I am not a bass player, I am a musician who plays the bass
Check out my new photos! On the left is from the London Guitar Show and on the right: Jamming with the Druids
Kai Eckhardt is widely considered to be one of the most influential electric bassists alive today. He is best known for his work with the John Mc Laughlin Trio and the band Garaj Mahal . His musical career spans almost 3 decades.
Kai has performed an average of 100 shows a year internationally since he graduated Berklee College of Music in 1987. Hi-lights include engagements with:
Billy Cobham, Stanley Clarke, Wayne Shorter, Patrice Rushen, Dewey Redman and Donald Byrd.
Locally Kai was a member of San Franciscos's Alphabet Soup, appeared with singer Rhiannon and recently recorded with the Meter's Zigaboo Modeliste.
Kai Eckhardt teaches music in schools and conservatories worldwide. Notable engagements incude:
the Anton Bruckner Conservatory in Austria, Victor Wooten's Bass and Nature camp, the Amsterdam Conservatory in Holland, Berklee College of Music in Boston and the Indian Institute of Technology in Chennai, India.
Currently, Kai tours with Garaj Mahal and the permier Indian Jazz band Summit (featuring George Brooks, Steve Smith and Zakir Hussain) as well as the European based Timucin Sahin Trio.
Kaizone was founded in January 2006 and represents a fresh vehicle for Kai's new music.
Since 2006 Kai endorses Eden bass amplifiers and cabinets world wide. Kai's main bass rig is the WT 800 Amplifier with a D610 XLT Bass Cabinet. Eden Electronics
