The S.F. Bay Area Bassist/composer/producer/multi instrumentalist has performed all over; from Osaka to Orvieto and everywhere in between.Playing both acoustic stand up style, or electric bass guitar. He's been seen most recently as bass for Johnny Nocturne Band & is present on all 4 of their Rounder / Bullseye discs.Also helped produce& record ther Blue Bucket discs "Blues Volume" & "Good To The Damn Bone",and has performed at the Umbria jazz & Monterey jazz festivals with them.
He has also toured extensively as a charter member of Dan Hicks & the Acoustic Warriors; documented on Private Music's "Shootin' Straight" & Surf Dog CD /DVD release "Dan Hicks & Hot Licks"60th Birthday Concert & CNN! Also, with ground breaking world fusion band Murasaki Ensamble."Magenta"&"Birds & Drums" Working in many styles, he has performed or recorded with: JAZZ: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis,"Sweets" Edison,Johnny Nocturne, Dave Sanborn etc. BLUES: Pinetop Perkins, Earl King, Hubert Sumlin,Mitch Woods Rocket 88's. ROCK; Zero, Bob Weir, Legion Of Mary, Clarence Clemonds, John Cippolina,Steve Kimock,Fact or Fiction etc. Vocalists: Johnny Adams,Dan Hicks, Brenda Boykins, Faye Carrol, Kim Nally , Bob Dalpe,etc. OTHER: Murasaki Ensemble,"Big" Jay McNealy, Ron Kavana, Jeff Narrell , Liza Silva & Vox de Brasil. " Provocative - Humorous - intoxicating !! " The Disc, produced by Alex at Particles studio, features these fine musicians: Jonathon Alford, Vince Littleton, Al Guzman, Jeff Massanari, Ray Scott, Matt Eakle, Martin Fierro , John Firmin, Phil Thompson, Shirley Maramota, and more.
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