Charlie Haden

Charlie Haden

male, 72 years old
Hard-bop musician, Post-bop jazz musician, Avant-garde jazz musician, Charles Edward Haden, Jazzbassist, double bass…jazz, jazz musician
Charles Edward Haden (born August 6, 1937) is a jazz double bassist, probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman....

Ray Brown

male, deceased (2002)
From Pittsburgh, double bass, trombone, john lewis, 52nd street, jazz…Double Bassist, jazz musician, Jazz double-bassist, Jazzbassist, Modern Jazz Quartet
Raymond Matthews Brown (October 13 1926-July 2 2002) was an American jazz double bassist. Ray Brown was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and had...
Christian McBride

Christian McBride

male, 37 years old
National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Neo-bop jazz musician, Jazz fusion musician, Pennsylvania musician, John Clayton, ray brown…Jazz Museum in Harlem, Jazzbassist, bassist, jazz, jazz musician
Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a jazz bassist. His father, Lee Smith, and his great uncle, Howard Cooper, are...

William Parker

male, 57 years old
Frank Lowe, Kora, Avant-garde jazz musician, Kora player, Other Dimensions In Music, Rob Brown…Jazzbassist, free jazz
William Parker (b. Bronx, New York City, New York, January 10, 1952) is an American free jazz double bassist. As a bassist, Parker is possessed of...

Scott Lafaro

male, deceased (1961)
New York road accident death, died in a road accident, newport jazz festival, double bass, Sicilian-American, Accidental death…Jazzbassist, jazz musician
Rocco Scott LaFaro was an influential jazz bassist. Born in Newark, New Jersey, LaFaro grew up in a musical family (his father played in many big...
Paul Chambers

Paul Chambers

male, deceased (1969)
From Pittsburgh, musician, jazz musician, jazz, American, bassist…Jazz double-bassist, Jazzbassist
Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers, Jr. was a leading jazz bassist of the 1950s and 1960s. His importance can be measured not only by the length and...
Lynn Seaton

Lynn Seaton

male, 52 years old
swing music, Nirvana, From Tulsa, Oklahoma, Jazzbassist, Bassman's Basement, swing…Institute of Jazz Studies
Lynn was born in Tulsa , Oklahoma , July 18, 1957. He began studying classical guitar at age seven, switching to string bass at age nine. While...
Steve Swallow

Steve Swallow

male, 69 years old
bass guitar, Jazzbassist, Plectrum, musical composition, double bass, real book…jazz
Steve Swallow (b. October 4, 1940) is a jazz bass guitarist and composer born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. As a child, Swallow studied piano and...
Eddie Gomez

Eddie Gomez

male, 65 years old
Edgar "Eddie" Gomez, Double Bassist, Stretch Records, stretch, Juilliard School of Music alumni, the juilliard school…jazz, Jazz fusion musician, Manhattan Jazz Quintet, Jazzbassist, jazz musician
Edgar "Eddie" Gomez (born October 4, 1944) is a Puerto Rican jazz Double bassist born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, perhaps most notable for his work...
Oscar Pettiford

Oscar Pettiford

male, deceased (1960)
Bebop cellist, Bebop double-bassist, American jazz cellist, American jazz bassist, Duke Ellington Orchestra member, Double Bassist…Jazz cellist, bassist, jazz, Jazzbassist, jazz musician
Oscar Pettiford (Okmulgee, Oklahoma, 30 September, 1922 - Copenhagen, Denmark, 8 September, 1960) was an American jazz double bassist, cellist and...