pa., studied music in the philadelphia school systems. My first instrument was the baritone horn which taught me the bass clef. My musical mentor was Frank Loper who was the main influence on my teachings. It was he that introduced me to the art form. When he took me to meet the musicans of the philadelphia orchestra is when i fell for the acoustic bass . The bassist for the orchestra taught me the important things about the bass. At the time i could not afford a acoustic bass , so i applied his teachings to the electric bass. I also started taking lessons from a local musican who at the time was much in demand

Pekka Pohjola

Born: January 13, 1952

Jussi Pekka Pohjola was a Finnish multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer. Best known as a bass player, Pohjola was also a classically trained pianist and violinist. Originally Pohjola rose to fame as the bass player of the Finnish progressive rock band Wigwam, but he soon departed on a solo career, initially releasing Frank Zappa-nfluenced progressive rock albums. As his career progressed Pohjola developed a more novel musical style that could best be described as fusion jazz. In addition to Wigwam and his solo albums, Pohjola also played with Made in Sweden, The Group and the bands of Jukka Tolonen and Mike Oldfield. Pohjola belonged to one of the most prominent music families in Finland

Orlando le Fleming

Born: July 7, 1976

Among the most proficient and accomplished bassists in the field of contemporary jazz, Orlando le Fleming's virtuoso technique, boundless creativity and powerful beat are those of a musician who has found himself, humbly, occupying a space in the uppermost stratum of American improvised music.

Orlando's facility as an improviser and capacity as a team player were first honed not on the bandstand, nor in the practice room, but on the cricket pitch. Originally from the UK, Orlando seemed destined for an athletic career, and was briefly a professional cricketer, until he was granted a place at London’s Royal Academy of music, and his lifelong passion for music won out.