I've been playing bass for almost 3 decades now and am a founding member of:
Honk, Wail & Moan ( 10 or more member jazz combo and 6 member swing combo )
And a member of Ricky Nye Inc ,
Al Smyth's Free Beer n Chicken Coalition ,
Sabor Latino salsa and merengue,
Tommy Smith Jazz Quartet,
QED Jazz and
Lucey's Maze .
I played for over ten years in the Sean Carney Band - Winners of 2007 International Blues Challenge and Columbus Monthly "Best Band" of 2007. Our CD "Life Of Ease" charted at 16 in Nov. '07 on KOTO in Telluride, CO!
I write pop songs, jazz & salsa tunes, surf, blues, avant garde, soundtracks and music for modern dance.
Hire me to record bass for your project! Send your Pro Tools session, audio tracks or MP3s and I'll send you back professionally performed and recorded bass tracks!
I've performed:
with Jerome Dillon, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Louie Bellson, Henry Cuesta and The Benny Goodman Orchestra, The Guy Lombardo Band, Sean Carney Band, Cheryl Banks-Smith ( former Sun Ra Arkestra member ), New Remnants Big Band, Jazz To Go Big Band, Tommy Smith Quartet, Honk Wail and Moan, Yumbambe, Shakewells, The New Basics Brass Band, The Midnighters, Wooden Soul, The Beetkeepers, Schtick, RAYZER, Heffy, C. Barton Love Machine, Wheel Hoss, The Knittles, Uncle Owen, Elisa Nicholas, Leah-Carla Gordone, and a few hundred others.
Post Modern chamber music and Opera Theater, improvised game music like The Avant Collective, from the Reggae of The Delroy's, Country, Polka and pop to the southern slavic music of Zivili.
I am proud to use Bob's Bags handmade weather resistant gig bags and play incredible instruments made by the Guru of woodgrain:
RJ Frenz Custom Guitars and Basses.
I've performed at:
Southern Thailand Jazz and Blues Festival;
Montreux Atlanta Music Festival;
Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema;
Cleveland Performance Art Festival, Cleveland Avant Garage Film Festival;
Orpheum Theatre, Blues City Cafe, Kings Palace Cafe - Memphis;
Arkansas Blues & Heritage Blues Challenge; Eureka Springs Blues Festival - Eureka Springs, AK;
Blues Tavern - Mobile AL;
Helen Stairs Theatre - Sanford FL; Barking Shark, Channel Mark, Smokin' Oyster Brewery, Warfields Steakhouse - Ft Myers FL; B.O.'s Fish Wagon - Key West FL;
Slippery Noodle Inn - Indianapolis IN; Pierre's - FT Wayne IN; Skip's Lounge - Angola IN
House Of Blues, Club Liquid, Standard Lounge - Chicago IL; Carmelita's Concina / Cadillac Ranch - Bartlett IL; Madison Theatre - Peoria IL; The Canopy Club - Urbana IL;
Blues To The Point Fest - Carollton, KY; The Avenue, Chez Nora, Southgate House - Covington, KY; Headliner's - Louisville KY; Rabbit Hash General Store - Rabbit Hash, KY;
Bluestage Club - Napoleon MI; Hoops - Auburn Hills MI; Silver Dollar - Lansing MI; Clutch Cargo - Pontiac MI;
Knitting Factory, Caravan of Dreams, K’av’eh’az, New York University - NYC;
Blue 5 - Roanoak, VA; Maxie's Rendezvous - Virginia Beach VA;
Soul Shine Festival, Meadowbrook Park Ballroom - Bascom OH;
Willoughby Arts Festival, Fat Fish Blue - Cleveland;
Arnold's, Cincy Blues Fest, Cincy Blues Challenge, Cityfolk Festival, Swing Lounge - Cincinnati;
Asylum, Cafe Boulevard, Canal Street Tavern, El Diablo, Nite Owl, Trolley Stop - Dayton;
Donahue's Tavern - Springfield;
Wild Bill’s - Marion;
Rhythm & Food Festival, Jazz & Rib Festival, Community Festival, Festival Latino, GCAC Arts Festival, Avant Garage Film Festivals, Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival, Trad Acoustic Blues Fest, Arts in the Alley Grove City, Denison, Ohio State & Ohio Wesleyan Universities, just about every theatre, bar, hotel lounge & restaurant in Columbus & central Ohio;
... and a few dozen others.
Opened for 10000 Maniacs, Albino, American Music Club, Marshall Crenshaw, Either/Orchestra, Fabian, Charles Gayle, Howard Levy, Keb Mo, Kenny Neal, Marc Ribot ( Chris Wood of Medeski, Martin & Wood was on Ribot's band! ), Scrawl, Sonny Sharrock, Junior Watson, Johnny & Edgar Winter, White Zombie, and a few I'm forgetting.
