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About Me

I've been teaching guitar since 1986. I currently teach guitar and bass at a private school and another studio. I've had the opportunity to study with Mick Goodrick, Pat Martino, Nick Katzman, Paul Byrne, Jimmy Duckworth and others. I've attended master classes by Larry Coryell and Jim Hall. I'm presently continuing to study my jazz bass concept with Ron Brendle.I've been playing bass professionally since 1991 starting with Tone Deaf James and the Bedrockers. Highlights of the bands career were numerous awards as Charlotte's best blues band, winning the Low Country Blues Society Contest and recording in Reflections Sound Studios. Concurrent with this band I played guitar and soprano sax in the free jazz outfit Cornerstone, made up of members and friends of the Bedrockers. I cofounded the Charlotte Blues Society with Ron Linton and Beth Pollhammer. I continue to play bass in the CBS houseband.When The Bedrockers ran their course in 1997 I freelanced, playing bass with Mike Lassiter, Mary Fagan, Nightwind, Mark Sullivan Trio (still active), Andy Mowrer, The PhilHarmonic Bluesband, The James Cunningham Band, Shasta and the Showstoppers and others. The variety of music was folk, country, blues, punk, jazz, funk and jamband.In 2000 I was invited to join Delancey Street and recorded two discs, Obsession and Against the Night. This band performed original music, and recieved regular rotation on local radio, WNCW and WSGE. We performed on Georgia Public Radio,WNCW and WRFX Smokin' Blues Show. We performed festivals in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. The band dissolved in 2007.As a member of various housebands I've had the opportunity to perform with Little Ed, Ronnie Earl, Frank Frost, The Willie Lomax Blues Revue, Sam Carr, Mookie Brill, Alvin "Little Pink" Anderson, Sam Meyers, Diamond Teeth Mary, Big Jack Johnson and others. I'm currently playing in Michael Wolf and The Voodoo Brothers.I'm accepting students and freelance work.

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Member Since: 7/31/2007
Band Members: Michael Wolf and the Voodoo Brothers: Michael 'Wolf' Ingmire, guitar; Bill Buck, bass; John Cuff, Drums: Delanceystreet: Melinda Hansen vocals, Kieth Shamel guitar, Rob Knox drums, Bill Buck bass; Ivan Strunin appears on violin and Jon Thornton on Flugelhorn. All Delancey Street songs posted are by Hansen/Shamel except Billy Cha Cha by Hansen/Buck. Current Charlotte Blues Society Houseband: Phil Combs, Harp and vocals; Tony Rogers, guitar; Bill Buck, bass; Jim Patterson, drums.
Influences: James Jamerson, Pat Martino, Ron Carter, Rocco Prestia, Licoln Goines, Jim Hall, Edgar Froese, Klaus Schulze, Florian Fricke, T Bone Walker, Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, David Gilmour, Anyone who has ever walked bass, Mick Goodrick, Sonny Sharrock, Steve Lacey, Derek Bailey, Christian McBride. TOOL, John Mclaughlin, McCoy Tyner, The Meters, John Entwhistle, Rod Argent, Indian Classical music, Jack Cassidy, Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith(he still studies everyday) Bob Cranshaw, incredible.Teaching influences: Jeff Berlin, Mick Goodrick, Pat Martino, Victor Wooten, All my private teachers, Jamey Aebersold (he's got it right), Rufus Ried. Both lists updated frequently!
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My Blog

Why Study Be Bop?

Be bop is the common era of jazz, and by extension modern music theory. The concepts of the era have been elaborated on for 60 years, yet it remains the foundation of what we need to learn.The chord c...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:57:00 GMT

Playing "in the middle" with the plucking hand

The student should practice plucking technique so that volume is controlled solely by the plucking hand. A great way to do this is to practice with the amp set LOUD and playing as quietly as possible....
Posted by on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:24:00 GMT

Some Expectations of Students

It is my assumptiom that all students who sign up for guitar or bass lessons are interested in a basic music education to give them the skills to play, 1.) either alone, which requires a solo techinc ...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:24:00 GMT

A Brief Thank You to Paul Byrne my first teacher

In 1975 I visited the local music store Paul's Guitars in East Greenville PA. I asked if I could take a few lessons. Paul's reply was it takes more than a few lessons to learn about music, commit or d...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:03:00 GMT

Bootleg Essential Culture Article from about a year ago

Rhythms framed by the Mississippi By Sarah Schumacher, Special to Bootleg Essential Culture With influences like Robert Johnson, Dr. John and Jimi Hendrix, Michael and the Voodoo Brothers loo...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:15:00 GMT

Cycling moments in Stanly/ Cabarrus County

I've been an avid cyclist since my uncle took me out on rides when I was five, in the hills outside Philadelphia. In the 70's, the time before cell phones and parents being able to keep up with kids a...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:35:00 GMT

Gear List

I play what I think sounds good. My present bass rig is a Dean Edge Pro 5 fretted with EMG pick ups, a Carvin Bunny Brunnel 5 string fretless (Kona) with active J pickup configuration throug...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:06:00 GMT

Taste Test, LH1000 and Hydrive 410

I've recently been given the opportunity to play through two of Hartke Systems newest products, specifcally the LH1000 and Hydrive 410 cabinet. There are of course other items they have added, bu...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:08:00 GMT

Bass Books

A list of books I've found helpful, this is on going and I'm going to get incomplete titles/authors updated.Standing In the Shadows of Motown by DR Licks Afro Cuban Grooves for Bass and Drums by Linco...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:40:00 GMT

Teaching Beginning Phrasing

My students are quite familiar with my penchant for trading fours with them by the second lesson. I do this for a few reasons. The basic musical phrase is usually four measures. The begining student, ...
Posted by on Sat, 10 May 2008 15:23:00 GMT