Some of the Distinguished gentlemen of the Orchestra I am playing with out here on the West Coast include: VIRGIL DONATI, TONY MACALPINE, DEREK SHERINIAN, MITCH FORMAN, GARY NOVAK, CHAD WACKERMAN, JEFF BABKO, ALLEN HINDS, DAVE HOOPER and JOEL TAYLOR.....
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REGARDING the TRACKS posted here 1)-ABOVE and BEYOND- this is an excerpt from a track I recorded recently with Joel Rosenblatt on drums and Helio Alves on Piano...
2)ONE WAY OR THE OTHER-a short excerpt from a track I recorded with DEREK SHERINIAN, feat: ALLAN HOLDSWORTH, SIMON PHILLIPS and JERRY GOODMAN.
3) Dog Boots 06-fun with Virgil and T.J.--featuring my first comedy bass solo...er...
4) DACW NGHARIAD--I just like the groove and bass sound on this one-plus the weird atmospheric stuff in the middle is all done on bass..subtle I hope!! AND-IF YOU LIKE IT, CHECK OUT THE C.D! Brythonwen is the artist, c.d. is called "Solus"
Influences
ALL the USUAL SUSPECTS...........
Nick Drake, Kate Bush, David Sylvian, The Police, Salif Keita, Weather Report, John McLaughlin, Karim Ziad, Jaco Pastorius, Anthony Jackson, Allan Holdsworth, Japan, Mick Karn, Percy Jones/Brand X, The Zawinul Syndicate,
Glenn Gould, Paco De Lucia, Vicente Amigo, Zakir Hussain, Karsh Kale, Squarepusher. Talvin Singh, Massive Attack, Morcheeba, The Propellerheads
Hi- this is London Born Bassist, Rufus Philpot-who first moved to New York City in 2000. Whilst there I recorded/ performed with some great musicians-some of whom I had listened to when I was still a teenager back in olde England.
Some highlights included touring Ecuador with Randy Brecker, playing with saxophonists Bill Evans, Aaron Heick,Bobby Watson,and Chico Freeman guitarists Julio Fernandez,Jeff Golub,Mitch Stein, Mark Whitfield, Vic Juris and the super talented David Gilmore-who just finished playing with Joss Stone, (and who will be playing with me in 2007!) keyboardists Bill O' Connel, Helio Alves, Hector Martignon, vibist Dave Samuels-a guest soloist with my own trio, JVR-which also featured Joel Rosenblatt-incredible drummer from Spyro Gyra and Michel Camilo's bands....
Also was on the Faculty of The Bass Collective,where I taught for four years alongside Kim Plainfield, Ian Froman and others...
Some other Big Apple Musical adventures... recorded with artists like Jeff Golub, Buddy Williams, Tim Ries, and Alex Skolnick...Then in 2004, I decided to move West-to L.A. to play with some new bands....
These now include Planet X(w/ Derek Sherinian and Virgil Donati) We have just recorded the new Planet X album-which will feature Allan Holdsworth and Brett Garsed on guitars...
Additionally, in the last two years here in L.A...I have either recorded or performed with these super chaps!
Thomas Lang,Simon Phillips, Allan Holdsworth,Jerry Goodman, Derek Sherinian, Brett Garsed,T.J. Helmerich, Gary Novak,Chad Wackerman, Mike Miller,Joel Taylor,Brandon Fields, Albert Wing,Scott Kinsey,Scott Henderson, Walt Fowler, Mitch Forman, Steve Weigart, David Garfield, Gary Meek, Marc Antoine etc...
The Virgil Donati Group-this also has featured Steve Weingart, Tony MacAlpine and the great Mitch Forman on keys...In fact we just returned from our second tour of Australia in the last twelve months!
VIRGIL DONATI GROUP Update-!!
JUST returned from Tour Of Europe-Virgil Donati and I headlined a Festival for Bassists and Drummer's in Stockholm,Sweden, then performed with Tony MacAlpine and Mitch Forman in Poland and Greece.
Also, if you go to www.rufusbass.com you can check out Virgil's SECOND ever clinic with a bassist (the first was with Billy Sheehan!!) which we performed in Australia.
It is available to download...
ALSO, I have done a couple of great gig s recently with the amazing Will Kennedy on drums (Will was the driving force behind the Yellowjackets for many years)
I am also JUST starting work with Ibanez Custom Shop on my third bass-should be really great..
Also, Down to the Bone, a great acid jazz group-originally from England...We tour the US every year-check the schedule for dates.....or look out for us atLong Beach and Newport Beach Jazz Fests in the Summer months...
Additionally, I have been giving Bass Masterclasses at both The Musician's institue (M.I.) and Los Angeles Music Academy (L.A.M.A.) and teaching an increasing number of private Bass Students too...
LATEST NEWS!!! K.P.H. Band-featruing Will Kennedy,myself and Greg Howe on guitar, and new arrival Dennis Hamm on keys-we are in Greece in Athens in Decmber!
I also just finished a cool show for ED BEGLEY JR. with the most excellent JOEY HEREDIA on drums!
I also endorse and am sposored by Ibanez basses-and La Bella strings..Ibanez are building me a great custom 5 string at this moment..
BASS INSTRUCTION: My bass instructional DVD is now available. Please see link below for details and purchasing info.
Anyone interested in studying privately with me should get in touch. I teach out of my studio, in Studio City!
To purchase DVD, contact me here: rufus@rufusbass.com
Also-here's some clips of Rufus, Virgil Donati and Mitch Forman live at The basement, Sydney in December , 2005 and at L.A's "The Baked Potato!"
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Bentley, eh? I have a Jaguar... but it constantly malfunctions... I'm literally at the Jaguar dealership every other week to have something fixed... ARG!!!! I just had to have that little cat emblem... :P
Thanks so much for the add! You're an amazing bass player & I love your style... not to mention you play with awesome musicians!! Are you playing in the S.F. Bay Area anytime soon?
hey rufus, try to come down if you are in town: The Satellite Orchestra Live -- Electro Funk The Temple Bar in Santa Monica, CA Thursday, May 22 11:00 pm $8
Hallo from germany and thank you much for adding me as a myspace-friend! Very good music over there! Dog Boots are my favourite! Best wishes from Leipzig! mspiano
