Bass player Yolanda Charles makes it look so easy.
Is there anyone Yolanda Charles has not played with? Paul Weller, Robbie Williams, Marcella Detroit, BB King, Eric Clapton, Roger Daltry. Van Morrison, recording bass on a Michael Jackson session with Jermaine Jackson. Also working with Mick Jagger.
Yolanda Charles is headlining with Steve Lawson in Birmingham at Birmingham Bass Night II in May 2013.
A conversation between Steve Lawson and Jez Carr.
Avant garde jazz would be an understatement. Haunting piano.
Steve Lawson and Daniel Berkman live in Oakland
This is the second track released by Steve Lawson of his forthcoming album live with Daniel Berkman in Oakland, this taken from their second Oakland gig.
Steve Lawson and Daniel Berkman did two gigs in Oakland, January 2012. Hard to believe they had never met before the first gig, and rather than do two separate acts they would play together as a duo.
If you remember, Daniel and I did two gigs together in January, after being introduced by mutual friends Artemis and Keith Crusher – we met just before the first gig we had booked, and decided there and then that instead of doing two solo sets, we’d just play duo stuff all night. We did the same thing the second night.
This amazing piece is from their second night at the Orange Room in Oakland.
Steve Lawson on bass, Daniel Berkman on percussion and synthesiser.
The live album is not due out until later this year. In the meantime try 11 Reasons Why 3 is Greater than Everything and Believe in Peace.
Steve Lawson and the new Markbass Combo
Steve Lawson at the London Bass Show 2012 gives a tour of his gear, then plays Small Marvels from 11 Reasons Why 3 Is Greater Than Everything.
He makes it look so easy, effortless.
The reverb, the delay, distortion, fade, is not gear that lies somewhere between his guitar, that processes the sound when it leaves the guitar strings and reaches our ears, it is as much part and parcel of the instrument he plays, a holistic whole, as the bass guitar.
Phenomenal improvisation of Lionel Richie Hello by talented bass player Steve Lawson live at the London Bass Guitar Show 2012.
Methinks a Steve Lawson cover album is long overdue!
Albums by Steve Lawson, including his latest albums 11 Reasons Why 3 is Greater than Everything (2011) and Believe in Peace (2012), can be found on bandcamp.
11 Reasons Why 3 Is Greater Than Everything - Steve Lawson
Laid back, layered bass. If the title sounds somewhat Zen, then you have got the idea.
Steve Lawson plays some really cool bass, though he less plays the bass than weaves a haunting, Zen-like soundscape.
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