Artist name: Brian Derek

Music style: Jazz,Worldfusion,Latin,Funk,Orchestral,Electronic

Famous Similar Artist(s): Jaco Pastorius,Pat Metheny,Josef Zawinul

Artist Description: A virtuoso of the Fender fretless/fretted basses with a lyrical and very melodic approach. Composes and performs all styles of music focusing primarily on Jazz, Worldfusion, Orchestral and improvisational music. Over-the edge chops on the bass with artistic sensitivity and an original direction in musical composition. Has won awards in the "Billboard Songwriting" competition for top 10% in the world for 2 original pieces. Brian also had music up on MP3.com and consistently had top 10 to number 1 hits under Jazz, Latin Jazz genres. The latest release "Absolute Music" (2002) is currently available at CDBaby.com/brianderek and is selling out fast.

Musical influences: Charlie Parker,Bela Bartok,Jaco Pastorius,The Beatles,Jimi Hendrix, Josef Zawinul,Wayne Shorter,Miles Davis,Thelonious Monk,John Coltrane,Cannonball Adderley,Ravel,Stravinsky,Debussy,Herbie Hancock,Keith Jarrett,Chick Corea,Pat Martino,Paul Chambers,Alpho

Artist History: Studies at Berklee included Performance,Composition,Arranging and Orchestration. One of the masters of the Fender fretless bass. Performances with Peter Erskine,Mike Stern,Pat Metheny,Jay McShann,Brubeck Bros.,Martha Ray,Joe Beck,Ali Ryerson,5th Dimension, Stephen Stills, Neil Sedaka etc...

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Instruments: Fender fretless basses,Fender bass,Roland bass synth,Percussion,Keyboards,Programming,Hubcaps

Album Names: "Cosmic Truth"-1999;"Clouds of Oort"-2000;"Jah Zambango"-2000;"The Sound of Emotion"-2001;"Absolute Music"-2002.

Artist's CD Sales Webpage: http://www.cdbaby.com/brianderek

Web site & Contact Info: http://www.cdbaby.com/brianderek