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Tyreek Jackson

About Me

I studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rochester before moving on to my real passion which is music. I was awarded a scholarship in the Fall of '06 to the Berklee College of Music and I am currently attending Berklee as a Jazz Composition major.
General information
Birthplace - Yonkers, NY
Current Residence - Boston, MA
Instrument(s) of choice - Bass (primary), Guitar (secondary)
Experience - 8 years
Current Bass - Ibanez SR505
Secondary Bass - Ocean Fretless 4-string
Dream Bass - Custom Fodera 5 String
Current Guitar - ESP LTD M107
Dream Guitar - Caparison Dellinger 7
Primary Bass amp - Hartke
Primary Guitar amp - Marshall AVT
Recording - Logic Express + Line 6 Guitar Port + Reason
Current Activities
Jazz Composition Major at the Berklee College of Music
Playing with the group Architect of Entanglement (www.myspace.com/architectofentanglement)
Playing with pianist Eugene Maslov (www.eugenemaslov.com)
Playing with the group Birds in the Woods (www.birdsinthewoods.com)
Playing with Erica Stenquist and her band (www.myspace.com/ericastenquist)
Playing with Serghio Jansen and his band (www.myspace.com/serghiojansen)
Playing with Sabi Saltiel and his band (www.myspace.com/sabisaltiel)
Other Interests
Martial Arts, Parkour, Football, Analyzing, Audio Technology, Science and Engineering, Mathematics

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/7/2005
Band Members: Image Trails: Massimo Buonanno - Drums, Alan Benzie - Keys, Leah Gough-Cooper - Alto Saxophone, Serghio Jansen - Guitar, Tyreek Jackson - Bass and Composition

Elasticity: Russ Thallheimer - Tenor Sax, Serghio Jansen - Guitar (1st gtr solo), Evan DiGiambattista - Guitar (2nd gtr solo), Tom Perry - Drums, Tyreek Jackson - Bass and Compositon
Eyes Like Glass: George Woods - Guitar/Vocals and Composition, Sue Buzzard - Violin, Massimo Buonanno - Drums, Tyreek Jackson - Bass and Composition
Going Home: George Woods - Guitar/Vocals and Composition, Sue Buzzard - Electric Violin, Charles Kessinich - Drums, Tyreek Jackson - Bass and Composition
The Color of Evening: Tyreek Jackson - Composition, Bass, Keyboard and Drum Programming
Lost: Tyreek Jackson - Bass, Guitar, Drum Programming, Arrangement (composition by Wayne Shorter)
Point Reflections: Serghio Jansen - Guitar, Massimo Buonanno - Drums, Pasquale Strizzi - Keys, Tyreek Jackson - Bass and Composition

Influences: There is something to learn from every experience we have.
Sounds Like:
Here's an original of mine called "Point Reflections" with a borrowed intro from the song "Salt Lick" by Tribal Tech. Recorded For Rock Guitar Night '08 at the Berklee Performance Center

The players are:

Serghio Jansen - Guitar

Massimo Buonanno - Drums

Pasquale Strizzi - Keys

Tyreek Jackson (Me!) - Bass

Here is me soloing over "Havona" by Weather Report. Taken at the Naguanagua International Jazz Festival in Vanelcia, Venezuela. The players are the same as in the top, with the addition of the amazing Leah-Gough-Cooper

Here's me just shedding on Joe Henderson's composition Inner Urge. The play along I used was from the Hal Crook Collection of Play Alongs which, can be downloaded from his website; www.halcrook.com


Type of Label: Major

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