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Latest News: www.rocksquad.net has interviews with the guys up on their site.
A review of Jeff's Aneurythms is up at Jazz Times
| Stu Hamm's Bass version of the highly successful G3, features Billy Sheehan, Jeff Berlin, and himself. Each presenting their expertise and brilliance that made them all household names to every serious bassist and fans of great musicianship across the world. Between these three bassists they possess accolades that are almost
innumerable, including Best Rock Bass Player 7 times in Guitar
Player, and #1 Bassist awards in readers polls in the US, Germany, Japan, Korea, Italy, and many other countries. |
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| STU HAMM
- http://www.stuarthamm.net
Stu Hamm, known for his
stints with Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and G3, was voted Best
Rock Bassist two years in a row, and Best Jazz Bassist
and incredible three years in a row, and still is
the only player to be nominated for both in the same year, two
years in a row.
Hamm is one of Fender's premier artists/clinicians, and his
Hot Licks instruction video Slap Pop & Tap continues to be one of the best selling bass videos on the market.
Working closely with Fender's custom shop, Hamm developed the Urge and
Urge II
basses, two of the finest custom basses available.
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| BILLY
SHEEHAN - http://www.billysheehan.com
Billy Sheehan, of Steve
Vai, G3, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth, and Talas fame, brings
his chops that earned him the Best Rock Bass Player title
from Guitar Player magazine 5 times, an honor which
placed him in their "Gallery of Greats" alongside Jimi
Hendrix, Geddy Lee and Eddie Van Halen, to name a few.
In Japan, Billy won the
prestigious Player Magazine Readers' Poll for Best
Bass Player and unprecedented 14 consecutive times! |
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| JEFF
BERLIN - http://www.myspace.com/jeffberlin
Jeff Berlin is widely regarded as the best electric jazz bass player in the world. His double wins as number #1 Bass Player in Guitar Player Magazine, plus his extensive list of recordings and gigs have put Jeff as one of the most anticipated bass performers by music fans worldwide. He is the favorite bass player of musicians such as Geddy Lee and is the only bass player to have successfully crossed the line of music by playing with rockers like Van Halen and jazzers such as pianist Bill Evans. More information is at www.myspace.com/jeffberlin
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Bx3 Tour Band
| JUDE
GOLD - guitar - http://www.judegold.com |
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San Francisco guitarist/composer Jude Gold is Associate Editor of
Guitar Player Magazine and has performed, toured, and/or recorded with
JGB (formerly the Jerry Garcia Band), the Oakland
Symphony, DJ Spooky, Kirk Hammett, Eddie
Money, Merl Saunders, 2 Live Crew, George Clinton and the P-Funk
All-Stars, David Grisman, and David St. Hubbins (actor Michael McKean) of Spinal Tap. The versatile guitarist was tapped to appear on the Bx3 tour by Stu Hamm, who hired Jude to play guitar on his 2000 album
Outbound. |
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JOHN MADER -
drums |
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Oakland California native John Mader has been a very busy drummer the last few years. In addition to performing with several Miles Davis band alumni, John has performed on stage with Grammy Award winning artists Steve Miller, Pat Benatar, Patti Austin, Angela Bofil, and Lenny Williams. John also has toured extensively with Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley of the JBs (James Brown Horns/Parliament Funkedelics Horny Horns). Recently John has been touring with the Family Stone Experience (Formerly Sly and the Family Stone).
You can hear John's grooves on Patti Austin's Concord Records release "In and Out of Love" and Pee Wee Ellis' European releases "A Mighty Love" and "Live and Funky."
In his "spare time" John has also played drums for several Tony Award winning musicals including Disney's "The Lion King," "Rent," and the world premiere of "Wicked."
Check out his website at http://www.maderdrums.com/ |
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