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Debra Killings Debra Killings may have propelled herself into a Gospel-tinted spotlight with her critically acclaimed debut long-player 'Surrender' back in 2005, but after contributing to some of the biggest albums of the '90s and beyond it's really no wonder she hit the ground running. |
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Steve Bailey Steve Bailey's life has had a single focus: playing bass. In the early years Steve had two focuses, but he had to give up surfing so he could spend more time practicing bass. |
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Richard Bona Legendary musician and Jazz bassist Richard Bona is considered by many to be the finest player in the world. Billboard magazine even went so far as to suggest said that Bona is “the hottest electric bass player since Jaco Pastorius. |
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Randy Jackson Randy Jackson, a Grammy Award-winning producer, is a 25-year music industry veteran. Randy has recorded, toured and performed with the likes of: Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, *NSYNC, Madonna, Elton John and Destiny's Child, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Cobham, Joe Satriani among others. |
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Esperanza Spalding Esperanza is clearly only embarking on a career as a world class interpreter of Jazz, but what she's achieved already outlines a career path that's sure to be heavily punctuated with genre-defining moments. |
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Derrick Lee Murdock (Jay Leno Show and the Prime Time band) In 1994 Derrick left Philadelphia and moved to LA where his skills on the bass were quickly noted and he landed his first high profile role, playing bass with Sheena Easton. He went on to perform and tour with a host of other high profile and talented performers including Tom Scott, Gladys Knight, Natalie Cole... |
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Dominique Di Piazza Dominique Di Piazza is an influential bass player who has not only played with a string of high profile musicians, but has influenced the bass playing scene by introducing his own unique techniques and playing styles. |
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Jannick Top During the last 30 years, Jannick Top has been among the most influential bass players in France. Due to an amazing and rather diverse musical background, he has developed a very unique way of playing the bass. |
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Jesse Stern (Sly Stone) For Stern, bass is more than just low frequency vibe, defining the role of the bass as “the mediator between the pocket and the harmony. The bass should bring out the best in the groove and the melody.” |
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Rocco Prestia Think of legendary bass players and Rocco Prestia features on every list. For over 40 years now Rocco's bass has been underpinning the groove for Californian funk legends Tower Of Power. In that time Rocco has defined his own style and become synonymous with the much-imitated ‘Finger Style Funk' that he pioneered back in the '60s and '70s. |