Al Vorse-Upright and Electric Bass (Upright recordings coming soon...) Sam Rhode, Felicia Mitchell, Conan Malady, Dan DeMuth, Jimmy Bayard, Jonathan Haagee, Ebony Phillips...
Influences
BASS PLAYERS: Muzz Skillings, James Jamerson, Chuck Rainey, Jerry Jemmott, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Willie Weeks, Mike Merritt, Will Lee, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, Joe Osborn, Larry Graham, Bootsy Collins, Tony Levin, Melvin Gibbs, Mick Karn, Tony Grey, Fima Ephron, Squarepusher, MeShell N'DegeOcello, Chris Wood, Ray Brown, Dave Holland, Jimmy Garrison, Leroy Vinnegar.
EVERYTHING ELSE: Vernon Reid, Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, Nels Cline, Steely Dan, Fishbone, Tony Rice, Igor Stravinsky, Buddy Guy, The Roots, Rush, James Brown, Joni Mitchell, Joe Henderson, Funkadelic, Eddie Palmieri, Chris Thiele, Sly and the Family Stone, Herbie Hancock, Rollins Band, Sonny Rollins, OutKast, Cachao, Johnny Cash, Suzanne Vega, Erykah Badu, Junior Brown, Chris Duarte, Public Enemy, David Fiuczynski, Frank Zappa, Curtis Mayfield, Peter Gabriel, D'Angelo, Wilco, DJ Shadow, Alban Berg, Eric Dolphy, A Tribe Called Quest, Tori Amos, Reeves Gabrels, Led Zeppelin, Motown, Don Rich with Buck Owens, Shudder to Think, King Tubby, Roni Size, Johnny Copeland, Cocteau Twins, Stax/Volt, Dave Clark Five, Jill Scott, New Grass Revival, Police, Les Baxter, David Torn, Aretha Franklin, Los Lobos, King Crimson, Duke Ellington, Martin Denny, Pharcyde, Leon Theremin, Michel Camillo, Cream, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Sun Ra, Yma Sumac, My Bloody Valentine, Sam Bush, Jane's Addiction, Django Reihhardt, Salvador Dali, Jackson Pollock, Ernie Kovacs, Federico Fellini, Ed Wood, Orson Welles, Steve Nash, George Carlin, Bill Hicks, Dave Chapelle, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Adam West, William Shatner, Roger Moore, Telly Savalas...
Sounds Like
If a robot came out of a spaceship playing bass and invaded a Tiki Lounge.
Al Vorse is a versatile bassist who wants to make creative excitng music and play as much as possible.
I began playing electric bass at the insistence of my high school band director, and after hearing "Tom Sawyer" by Rush and "Long Distance Runaround" by Yes back to back. I played in a number of high school cover bands and then attended Normandale Community College where I took theory classes in 1992. I then lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for two years where I mostly just practiced. I moved back to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1995 and have have studied privately with such players as Anthony Cox, Jim Anton, Ron Evaniuk and Chris Bates.
I have played with such bands and artists as Freida, Cosmic Tricycle, Bionic Monkey, Metabots, Vulvox, Sacred Ground (Beef), Billy Johnson Road Show, Memphis, Tripolar, Invisible Ray Brown, Spunfuse, Michael James Wachner, Rebecca Leland, Mel's Diner, and Weathered Ivan. In September of 2006, I began playing upright bass and am practicing diligently to become a proficient player.
My main projects right now are the swinging doom metal band Sirens of Titan and Vertigo Sway, a group covering R&B, Soul and Funk from the 60s to today.
In 2008, I began freelancing and doing pickup work in projects ranging from jazz standards to pop to rock. I like listening to all kinds of music INCLUDING country music and rap (any one up for Loretta Lynn and Public Enemy?), but I have a passion for jazz music. Its the music that resonates with me most. I am on a long path to becoming a competent jazz musician.
I am hoping to network with other musicians to find both work and a creative outlet. I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4
How's the bass going? If you're not busy this Wednesday July 1st stop by the Artist's Quarter to see my group INGO BETHKE. A couple other bands will be playing as well. 9:00pm - ZEB CRUIKSHANK BAND (Zeb Cruikshank: guitar / Dan Musselman: piano / Zach Schmidt: drums) 10:00pm - INGO BETHKE 11:00pm - NICK CHAMPEAU QUARTET
How are you? Looks like you're giggin this Saturday but if you're up for it my group INGO BETHKE is releasing our debut album @ The Dakota. We're playing the Late Night Set @ 11:30. It would be awesome to see you again!
Geoff Senn: trumpet Shilad Sen: sax Stefan Kac: tuba Steve Gilbertson: piano Matt Peterson: bass Nick Zielinski: drums
Hi Al, nice tracks! Tell Dan DeMuth that Epstein says hello. We have a cool gig both nights this weekend (Mar. 13 & 14) at the Artists' Quarter in St. Paul - stop by if you're not gigging.
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Best, Faber.
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