My name is Andrew Lloyd and I play bass. I enjoy the challenges associated with playing my electric and upright basses in a wide variety of settings. I hold a bachelors degree in jazz studies from Wayne State University, which I obtained after undertaking preliminary studies at Berklee College of Music.
I have performed with a cross section of Detroit/Ann Arbor/Toledo area jazz musicians and ensembles, including (but not limited to) Larry Nozero, Don Swindell, Ed Nuccilli, Michael Zaporski, Pathe Jassi, Sean Blackman, Steve Wood, Wendell Harrison, Charles Bowles, Matt Michaels, Tony Viviano, Bess Bonnier, Jack "Pee Wee" Matisse, Claude Black, and Cornelius "JuJu" Johnson.
I am actively involved in symphonic playing and have logged many performances with the Royal Oak Symphony and the International Symphony Orchestra of Port Huron/Sarnia. Ongoing interest in an ever expanding body of solo literature for the double bass inspired the formation of a double bass trio (and sometime quartet), consisting of myself, John Dana, Don Lewandowski and Dan Frohardt-Lane.
Equipment:
Bass Guitars:
1974 Gibson Ripper
1975 Gibson Ripper, fretless
1978 Gibson Grabber
late ’70’s Westbury Track 2
2007 Ibanez ATK700
2006 Ibanez RD500
strings: Thomastic JazzFlats (’75 Gibson), D’Addairo nickel wound extra long scale (’74 Gibson), DR Hi Beams (Westbury, ’78 Gibson)
Double basses:
Late 19th Century Czech bass
1943 Kay C1 w/ Wilson transducer
strings: Pirastro Original Chromesteel, Medium guage (Czech bass), Thomastic Spirocore Weich (Kay C1)
Amplification:
Walter Woods hi power mono amplifier
Aguilar GS112 speaker cabinet
Aguilar GS112NT speaker cabinet
