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Marc Johnson

As a virtuoso bassist, versatile composer, and acclaimed bandleader, Marc Johnson has been a major innovator on the jazz scene for the past two decades. Born in Nebraska in 1953, Johnson took up bass at the age of 16, having already studied piano and cello. While completing his formal education in the celebrated music program at the University of North Texas, at age 19, Johnson began performing professionally with the Fort Worth Symphony. In 1977, he was on the road with the Woody Herman Band.

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Stevie Williams

Soul and Jazz Bassist, Stevie Williams, Launches Debut Solo Album, 4am. 2007 sees Stevie Williams, respected Soul and Jazz Bass player from the United Kingdom, release his first major solo album on his own Time on Earth Records label. The new groove fuelled CD 4am is distributed by Proper Music Distribution and is available to order at all major high street stores. The album is also available digitally through iTunes and all other online retailers

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Tribal Tech

Tribal Tech is a progressive fusion band, originally formed in 1984 by guitarist Scott Henderson and bass player Gary Willis. The band includes Scott Kinsey on keyboard and Kirk Covington on drums, and has produced nine CDs that stretch the borders between blues, jazz, and rock. The band is widely regarded for the prodigious talents of its individual members and for its importance to the modern fusion music scene, but has informally dissolved following the release of 2000's Rocket Science, with the various members pursuing solo careers.

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Andy Hamill

Andy Hamill is a bass player. He has played double bass and bass guitar with many artists from jazz to pop, including: 4 Hero, Lou Rhodes, Carleen Anderson, Ursula Rucker, Omar, Shea Seger, Mark Murphy, Larry John Wilson, George Soule, Bonnie Bramlet, Nitin Sawhney, Natasha Atlas, Chris Bowden, Boris Grebenshikov, Cara Dillon, Beth Rowley, Tracey Thorn, Kylie Minogue, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, John Hegley and Harry Hill.

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Buster Williams

Buster Williams is a prodigious artist whose playing knows no limits. He has played, recorded and collaborated with jazz giants such as Art Blakey, Betty Carter, Carmen McRae, Chet Baker, Chick Corea, Dexter Gordon, Jimmy Heath, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Herbie Hancock, Larry Coryell, Lee Konitz, McCoy Tyner, Illinois Jacquet, Nancy Wilson, Elvin Jones, Miles Davis, the Jazz Crusaders, Ron Carter, Woody Shaw, Sarah Vaughan, Benny Golson, Mary Lou Williams, Hank Jones...

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Laurence Cottle

Laurence Cottle is a session bassist best known for briefly being a member of Black Sabbath. He joined the band in 1989 for the Headless Cross album, but left the band before a world tour to support the album.

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Jimmy Haslip

Jimmy Haslip played on the Brother to Brother album of Gino Vannelli. He is a founding member of the Yellowjackets and made 2 solo albums; Arc (1993) and Red Heat (2000).

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Ray Brown

There is more than one artist named Ray Brown.
1 - American jazz double bassist
2 - Australian singer/guitarist 1. Raymond Matthews Brown (October 13, 1926

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