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Deveran Roof

bassist composer arranger

About Me

..i am very happily married .... with a little one on the way

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/11/2008
Band Members: I play with many people from all genres of music ..... from jazz .... to orchestras ... to backing up singer/songwriter types .... to top 40 .... to theater shows... even bluegrass...if you need a bass player for the night .... week.... or longer...... message me..... serious inquiries only.... remember i do this for a living......NOT A HOBBIE...... if your serious as well you know what this means..
Influences: Bach to Stravinsky ... Bill Evans..Wynton Kelly...Wes Montgomery.... Weather Report...Wayne Shorter...Tribal Tech....Tower of Power...Thelonius Monk....Steve Swallow....Stan Getz....Sonny Stitt....Sonny Rollins....Salif Keita...Oscar Peterson.... Ray Brown... Milt Jackson...Pat Metheny ... Paco De Lucia...Mowtown...Miles Davis... Ron Carter....Michael Brecker...Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood...Louis Armstrong...Lee Morgan....Lester Young...Kenny Burrell....Joshua Redman....Johnny Griffin...John Patitucci...John Coltrane...Joe Pass & Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen....Joe Henderson...Jimmy Smith...Jaco....J.J. Johnson....Horace Silver....Herbie Hancock.... Hank Mobley....Grant Green...Ella Fitzgerald...Duke Ellington....Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker...Dexter Gordon....Christian McBride....Chick Corea....Charles Mingus....Cannonball Adderley... Bireli Lagrene.....Billie Holiday....Art Blakey
Sounds Like: hopefully good music......deveran roof josh marks whats new
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Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

My journey to the bass

my name is Deveran Roof ... i was born in el paso, texas , 1984... i was an army brat with a lot of alone time on my hands... in my younger days i did play like other kids... but when i would get home...
Posted by Deveran Roof on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:25:00 PST