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
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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.
Dear Kai, I see you list P. Funk as an influence which is pretty clear to me after listening to a lot of Parliment for about 3 months, even hearing it in between sets at a Mandrill concert in D.C. The mentorship program looks awesome, way to play your part, sorry I couldn't resist, that last part just fits. Fred in VA
Hello!Kai!! Haw are you? Thank you for add! We are very glad for you to listen to our music! Reary!Realy! Thank you very much for your Hot messege!!!:)
Hey Kai, what's up? I haven't posted our YouTube jam yet but after looking at it the other day, maybe I should. It's better than I thought at the time.
Hey! Kai Eckhardt! Greetings from New York City. Thanks for the ADD which I consider quite an honor for me! We're from different spectrums but its great to connect... You have great stuff going on. Have to go back again and check it out in more detail. Lots of luck with your on-going work and the journey ahead. Madooo.. The guy with the "BEATLES TRIBUTE ALBUM FROM INDIA"
wow man, thanks for answering, theres few who take the time to answer, that's really cool of you, hope you come to guadalajara mex soon i just saw your agenda and you'll be busy to come here, i'll never forget the gig that you gave few years ago with mahacheck & mineman, had a great time
Hi Kai, hammermäßig, einen solch' Superbassisten wie Dich unseren Freund nennen zu dürfen ;-) Vielen Dank für Deine Freundschaft und Deinen netten Kommentar!
All the best to you aus old Germany Thomas von Ground Green
Hallo Bassmaster, es ist uns eine große Ehre Dich unter unseren Freunden zu begrüssen ;-) Vielen Dank für die Freundschaft und Deinen netten Kommentar!
Greetings to all of my friends around the world!
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