SEEKING
Drums, Other Percussion, Trumpet, Saxophone, Piano, Harmonica, Flute, Mandolin, Trombone.ABOUT
these are all practice sessions, exploring for creative ideas. Can you imagine the horn, percussion or a vocal part?....really would like to groove the upright with brass and/or reeds, with smokin vox out front.......now over 50 and playing off and on since I was 13. playing in a gigging Americana band, have a hard rock side project and backing a couple Jazz Night School groups.
- Screen name:
- upright_bassist
- Member since:
- Oct 17 2013
- Active within 2 weeks
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 20
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Started off playing jazz and top 40 in high school, now digging altjazz, blues, bluegrass, country, rock: Lake Street Dive, Bethany and Rufus, Matthews Band, carolyn leonhart, Wood Brothers, Mountain Firework Company, Hurray for the Riff Raff and OCMS albums. Of course I love Heath, Brown, Carter, McBride, Jaco, Clarke and the bunch, but also heavily influenced by Gaye, Cooke, Guy, Stevie, Meyer, Tribe, Hendrix, Aretha, MJQ, Miles + anything with Syncopation or Soul...the entire palette....
Instrument experience:
- Bass Guitar:
- Advanced
- Upright bass:
- Advanced
EQUIPMENT
upright and electrics + too much expensive and distracting crap, been buskin on the corner in Kent, Auburn and Seattle lately.
MUSIC
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feelin good
feelin good Track number: 1 Year: 2016 Album: practice Genre: Jazz
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Snodazed
Snodazed Track number: 1 Year: 2019 Album: Feb 4 2019 Genre: Metal
wife got in a sno fender bender. wrote this. needs some RAGE rap over it.
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black coffee
black coffee Track number: 1 Year: 2016 Album: Jazz Night School Practice Genre: Jazz
young singer Christa V. breaking her way into the scene. 1st practice.
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Mood
Mood Track number: 3 Year: 2016 Album: Demo Genre: Jazz
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Willow
Willow Track number: 2 Year: 2016 Album: demo
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natural
natural Track number: 1 Year: 2016 Album: demo Genre: Pop
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Song for my father
Song for my father Track number: 1 Year: 2015 Album: 1st time jam Genre: Jazz
put a chart in front of us and play
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My Movie
My Movie
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Mercy w brian
Mercy w brian Track number: 1 Year: 2015 Album: wha? Genre: Other
saw a drum kit in my kids friend house. "Who's is that? -aww its my dads....brian! wha. you never told me......" I brought over my cajon, he never even seen on before. 64 jazz bass dressed in crispy new stainless strings. A take on Mercy Mercy Mercy by Joe Zawinul when he played for Cannonball.....
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Sun Afternoon
Sun Afternoon Track number: 1 Year: 2015 Album: Practice Genre: Other
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bucket-o'-nana
bucket-o'-nana
these are all practice sessions, exploring for creative ideas. Can you imagine the horn or a vocal part?
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whozit72
whozit72
#1 pop hit '72: rhythm changed
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messin with you
messin with you Track number: 1 Year: 2015 Genre: Bluegrass
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45678
45678 Track number: 1 Year: 2014 Album: practice Genre: Other
practicing scales and improvising on my upright + looper
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Ladybird (Video)
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Cain (Video)
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Work Song (Video)
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alt rock (Video)
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Agua & Sunny Side (Video)
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black coffee (Video)
black coffee (Video)RXAu_EyGEL4
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Round Midnight (Video)
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feelin good (Video)
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Free Pork Pie (Video)
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all about the jam, the jam (Video)
all about the jam, the jam (Video)ayoFoEfCn-4
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bear necessities (Video)
bear necessities (Video)qVd30Z2uMD4
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messing around in Bb (Video)
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