Neal wooten, grew up on a pig farm in the northeast corner of alabama on sand mountain. Born in philadelphia, clarke headed to new york city right after college as a classically trained bass virtuoso. April 1st, 2008 marked the debut of two new releases by victor wooten. Since 2017 he has played bass for the metal band nitro. Victor wooten victor lemonte wooten is a unique human being. Berklee college of music boston ma, evergreen state college, olympia wa and california state universitychico chico ca. Launching his solo career a few years later, with a show of hands, it soon became apparent that wooten was also a major musical force, thanks to an organic and highly original approach. I spent the next 15 years studying how music works in the brains of musicians and their listeners. In part 1, he outlines his ten essential elements of music including such important and underemphasized areas as emotion and feel, dynamics, tone, phrasing, space, and listening.
Avec esperanza spalding, richard bona, victor wooten, dave. The language of music and how to speak it, victor reveals his musical soul. The best of victor wooten features his playing on 14 great tunes, which wooten transcribed himself. But just to be sure, stern summons victor wooten to play bass.
An extremely gifted and versatile bassist, victor wooten is a highly acclaimed performer whose work straddles the lines between jazz, bluegrass, funk, and progressive rock. Hes a bass player best known for his amazing work with banjo grand master yes, thats right, banjo master bela fleck. It features bootsy collins, mike stern, keb mo, carl denson, jd blair, derico watson, saundra williams, anthony wellington, steve bailey, will lee, dennis chambers, the lee boys, the wooten brothers, and others. Stanley clarke, marcus miller, victor wooten stanley clarke stanley clarke is nothing short of a living legend, having liberated the bass in much the same way that louis armstrong and charlie parker liberated their instruments decades earlier. Palmystery solidifies victor wootens rep not only as one of the most skillful, inventive bassists on the planet. Victor wooten is recognized as one of the worlds greatest electric bassists, and is considered by many to be the most influential bassist since jaco pastorius. Gigs with mike stern, maceo parker, bill evans, the brecker brothers, john mclaughlin, niacin, and steely dan would follow, as well as tone center records dates with bunny brunel and tony macalpine cab, uncle moes space ranch, greg howe. Victor wooten tickets in birmingham at saturn on wed, apr.
In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Despite being a touring band leader or coband leader for over two decades, this is the first concert recordingcd or dvd and it is well worth the wait. Victor wooten hay house publishing books, dvds, live. He was actually named bass player of the year by bass player magazine three times, which proves my point that hes a talented guy. Now the strongmanturnedauthor is retelling his powerful history, harnessing those same stunts as if they were performed in a superhero epic. It is a very engaging book with the mysterious character that is his mentor and guide. February 8, 2012 victor wooten to perform on late night with jimmy fallon and mike.
Victor wooten did an excellent job on this book i dont know if he had help or not but he expresses his self very well and his journey and path through his bass playing and music in general. Victor wooten and jimmy herring set to coheadline fall tour. Wooten has written a book about music called the music lesson. Folks, this is not a forum on religion, please keep comments to music only and please watch the profanity. Video by larry blumenstein video productions 9178172112 aaaaa.
He started performing in nightclubs and theaters as the bassist with the family band at age five and at age six was on tour with the wooten brothers opening shows for legendary soul artist curtis mayfield. Recognized as one of the finest electric guitarists among his peers, mike stern was born on january 10, 1953, in boston, massachusetts, but grew up in washington, d. This is attributable to his talents, yes, but also to the many different types of projects in which his talents have been presented over the years. Musicians as diverse as joe satriani, victor wooten, shawn lane, the brecker brothers and many others have been raving about stern. He now resides in milwaukee with his wife and three dogs. Mike stern born january 10, 1953 is an american jazz guitarist.
The victor wooten trio at the ardmore music hall article. Victor wooten is an extremely talented bass player from america, hes also a composer, producer, author and hes won five grammy awards, quite the achievement. Trip is the name of sterns new record, just in case you missed the play on words. Richard bona, victor wooten, anthony jackson, dave holland, tom kennedy. Born the youngest of five boys, he began learning to play music at the tender age of two. A spiritual search for growth through music by victor wooten pages. Wooten, now a fivetime grammy winner, hit the worldwide scene in 1990 as a founding member of the supergroup bela fleck and the flecktones. Written by 5time grammy award winning musician victor l. Socal jazz is back from safari to the auspicious musical instrument museum in phoenix, arizona. Victor lemonte wooten is an american bass guitarist, record producer, educator, and recipient of five grammy awards.
See more ideas about victor wooten, bass and music. Electric bass virtuoso victor wooten is a grammy nominee and the only threetime winner of bass player magazines bass player of the year award. Discography of legendary jazz guitarist mike stern. The victor wooten trio the ardmore music hall ardmore pa march 4, 2017 bass innovator victor wooten may not quite be a household name, but hes pretty well known as instrumentalists go. Neal is a columnist for the mountain valley news, an artist, standup comedian and an author. The best of victor wooten features his playing on 14 great tunes. Victor wooten s wooten woods experience with dave welch on trumpet. Mike stern band featuring victor wooten, dave weckl and. Victor wooten performs amazing grace on huckabee youtube. Unfortunately, stern had a trip of another kind in 2016. If you are like me, then you have been waiting for a concert cd or dvd from mike stern for a long time. He is an innovator on the bass guitar, as well as a talented composer, arranger, producer, vocalist and multiinstrumentalist. They helped me to draw out some connections, musical and poetic, that i hadnt seen. Wooten really was a superman, a twentieth century hercules, and anyone who witnessed this amazing strongman pull mack trucks, trains and planes will attest to this.
Highly regarded as a bass innovator, victor wooten has made a name for himself laying down the lowend for both bela fleck and during his guest stints with the dave matthews band, and in his own successful solo career. Victor wooten songbook by victor wooten, paperback. Continuing to blaze a musical trail with the band, victor has also become widely known for his own grammy nominated solo recordings and tours. Dennis chambers, mike stern, victor wooten 121506 pt. About bio discography gear press education educational resources vixcamps wooten woods vix records dates videos store contact. How it happened, the devastating injuries sustained, how it has impacted his. Discover book depositorys huge selection of victor l wooten books online. Victor wooten biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. By the time he was 3, victor was being taught bass by his oldest brother regi, and at age 5 he was performing professionally with the wooten brothers band. I shared my findings and my songs with musician friends, like rodney crowell, victor wooten, rosanne cash, paul simon, stephen stills, and joni mitchell. Victor wooten talks about the role of the bassist, his album palmystery, his book the music lesson and more in this feature article. Victor lemonte wooten got to music early, growing up in a military family in which his older brothers all played and sang.
Victor wooten for bass players onlyfor bass players only. Mike stern band featuring victor wooden, dave weckl and eric malach at the iridium jazz club. The book features complete transcriptions of all of mike sterns guitar parts and solos as well. Victor lemonte wooten born september 11, 1964 is an american bassist, record producer, educator, and recipient of five grammy awards. Mike stern and victor wooten plays with les pauls trio at the iridium jazz club. In this book online video package, victor wooten bass workshop. He was voted bassist of the year by bass player magazine three times and is the only person to have won the award more than once. A followup with guitarist mike stern was the primary itinerary for this trip. Books music media bio contact publicity photos past music performances books music media bio contact publicity photos.
All over the place is the fifteenth studio album by american jazz guitarist mike stern, released. Among other things, he is a loving husband and father of four. Mike stern is capable of playing blistering rock influenced jazzfusion, excellent bebop styled fusion and has an emotional range that is unparalled. Victor wooten is recognized as one of the worlds greatest electric bassists. This deluxe songbook includes notefornote transcriptions of. Here he makes his his heads up debut with this mesmerising 12song set.
See more ideas about victor wooten, bass and guitar. Palmystery heads up is his sixth solo recording and contains a collection of all new music. His work in blood, sweat, and tears was influential. Victor also wrote and performed the musical score to the audio book, which. August 9, 2012 victor wooten to release two new cds september 25, 2012 on vix records. He then began a solo career, releasing more than a dozen albums.
Tom kennedy, teymur phell, leni stern, dave weckl, lenny white, victor wooten, and more. He recalls, my parents and brothers were the foundation. Smv stanley clarke, marcus miller, victor wooten concord. He started performing in nightclubs and theaters as the bassist with the family band at age five and at age six was on tour with the wooten brothers opening shows for legendary soul artist curtis. March 8, 2012 hartford advocate interview with victor wooten. Now one of the greatest guitarists of any genre and one with a truly unique style has released a must have dvd. Top shelf names like randy brecker and bill evans, in addition to franceschini, provide trip with soulful wind. Wooten has done that on a host of recordings with the flecktones, on his own and with numerous other musicians, among them branford marsalis, mike stern, prince, govt mule, susan tedeschi, dave matthews, the jaco pastorius word of mouth big band and corea. Guitarist mike sterns new record all over the place features a veritable. Pdf download david lance goines poster book download online. Along with his acclaimed solo recordings, victor has performed with artists like branford marsalis, mike stern, bruce hornsby, bootsy collins. Stern was named best jazz guitarist of 1993 by guitar player magazine.
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