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TOM JENKINS

...a bass playing, mellotron freak with a hint of garlic breath....

About Me

I currently play bass for L.A.-quintet 'The New Friday Night' featuring multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Joe Sachs(gtr./vocals),Jason Rose(gtr./vocals), Al Marotta(keys)& Dana Latham(drums/vocals). Check out our myspace page. I'm originally from Houston, Texas. For the last five years I was very fortunate to be able to play bass with Beth Patterson & Kalafka. Based in New Orleans, Beth defies music genres. She is a phenom, plain & simple. Would I lie? Also worked with Houston-area artists such as Buddhacrush,Trey Clark, Jeff Boortz, Patrick Devlin(Blaggards), Davee Bryan (Lake Worth, Fla.!), Murder the Stout, Hugh Morrison, Paisley Close, Snit's Dog & Pony Show and many others. Oh, and take a listen to Shannon Taylor(fellow Mellotron junkie!), also from Houston. He's on myspace as well. I dig critters, Mellotron's, extended range basses(5 strings and up!),living/hiking in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, my girlfriend Gayle, and last, but certainly not least, CHOCOLATE!...** Myers-Briggs Personality Test: I(Introverted)N(Intuitive)F(Feeling)J(Judging):The INFJ's credo: "If it's worth doing, then do it correctly..and, don't be late!"**

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Musical influences and 'Person's of Interest':(Bass players) Jack Bruce, Felix Pappalardi, Andy Fraser, Greg Ridley, Glenn Cornick, Martin Turner, J.P. Jones, John Wetton, Bill Rowe, Avishai Cohen, Mick Karn, Tony Levin, Trey Gunn and others.....

Music:

Music from the Middle Ages..Renaissance..Early European folk (English, Asturian, Breton, Scandinavian, etc.)early prog-rock (Strawbs,Malicorne,Gryphon,early Genesis,Moodies,SFF,Focus,Tull,Wishbone Ash,etc.)..Kraut-rockish(60's/70's) electronic.....!!!..

Movies:

Are you kidding...?

Television:

Again, are you kidding...?

Books:

anything by Kurt Vonnegut..Martin Amis..Peter Mayle..Ruth Reichl(food!)..Haruki Murakami....'Confederacy of Dunces' by John Kennedy Toole was excruciatingly entertaining...

Heroes:

Anyone who doesn't shy away from uncovering human, environmental and animal abuse for the sake of political and/or economic reasons...RECYCLE...PRESERVATION/CONSERVATION...RE-USE!!!!