Who Did You Study With and Can You Share Something They Taught You? - Jazz Legends Q.2

Legends of Jazz Bass Interview Series - Question 2

Welcome to question 2 of our new interview series asking five questions to ten of the world’s best jazz double bass players. In this video, we asked:

Who did you study with
and
can you share something they taught you which made a big impact on your development?

Watch the video below to discover the best advice these extraordinary bassists learnt from their incredible teachers and mentors through the years. From lessons with drummers and classical fundamentals to learning through live gigs, these bassists reveal their wide range of experiences and lessons, many who have learnt from each other!

The list of artists and timecodes to their answers are below the video. You can find out more about the artists below the first video, here.


Artist Timecodes

And the artists they discuss.

00:30 John Clayton

  • Abe Luboff

  • Ray Brown

  • Murray Grodner

  • Eugene Levinson

06:52 Larry Grenadier

09:16 Brian Bromberg

  • Joseph Thomas Boyd

  • Rufus Reid

  • Buster Williams

13:44 Robert Hurst

  • Mike Grace

  • Dan Pliskow

  • Stuart Sankey

  • Ron Carter

  • David Baker

  • Edgar Meyer

14:49 Chuck Israels

  • Bill Ryan

  • Georges Moleux

  • Ken Fricker

20:11 Rufus Reid

  • James Harnett

  • Warren Benfield

  • Joseph Guastafeste

25:37 Ron Carter

  • Oscar Zimmerman

  • Robert Brennand

26:05 John Patitucci

  • Chris Poehler

  • Charles Siani

  • Abe Luboff

  • Tom Martin

  • John Schaeffer

28:23 Linda May Han Oh

  • Joan Wright

  • Greg Cohen

  • Todd Coolman

  • Scott Colley

  • Drew Gress

  • Rufus Reid

  • Jay Anderson

  • John Riley (drums)

31:44 Carlos Henriquez

  • Victor Venegas

  • John Schaeffer


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