If Dave Bass is half as good at
making a legal argument as he is
at building a jazz vamp, count me
as one satisfied taxpayer.

GONE Receives National Attention

GONE hit #2 on the national Jazz Week charts after only 3 weeks. icon
The album also made the 2010 Jazz Week Top 100 Jazz chart and Mi Guajira made the Top 10 Downloaded MP3s list on AllAboutJazz.

Dave's compositions are vividly brought to life by saxophonist Ernie Watts, drummer/percussionist Babatunde Lea and vocalist Mary Stallings.

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Gone: The Dave Bass Quintet with vocalist Ann Roach

The Sixties: The Dave Bass Quintet

Excerpts from All About Jazz Review

If Dave Bass ever decides to give up his day job as a Deputy Attorney General, he can validate that decision based on the quality of Gone.

His compositions demonstrate inventive writing and arranging. Mi Guajira has a distinctively Latin beat, highlighted by a stellar solo from Watts that leads into a piano solo that would make Gonzalo Rubalcaba take notice. Another Ending features Bass sounding like the musical offspring of Mary Lou Williams and Abdullah Ibrahim, albeit with highly modernized rhythmic standards.

Gone exemplifies the capabilities of an artist who can combine a big-picture mindset and diverse talents. It's a great platform for the kind of musical and intellectual aptitude that can bridge varied attributes of an abstract process.

Read the full review of GONE by Karl Ackermann of allaboutjazz.com >>

 

Upcoming Events

  • Saturday, February 11, 2012

    Dave Bass Quintet & Friends

    7 to 10:30 pm

    The Fugu Lounge

    2071 Natomas Crossing Dr., Sacto

    Vocalist Meleva Steiert joins the Quintet to perform the Dave Bass Songbook.

    This show is SOLD OUT!

    Tickets for March & April shows are still available. See Gigs.

    www.thefugulounge.com

  • Saturday, March 10, 2012

    Dave Bass Quintet & Friends

    7 to 10:30 pm

    The Fugu Lounge

    2071 Natomas Crossing Dr., Sacto

    Vocalist Ann Roach joins the Quintet to perform the Dave Bass Songbook.
    Dave, piano; Mike McMullen, sax, flute; Matt Robinson, bass; Brian Kendrick, drums, Carlos Caro, conga and percussion.

    Great sushi and free parking.
    Reservations: 916 515-1958
    $10 cover charge

    www.thefugulounge.com

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