Results for "Bass"

J. A. Granelli

Born: July 7, 1966

J. Anthony Granelli is a native of northern California. He began to study bass at age eight with bassist and musical instrument pioneer Fred Marshall. In his teens Granelli moved to Seattle Washington where he performed with Jay Clayton, Julian Priester and Jerry Granelli while studying at Cornish College of the Arts.

Granelli received a BFA from California Institute of the Arts in 1991. At Cal Arts he explored creating a personal vocabulary of improvisation while studying with  Charlie Haden and performing with John Bergamo and Miroslav Tadic.

After moving to Brooklyn New York in 1992 Granelli was very active in the scene that flourished around the Knitting Factory. While in New York he was a founder/ assistant director with Ralph Alessi of the School for Improvised Music an internationally attended program that runs during the summer. Granelli also helped to found and is assistant director of Jerry Granelli’s Creative Music Workshop in Halifax Nova Scotia, which just celebrated it’s twentieth anniversary in 2016. In 2006 Granelli earned a Masters Degree in Jazz Composition from New York University.

Scott Samenfeld

Born: October 26, 1951

Scott Samenfeld has been performing in the Boston area since he attended Berklee in the early 70’s. He is currently the leader of my own group, “Muse Stew”. They perform his original compositions as well as tunes from many other Jazz and Latin artists. They utilize percussion instruments in place of the traditional drum set as a way to connect with the African, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian and other folkloric rhythmical origins of Jazz. This blending of contemporary musical elements with spices and flavors from around the world gives us a very unique take on both jazz standards and original works. The band began its life many years ago performing jazz and poetry in settings such as the Bookcellar Cafe and in local coffee houses. We continue to integrate poetry and other disciplines into our performances.

Fred Randolph

FRED RANDOLPH was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. Though he was exposed to Hawaiian music early through ukelele lessons, his main interest as a child was surfing. In high school he took up the guitar, studying with local jazz guitarist Bill Valdez, and began playing at high school dances while developing a passion for jazz as a sideline. Moving to San Diego, he studied jazz guitar with Steve O'Connor and composition with Bernard Rands at U.C.S.D., followed by a move to Berkeley where he studied conducting with Michael Senturia at U.C.B. He also at this time took up the saxophone and later the trumpet, studying with Jay Rizzetto at Hayward State University

Maki Watanabe

Born: January 30

Maki Watanabe is a young extraordinary Bassist and Composer who is already making a big name for himself in the East Coast. Mostly known as a Jazz Acoustic Bassist, Maki also performs stunningly on the electric bass in various styles such as Rock, Pop and Funk. As a composer and arranger, he has a rich wealth of knowledge in music theory as well as the creativity to break barriers. Maki was born and raised in Kitakyushu-City, Japan. He began classical piano study at the early age of 3 as the first musical experience. At the age of 14, he switched his principal instrument to the electric bass and started performing in a wide variety of ensembles from pop, rock, funk and soul to fusion

Mark Lau

Mark Lau is a bassist/composer originally from Sydney Australia now living in downtown Manhattan, New York. He received his Master of Music degree in jazz bass performance at Manhattan School of Music, NY and a Bachelor of Music degree in jazz bass performance from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, Australia. Mark has performed at New York City venues such as Birdland, Dizzy's Club, Jazz at Lincoln Center and Sweet Rhythm in New York City and has performed with notable musicians such as Dave Liebman, Dick Oatts, Cecil Bridgewater, Phil Markowitz, Michael Feinstein, Joel Frahm, Bob Sheppard, Avishai Cohen, Gordon Brisker, Don Rader, Tony Gould, Tim Stevens, Mark Isaacs and Dale Barlow. Mark has played at major festivals around the world including the Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy, the Pori Jazz Festival in Finland, the Rome Film Festival and the Hong Kong Fringe Festival and has played on numerous recordings and albums. Mark originally came to New York on an Australia Council for the Arts Development grant and has since won many grants and awards

Pepe Gasparini

Born: March 17, 1970

Pepe started his musical studies in 1984. He studied electric bass, classical guitar and double bass. Pepe shares his working time among various activities: playing music, teaching, managing the music school Aloud College (www.aloudverona.it), composing, producing and recording. He plays in various bands as leader or session musician. TEACHING He started teaching bass in the mid '90s in the North East of England. Since 2000 he is the director of Aloud College (ex CSM College, a music school in Verona - Italy). He teaches bass and some units of the BTEC ED & HND in Music and Music Technology. CD's. • 1997 Loose Change, Loose Change, ed

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Born: June 29, 1987

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Ritt Henn

Born: August 31, 1964

Ritt Henn plays bass, writes songs and lives in New York City. In 2005, he received both the prestigious Back Stage Bistro Award (for Outstanding Songwriter Instrumentalist) and a MAC Award (from the Manhattan Association of Clubs, for Best New York Debut-Male). He began playing the bass in the 5th grade when they were looking for a tall kid to play upright in the school orchestra. By high school, hip teachers were letting him write songs in lieu of taking tests. He began performing in coffeehouses; upon graduating from Bucknell University with a degree in music and psychology, he bought a white 3-piece suit and joined a lounge band. While continuing to pay bills as a sideman�"he's worked with Buddy Rich, Chuck Berry, Tom Jones, whistled for Michael Jackson, and appeared in the Off-Broadway musical "Shockheaded Peter"�"Ritt actively pursues his solo career, playing with an ensemble or often just his bass

Franco Casimirri

Born: August 5, 1974

Franco Casimirri has collaborated with Fabrizio Durante, Marco Iachini, Mirco Di Marcello, Roberto Celi, Sergio Malatesta, Marcello Malatesta, Mauro Londrillo, Cristiano Vetuschi, Gaetano Baldini, Piero Luzi, Liviana Andreozzi, Stefano Tortoreto, Sergio Malatesta, Marcello Malatesta, Dino Tonelli, Carmine Ianieri, Marcello Scarpetti, Gianluca Caporale, Sabatino Matteucci, Gianluca Di Mattia, Luigi Candelori, Alessia Martegiani, Marco Belisario, Giacinto Cistola, Bernie Laiolo, Paola Mariani, Massimo Colucci, Franco Cerri, Nazareno Amabili, Stefano Raina, Lighea, Aldo Ruggieri, Gianluca Di Mattia, Ermanno Mattiucci, Alessandro Olori, Cesare Ficcadenti, Beatrice Bellabarba, Elisetta Carusi, Paolo Zambon, Enrico Fidani, Fabrizio Puzielli, Marcello Piccinini, Joe Caruso, Massimo Carloni, Massimiliano Fattori, Romana Stella, Costantino Ragno, Federico Portelli, Vittorio Paolini, Pierpaolo Marini, Valerio Sabini, Roberto Sabini, Lello Scassa, Leo Cancellieri, Nick Del Grande, Graziano Zuccarino, Francesco Santopinto, Dario Di Giammartino, Kristian Sensini, Fabio Marziali, Marco Fermani, Andrea Feliciani, Giordano Palazzari, Francesca Borsini, Federica Chiappini, Matteo Mariani, Roberto Strappelli, Ensemble Moderno, Pietro Tassi, Perry Bruni, Antonia De Angelis, Federico De Minicis, Carl Fanini, Danilo Brugnini, Fabio Andrenacci, Roberto Lanciotti, Roberto Marchetti, Marco Lanciotti, Glauco Di Sabatino, Federico Branella, Franca Ciutti, Guillermo Terraza, Ivan Di Marcello, Jonathan Cipelletti, Marco Baldassarri, Mirco Assenti, and has played with Diodo Zener Band, HopFrog, F.B.I., Blues Brass Band, Brain, Stop Thief, Brookolino Quintet, I Pupazzi, Big Band Marche, Orchestra Metropolis, Lupo Alberto's band, Trophee Band, Blusound, Piccolo Coro Amadeus, Malintento, Roof Garden, Brick House band, etc.

Jeffrey Johnson

Jeff Johnson is a native of Edmonton, Alberta, and has been a mainstay in the local music scene, playing acoustic and electric bass. Jeff holds a music degree from the University of Alberta and is a bass instructor for the Music Program at MacEwan College. Modo Trio, of which Jeff is a co-founder, has released 3 albums, the most recent being a collaboration with Jamie Saft (producer and performer with John Zorn and Dave Douglas) and will be released in North America, Europe and Japan by 482 Music on September 19.