John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, George Brooks, Jaco, Kai Eckhardt, Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham, Victor Wooten, Vinne Coliuta, Coltrane, Miles, Timucin Sahin, PFunk, Parliment, Funkadelic, James Brown, Fareed Haque, Alan Hertz, Eric Levy
Click "NEW! Kai Eckhardt" to watch video of a jam session and lessons with Master Kai and Bass Player's Senior Editor Jon Herrera.
Download my new track "Gandhi"::HERE::
I am not a bass player, I am a musician who plays the bass
Check out my new photos! On the left is from the London Guitar Show and on the right: Jamming with the Druids
Kai Eckhardt is a Liberian / German bassist known through his work with guitarist John McLaughlin in the late 80's, Billy Cobham in the 90's and Garaj Mahal in the new millennium. Other career highlights include performances and recordings with: Trilok Gurtu, Stanley Clarke, Wayne Shorter, Patrice Rushen, Dewey Redman, Donald Byrd, Bela Fleck, Victor Wooten, Robert Walter, Karl Denson, Michael Franti, Larry Coryell, Warren Hill, Al Di Meola, Zakir Hussain, Vital Information , John Scofield and Bill Frisell.
His active career spans 3 decades. Kai is currently a professor at the Jazz School Institute in Berkeley, CA who frequently teaches clinics and workshops world wide. Teaching engagements include the Berklee School of Music in Boston, the Bass Collective in New York City, BIT in Hollywood, the Anton Bruckner Conservatory in Austria, the Indian Institute of Technology in Chennai, the Amsterdam Conservatory in the Netherlands and Victor Wooten’s Bass and Nature camp.
Kai Eckhardt�s current projects:
-Fusion Band Garaj Mahal, winner of the 2007 Independent Music Awards, and Chicago Music Awards nominee for 2009.
-San Francisco Rock Band Kbrandow
-Indian Jazz Band Summit featuring George Brooks and Zakir Hussain
-Turkish Diva Sertab Erener
-Funk Band RAD featuring Rose Ann Dimalanta
-Euro-fusion trio with Alex Machacek and Marco Minneman.
We are very excited about playing at such an awesome jazz club. We have some great sets lined up for you, so don't miss it. Friday and Saturday November 20th and 21st, 5:00-8:30p at Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago
Aaron Koppel -Guitar, Matt Nelson; (Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos) -Keyboard, Graham Czach; (Chicago Afrobeat Project) -bass, Robert Tucker (Matthew Santos) -drums
Hi! I've just uploaded a new demo track of my all bass waltz "Angel" as well as new demos of "Soulmates" and "And at the Going Down of the Sun" I hope you will get to check them out and let me know what you think :)
WE HAVE FINALLY COMPLETED FOUR ALBUMS FOR OUR FOUNDATION TO HELP THE NEW ORLEANS MUSICIANS IN NEED FEATURING LOUIE BELLSON, PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND, EARL PALMER, HUBERT SUMLIN, LEVON HELM, DR. LONNIE SMITH, JIMMY COBB, CHUCK E. WEISS, JAVON JACKSON, CLEM BURKE, LARRY CAMPBELL, AIRTO MOREIRA, COUGAR & RUBEN ESTRADA, WASHBOARD CHAZ, MIKE WATT, STEVE JORDAN, DANNY 'KOOTCH' KORTCHMAR, JOHN BOUDREAUX, JAMES GADSON, TANMOY BOSE, CLIVE BUNKER, IRA COLEMAN, PETER ERSKINE, JERRY JUMONVILLE, PETE LOCKETT, SANTA DAVIS, JOHNNY VIDACOVICH, SAM CARR, BILL BRUFORD, KEITH CARLOCK, STANTON MOORE, SOUHAIL KASPAR, AFRICAN MUSICIANS, NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES, GOSPEL CHOIRS, CLASSICAL ENSEMBLES, TAP DANCING, LATIN ENSEMBLES, MARDI GRASS INDIANS, STREET MUSICIANS, DJ RE-MIXES, ETC. . . CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT RECORD COMPANY TO RELEASE THESE WONDERFUL GEMS. PLEASE, HELP US SUPPORT THEE CRADLE OF MODERN MUSIC!!! REGARDS, FABIAN JOLIVET
It was Babaluwaiye! Your bass solo is absolutely disgusting! You are a phenomenal talent! I owned that album when it debuted all those years ago, and your bass line stained my brain. I had to find out who did that. Keep being extraordinary!
Hello, Kai! Much thanks for the add and your kind words! Much appreciate! Great being myspacefriends with so fantastic musician like you. Have a great weekend! Aleksey.
I have just checked out your page. Wow! I play Jazz Funk bass in another band, but I can't touch the groove here. Love it ! Love it! Love it! I think I will be here a while.
Thanks for your kind words. I'm really glad you mentioned the lyrics. We put a lot of effort into that area. I'm off to check your page out now. Respect friend...
Hey I've made more updates to my myspace. I've added three brand new solo bass tracks "Ad Vitam Aeturnam" , "The Meaning of Times Passing" , "Are We Smokin'?" and brand new recording of "Two Minds"........Hope you get to check them out and let me know what you think :)
hi this is vijayan almeida lead guitar/songwriter of KIXMET thanks 4 bein friends
Have a rocking week thanks for your support! hope you like our latest video "because I Love You" if you like our sound demand us thru the DEMAND IT tool on our page so we can include your city in our tour plans email me at vijayanalmeida@yahoo.com for a free copy of the mp3 single
Hey I've just uploaded a new demo track to my myspace called "Ad vitam aeternam ", I hope you will get chance to check it out and let me know what you think :)
Greetings to all of my friends around the world!
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