Results for "Electric Bass"

The Nonidentical

Active since: 2013

Featuring leading lights of the London alternative jazz scene, The Nonidentical combines ferocious improvising with intricate compositional textures. The band came to be out of a series of experimental nights curated by composer and multi-instrumentalist Zac Gvi that brought musicians together with dancers, performance artists, poets and actors to collaborate and explore their differences and common ground. Their forthcoming debut album “Material Tropes” is a politically charged record written in response to the London riots of 2011, Situationism and the climate crisis that revisits the question of whether and on what terms music can engage with ideas outside itself.

Neal Bowen

Neal Bowen is an independent producer, educator, and freelance session bassist from Memphis, Tennessee. Neal has recorded and/or played electric and double bass with a comically diverse group of artists such as Corey Glover (Living Colour), Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Corky Hale, as well Memphis legends Shawn Lane, Eric Gales, and David Porter. As an educator, Neal has designed and contributed to the curriculum for post-secondary and vocational music schools and has tutored and mentored an impressive list of notable bassists/sidemen in the music industry today.
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Neal’s music showcases his abilities not only on bass, but guitar, keys, and in production. 

Matt Skellenger

Born: January 21, 1979

"Subspace Transmission is dedicated to our bandmate, mentor, and friend Ron Miles. It will be released on March 8, 2023. One year after Ron's passing. This 12-track album features 2 of Ron's compositions, and his incredible playing is also featured on 2 tracks. The artwork for the album was done by Ron's son Honor Miles.

Ron Miles, We Love and Thank You." - Matt

This one-of-a-kind group from Denver performs the original music of Matt Skellenger. The group’s instrumentation is a unique mixture of acoustic instruments that are centuries old(Tabla, Ghatam, Cajon, Trumpet, Trombone, Drums, Conch Shell), with modern electric instruments and effects(Electric Bass, Pedal Steel Guitar, Effects Pedals). The music blends jazz, world, funk, rock, and fusion influences to create a sound unlike anything you have heard.

Craig Akin

Born: April 5, 1973

Warm and familiar, you know this tune by heart. Yet with twists in tempo, his story marches to its own beat. Meet Craig Akin, a versatile bassist whose 25 years of experience have afforded him the skills to play myriad styles of music with ease. Born into a musical family in the buckle of the Bible Belt and now attuned to the rhythms of the New York skyline, he’s a quick study whose talents have taken him across the globe.

Whether he’s playing his upright or electric bass, on stage or in the studio… jazz, pop, folk or rock, Craig Akin is comfortable and creative, and he consistently delivers the goods

David Robaire

Born: July 7, 1986

David Robaire has always been one of those guys whom people trust and rely on. His unique skill set of intelligence, empathy and wit allows him to befriend and earn the respect of everyone whom he meets, from fellow musicians to students, from businessmen to customers and celebrities. The undeniable aptitude Robaire has as a jazz bassist has transferred well in his expanding role in the music world, serving since 2017 as the Manager of Music for Sam First, the newest jazz-only performance establishment in the Southland. As the booker of one of Los Angeles’ rare true jazz nightspots, Robaire has become somewhat of a gatekeeper of the latest happenings setting his sights on bringing untapped potential to fruition. Robaire is now steering Sam First’s newest project, a record label formed by the club’s owner, Paul Solomon. A slate of new records are in the works, and with Robaire at the helm, the creative futures of jazz and improvised music look bright.

Miguel Tarin Torres

Born: February 8, 2000

Miguel Tarin Torres is a bassist and composer based in NE Ohio. Born and raised in San Luis Potosi, Mexico in the year 2000, he started studying bass at the age of twelve years old, leading up to eventually teach music in his high school as well as individual lessons out of his home. Miguel developed his primordial musical foundation based on funk music as well as rock and latin rhythms, whilst always loving electronic music of all sorts.

Miguel moved to Ohio in October of 2017 to further pursue his musical education and to hone his chops and compositional skills as well as playing with local musicians and groups such as Free Black!, Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric, Mango Man and The Funketeers, Most Wanted Vibes, among others. His main focus now is trying to connect the dots between all the genres and musical nuances that have influenced him and sew them into one cohesive musical experience that he can call his own.

Jukka Haavisto - Löyly Syndicate

Nordic Fusion. Finno-Ugric Melodies. Modern Electric Rituals.

Jukka Haavisto – Löyly Syndicate is a new international ensemble led by Finnish bassist and composer Jukka Haavisto, one of the most distinctive Nordic voices in contemporary jazz fusion. The project weaves together Finno-Ugric melodic heritage, Nordic jazz atmospheres, and the electric energy of modern fusion, creating a sound world that feels both ancient and forward-looking.

The name löyly—the rising steam and vital spirit of the Finnish sauna—captures the essence of the music: transformation, intensity, and the deep, breathing warmth of northern culture. Löyly Syndicate’s music unfolds like a ritual, where rhythm, melody, and improvisation interact in constantly evolving forms.

David Leikam

Born: April 25, 1972

San Francisco Bay Area-based composer-performer and bandleader. Being born with cerebral palsy has affected his body and speech, giving him a distinct view into his creative arts/music process and being largely a self-taught multi-instrumentalist.​

You are the note(s) within music composition and those you select to compose/perform music with you, either live on stage or in the recording studio.

https://www.davidleikam.net/bio

Thomas J Wassell

Born: July 20, 1979

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Michael Pipoquinha