My Musical Influences

I learned how to play the stand-up bass before the bass guitar. As such, my first influences were “the 3 Rs:” Ray Brown, Richard Davis, and Ron Carter.

 

Some of my other bass heroes include:

  • James Jamerson
  • Charles Mingus
  • Stanley Clarke
  • Jaco Pastorius
  • Paul McCartney
  • Percy Heath
  • Donald “Duck” Dun
  • Miroslav Vitous
  • Niels Orsted Pedersen
  • Victor Wooten
  • Marcus Miller
  • Anthony Jackson
  • Adam Nitti

I don’t think I’ve ever heard a bassist from whom I didn’t learn something