Jimbo Ross
Full name: James Ross
Born: Burbank, CA 10-5-53
Genre: Rock, Jazz, Blues (electric)
CD’s by Jimbo:
Driven By The Blues CD
Steady Rollin' Man CD
Also appears in:
Justin Timberlake Futuresex/Lovesounds CD
Tori Amos Under The Pink CD
Don Ellis Live At Montreux CD
Nicholas Gunn Sacred Fire CD
David Benoit Freedom At Midnight CD
Don Ellis Music From Other Galaxies And Planets CD
Gilberto Santa Rosa Intenso CD
Bio: Jimbo Ross is a rock, jazz, and blues violist, as well as a singer, composer, arranger, and producer. He grew up playing guitar, and transferred that style to viola. Jimbo Ross has become a studio musician and has played for many different artists in many different styles. He is part of the West Coast club scene as well as involved in the Hollywood recording industry. Now Jimbo lives in California, and has produced two of his own CD’s. He continues to make the music he loves. He loves experimenting with different styles of music, and believes that “music from every culture has a deep meaning”. Also, he enjoys Chinese and Thai food, and Ben & Jerry’s Peanut Butter Cup ice cream.
Jimbo Ross is known for his signature blues style and passionate electric viola skills in all the diverse music he plays.
Websites:
http://www.bodaciousrecords.com/
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Jimbo+Ross
http://www.schickele.com/shoppe/psrec/blue.htm
Video links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edx4eP7cZ8k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq9saiZQwlQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chqr2zX_Oao
Monday, June 14, 2010
Bassist Billy Sheehan by Makayla
Full name: William "Billy" Sheehan
Date Born: March 19th, 1953
State of Origin: Buffalo, New York
Genre of music they play: Hard rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion, instrumental rock, progressive rock.
Known for: his work on bass with Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, and Niacin.
Bio: Billy Sheehan has changed the way bass guitar is played. Rising to god status in the 80's with his Buffalo, NY based band Talas, Billy was recruited by David Lee Roth when Roth left Van Halen in '85. He recorded two platinum selling albums with Roth before setting out on his own. Forming Mr. Big in 1989, with "To Be With You" from their album release "Lean Into It" the band achieved a Billboard #1 single in the US and 14 other countries. While developing his trademark style of playing he has performed over 4000 live performances on every continent except Africa and Antarctica.
He was voted the "Best Rock Bass Player" 5 times in Guitar Player magazines Readers Poll, an honor which placed him in their "Gallery of Greats" (alongside Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, Geddy Lee and Eddie Van Halen to name a few). On January 27, 1999 Billy's handprints and signature were captured in cement on the Hollywood Rockwalk at Guitar Center. This is an honor given only to those artists who have made a considerably noteworthy contribution to Rock and Roll. In Japan, Billy has won the prestigious "Player Magazine" (Japan's #1 Music magazine) Readers Poll for Best Bass Player 14 consecutive times. In 2000 by he performed before 40,000 fans with Mr. Big at the Osaka Dome in Japan then began work on his solo album. Billy's first solo album titled "COMPRESSION" was released on April 25, 2001. On "COMPRESSION", Sheehan wrote, sang, played Baritone 12 string and 6 string guitar, played bass and programmed drums on the entire record, except for 2 songs.
CD's: Billy Sheehan: Holy Cow, prime cuts, Compression, Toss it in the flames, All mixed up, Caroline, and Cosmic Troubadour
Video Links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veLGBk1mE5U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_3KmT5YDUI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9bG8hwZ9Bo
Other links: http://www.billysheehan.com/
http://www.myspace.com/billysheehan
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Billy-Sheehan/36797576876
Other upcoming records include a new Mr. Big album (their 6th) slated for release in Fall 2001, an all instrumental bass album, an experimental Bass & Drum record w/ Terry Bozzio, and the 5th Niacin album featuring Dennis Chambers on drums (Funkadelic, Steely Dan, and Mahavishnu Orchestra). Niacin is an all-instrumental Bass, Drums, and Hammond B3 band at the cutting edge of a new musical movement.
Date Born: March 19th, 1953
State of Origin: Buffalo, New York
Genre of music they play: Hard rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion, instrumental rock, progressive rock.
Known for: his work on bass with Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, and Niacin.
Bio: Billy Sheehan has changed the way bass guitar is played. Rising to god status in the 80's with his Buffalo, NY based band Talas, Billy was recruited by David Lee Roth when Roth left Van Halen in '85. He recorded two platinum selling albums with Roth before setting out on his own. Forming Mr. Big in 1989, with "To Be With You" from their album release "Lean Into It" the band achieved a Billboard #1 single in the US and 14 other countries. While developing his trademark style of playing he has performed over 4000 live performances on every continent except Africa and Antarctica.
He was voted the "Best Rock Bass Player" 5 times in Guitar Player magazines Readers Poll, an honor which placed him in their "Gallery of Greats" (alongside Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, Geddy Lee and Eddie Van Halen to name a few). On January 27, 1999 Billy's handprints and signature were captured in cement on the Hollywood Rockwalk at Guitar Center. This is an honor given only to those artists who have made a considerably noteworthy contribution to Rock and Roll. In Japan, Billy has won the prestigious "Player Magazine" (Japan's #1 Music magazine) Readers Poll for Best Bass Player 14 consecutive times. In 2000 by he performed before 40,000 fans with Mr. Big at the Osaka Dome in Japan then began work on his solo album. Billy's first solo album titled "COMPRESSION" was released on April 25, 2001. On "COMPRESSION", Sheehan wrote, sang, played Baritone 12 string and 6 string guitar, played bass and programmed drums on the entire record, except for 2 songs.
CD's: Billy Sheehan: Holy Cow, prime cuts, Compression, Toss it in the flames, All mixed up, Caroline, and Cosmic Troubadour
Video Links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veLGBk1mE5U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_3KmT5YDUI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9bG8hwZ9Bo
Other links: http://www.billysheehan.com/
http://www.myspace.com/billysheehan
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Billy-Sheehan/36797576876
Other upcoming records include a new Mr. Big album (their 6th) slated for release in Fall 2001, an all instrumental bass album, an experimental Bass & Drum record w/ Terry Bozzio, and the 5th Niacin album featuring Dennis Chambers on drums (Funkadelic, Steely Dan, and Mahavishnu Orchestra). Niacin is an all-instrumental Bass, Drums, and Hammond B3 band at the cutting edge of a new musical movement.
Bassist Gary Karr by Paul
Gary Karr
Nov 20, 1942 – Now
Born in Los Angeles, California
Classical Double Bass Virtuoso and Teacher
Gary Karr started his career as a young performer, making his debut on the nationally televised New York Philharmonic Young People’s Concert in 1962, conducted by Leonard Bernstein. He performed a solo piece, “The Swan” from the carnival of the animals. Since this inception of his bass playing life he has been featured on six continents with orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Montreal Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Simon Bolivar Orchestra (Caracas, Venezuela), Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony, and with all the major orchestras of Australia, playing solo pieces.
Karr has taught bass lessons at several prestigious universities, such as Julliard School, Yale University, New England Conservatory, North Carolina School of the Arts and Indiana University. He eventually retired to Victoria, BC in 2001 and currently lives with his dog after 40 years of solo performance.
CD’s
Poetic Schumann at 39
Bassically Telemann
En Aranjuez con tu Amor
Bach Solo Suites 4, 5, & 6
And much much more
Videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAbtqJxWlhc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpTK0ewlfiM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEymmtH1ykg&feature=related
Websites:
http://www.garykarr.com
http://www.quillsquotesandnotes.com/wrgarykarr.htm
http://www.activebass.com/i2--Up-Close-And-Classical-With-Gary-Karr
Nov 20, 1942 – Now
Born in Los Angeles, California
Classical Double Bass Virtuoso and Teacher
Gary Karr started his career as a young performer, making his debut on the nationally televised New York Philharmonic Young People’s Concert in 1962, conducted by Leonard Bernstein. He performed a solo piece, “The Swan” from the carnival of the animals. Since this inception of his bass playing life he has been featured on six continents with orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Montreal Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Simon Bolivar Orchestra (Caracas, Venezuela), Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony, and with all the major orchestras of Australia, playing solo pieces.
Karr has taught bass lessons at several prestigious universities, such as Julliard School, Yale University, New England Conservatory, North Carolina School of the Arts and Indiana University. He eventually retired to Victoria, BC in 2001 and currently lives with his dog after 40 years of solo performance.
CD’s
Poetic Schumann at 39
Bassically Telemann
En Aranjuez con tu Amor
Bach Solo Suites 4, 5, & 6
And much much more
Videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAbtqJxWlhc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpTK0ewlfiM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEymmtH1ykg&feature=related
Websites:
http://www.garykarr.com
http://www.quillsquotesandnotes.com/wrgarykarr.htm
http://www.activebass.com/i2--Up-Close-And-Classical-With-Gary-Karr
Violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti by Jamie
Full name: Amy Schwartz Moretti
Date Born: Not available
State/Country of origin: Wisconsin
Genre artist plays: Classical-Contemporary
What she is known for:
Former Oregon Symphony and Florida Orchestra Concert master, and Director of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at the Mercer University Townsend School of Music.
Biography:
Amy Moretti was born in Wisconsin and began playing violin at the age of 4. She received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music graduating as valedictorian. Moretti made her debut at Carnegie Hall for her solo concerto debut in 1998, has been featured with many Orchestras in the U.S., and has made many solo and collaborative appearances through out her career. She was formerly concertmaster of the Oregon Symphony in Portland with Music Director Carlos Kalmar and earlier, the Florida Orchestra in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater with Music Director Jahja Ling and his successor Maestro Stefan Sanderling. Moretti’s professional orchestral career spanned nearly eight seasons.
In 2007, Amy Schwartz Moretti was invited Robert McDuffie to join the faculty of the Mercer University Townsend School of Music as Director of the newly established Robert McDuffie Center for Strings and remains as the director since then. From then she has been a dedicated teacher still appearing in various concerts and recitals. She recently joined Atlanta Symphony principal cellist Christopher Rex and pianist Elizabeth Pridgen to form the Trio RPM. She also performs with her husband, Steve Moretti, a jazz drummer and classical percussionist, as the Moretti Duo. She now lives in Macon, Georgia with her family.
CD’s currently in print:
New solo CD is Kaleidoscope
Video links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLygr5Lfd5s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Gh2WZf4CM
http://www.opb.org/programs/artbeat/segments/view/322
Websites:
http://www2.mercer.edu/Music/AmySchwartzMoretti.htm
http://www.seattlechambermusic.org/bios-archive/schwartzmoretti.html
http://www.cmnw.org/bioPopUps/AmySchwartzMorettiBio.html
Date Born: Not available
State/Country of origin: Wisconsin
Genre artist plays: Classical-Contemporary
What she is known for:
Former Oregon Symphony and Florida Orchestra Concert master, and Director of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at the Mercer University Townsend School of Music.
Biography:
Amy Moretti was born in Wisconsin and began playing violin at the age of 4. She received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music graduating as valedictorian. Moretti made her debut at Carnegie Hall for her solo concerto debut in 1998, has been featured with many Orchestras in the U.S., and has made many solo and collaborative appearances through out her career. She was formerly concertmaster of the Oregon Symphony in Portland with Music Director Carlos Kalmar and earlier, the Florida Orchestra in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater with Music Director Jahja Ling and his successor Maestro Stefan Sanderling. Moretti’s professional orchestral career spanned nearly eight seasons.
In 2007, Amy Schwartz Moretti was invited Robert McDuffie to join the faculty of the Mercer University Townsend School of Music as Director of the newly established Robert McDuffie Center for Strings and remains as the director since then. From then she has been a dedicated teacher still appearing in various concerts and recitals. She recently joined Atlanta Symphony principal cellist Christopher Rex and pianist Elizabeth Pridgen to form the Trio RPM. She also performs with her husband, Steve Moretti, a jazz drummer and classical percussionist, as the Moretti Duo. She now lives in Macon, Georgia with her family.
CD’s currently in print:
New solo CD is Kaleidoscope
Video links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLygr5Lfd5s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Gh2WZf4CM
http://www.opb.org/programs/artbeat/segments/view/322
Websites:
http://www2.mercer.edu/Music/AmySchwartzMoretti.htm
http://www.seattlechambermusic.org/bios-archive/schwartzmoretti.html
http://www.cmnw.org/bioPopUps/AmySchwartzMorettiBio.html
Violinist Nigel Kennedy by Hayley
Nigel Kennedy
Nigel Kennedy, a violinist known world-wide for not only his classical music, but for his integration into pop and jazz, inspires people everywhere with his music. To quote Nigel, “I can’t give anything unless it’s real…” and Mr. Kennedy certainly can dish it out.
Born on the 28th December, 1956, Nigel was born to John Kennedy and Scylla Stoner in Brighton, England. After graduating from Sir Yehudi Menuhin School in England, he went on to study at Julliard School of Music. In New York he studied under the celebrated teacher, Dorothy DeLay at Julliard. His career has taken him on countless international tours, performing with the world's major orchestras and conductors, from Europe to the United States of America, Central and South America, to South East Asia and Australia. His passion for jazz has resulted in the album "Blue Note Sessions". Nigel Kennedy is currently creating a new orchestra, made up of talented young musicians from Poland. He is expected to make an international tour with this Orchestra this year (2010).
List of CD’s:
Kennedy Plays Bach (With The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
Kafka
Classic Kennedy
Tchaikovsky : Violin Concerto
East Meets East
Blue Note Sessions
The Kennedy Experience
Inner Thoughts
And many more!
Listed below are a few of Nigel’s performances:
Nigel performing “Rider’s on the Storm”, a Doors song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vIxwAV35dc&feature=related
Mr. Kennedy performing Czardas:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0YfUzXQQUk&feature=related
Nigel Kennedy again playing “Spanish Caravan”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ewWNNROWlU&feature=related
Also, don’t be afraid to keep up with recent “Nigel Events” at some of his fan page websites:
http://www.nigelkennedy.com/
http://www.nigelkennedyonline.com/NIGEL_S_MUSIC.html
If you want more Nigel, here is a website where you can download some of his music:
http://www.last.fm/music/Nigel+Kennedy
Nigel Kennedy, a violinist known world-wide for not only his classical music, but for his integration into pop and jazz, inspires people everywhere with his music. To quote Nigel, “I can’t give anything unless it’s real…” and Mr. Kennedy certainly can dish it out.
Born on the 28th December, 1956, Nigel was born to John Kennedy and Scylla Stoner in Brighton, England. After graduating from Sir Yehudi Menuhin School in England, he went on to study at Julliard School of Music. In New York he studied under the celebrated teacher, Dorothy DeLay at Julliard. His career has taken him on countless international tours, performing with the world's major orchestras and conductors, from Europe to the United States of America, Central and South America, to South East Asia and Australia. His passion for jazz has resulted in the album "Blue Note Sessions". Nigel Kennedy is currently creating a new orchestra, made up of talented young musicians from Poland. He is expected to make an international tour with this Orchestra this year (2010).
List of CD’s:
Kennedy Plays Bach (With The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
Kafka
Classic Kennedy
Tchaikovsky : Violin Concerto
East Meets East
Blue Note Sessions
The Kennedy Experience
Inner Thoughts
And many more!
Listed below are a few of Nigel’s performances:
Nigel performing “Rider’s on the Storm”, a Doors song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vIxwAV35dc&feature=related
Mr. Kennedy performing Czardas:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0YfUzXQQUk&feature=related
Nigel Kennedy again playing “Spanish Caravan”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ewWNNROWlU&feature=related
Also, don’t be afraid to keep up with recent “Nigel Events” at some of his fan page websites:
http://www.nigelkennedy.com/
http://www.nigelkennedyonline.com/NIGEL_S_MUSIC.html
If you want more Nigel, here is a website where you can download some of his music:
http://www.last.fm/music/Nigel+Kennedy
Bassist Edgar Meyer by Alex
Edgar Meyer was born November 24, 1960. He is widely regarded as the best Bassist alive today. He was born and raised in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and was taught Bass by his father, Edgar Sr. Meyer plays classical, bluegrass, newgrass, and jazz.
Meyer is best known for achieving virtuosity, like bass players Gary Karr and Mark Bernat before, has tried performing music originally composed for other instruments, like Bach's unaccompanied cello suites. In 2000, he won the Avery Fisher Prize, given once to classical players for outstanding achievement. In 2002, he was named a MacArthur Fellow. Meyer's work with Yo-Yo Ma and Mark O'Connor on the Sony Classical disc, “Appalachia Waltz” reached the top of the U.S. pop charts for 16 weeks when released. Meyer collaborated again with Yo-Yo Ma and Mark O'Connor on “Appalachian Journey”, which earned a Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album. Meyer has composed a number of works, including two double bass concertos, a double concerto for bass and cello and a violin concerto. Meyer also teaches Bass at Vanderbilt University and the Curtis Institute.
Discography:
Edgar Meyer
Music For Two (with Bela Fleck)
Meyer: Double Bass Concerto; Double Concerto; Bottesini: Double Bass Concerto No. 2; Grand Duo Concertant
Bach Unaccompanied Cello Suites - Performed on Double Bass
Short Trip Home (with Joshua Bell, Sam Bush, and Mike Marshall)
Uncommon Ritual
AppalachiaWaltz (with Yo-Yo Ma and Mark O'Connor)
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV-65UMPMMA
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4818942816881307315
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AYz62UxLPg
Websites:
http://www.edgarmeyer.com/
http://home.comcast.net/~wendell.norman/edgar.htm
http://www.boosey.com/composer/Edgar+Meyer
Meyer is best known for achieving virtuosity, like bass players Gary Karr and Mark Bernat before, has tried performing music originally composed for other instruments, like Bach's unaccompanied cello suites. In 2000, he won the Avery Fisher Prize, given once to classical players for outstanding achievement. In 2002, he was named a MacArthur Fellow. Meyer's work with Yo-Yo Ma and Mark O'Connor on the Sony Classical disc, “Appalachia Waltz” reached the top of the U.S. pop charts for 16 weeks when released. Meyer collaborated again with Yo-Yo Ma and Mark O'Connor on “Appalachian Journey”, which earned a Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album. Meyer has composed a number of works, including two double bass concertos, a double concerto for bass and cello and a violin concerto. Meyer also teaches Bass at Vanderbilt University and the Curtis Institute.
Discography:
Edgar Meyer
Music For Two (with Bela Fleck)
Meyer: Double Bass Concerto; Double Concerto; Bottesini: Double Bass Concerto No. 2; Grand Duo Concertant
Bach Unaccompanied Cello Suites - Performed on Double Bass
Short Trip Home (with Joshua Bell, Sam Bush, and Mike Marshall)
Uncommon Ritual
AppalachiaWaltz (with Yo-Yo Ma and Mark O'Connor)
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV-65UMPMMA
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4818942816881307315
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AYz62UxLPg
Websites:
http://www.edgarmeyer.com/
http://home.comcast.net/~wendell.norman/edgar.htm
http://www.boosey.com/composer/Edgar+Meyer
Violinist Itzhak Perlman by CJ
Name: Itzhak Perlman
Born: August 31, 1945
Israeli Violinist
Classical Music
He was known for his famous work on the violin.
He was born in Palestine, which is now called Israel. He moved to New York City in 1958 when he was 13 to be part of a show called the 'Ed Sullivan Show' and afterwords, he decided to stay in America. He performed in the Carnigie Hall and several other places, and also won lots of awards for his work on the violin.
By 1975, Perlman had made himself enough of a legacy that he played 100+ annual concerts a year with his 60,000 dollar Stradavarius. He was earned a MEdal of Liberty for his promoting of classical music. He has played in just about every Symphony in the world also.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEmbFSiJzEQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16XQTpm_OIk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUozVQVt1xI
http://www.perlmanmusicprogram.org/http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/artists/?entity_id=3472&source_type=A
http://www.imgartists.com/?page=artist&id=210
Born: August 31, 1945
Israeli Violinist
Classical Music
He was known for his famous work on the violin.
He was born in Palestine, which is now called Israel. He moved to New York City in 1958 when he was 13 to be part of a show called the 'Ed Sullivan Show' and afterwords, he decided to stay in America. He performed in the Carnigie Hall and several other places, and also won lots of awards for his work on the violin.
By 1975, Perlman had made himself enough of a legacy that he played 100+ annual concerts a year with his 60,000 dollar Stradavarius. He was earned a MEdal of Liberty for his promoting of classical music. He has played in just about every Symphony in the world also.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEmbFSiJzEQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16XQTpm_OIk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUozVQVt1xI
http://www.perlmanmusicprogram.org/http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/artists/?entity_id=3472&source_type=A
http://www.imgartists.com/?page=artist&id=210
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