Results for "Electric Bass"

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

Haavisto, a celebrated fretless bass player and composer, is no stranger to innovation. Known for blending jazz fusion and world music with skillful improvisation, he continues to push boundaries while paying homage to the golden era of 1970s fusion jazz. His work captures a dynamic range of emotions, from the nostalgic to the adventurous, with Opus nr. 8 standing as a testament to his artistic vision.

This latest release follows Haavisto’s acclaimed 2022 debut album, Reflections, which introduced audiences to his guitar-driven fusion sound. With influences rooted in iconic 70s fusion jazz, Reflections was praised for its compelling compositions and the synergy between Haavisto and his bandmates.

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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Robert Crozier

Born: March 17, 1972

Rob Crozier is a multi-instrumentalist performing throughout South East Michigan.  Rob holds a BFA for Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation in Double Bass from the  University of Michigan.  His teachers include Robert Hurst, Diana Gannett, David Friesen and Rufus Reid. Mr. Crozier’s twenty five year musical career has included sharing stages with rock groups like Blues Traveler and Credence Clearwater Revisted, and jazz greats like Perry Robinson and Tony Malaby. As the leader of “The Rob Crozier Ensemble”, Crozier has performed throughout the midwest with appearances at the 2018 Elkhart Jazz Festival (IN) and the 2019 Detroit Jazz Festival (MI)

Gui Duvignau

Gui Duvignau is a French-born Brazilian bassist and composer whose multi-cultural background has led to a life of traveling and musical exploration. A jazz musician and improviser in essence, he also draws inspiration from a variety of musical traditions and cultures. He is interested in creative and original music in all its forms, and is particularly dedicated to fostering deep human connection and exchange through music.

His first album Porto, in collaboration with singer Sofia Ribeiro was inspired by his time living in Portugal. The album features compositions by Sofia Ribeiro and Gui Duvignau and was released in 2010 with the support of Portuguese radio station, Antena 2.

His second album Fissura springs from his years in Paris, where it was recorded with Jonathan Orland (alto saxophone & clarinet), Julien Pontvianne (tenor saxophone & clarinet), Federico Casagrande (guitar), Thomas Caillou (guitar) and Thibault Perriard (drums). It was released in April 2016 on the Parisian label Onze Heures Onzes.

His travels led him to New York City, where he attended New York University and studied with, Drew Gress, Billy Drummond, Billy Drewes, Brad Shepik, and Michael Wolff, among others. He received his master's of music degree in May 2020. 
He is also a student of jazz legend and master bassist, Ron Carter.


His book From the Bottom Up, featuring interviews with Ron Carter, Buster Williams, Ron McClure, Mike Richmond, Jay Anderson, Drew Gress, and Christian McBride was published by Ron Carter Books in September 2020, and in Brazil by Editora Tipografia Musical with the title De Baixo Para Cima in May 2023.

His third album of original compositions, 3,5,8, was released in January 2021 by Sunnyside Records and features Billy Drewes (saxophone), Jeff Hirshfield (drums), Santiago Leibson (piano), and Elias Meister (guitar).

His album Baden is a tribute to the musical universe of legendary Brazilian musician, Baden Powell. Released in January 2022 on Sunnyside Records, it features Billy Drewes (saxophones), Lawrence Fields (piano), Jeff Hirshfield (drums), and special guests Ron Carter on bass and Bill Frisell on guitar. 

His latest album, Live in Red Hook, with pianist Jacob Sacks and drummer Nathan Ellman-Bell also features his original compositions and was released on Sunnyside Records in January 2024.

His upcoming album, Listen In, is the second installment of his trio with pianist Jacob Sacks and drummer Nathan Ellman-Bell. It also features his original compositions and will be released on Adhyâropa Records in October 2025.

He is one of the founding members of the band ContraPunctus with Mike McGinnis, Carmen Staaf, and Hamir Atwal. The band performs regularly in NYC and their debut album is set for release in early 2026.

Duvignau’s music and recordings have been featured on radios across the world, in playlists on Apple Music and Spotify, and in publications such as, The New York Times, Downbeat magazine, JazzTimes, Jazziz, Jazz Magazine, Jazz News, All About Jazz, among others.

Lorenzo Corrias

Born: April 11, 2003

Lorenzo Corrias is a young bassist and producer born on April 11th, 2003 in Rome, Italy, where he's currently based. Music has always been an important part of his life, and at the age of 13, after hearing Marcus Miller's music, he decided to learn to play the bass. In 2019, in his first participation to Victor Wooten's bass camp, Lorenzo played Marcus Miller's "Power" on the stage. Victor Wooten was kind enough to shoot a video of the performance and send it to Marcus Miller, who responded "Damn, Lorenzo is trying to take somebody's head off!". Lorenzo's biggest bass inspirations are Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten, Stuart Zender. Since 2018 Lorenzo has been playing at Umbria Jazz festival almost every year, and participated to the Berklee clinics where he met some of the musicians that have been involved in the making of his first official track. In Lorenzo's first single "Equilibrium" the style of the artist is very audible since not only he produced, composed and recorded bass on it, but also composed and recorded he vast majority of synths, programmed strings, horns, and mixed and mastered the track.

Tibor Debreceni

Born: August 6, 1989

I am a person like anyone else with many feelings and moods from the simplest to the most complex ones. My way is the music to understand myself and accept or rework something inside me. I compose, play and record all instruments, mix and master by myself in my home studio in Budapest, Hungary. Main instruments: guitar, piano, bass. Instruments in my music: drum, bass, piano, guitar, trumpet, tenor sax, alto sax, soprano sax. Styles: cool jazz, modal jazz, jazz-blues, dark jazz (now ogling to post-bop). Jazz music taste is mainly from Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Bill Evans, Kenny Burrell, Michael Brecker, Stan Getz, Paul Desmond

Darryl Hall

Born: November 1, 1963

Darryl is an American born jazz bassist who has lived in France since 2004. Previously, he was in New York for twelve years where he performed with some of the world’s greatest artists, in many different genres of jazz and African American diaspora music. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, birthplace to many renowned bassists including Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius, Alphonso Johnson, Charles Fambrough, Percy Heath, Jymie Merritt, Christian Mcbride, Arthur Harper, Tyrone Brown, and Victor Bailey.

While in New York, Darryl performed with many jazz luminaries including Mulgrew Miller, Carmen Lundy, Hank Jones, Mary Stallings, Geri Allen, James Williams, Stefon Harris, Regina Carter, Ravi Coltrane, and Robert Glasper, among others