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The Neo Bass Ensemble: Bebop Meets Bass
by Elliott Simon
Granted, you wouldn't want a steady diet of a band fronted by five double bassists and a cello, but Lisle Atkinson's Neo Bass Ensemble more than accomplishes its stated goal on Bebop Meets Bass. As the title implies, these tunes are played in the bebop tradition with unique arrangements designed to fit the unorthodox instrumentation. Many of these chestnuts have been played every which way over the years, but Atkinson is able to use the fronting strings, two female vocalists ...
read moreLisle Atkinson's Neo Bass Ensemble Meets "Ellington" Featuring Valerie Capers, Danny Mixon And Richard Wyands @ Symphony Space, June 10, 8pm
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The Cinarae Group
Lisle Atkinson's NEO BASS Ensemble, a unique, multi-bass ensemble, features the bass as lead" instrument, putting the full range of the double bass on display: from lead instrument, harmonic front line, solo and rhythm section. Founded by well- respected leader, Lisle Atkinson and his wife and fellow bassist, Karen Atkinson, The NEO BASS Ensemble's annual summer fetes at Symphony Space have featured such stellar Jazz names as Ron Carter and Richard Davis. In its' 11th year, NEO BASS Meets ELLINGTON ...
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Lisle Atkinson's Neo Bass Ensemble "A Bass Extravaganza," All-Star Bass Line-up and More @ Symphony Space, June 11, 8PM
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The Cinarae Group
In it's fifth consecutive year at Symphony Space, Karlisle Pro 1 presents Lisle Atkinson's NEO BASS Ensemble, a unique multi-bass ensemble that features the bass as lead" instrument, putting the full range of the double bass on display: from lead instrument, harmonic front line, solo and rhythm section for a concert that's history in the making! Witness a reunion of former members of the famous Bill Lee New York Bass Violin Choir (Lisle Atkinson, Ron Carter, Richard Davis, Michael Max ...
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Lisle Atkinson's Neo Bass Ensemble "A Bass Extravaganza," All-Star Bass Line-up @ Symphony Space on June 11th
Source:
The Cinarae Group
In it's fifth consecutive year at Symphony Space, Karlisle Pro 1 presents Lisle Atkinson's NEO BASS Ensemble, a unique multi-bass ensemble that features the bass as lead" instrument, putting the full range of the double bass on display: from lead instrument, harmonic front line, solo and rhythm section for a concert that's history in the making! Witness a reunion of former members of the famous New York Bass Violin Choir (Lisle Atkinson, Ron Carter, Richard Davis, Michael Max Fleming) as ...
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Lisle Atkinson's Neo Bass Ensemble "A Bass Extravaganza," All-Star Bass Line-up and More @ Symphony Space on June 11
Source:
The Cinarae Group
In it's fifth consecutive year at Symphony Space, Karlisle Pro 1 presents Lisle Atkinson's NEO BASS Ensemble, a unique multi-bass ensemble that features the bass as lead" instrument, putting the full range of the double bass on display: from lead instrument, harmonic front line, solo and rhythm section for a concert that's history in the making! Witness a reunion of former members of the famous New York Bass Violin Choir (Lisle Atkinson, Ron Carter, Richard Davis, Michael Max Fleming) as ...
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