Felix pastorius is a rising young bass force poised to broaden the technical and musical conceptions of the instrument. Asked if he were intimidated, felix says, holy shit. Felix pastorius fretboard navigation triads part 2 youtube aguilar chorusaurus pedal demo with felix pastorius duration. Sep 24, 2019 young gun dane alderson follows jimmy haslip and felix pastorius as the newest bassist to swarm with the yellowjackets. Felix pastorius concert schedule has recently been made public. But wooten, who had met and played with felix while teaching at a bass camp, cut his solo short and introduced his young prot g. December 1, 1951 september 21, 1987 was an american jazz bassist who was a member of weather report from 1976 to 1981. Victor wooten is recognized as one of the worlds greatest electric bassists. View the felix pastorius schedule above and click the ticket button to see our big selection of tickets. Jul 23, 2019 it was victor wooten, an important mentor in pastorius life, who recommended the young bassist for the mutet gig nearly 20 years ago.
Apr 26, 2019 prior to that, at 16, felix had played in bobby thomas jr. Backbeat books has released the funky bass book, compiled and edited by former bass player magazine editor bill leigh. Jan 22, 2011 check out this amazing impromptu performance from victor wooten. Hudson music drummers collective 25th anniversary celebration. The best of victor wooten features his playing on 14 great tunes, which wooten transcribed himself. The son of bass immortal jaco pastorius, felix tried violin and piano before settling on bass guitar, at age 10, inspired by flea, les claypool and victor wooten.
Mar 31, 2020 bass guru is an online lesson site and app for iphone that features lesson packs taught by pro bass players demonstrating and sharing other insights and techniques. Over the course of his fivedecade career, victor has had a major impact on the art of the bass guitar through his innovative playing techniques, genreuniting music and his bass. Originally a guitar player, cody moved to bass when the band he was playing with. Presented with two hasliprecorded jackets covers, alderson makes them. At for bass players only, we take the frustration out of learning bass, so you can build confidence and thoroughly enjoy making music. Born to dorothy and elijah wooten, victor is the youngest of the five wooten brothers. Felix is the son of bass legend jaco pastorius, though his father passed away when felix was only five years old bass wasnt felixs original instrument, but he began building his own bass playing career after joining his first band at age 15.
Wooten is an american bass player, composer, producer, and fivetime grammy award winner, as well as an original member of the jazz and bluegrass band bela fleck and the flecktones. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Victor lemonte wooten is the preeminent bassist of his generation and one of the most influential bass guitarists in the 65year history of the instrument. I dont discourage transcribing him at all but he did the work for this book which contains tab so you can see exactly where he plays on the fretboard.
On sunday november 24, 2002, drummers collective, the premier drum school of the world, celebrated its 25th anniversary with an incredible evening of music. Prior to that, at 16, felix had played in bobby thomas jr. A bassists guide to surviving the coronavirus lockdown. In this book online video package, victor wooten bass workshop. I dont know if its unique but it is a part of my playing. Im on tour right now with bela and i play my compito fretless every night. This deluxe songbook includes notefornote transcriptions of. Hes a bass player best known for his amazing work with banjo master yes, thats right, banjo master bela fleck. Written by 5time grammy award winning musician victor l.
Late last month we broke the news that felix pastorius would be joining the yellowjackets, to fill the shoes of cofounder jimmy haslip while he takes a hiatus. His bass playing employed funk, lyrical solos, bass chords, and innovative harmonics. Victor lemonte wooten is an american bass guitarist, record producer, educator, and recipient of five grammy awards. The bandleader plays soprano sax and flute on the track, but the spotlight also shines on roy futureman wooten on exquisite drums, pastorius on bass, and burbridge on one of those late night ten. 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. I remember when felix first visited one of my music camps, said wooten, who encountered the aspiring bassist at his bassnature retreat in the tennessee woods back in 2001. He has been the bassist for bela fleck and the flecktones since the groups formation in 1988. Right from the beginning, fodera began applying classic, oldworld building techniques to choice tonewoods to produce instruments that quickly caught the eye of such worldclass artists as victor wooten, anthony jackson, james genus, felix pastorius, and richard bona. He worked with pat metheny and joni mitchell, and recorded albums as a solo artist and band leader. 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.
Learn from victor wooten, nathan watts, ed friedland, mark egan, linda oh, felix pastorius, and many others with their super indepth lesson packs. The music lesson a spiritual search for growth through music the book that is helping musicians around the world form a stronger connection with music. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. All information within is expressly for promoter use only. Bass guru is an online lesson site and app for iphone that features lesson packs taught by pro bass players demonstrating and sharing other insights and techniques. Also present is electric bass guitarist felix pastorius, one of the twin sons of the legendary jaco pastorius, and fellow flecktone, drummer roy future man wooten.
The most important and influential bass guitarist in the 66year history of the fender precision he played, south carolinaborn, detroitraised james jamerson wrote the bible on bass line construction and development, feel, syncopation, tone, touch, and phrasing, while raising the artistry of improvised bass playing in popular music to zenith levels. When haslip ultimately decided not to return, pastorius stayed on and went into the. The language of music and how to speak it, victor reveals his musical soul. 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. Felix pastorius the son of bass immortal jaco pastorius, felix tried violin and piano before settling on bass guitar, at age 10, inspired by flea, les claypool and victor wooten. Victor lemonte wooten is an american bass player, composer, author, and producer, and has been the recipient of five grammy awards. This came as a shock to many fans as the switch would end the veteran bassists 30year tenure with the group. This extraordinary twodvd set features fantastic footage of this historic night of music, with performances by some of the most creative and influential drummers and bass players in the world. Carter penned several bass method books, and taught at city college of new york, where he remains professor emeritus. This page is dedicated to providing materials for promoting victor wooten or the victor wooten band. On sunday november 24, 2002, drummers collective, the world premier drum school, celebrated its 25th anniversary with an incredible evening of music featured performers included some of the most creative and influential drum. Originally a guitar player, cody moved to bass when the band he was playing with, jonathan scales fourchestra, needed a bass player. Since 2017 he has played bass for the metal band nitro. He is also the author of the parable the music lesson.
Victor wooten songbook by victor wooten, paperback. The 100 best bass players of all time guitar world. Regi began to teach victor to play bass when he was two, and by the age of six, he was performing with his brothers in their family band, the wooten brothers band. As victor wooten says, he is to funk bass what the bible is to religion. This is from a studio session for the mutopia which came out in july 2008.
We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The wooten brothers victor wooten, joseph wooten, roy. I mean, this guy, it s not like he stopped and the lights came back on. Most recently, the congenial 6stringer has shown his growth and influence within yellowjackets on the quartets most recent outing, raising our voice, with guest vocalist luciana souza. Felix pastorius pursues multiple paths downbeat magazine. A spiritual search for growth through music, which can be purchased at a lower price at. Then, in november of 2002, felix emerged in a big way in new york, when bassist victor wooten presented the phenom at a bass day convention. Hear this incredible solo performance of the lesson featuring the emg jvx and emg pax bass. Agee, trumpeter rod mcgaha, and sousaphonist joe murphy expand the horizons of move your rug. Check out this amazing impromptu performance from victor wooten. Felix pastorius talks about recording with jacos bass.
Wooten has won the bass player of the year award from bass player magazine three times in a row, and was the first person to win the award more than once. Over the course of his fivedecade career, victor has had a major impact on the art of the bass guitar through his innovative playing techniques, genreuniting music and his bass nature camps. Discover book depositorys huge selection of victor l wooten books online. When felix pastorius joined the yellowjackets to fill in for jimmy haslip, the move was supposed to be temporary. This extraordinary 2dvd set features fantastic footage of this historic night of music, with performances by some of the most creative and influential drummers and bass players in the world.
Victor wooten, a fivetime grammy awardwinning artist, has graced the cover of bass player magazine five times. Look through our selection of felix pastorius front row tickets, luxury boxes and vip tickets. Dave weckl, horatio hernandez, john patitucci, oriente lopez, victor wooten, felix pastorius, steve smith, steve gadd, the. Victor wooten at mim music theater, phoenix, az, usa. Yet another was to treat pastorius the improviser as a maker of sacred texts. Felix pastorius talks about recording with jacos bass jaco. Cody wright has been rapidly capturing the attention of music lovers everywhere with his highenergy bass grooving, impressive pick playing and phenomenal twohanded tapping. Jeff berlin, the bassist, played a version of the bebop standard donna lee that pastorius used as the opening track. Victor wooten wows with his performance of the lesson solo live on emgtv duration. Featured performers included some of the most creative and influential drummers and bass players in the world. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Good luck transcribing victor wooten s tunes though, it will take you a while. It was victor wooten, an important mentor in pastorius life, who recommended the young bassist for the mutet gig nearly 20 years ago.
Regi, roy, rudy and joseph wooten, all of whom are musicians. Smv stanley clarke marcus miller victor wooten home. Felix pastorius could be coming to a city near you. Victor lemonte wooten born september 11, 1964 is an american bassist, record producer, educator, and recipient of five grammy awards. Transcribing bass lines is one of the best things you can do full stop. The online course is a lifetime subscription that accesses more exercises and lessons. He is a founding member of the eclectic group bela fleck and the flecktones and is recognized as one of the greatest living bassist today often drawing comparisons to jaco pastorius, and was named one of the top ten bassist of.
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