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Abe Laboriel
Abraham Laboriel is a world renowned bassist and the founder of the band KOINONIA. He was born and raised in Mexico City where he received his earliest musical training from his father, a gifted guitarist and composer. His first recording...
Abstract Truth
Abstract Truth lives on the edge of classification, weaving jazz with soul, R&B, African and Latin rhythms, rock, gospel, blues, and funk. The musical foundation is the subtle, masterful interplay of the drums (Sultan Akbar), percussion...
Acuri
Created around 2003 in Rio de Janeiro, Acuri came to life with the intent to produce instrumental music that was essentially brazilian, but filtered by a creative vision free of stylistic frontiers, capable of compassing in a single...Ademola Adegun
I was born and raised in Lagos Nigeria (West Africa). When I was 10 years old, my brothers taught me how to beat the drums. At the beginning I like drumming, but later I got tired of it and will like to move to strings and winds...Agustin Barreto
Agustin Barreto, a native of San Juan, Puerto Rico started playing electric bass at age 16 and soon discovered his gift and passion for music. He developed quickly as a bassist playing in many local bands, including the popular “DEFENSA...
Ahmed Nazmi
Ahmed Nazmi is considered to be one of the most inspiring bass players in Egypt. Since a young age Nazmi has been very interested in playing Egyptian traditional music, using varying instruments, as well as exploring global music. ...Al Criado
Bassist Al Criado was born in Havana, Cuba and started playing professionally in Chicago, Ill. at the age of nineteen. He moved to Los Angeles in 1978 where he lived for twelve years, and is presently residing in the Pacific Northwest...
Albert Yap
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Aldemar Valentin
Bassist and composer Aldemar Valentin is one of the most sought after bassists currently based out of Puerto Rico. Aldemar holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from Berklee College of Music in Boston and a Masters in Jazz Studies from the...
Alessandro Bottura
Alessandro Bottura, 03/06/1984, started to get interested in music since he was a child, studying piano for 5 years, then guitar and drums until 2000, when he landed to the bass as self-taught. With the rock band NoLogo he performed in...Alessandro Stellano
Bass player/Composer, born in Cercola in 1985, under the sign of Leo. As a child he comes into contact with the music through the family enviroment. Neverthless he takes an interest in playing the bass only in his late teens. He...
Alex Lofoco
As a bass player Lofoco possesses an enviable combination of agility, taste, groove and power, and it is no surprise that his claim to professional status has been quickly recognised with certification by the Registry of Guitar Tutors,...
Alexander Kuzmin
My name is Alexander Kuzmin. I am a composer, arranger, multiinstrumentalist. I was born and brought up in Sevastopol (the Crimean peninsula) in a jazz musicians family. In my early childhood I started listening to and playing music. I was...Alfredo Paixao
Brazilian (Rio de Janeiro) Bass Player/composer/ well Known worldwide for his jazz/Latin performances live and on recording sessions. The Latin music has had a significant shift after his work with the producer Emanuele Ruffinengo...Alun Vaughan
I started playing in the late 80's influenced largely by the technique-obsessed rock bands at the time. I began to listen to jazz a couple of years later and since then have been hooked. I have been lucky over the last few years to play...
Andres Rotmistrovsky
Andres Rotmistrovsky (also known as Andres Rot): Bassist, Producer, Composer and Arranger Performs bass guitar almost every night of the week in the New York music scene, displaying versatility in playing virtually all styles of music from...Andrew Morris
Andrew Morris is a Philadelphia area bassist, composer, sound designer, audio engineer, and teacher. As a recent graduate of University of the Arts with a degree in Jazz Bass Performance, Andrew has had many opportunities to study with...
Anthony Jackson
Anthony Jackson (b. 1952) is quite simply a legendary figure in modern music. Although his first steps into music were with the piano and guitar he switched to the electric bass after hearing Motown bassist James Jamerson.Having played...
Antonio Marrone
Antonio Marrone is an italian musician, he was born in Italy in 1978. At the age of 14, he starts playing bass guitar with his cousin, Max Leggieri (Clap Rules), who gave him the very first rock and jazz basis. Very keen on contemporary...Archie Ajay Jackson
Born in St.Paul Minnesota Ajay began playing Bass Guitar at age 16. His first professional gig was at the age of 17 with his brother Miki L Blues band and was 23 when he had his first Recording Studio experience, under Blue Moon Records....
Bálint Hrecska
Bálint Hrecska was born in Budapest, on 12 August, 1981. Music had interested him from a very early age and so, his parents enrolled him to a musical primary and middle school where he met up with his first and really important...Bill Bernhard
Born and Raise in Cleveland, Ohio. Began playing trumpet at age 10 and Electric Bass At age 12. After school focused in on Electric Bass. Moved to sunny Florida in the late 80's.Billy Sokol
Born in Huntington, New York, Sokol's early exposure to Henry Mancini, Herb Albert, and Burt Bacharach, and 20th Century Classical composers via his dad's Living Room Hi-Fi during the 1960s and 1970s, created a a foundation for a life as a...Bjorn Egelius
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Bob Sabourin
Bob Sabourin is a composer, bassist and leader of the Boston based "Jazz in the Air" jazz trio and quartet performing at concerts, restaurants and functions throughout the greater Boston area. Bob has written, produced and released 5 full...
Bob Semp
Trained flautist, self-taught bassist, dabble in keyboard. Bass player (3 years) and vocalist for Ezekiel's Bread, an 8 member small church worship and praise band.
Bob van Luijt
Bob van Luijt was born in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands, on November 15, 1985. At a young age he started to develop an interest for music in general, playing piano, guitar and trumpet. At the age of 14 he started to play the bassguitar...Bobby Eaton
I'm originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma born and raised. I started playing bass guitar when I was about 12yrs old. After playing in several local bands along sides of Charlie Wilson (Gapband), Dino Vice,Bobby Giles and others. I moved to los...
Borche Gushovski
I Love my life, music, friends who keep me in life in positive way. I finished Music Academy - Bass & Contrabass?:P It's nice to have a band who play experimental music and who keep music and friendship together. I like musicians who wanna...Brett Sample
Detroit area native Brett Sample started playing bass in Jr. High and became second chair to Robert Hurst in High school. With that humble expierience he went on to work as a hired gun for many artist and aslo lead his own jazz group.Brian Mulholland
Brian Mulholland is a lecturer at the University of Texas at Arlington. The courses he has taught include Jazz History, Music Business, Music Appreciation, and Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Mulholland was bassist for the late jazz trumpeter...Bruce Pellowe
I play in my church Worship Team.C Scott Pazera
Playing all over the Midwest and beyond. I read and write. I play Double Bass as well. I am mobile and never turn a gig down within reason ($$) if I have the date open.
Cai Marle-Garcia
UK-based Cai Marle-Garcia, aka 'MR. EARS', is the driving new force on the international bass scene. Adept on both fretted bass and his favoured fretless bass, the 23-year- old has experience of performing and recording jazz, funk, pop,...
Carles Benavent
Source: DEL MAR ARTISTS info@delmarartists.com The product of a musical crossroads, a border, a meeting place between very different cultures, but dominated by jazz and flamenco, the career of Carles Benavent began in a watershed...Carol Kaye
Throughout the 1950s Kaye played bebop jazz guitar in dozens of nightclubs around Los Angeles with many noted bands including Bob Neal's jazz group, Jack Sheldon backing Lenny Bruce, Teddy Edwards and Billy Higgins.By her own account...
Cecil Leonard
Music has always been a powerful influence in Cecil’s life. Much of his early childhood was spent singing in church choirs and experimenting with vocal music. As a teenager, Cecil picked up electric guitar and bass. He attended...Charlie Hoats
Over a lengthy professional career, Charlie Hoats has had the privilege of performing with Rick Margitza, Marvin Stamm, Gunnar Mossblad, Marcus Roberts, Denis DiBlasio, Gene Bertoncini, Phil Keaggy, Claudio Roditi, Chris Vadala,...Chazz Gist
Proud Alaskan, extended-range bassist, music theorist, currently a jazz student in the University of Idaho. hopes to become a college professor.
Chico Huff
Born in Savannah, GA, I moved to Massachusetts at a very young age. My interest in playing music began when my father brought home an electric guitar and amp one night when I was around 11. I turned it up to ten, played a power chord, and...
Chris Brubeck
Composer, orchestral arranger, lyricist and performer, Christopher Brubeck is equally at home playing jazz, rock, classical, funk and folk music, displaying his multiple talents on three instruments. An award-winning composer, Chris has...
Chuck Rainey
At one time tagged as the hardest working bass player in America, Chuck Rainey's bass playing on successful television shows, motion pictures and recordings illustrate his well-known and legendary style, feel and concept for the instrument...Claudio Campadello
He began as a child to play piano as self-taught and at eleven he began musical studies, first with guitar and then with bass and double-bass, under the guidance of F. Petracchi. He got first-class degree, and then he perfected at Fiesole...Colin D'Cruz
Colin D'Cruz got into music as a bassplayer with resident bands at some of the finest hotels in India. Ten years of six nights a week gigs, laid the foundation for a long and chequered career that took him through just about every genre of...
Conor Willum Hanna
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Damian Erskine
Damian Erskine is not your ordinary bass player. Damian is known for his ability to fit into any musical situation and his extraordinary reading and improvising skills. Damian has played in the studio or on the stage with the likes...
Damon Banks
Damon Banks has performed with and/or recorded with some of the entertainment industry’s “brightest stars”, creative artists, innovative musicians and legends of the stage & screen. Many of these artists themselves are...
Damon Warmack
By picking up a bass guitar on Christmas Day of 1991, Damon Warmack embarked upon a journey that would take him from Detroit's east side to Asia (Japan), Europe (Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, Holland, Belgium, France,...
Dan Dean
Dan Dean is a truly multitalented artist. Dan has achieved national and international recognition as a Bassist, Producer, Composer, and as an audio and recording Engineer.Dan has performed with the some of the finest musicians...
Daniel Lucca Parenti
D-Lucca Piccolo Bass? Isn’t that an oxymoron? Not when you’re talking about D-Lucca, who is among a mere handful of people who can pull it off. As with Stanley Clarke and the late Wayman Tisdale, D-Lucca can count himself as one of...Danny Cheng
Professional Bass Player specializing in Salsa and Gospel music available for sessions , gigs, tours,etc.....
Daren Burns
Real music is not for wealth, not for honours or even the joys of the mind... but as a path for realisation and salvation.-Ali Akbar Khan "If you miss the sensual part of music, you risk becoming a gynecologist and not a lover"-Rabih...
Darren Frate
Velvet Voyage is a jazz based group fluent in many styles. After forming in 2009, Vincent Veith (piano), Ivan George (drums) and Darren Frate (bass) released their self titled cd ”Velvet Voyage”. That cd featured all original tracks...
Daryl Hayott
Daryl Hayott is a mainstay in the world of Fusion and Brazilian Jazz. He was born in Sao Paolo, Brazil and raised in New York City. As a teenager, he was a session player on drums and bass for Electric Lady Studios. You will find his...Dave Putson
Dave is a Bassist and has been playing and teaching in South East London for 20 years. In 1989, Musicians Academy in Wapping provided an enrichment and visionary setting for Dave and his Electric Bass. This gave Dave the desire, impetus...
David Galea
David has been playing Bass for at least fifteen years and professionally for 12 he has played in various situations ranging from Blues, jazz,Pop funk and anything else that grooves. At the moment he is working hard writting an arranging...David Lockeretz
David Lockeretz is an honors graduate from Berklee College of Music in Boston. He has lived in the Los Angeles area since 1999, where he has appeared on several recordings and performed regularly at a wide variety of functions. He plays...David Voelkl
Started playing el. bass in 1987. Played in rock/metal bands. Toured the U.S. several times in various bands primarily on the west coast while living in Arizona. Currently living in upstate NY and performing in NPV. NPV formed in Dec...Davidz Tham
Bassist from malaysia
Deep Pocket Theory
Gary Short has performed several covert operations for the CIA. He sleeps once a week, in a chair sitting up facing the wall. While on vacation in Canada, he successfully negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small hockey...Dewayne Pate
Dewayne Pate was born in Richmond California, in the cradle of East Bay Funk, and started playing bass at the age of 15. In 1980 Dewayne moved to Los Angeles where he attended the Musicians Institute and studied with bass virtuoso...
Dominique di Piazza
Dominique di Piazza, who resides in France, is of Sicilian origin and was raised by his gypsy stepfather, a heritage that would influence his musicality in later years. He played both guitar and bass for a period of time, and after hearing...Dwight Mabe
My college major was double bass. My teacher was a lady named Lynn Peters, a veteran of the Detroit and Milwaulkee symphony orchestras, as well as the bass teacher at the North Carolina School of the Arts (now known as the UNC School of...Ed. Shaw, Jr. (EJ)
Edward E. Shaw, Jr., AKA “EJ”, is a native of Far Rockaway; Queens, N.Y. Edward comes from a family of musicians. His father is a progressive bass player and his mother was a percussionist. At the age of 8, Edward acquired the ability...Edamir Costa
Studied bass guitar in Petrópolis in Oficina de Musica de Petrópolis with André Lu�-s, ear training and theory with Paulo Trocolli, Flávio Pantoja and harmony with Victor Santos. Sudied at CIGAM �" RJ (Centro Ian Guest de...
Edo Castro
Edo Castro is an eclectic modern instrumentalist borrowing from jazz, ambient, folk and world music - a chameleon who adapts his musical surroundings to create his montage of compositions. Castro is a SF Bay Area Native who grew up in the...
El Chicano
El Chicano made the scene in 1970 with a Gerald Wilson composition 'Viva Tirado" which garnered them with being named #1 Jazz group of the year. And went on to earn their first gold record.Have continued on over a 40yr. span to travel the...Eric Richards
I was born in 1953 in Alnwick, a small market town in Northumberland, about thirty miles both from the Scottish border to the north and the city of Newcastle upon Tyne to the south. After leaving school I spent one year at the City of...Eric Soleil
A unique blend of symphonic instruments with jazzy undertones, JasmPhonia is the nom de guerre of Eric Soleil, a gifted multi-instrumentalist/composer who utilizes acoustic symphonic voices and midi composition to create a rich mixture of...
Ernest Barteldes
Born in Muskegon, Michigan, Ernest Barteldes started out playing in rock bands in Fortaleza, Brazil. Though his first instrument was the clarinet, he gravitated to guitar and percussion but eventually settled on the electric...
Ernest Tibbs
Ernest Tibbs was born and raised in Los Angeles, having grown up in a very musical family. His father constantly exposed him to different sounds and his aunt Bobbette Jamison-Harrison, is a well-known and sought after vocalist. His home...Evan Marien
Art of Life Records is pleased to present bassist and composer Evan Marien's recording debut for Art of Life Records. Joining Evan on "Between Worlds" are Jovol Bell on drums, Andy Berman on guitar, David Fiuczynski on fretted and fretless...Everett B Walters
Everett B. Walters Smooth Jazz Recording Artist Guitarist- Michael Everett Brown and Bassist- Harold Walter Brown III, are the main ingredients of the smooth jazz recording artist: Everett B Walters. Born and raised on the south side of...Floris Vermeulen
I figured the guys from Electric Barbarian would give me a decent roadmap to guide me to the essential crosscroads of their music, so I could write some real impressive liner notes about the scales and patterns these freaks use for...Franc O'Shea
FRANC O'SHEA Composer/Bass Guitar/Composer Franc was born of Irish, English and Spanish blood in Swaziland, Africa. He was influenced by the sounds of the native’s songs and drumming as his mother would take him to tribal gatherings....Francesco Vitulli
I'm a dedicated and educated electric bass player. Born in Bari (1985), I'm graduated with a professional diploma at the Fonderia delle Arti, one of the most important private institution in music education in Rome. I'm currently the bass...
Frank A. Stokes
New York City music with an indigenous twist...Frank Anthony Bruno
Born in Mt Vernon NY, son of Anthony and Palma Bruno (more to come)
Freddie Washington
Years ago, Freddie Washington was a young upstart trying to make a name for himself in the music business. With luck, great timing, and a wealth of talent, he was recommended to replace a bass player who was leaving Herbie Hancock’s...Frederic Monino
Frederic Monino, a self taught musician, took up the electric bass at age 15. In 1988 he began to devote himself entirely to jazz and improvised music, playing with various well known artists in the south of France like "Siegfried Kessler...Frederick Nichelson
I am leader of Dallas based Fingerprints. We have 4 CDs and have charted on both Radio & Records and the Gavin Report. Most of our shows are in Texas however we do travel as far as Washington, DC and Atlanta. We have performed with artists...Freebo
From bass player/band member with Bonnie Raitt for a decade to countless studio sessions and tours with artists ranging from John Mayall, CSN, Maria Muldaur and Ringo Starr, to T.V. appearances on "Saturday Night Live," "Midnight Special,"...
Gary Willis
Through the years Willis has played with musicians like Wayne Shorter, Allan Holdsworth, Hubert Laws, Simon Phillips, Joe Diorio, Robben Ford, and Pil Upchurch, not to mention Tribal Tech. Bass Player magazine referred to him as "one of...Gerry Clayton
1958-1963 Merseybeat band member "Karl Terry & The Cruisers.1963 1966 Member Hobo Rick & The City Slickers (Ricky Tomlinson).
1966-1974 The George Richardson Quartet
1974-1988 Worked in social clubs as "Backing Musician" on Bass...
Gianluigi Dettori
ELECTIC BASS Professional experiences: FRANCE: 2000/2007 LIBERA X quartet with Ed Hosdikian, Pierre Luciani and Dylan Kent…..PIMLICO duo with Licia Zingale…..Work in progress with Levon Minassian (Peter Gabriel's doudouk player) &...
Gino Foti
Born in Messina, Sicily, Gino has been exposed to diverse types of music from an early age. Although not from a musical family, some of his earliest recollections are of his father playing European classical works and folk music from...Glen Browne
Glen Browne: bassist extraordinaire, producer, and bandleader During the 1970s when America’s best ever sibling group, The Jackson Five, produced a flood of Top 10 hits, and the Sylvers created a surfable swell, a Jamaican equivalent,...Glenn 'SmittyG' Smith
Howdy! I’m bassist and composer SmittyG from Texarkana. I started playing bass in 1983 after trying several other instruments and never getting a real attachment. I joined my first band, Deacon Dark, in 2003 and have played with...
GMANgerald
GMAN is an original nickname given to me by an aspiring female singer during late night recording sessions. Gerald is my Parents given name. "Gee-Spot" was created by all of our Local & Signed Rap Artist dubbing me "Gee" ,(short for GMAN)...Goran Delac
January 19, 1978. born in Zagreb, Croatia. 1986. – 1992. studying piano at the age of eight in a elementary school for classical music in Zagreb 1998. – 2002. went to study double bass in a Vatroslav Lisinski, classical...Guille Martinez
Guillermo Martinez : electric bass and upright bass. He studied guitar at seven years old with H. De López. Later he tooks lessons of reading, theory,improvisation, harmony with Eduardo Criscuolo,Bucky Arcella, Maria Luisa de Caro, Noemi...
Hamilton Sterling
Hamilton Sterling began playing electric bass in elementary school. He was very fortunate to have had committed music teachers in a time when music and art were funded in the public schools. He attended Dick Grove Jazz workshops over two...Hanks Dream Band
Hank is a Composer, Producer, Arranger and Bassist. Born and raised in New York Hank has played Bass with Grammy Nominated Smooth Jazz Keyboardist Bob Baldwin, Guitairst Phil Hamilton, Contemporary Gospel Artist Dave Bell and the Lion of...
Hartmut Hillmann
Hartmut Hillmann is one of the most influential German six string bass players for more than twenty-five years. He started in 1987 to adapt the styles of the likes as Jaco Pastorius and Marcus Miller for the six stringed fretted and...Harvey Brooks
Harvey Brooks (born July 4, 1944, New York City as Harvey Goldstein) is an American bassist. He has played in many styles of music (notably jazz and popular music), and was folk rock's first notable bass guitarist.[citation needed] Brooks...Harvey G Brooks
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Hugh Hopper
Hugh Hopper is perhaps the central figure of the whole Canterbury scene. In a career spanning over thirty years, he has played with literally everyone: Robert Wyatt, Daevid Allen, Richard Sinclair, Elton Dean, Mike Ratledge, Phil Miller,...Ian Anthony
Ian Anthony is a songwriter and self-taught musician. He plays a number of instruments, the chief one being bass guitar. He also plays steel drums (bass), maracas, and irons, a percussive instrument used in steelband orchestras. The...Ivan Bodley
Ivan "Funkboy " Bodley is bass player and musical director to the stars. He has performed with 24 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame™ inductees and counting. He is musical director for Sam Moore, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, The Shirelles, The...
Jaco Pastorius
"Jaco" was born John Francis Pastorius III, the first of three sons born to John Francis Pastorius II and Stephanie Katherine Haapala Pastorius. He had Finnish, German, Swedish, and Irish ancestry. Although "Jaco" was born in...Jacopo Ferrazza
-Jacopo Ferrazza:BASSO,CONTRABBASSO,PIANOFORTE -Nasce a Frascati (RM) il 26/07/89. -All’età di 8 anni inizia lo studio della chitarra, passando poi a 11 allo studio del pianoforte presso l’istituto “Collegium Artis”. Qui inizia...
Jaime David Vazquez
Jaime David Vazquez was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and started with classical guitar and music theory lessons at age 16. He entered the Inter-American University to study music education and bought a bass and started gigging with lots...
Jair-Rohm Parker Wells
Jair-Rohm Parker Wells (October 13, 1958) is an American free jazz bassist (bass guitar and electric upright bass), composer and conceptualist. He is one of the founding members of the improvising band Machine Gun which featured Thomas...
James Jamerson
Motown's tormented genius, James Jamerson is unanimously acclaimed as the first virtuoso of the electric bass. James has influenced (whether they know it or not) every electric bassist to ever pick up the instrument. Arriving at Motown in...
Jamie Lebish
Schooled at GIT and Berklee college of Music. I am also a guitar player/songwriter/producer.Jason Raso
Jason Raso continually unwraps little gifts to the listener, as he explores a variety of phrasing and lays down a groove so deep that you need a miner's lamp to find your way. If it can be played on the bass, Jason Raso is your man: from...Jeff Bernstein
Jeff Bernstein has been playing bass for 42 years, and has performed in a number of jazz, fusion and classic rock groups and big band jazz ensembles for over 35 years. His influences are Jaco Pastorius and Jimmy Haslip, among others. He...Jeff Hawley
My teachers/mentors include Luther Hughes, Charlie Haden, Dr. Greg Woll, Brent Pierce, and Dr. Lou Reich. I have performed with Maynard Ferguson, the California Avante-Garde Ensemble, the Johnny Blas Latin Jazz Band, Liparis Nervosa,...Jerry Ericsson
Born in May, 1969 I grew up in a small town called Malå. That's in the north of Sweden where the winters are cold and the summers are short... At the age of 13 me and my twin brother formed a band together called Boogart. Before that I...
Jerry Jemmott
Jemmott began playing the acoustic bass when he discovered Paul Chambers at age 10. Jemmott began his career at age 12, and after switching to the electric bass, was discovered by saxophonist King Curtis in 1966.[1] With his connection...Jim Sheldon-Dean
Currently: Professional Bassist for Abby’s Agenda Musical Experience: Bassist and singer with Pierce Arrow and numerous “high-school” and summer bands playing New England gigs (schools, private parties, private clubs)...
Jimmy Haslip
Jimmy Haslip grew up in a rich musical environment. As a youth, he listened to Latin and salsa music around the house, including such Latin music icons as Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Machito, Ray Barretto, Celia Cruz and Eddie Palmieri,...
Joan Torres
Even at a young age, Joan Torres was drawn to music. As a little boy he had a small guitar and then a small keyboard with which he spent a lot of time making "interesting" sounds. It wasn't until he was 10 years old that he seriously...
Johannes Zetterberg
Johannes Zetterberg (a native of Stockholm, Sweden) was born on November 17, 1985. Growing up in a musical family, he was exposed to a lot of different music at an early age. "Well, being that my father's a countertenor with a soft spot...John L. Schulman
Berklee Class of 2010, private studies with jazz guru Charlie Banacos.John Litzenberg
Blues. Jazz. Country. Bluegrass. Reggae. Folk. Rock. Punk. Goth. Funk. Classical. When you've been playing and singing since age 8, there's not much out there you haven't heard, if your ears are open. And keeping my ears open (and...John Morton
My first instrument is a 1979 Wal fretless strung with with 20-year-old half-rounds, held together with string and chewing-gum; my second, an unhygenically filthy 1979 fretted Music Man strung with slightly newer roundwounds; my third, a...John-Carlos Perea
JOHN-CARLOS PEREA Electric Bass Guitar, Northern Plains Pow-Wow Vocals, Cedar Flute Grammy-winning pow-wow singer and cedar flutist John-Carlos Perea (Mescalero Apache, Irish, German) was born in Dulce, New Mexico and raised in San...Johnny Walker
Johnny Walker has been playing electric bass for over 20 years. Currently he is living and gigging in the Valley of the Sun, Phoenix, Arizona. His primary band is the Robert Street Band (www.robertstreet.com), but he plays and records in...Jonathan Dimond
EDUCATION Jonathan has been University-educated in the fields of Classical music and Jazz/ Improvisation. His degrees include: • Bachelor of Music in Classical trombone performance - Queensland Conservatorium of Music (Brisbane,...Jonathan Wood
These are some of the great musicians that I have been very Blessed to have played with(learned a great deal from) - Jimmy Smith, Jack Mcduff, Jimmy McGriff, Phil Upchurch, Monty Alexander, Larry Coryell,Teena Marie, Ray Codrington,...Jordi Fiol
Played almost everywhere and everything.
Jorge Lopez Ruiz
Jorge López Ruiz, a highly respected arranger, composer and bassist (on this album also playing electric bass, cello and piano), had played with a legendary quintet led by Lalo Schifrin in 1956-1957; the featured saxophonist was Gato...
Joseph Alan Fears
Born In Hasting Nebraska September 7th 1957, and began a musical career in 1968 after moving to Salina,Kansas with his family. at age 12 Joseph alan fears began as a bass guitar player & Singer, performing With Various Well Known R&B Bands...Joseph M. Anderson
Born in Greenwood, South Carolina and having grown-up 15 miles from Augusta, Georgia in Trenton SC., Joe is a Graduate of the "James Brown University of Funk".Attended South Carolina State College where he recieved many awards for his...
Joseph Robinson
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City Limits is all about originality. The 10 tracks that make up City Limits have a strong melodic sense that is complex yet will echo in your inner ear. The songs are steeped in the tradition of jazz but have a sense of adventure that...
Kam Falk
A native of Chicago, Kam began learning music at an early age under the tutelage of his mother, a classical pianist, and the great concert pianist, Erna Salm. In the midst of his piano studies, he was recruited by his...
Keith E. Cooper
I am an accomplished electric bass guitar player and saxophonist who doubles on flute and clarinet. I have been a professional musician since 1972. I can sight read well and I sing lead and harmony. I have been in numerous bands including....jpg)
Keith Wesby
Keith has performed in countless venues since 1983. He has toured the country with many different acts. As a player, he has recorded on many sessions for Pop, Gospel, and Jazz artists. As a solo artist, he has a wide array of technical...Ken Seeley
Ken is currently active in the Ottawa-Hull Canada region as a free-lance electric bass player and teacher. He has been a professional musician for well over thirty years, and a music educator for over 15 years. Ken has developed a...Kestutis Stanciauskas
Kestutis Stanciauskas organized "Streetdancer" as a quartet in 1973. The fundamental purpose for the ensemble was and is to play original compositions using improvisation and original composition as the foundation for creativity. By 1974...Kevin Wells
"The Kevin Wells Project are experienced and versatile musicians with wide and diverse musical experience, joining forces to provide music and entertainment to suit all tastes and occasions."Lamontagne
Biography missing, add it now.Larry Thomas
nothing significant in the last 25 years. I'm getting back into music.
Leland Sklar
Lee Sklar has been a prominent figure among Hollywood session bassists dating back to the 1970's and ever since. Sklar has more than 2,500 albums to his credit (and still counting), and is considered to be one of the "A" players in the...
Lenard Fleming
Lenard (Lenny) Fleming was born on August 7th, 1959 in New York City. He jumped out with music in his blood and bones. The son of phenomenal percussionist Leopoldo Fleming, and the grandson of legendary latin bassist Leo Fleming, you can...
Leonardo Lucini
Born in Rio de Janeiro and currently living near Washington, DC, bassist Leonardo Lucini has been bringing the sounds of Brazilian jazz to American audiences for over a decade. Lucini is a virtuoso performer on electric and...
Louis de Mieulle
Born and raised in Paris, France, bassist/composer Louis de Mieulle started his musical education at 7, playing the cello. After switching to the bass guitar, he eventually graduated from the National Conservatory of Paris (classical...LP Stiles
With a dedication and appreciation to and for the virtues of musical integrity and originality, we look forward to a rewarding, ongoing collaboration and to infusing our works with a collective passion - an incomparable, neverending love...Luke Vajsar
Luke Vajsar was born in Prague, Czech Republic on May 17, 1979. In 1989 he immigrated to Hamilton, Canada with his brother and parents. When given the opportunity to play music at the age of 10 in elementary school, he immediately became...
Mai Agan
Estonian female bassplayer Mai Agan is said to be a rising star of the bass guitar world. She has attracted the attention with her versatility, musicality and power in different music genres: jazz, pop and rock bands, sharing the...Marco Tacchini
Marco Tacchini and Ocean Band As it is well known, it rarely happens that an Italian Musician is able to arouse interest in other countries. But Jazz Rock bass player Marco Tacchini has succeeded in becoming popular all over the world,...
Marcus Miller
Marcus Miller, winner of the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album of 2001, was born in Brooklyn in 1959 and raised in Jamaica, New York. He came from a musical family and was influenced early on by his father, a church organist...
Marianne Hall
El-bass, gui, key, bandleader f. 45 yrs...Mark Alan Fowler
Originally from Albuquerque, NM, Now a Southern California resident. 4 time winner of outstanding soloist at West Mesa Jazz festival. Working on CDs with the Derrick Dixon Group, a second New Breed CD, and has just finished "Family Funk"...Mark Hornibrook
To be completed shortlyMark Walker - Bass
Bassist Mark Walker, founder of MPM Productions, has performed with national jazz and gospel recording artists throughout the United States, and abroad. With his debut CD, Forever Yours, he is certainly taking his career to...Masa Tanaka
Bass player Herbie HancockMatthew Ellison
MATTHEW MCR ELLISON II B.K.A ELECTRIC OTTO THE ELECTRIC EMPEROR OF FUNK!! Matthew MCR Ellison II Is The Future of Funk. Matthew is the inventor of Detroit Funk-Jazz Fusion/Neo-Detroit FUNK. The music is a combination of Techno, House,...
Matthew Garrison
Matthew Garrison was born June 2, 1970 in New York. Here he spent the first eight years of his life immersed in a community of musicians, dancers, visual artists and poets. After the death of his father Jimmy Garrison (John...
Mauro Voconi
Italian musician born in Abruzzo in 1959. His career started at the age of 14 as autodidact. At 18 he began studying Bass with his very first Fender Jazz Bass Vintage CAR and attended a Stage, as well as Courses and Seminaries, Jam and...
Me'Shell NdegeOcello
Meshell Ndegeocello is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, bassist, and vocalist. Her music incorporates a wide variety of influences, including funk, soul, hip hop, reggae, R&B, rock, and jazz. She has received significant critical...
Melvin Gibbs
Melvin Gibbs has been called "the best bassist in the world" by Time Out New York magazine. A well- respected veteran of the New York music scene, he has contributed his singular talents to major artists in many diverse genres of music,...Michael Berkowitz
Mike Berkowitz is a music teacher of guitar and electric bass in the Fresno area and has been teaching since his graduation from Berklee College of Music in 1980. He grew up in Poughkeepsie New York. Mike majored in performance and the...
Michael Ebere Chidubem
Michael Ebere Chidubem was born Michael Ebere Nwosu on 17th October 1974. Most people call him Mike 'Bere. Mike studied Jazz under Dr. Sotiris Papadoupolus between 1995-2000. He started as a Drummer and eventuall became a bass player. He...
Michael Henderson
2009 Grammy Nominee, Bass Player Extraordinaire Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Arranger and inventor of the dropped "D" tuning for Bass Guitar...Michael Henderson, is an Exceptional Talent! By BestComm Public Relations How many...Mike 'Bere
I started out as a drummer in a local church back home. I would later venteure into other instruments(this has helped me understand more about music components). I have a 6-piece band. I play the lead with my bass.I play monthly at...mike Bere
Mike 'Bere was born Michael Ebere Nwosu to a Ghanaian Mother and a Nigerian Father in Lagos, Nigeria on 17th October 1974. Music was part of the family as his Father played the locally made percussion called “Omile” and His mother sang...Mike Levy
Mike Levy has a career that spans the world of music production. Mike is an accomplished bassist (acoustic and electric), pianist, guitarist, vocalist, and drummer. Mike is equally as skilled and comfortable on the other side of the mixer....Mike Starr
Michael Christopher Starr born in Honolulu, Hawaii was best known as the original bassist in Alice in Chains, with whom he played from the band's formation in 1987 until 1993. In the mid 1980s Jerry Cantrell began a band called Diamond...
Mikhail Bukhrov
Back in da Music))
Moto Fukushima
Born in Kobe, Japan and NYC based six-string electric bass player, upright bass player, composer, mountain dulcimer and syamisen player. He has been playing music for as long as he can remember. He received the scholarship...Nate White
Nate White, At the tender age of 16, started playing Bass Guitar, he went on to work with the former Music Director (John Manuel) of the Motown Recording Act the "Spinners" In 1975 they formed a Soul/Jazz Group along with four other...Neal Jordan Kiener
Jordan Kiener began playing music as early as possible, coming from a musical family. His grandfather began teaching him guitar as early as he could hold one. At 10, he began playing at church, where all his family played, Grandparents,...Nelson Montana
Nelson Montana is a multi instrumentalist and composer who performs and records in several genres.
New Direction
Born in Washington, D.C. to a family of musicians and singers, William had an ear for music from a very young age. He recalls being captivated by songs like Frankenstein (Edgar Winter) which to this day is one of his favorite songs....
Nicky Orta
Nicky Orta was born on April 29, 1964 in Las Vegas, Nevada. As part of a musical family —- his father, Ernesto, is a guitarist, and his brother, Michael, is a pianist —- it was inevitable that Nicky would try his hand at a...
Nob Kinukawa
Born and raised in the land of the rising sun, a Japan native bassist, Nob Kinukawa, first came to the United States in 1986 to attend the Berklee College of Music and the New England Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts. Receiving...
Norm Stockton
Bassist/solo artist/clinician Norm Stockton travels extensively throughout North America, Europe and Japan. He has been profiled in Bass Player magazine (12/95 & 2/10) and is recognized by many as one of the premier bassists today. ...
Orrick Ewing
Like most teenagers he wanted to branch out and try new styles of music, so he joined up with a R&B group from Columbus, Ohio called “Crowd Pleasers” who had an R&B hit on the westbound record label “Freaky People”. This group also...patrick nanjero
At the time of writing this, Ricky and his wife had just been blessed with their first child, a baby boy called Liron Lukhachi. Baba Liron is a great soul, a wonderful bassist and a man who can be relied on to speak his mind in truth,...Paul Rutschka
Bassist, composer, producer
Paul Thomas
Extensive experience playing variety of styles from rock, classic rock, big band, jazz, funk, country, and latin. I love to play. The challenge of music and interpretation provides great satifaction. This allows me to contribute to the...
Peter Hook
Peter Hook (born 13 February 1956) is an English bass player, musician, singer, DJ, nightclub owner, record company boss and author. He is currently lead vocalist and bassist for Peter Hook and The Light. Hook was a co-founder of the...
Phillip Lomax Lackey
Background: Phillip Lackey grew up in a rich musical enviroment. His Mother and Grandmother both played the organ and the piano in a Pentecostal church. His older brother and his cousins played a lot of music so he had exposure to Oscar...
Pierluigi Balducci
Pierluigi Balducci began his musical career as a classical guitarist, then dedicated himself to the bass guitar. He released various albums under his name, always striving for a composition between African-American Jazz language and...Queen Sylvia Embry
For a period of time in the ‘70s and ‘80s, it appeared that Queen Sylvia Embry was going to emerge as one of Chicago’s leading blues women. After she emerged from her role as bass player for Lefty Dizz and the Shock treatment in the...Ray Riendeau
Ray Riendeau is a highly sought after bassist whose versatile style and dedication to the instrument has earned him world tours and many major CD recording projects. His musical expertise and knowledge of the instrument keeps him busy as a...RayAccardi
Ray Accardi on fender bass'n'upright,ukulele. Dario Accardi,drums,vocals.Rino Villano,guitar,banjo.Red Redmond
"Smooth grooves punctuated with deep trance and jazz fusion textures" is how Red's bass style has been described. With a mind for always playing complimentary textures and accents, Red has taken his 25 years of live and studio experience...Reed Mathis
To say that the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey's music transcends boundaries and expands minds is an understatement. Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey's bold, amorphous and visceral music is influenced just as much by post-rock and ambient electronica as...
Reza Saleh
Reza Saleh is an exceptional bassist and musician with a passion for jazz, music and the arts. Reza’s simple, integrated approach emphasizes chord progressions, riffs and harmonies, resulting in distinctively intelligible, enjoyable...
Richard Bona
Born in 1967 in the village of Minta in East Cameroon, Richard Bona grew up in a home filled with music. He began to perform in public at the age of five, singing in the village church with his mother and four sisters. His earliest...Richard Cohen
After almost 50 years of bass playing (on and --mostly-- off) I am getting serious about understanding music.Richard Walton
Richard Walton is an award-winning Mid-Atlantic jazz, rock, pop, gospel and latin musician/composer/producer. He has released 9 CD's of original music, 4 of which with his contemporary instrumental jazz/world/rock/latin group, The Richard...
Rick Bishop
Rick Bishop: What 4 CD Review by Lucky Clark- Rick Bishop Offers Topnotch Jazz CD Reviewer: Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel More than 10 years ago I brought a new album by an old favorite to your attention when I interviewed Rick...Rick Lazaroff
The Beginning Rick Lazaroff began playing professionally when he was 14 years old. His first professional band was called The Snakes, a blues band that featured keyboard whiz Fred Mandel, who later went on to perform and record with Elton...
Rickard Malmsten
Rickard Malmsten was born in Landskrona/Sweden on March 16, 1974 into a big family of 7 brothers and sisters. Starting on Drums at the age of 7, Rickard switched to bass guitar at age 13. Growing up surrounded by music of the likes of The...
Rickey Minor
Rickey Minor is the Emmy-nominated music director of American Idol, which ends its season May 19-20, and his Rickey's Review segment airs on "American Idol Extra" each Thursday on Fox Reality Channel. The author of "There's No Traffic on...Robert Barone
BAR-ONE Production & Publishing LLC was founded in 2006. Robert Barone, President and Founder has been a writer, producer, professional Bassist and musician for thirty years. Born and raised in Newark, NJ, he has performed on cd's, films,...Robert Miller
Robert Miller plays electric bass and composes. Robert has two CDs as a leader: "Child's Play (Wildcat Records - 1994) and "Prisoners of Love” (32 Records - 1996). Robert's new group is called PROJECT GRAND SLAM. The band also features...Robert Rydman
Born Winona, Mn Learned Guitar from Kignston Trio. Lessons from Hal Leonard. Bands many. Best band New World Congregation. Played Bass for NWC about five years. Since then studied bass and guitar. Like Stevie Ray Vaughn and Blues. Bold...
Robert Szewczuga
Bass playerRoberto Badoglio
Roberto Badoglio, is a young (born 1984) yet very skilled bassist as well as an awesome composer. With a combination of creative and advanced approach to grooving, striking harmonic sense, phenomenal technique, and a strong...
Rocco Prestia
As the legendary bassist for the Tower of Power Rocco Prestia, has defined his own style and become synonymous with the much-imitated ‘Finger Style Funk' that he pioneered. A true innovator of his instrument, he is considered one of the...Roland S. Wilson
Roland S. Wilson began his music career initial playing tenor and soprano saxophone. He doubled on bass in various bands around the New York City area in the late 70's. He became part of the house band at the Village Gate. As demand for...Ronald Porcelli
Ron was born in Long Island and has been playing electric bass since 1980, appearing throughout the years with a host of original and cover bands, most noteably heavy metal artists Lazarus in the late 80's . In the early days he would be...Russel Blake
Mr. Russel Blake has been a professional musician, solo artist, and educator for over three decades. He received his initial music instruction from his father, jazz great Alex Blake, and from his brother, jazz artist Alex Blake II. But...
Russell Durity
Hello,my name is Russell,and i am a freelance bassist from Trinidad & Tobago. I decided to become a professional musician at age 16(1976),and by 19,i was playing in clubs in Trinidad.Did my first recording in Trinidad in 1980,and have been...
Scott Allen
Funky
Scott Gold
The Story..... When I was just in High School , I quit because I wanted to be the next Igor Strawinsky . I became a recluse for 2 years , never left my house or saw anyone and studied the scores of most 20th century...Session Jazz Band
Hi everybody! We are "Session Jazz Band", a group of Hungarian jazz afficionados, made up of both amateur and professional musicians. The mission of our band is to keep alive, and promote, the rhythms of classical jazz in this region of...Simon Paton
I do all kinds of crap ::: I am a bass guitarist playing in various field of music. Mostly jazz, pop, funk, contemporary, avant-rock, sonic arts and improvised music. I played violin and guitar around about when I was 7 and around...
Simon Sammut
One of Malta’s finest bass players with recording, performance and producing experience. Simon Sammut has gained a good reputation as a solid bass player and a teacher of the instrument. As a performer, he has played with leading...
Since When?
Since When? was formed by guitarist, bassist and composer Terence Culpepper . Their music is a fusion of jazz, rhythm & blues and Brazilian styles which reflect the range of influences Mr. Culpepper has been exposed to throughout his...
Sonace
Sonace is an American free jazz, improvised jazz and avant-garde composer. He has also delved into the realms of electronica and rock music.An LP entitled "Wiretones Jazztap" was released in 2009, and there are plans for another...
Steve Morton
a semi-pro musician, composer and home-recordist of no fixed genre. "srm" is for my solo material. I've played punk, prog, jazz, psychedelia, country, electronic and have dents in my psyche to prove it. I have gone from R&R wannabe to...Steven Dash
Played very actively when younger, as anyone who remembers me can attest to. Took many (too many) years off, but returned to playing about 5 years ago.
Steven Husted
The Low End Initiative is an exciting new group from the mind of bassist, Steven Husted. Together with some of the best musicians in New York, Steven Husted &The Low End Initiative blends all the tradition of jazz with many different...Stuart Watson
Stuart Watson is a bassist from New Haven.Ted Dwane
Ted has been playing the bass and other assorted stringed instruments since the age of ten. Most recently he has been touring with the likes of the Mystery Jets, The Holloways and the Noisettes with the Moulettes, a female fronted folk...Thomas Firth
Tom Firth has studied music education and performance at University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, The Detroit Arts Institute, Interlochen Arts Camp, Jackson Community College and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Spring Arbor...
Tim Paul Weiner
I'm tim paul, I play bass.
Tony Grey
Tony Grey was born in Newcastle, England in 1975 where music was just another family member.At the age of 18 Tony broke his back in a horrific car accident. It was during his recovery he started playing the bass and whilst under the...
Tony Levin
Tony Levin was born in Boston on June 6, 1946. He grew up in the suburb of Brookline and began playing upright bass at 10 yrs old. In high school, he picked up tuba, soloing with the concert band. He also started a barbershop quartet. But...Vaughn Bratcher
Vaughn Bratcher put down his Cornet and picked up his first Electric Bass Guitar at the age of 13. From there he went on to perform with a family teenaged group “The Uniques” in the late 60’s. He played in church and with local R&B...
Verdine White
Verdine White is the bassist for Earth, Wind & Fire and the younger brother of band founder Maurice White. White is known for his high energy and dancing while playing his bass guitar during Earth, Wind & Fire concerts. Verdine was...Vermeulen
I figured the guys from Electric Barbarian would give me a decent roadmap to guide me to the essential crossroads of their music, so I could write some real impressive liner notes about the scales and patterns these freaks use for their...
Victor Bailey
I was born in Philadelphia, on March 27, 1960. I was born into a musical family sothere was music playing constantly from the moment I arrived on the planet. My dad, Morris Bailey Jr., is a master composer, arranger, producer, saxophonist,...Vladislav Borkovski
Vladislav Borkovski / Bassist / Producer / Composer Vladislav a native of Vilnus, Lithuania now a New York City resident is bringing his talent to the United States. Educated at the B. Dvarionas Music School, then at the J-Tallat-Kelpsa...Von Babasin
Playing bass since I was 17 yrs. old, my first true passion was music, being raised by one of the greatest jazz bassist/producers in history, Harry Babasin. After performing in countless cover bands, I started my first original project in...Way Out of Town Trio
THE WAY OUT OF TOWN TRIO Conceived online, born in Helsinki and test-run in Tallinn, Way Out of Town Trio is a dynamic new improvising group featuring Helsinki-based Puerto Rican guitarist Neff Irizarry, UK-based Puerto...
Wayman Tisdale
If there’s one thing NBA star-turned-musical giant Wayman Tisdale learned from his former career, it’s that there’s no substitute for hard work. Emerging as one of the most consistent and admired players during his 12 years in the...Wilfred Harlan May
Wilfred Harlan May sang in gospel choirs and performed early on in his career as an electric bassist with renowned jazz tenor saxophonist Kirk Whalum, while a student in Memphis, Tennessee. Wilfred has had the honor of recording with...
Winfield Davis
When he was 10, Winfield Davis wanted so badly to make music that he built his own guitar. That determination and creativity drove the Bermuda native (who lived alternately in Oberlin Ohio) to become a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist...Yiorgos Fakanas
In 1980 he participated in the historic recording of Manos Hadjidakis’(composer of the Oscar- winning score for the famous film “Never on Sunday”) “Lilipoupolis”, and since then has taken part in numerous recordings by other...
