Ray Brown

male, deceased (2002)
From Pittsburgh, double bass, trombone, john lewis, 52nd street, jazz…Double Bassist, jazz musician, Jazzdouble-bassist, Jazz bassist, 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...
Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus

male, deceased (1979)
Post-bop double-bassist, Bebop double-bassist, Avant-garde double-bassist, American jazz bandleader, Progressive big band bandleader, Early Creative double-bassist…Jazz bandleader, Jazz composer, jazz pianist, jazz, jazz musician
Charles Mingus, also known as Charlie Mingus, was an American jazz bassist, composer, bandleader, and occasional pianist. He was also known for his...
Milt Hinton

Milt Hinton

male, deceased (2000)
American jazz double-bassist, Swing double-bassist, Wendell Phillips High School, Slapping, double bass, Jazzdouble-bassist…double-bassist, jazz musician
Milt Hinton born Milton John Hilton (Vicksburg, Mississippi, June 23, 1910; d. Queens, New York, December 19, 2000), "the dean of jazz bass...
Ron Carter

Ron Carter

male, 72 years old
Post-bop double-bassist, Third Stream double-bassist, American jazz double-bassist, Orchestral jazz double-bassist, Mainstream jazz double-bassist, Hard-bop double-bassist…double-bassist, Jazzdouble-bassist, double bass, jazz, jazz musician
Ron Carter is an American jazz double-bassist. His unique sound and great swing have made him a long sought after studio man — his appearances on ov...
Rufus Reid

Rufus Reid

male, 65 years old
Neo-bop jazz musician, bassist, jazz, Jazzdouble-bassist, double-bassist, Chicago Symphony…double bass, jazz musician
Rufus Reid (b. February 10, 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American jazz bassist, educator, and composer. He lives in the New York area.
Gary Peacock

Gary Peacock

male, 74 years old
Avant-garde jazz musician, University of Washington, ECM Records, Barney Kessell, Standards Trio, double-bassist…Jazzdouble-bassist, jazz, jazz musician
Gary Peacock (born 12 May 1935 in Burley, Idaho) is an American jazz double-bassist. After military service in Germany, in the early sixties he...
Dave Holland

Dave Holland

male, 63 years old
Avant-garde jazz musician, avant-garde jazz, From Wolverhampton, bassist, jazz, composer…Jazz composer, Jazzdouble-bassist, jazz musician
Dave Holland (born October 1, 1946) is a jazz bassist and composer who is a significant representator of avant-garde jazz.

John Clayton

male
Double Bassist, double-bassist, Jazzdouble-bassist, European classical music, jazz musician, Grammy…bassist, jazz, Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
John Clayton, Jr. is a Grammy-winning American jazz and classical double bassist.
Paul Chambers

Paul Chambers

male, deceased (1969)
From Pittsburgh, musician, jazz musician, jazz, American, bassist…Jazzdouble-bassist, double-bassist, Jazz bassist
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...
Stanley Clarke

Stanley Clarke

male, 58 years old
American jazz double-bassist, American jazz bass guitarist, Smooth jazz musician, Pennsylvania musician, former Scientologist, bass guitar…jazz guitarist, jazz musician, Jazzdouble-bassist, double bass, Jazz bass guitarist
Stanley Clarke (born 30 June 1951) is an American musician and composer known for his innovative and influential work on double bass and bass...