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Jason Ridenhour - Bass, Composition
Trey Smith - Drums
Chris Williams - Sax, Rhoads, Organ
and Mark Rapp - Trumpet
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Influences
john patitucci, mike pope, jaco pastorius, tower of power, soundgarden, mike stern, rolling stones, bob marley, peter tosh, steel pulse, john scofield, victor wooten, chris cornell, anthony jackson, chick corea, herbie hancock, weather report, miles davis, john coltrane, sly stone, van halen, cheap trick, marcus miller, sting, john mayer, stump, monk, richard bona, the brand new heavies, the motet, the seven, the police, audioslave, jack bruce, tony levin, peter gabriel, billy sheehan, michael manring, iron maiden, u2, steely dan, louis armstrong, juliana hatfield, dennis chambers, jack dejohnnette, kenny garrett, led zeppelin, gary willis, frank zappa, billy joel, foo fighters, wanye shorter, sonny rollins, rhcp, wayne krantz, keith carlock, sly & robbie, rufus reid, sade, scapegoat, bill dickens, stevie wonder, the tragically hip, coldplay, oscar peterson, adam rogers, nathan east, stanley clarke, brian blade, michael brecker, will lee, michael anthony, art blakey, dave holland, charlie haden, scott lafaro, mingus, p funk, ben folds five, counting crows, max roach, dizzy, bird, etc....
Jason began playing electric bass at the age of 11, spending hours after school practicing. With his first gig at 16, Jason was playing in clubs he was not even old enough to patron. He quickly learned how to hustle gigs and began playing for a living at the age of 18. Constantly striving to improve and grow, Jason infuses passion and funk into every note. His infectious grooves are proof of his commitment to creating music that moves you.
Jason strives to inject lines into his playing that complement and expand the sound without overpowering the musical spirit of the piece. He is an experienced player able to walk into a gig, plug in, and hit the ground running without ever having played with the group. With an extensive musical lexicon, Jason is able to play most styles and rhythms with authenticity. His performance and recording credits include: Bump Squad, Derek Hoke Band, The Pondering, Tom Crowley, Plane Jane, Scott Smith, Natural Progression, the Chesterfields, Scapegoat, Eddie Bush, Melanie McMillan, and various other local and regional emerging artists.
Jason continues to occasionally play in and around Charleston, although he is currently focusing his efforts on recording. Jason has enhanced his musical resume by composing all the songs on his debut effort featuring worthy constituents Chris Williams and Trey Smith with a guest appearance by the ever charismatic Mark Rapp.
Hey man, you are sounding good. Very nice groove. To answer your question, yes, I dig on Kenny Garrett and Steve Coleman. Both are very creative sax players.
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