Results for "Bass"

Eric Wheeler

I am a Washington DC native who got involved with music at about nine years old. I started out playing classical music and discovered jazz in high school (Duke Ellington/arts). Since then I have been playing music for a living. Most people know me as a chill laid back person... I do not have too much to say. I let my music do the talking. I love performing jazz and various styles of music for respective audiences.

Matt Clohesy

Matt Clohesy, Australian Bassist living in NYC, left Melbourne in 2001. Since then, Matt has been gigging and recording with artists including Geoffrey Keezer, Ingrid Jensen, Maria Schneider, Eric Alexander, Joel Frahm, Diego Urcola, Eric Person, Will Vinson, Lage Lund, Matt Shulman, Kendrick Scott, Gretchen Parlato, David Schnitter, Manuel Valera, Ernesto Simpson and Paulette McWilliams. Prior to moving to New York, Matt received a Bachelor of Music at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne and worked with Australian artists including Dale Barlow, Mike Nock, Joe Chindamo, Vince Jones and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

John Brown

John V. Brown, Jr., leader of the John Brown Quintet and double bass player, is a native of Fayetteville, North Carolina. He is a graduate of the School of Music at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the School of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. John began studying the bass with Susan Ellington when he was nine years old and has been performing professionally since his teens. “I was always surrounded by music when I was young, and I especially loved my mother’s playing,” John says from his home in Durham, North Carolina. His mother plays the piano, and he remembers being inspired to take up the bass after watching the Duke Ellington Orchestra perform on television

Will Carpenter

Will Carpenter's debut release entitled Divine Intervention is a collaboration of inspirational and jazz music. He decided on this title because of the inspiration and ideas that the Lord bestowed upon him in the making of this project. The compositions on this CD are created with a combination of traditional and piccolo bass guitars. Will often uses these instruments to construct a musical blend that is delightful to the ear. Will began playing the bass guitar in the sixth grade and has added additional instruments along the way to culminate the making of this project. He began to manage his own band in the 9th grade and has been a bandleader ever since

Matt Geraghty

Matt Geraghty is a bassist without borders, a sonic traveler whose musical pursuits have drawn him to the local music scenes on four continents. Geraghty has collaborated with musicians from Brazil, Colombia, West Africa, Japan, India, and Trinidad, and has journeyed deep into the musical enclaves of Spain, France, Portugal, Cuba, Colombia, and the Philippines. Matt's list of music collaborations crosses all genres of music and includes projects and recordings with 4-time grammy winning pianist Gil Goldstein, 7-time grammy winning drummer Paul Wertico, Polish star vocalist Anna Maria Jopek, Indian Sarangi Master Ramesh Misra and grammy winning harmonica virtuoso and original member of Bela Fleck and Flecktones Howard Levy. Drawing inspiration from Pat Metheny's melodic clarity and Herbie Hancock's moody, electric grooves, Geraghty crafts a global sound that's rooted in the style of contemporary jazz

Colin Fequa

Born: September 28, 1957

Dazz has a simple philosophy about music: play every note like it's your last. That passion comes across in everything he does, and is one reason this Philadelphia bassist has been one of the area's most in-demand musicians, composers and producers for twenty-plus years. From playing in the Steve Wonder-produced band MYX and his work with the world's first hip-hop magazine in the late 80s; to collaborating with his niece, the late Lisa "Left Eye" Lopez, to helping break Philly's newest up and coming bands, Dazz has continually sought out new sounds, situations and challenges. That drive has made this industry veteran one of the most sought after bassists in music today. As a child, Dazz developed a deep interest in music

Ric Fierabracci

Bassist Ric Fierabracci has performed, recorded and run the gamut for artists like Chick Corea, Billy Cobham, Dave Weckl, Bill Evans, Frank Gambale, Tom Coster, Andy Summers (with Sting as a special guest) to Pop artists like Jennifer Paige and Euge Groove.

Some other credits:

Eric Marienthal Tom Coster Men at Work Matthew Von Doran Rare Silk Tony McAlpine L. Subramanian Russell Crowe Euge Groove Tom Rotella Group Steve Smith Randy Brecker Pete Minger Kevyn Lattau Otmaro Ruiz Planet X Billy Cobham Michael Landau Ann Hampton Calloway Brian Bromberg Group Michael Grange Band Lee Oscar Band Diane Schuur Shakira (Video) OTV Derek Sherinian Ima Sumac Larry Klimas Hal Blaine Quartet Don Randi The Fifth Dimension Joel Hoekstra Karen Newman Steve Tavaglione Tom Brechtlein Andy Suzuki Airto Moreira Dirty Martini Nancy Sinatra Ben E

Patrick Prouty

Born: March 11, 1972

Patrick Prouty is a veteran bassist/composer from Detroit, MI. His previous side-man gigs have included playing with Bill Heid, Johnnie Bassett, Jan Krist, Al and Whit Hill, Alberta Adams and many other artists. Since 2000, he has been Bettye Lavette’s bassist. The Lavette band has toured the world playing all over North America, 24 tours of Europe and most recently, a tour of Japan. In 2007 Patrick received a master’s degree in improvisation from The University of Michigan. Patrick has won numerous awards including a Handy, multiple Detroit Music Awards and was the winner of the Block M Records New Music Award in 2006.

Warren Oree

Born: September 14

Warren Oree started the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble in 1979 and has been touring the world and performing with the group at jazz festivals in Europe, the Caribbean and South America ever since. His command and demand of his upright acoustic bass mesmerizes audiences, unaccustomed to hearing the wide, colorful array of sounds that he can extract - from frenetically bowing and knocking on the base, to delicately lifting it through the air in an ecstatic dance of digital delay. He has recorded and produced nine (9) albums, of mostly all original compositions. See Discography below” . He has also recorded with Hamiett Bluiette, Khan Jamal, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Gerald Veasley, Elliott Levin and other notable jazz artists

Adam Minkoff

Born: June 11, 1983

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