Sam Hayes Band:Sam Hayes (vocals, guitar), Kenny Silva (guitar), Ben Jackson (drums), Scott Trayer (bass).
Daniel Bruce's band from A Single Thread:Daniel Bruce (guitars), Brian Donohoe (saxophones), Ken Edwards (trumpet), Matt Lawless (keys), Ross Pederson (drums) and Scott Trayer (bass).
Joel Fountain's band from Saturn Return:Joel Fountain (drums), Paul Tynan (trumpet), Noel Johnston (guitars), Wayne Delano (saxophones), Steve Anderson (piano) and Scott Trayer (bass).
The Dave Shelton Quintet on The Music of Evan Weiss:Dave Shelton (piano), Evan Weiss (trumpet), Chris McGuire (saxophones), Ross Pederson (drums) and Scott Trayer (bass).
The Lenny Marcus Trio:Lenny Marcus (piano), Larry Scott (drums) and Scott Trayer (bass).
The Dave Shelton/Joe Janes Quartet:Jay Contrino (drums), Joe Janes (saxophones), Dave Shelton (piano) and Scott Trayer (bass).
Influences
All of these guys (!):
L to R: John Taylor, Gary Peacock, Kenny Wheeler, John Abercrombie and Peter Erskine.
And also....
Willie Weeks, Graham Maby, Terry Lafon, Eddie Gomez, Duck Dunn, Michael Rhodes, Steve Swallow, Joe Allen, Charlie Haden, Jay Anderson, Jimmy Johnson, Jack Dejohnette, Bill Evans Trio (all of them), Drew Gress, Joel Fountain, Joni Mitchell, Fagan and Becker, Dr. John Murphy, Dr. Scott Deveaux, and lately Dave Pahanish's songwriting...
Scott Trayer is a bassist, ethnomusicologist and educator. He has earned two degrees from the University of North Texas (B.M., jazz studies, 2000; M.M., jazz studies with ethnomusicology related field, 2006) and has also studied at Manhattan School of Music and the University of New Orleans. He has taught at Longwood University, coached small jazz ensembles at the University of Michigan, and has held teaching assistantships at the University of North Texas and the University of New Orleans. In 2005, Scott was the recipient of a Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation grant.
Scott's extensive travels as a professional musician have taken him throughout much of the United States, as well as Canada, Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Russia, Estonia, Germany, Finland, Denmark, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Portugal, Monaco, Italy, Croatia, Greece, Turkey, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands. Part of 2007 was spent touring with Grammy-award nominated singer/songwriter Adrienne Young, and during 2008 he spent over five months touring Europe with a miniature big band. He appears on several recent recordings including guitarist Daniel Bruce's "A Single Thread" (NohJoh Music), drummer/composer Joel Fountain's "Saturn Return" (SITMOM Records), and pianist Lenny Marcus's 2007 CD "Deeper Still" (Flat 5 Press & Recording). More recently, he has recorded with jazz pianist Jimmie Landry whose CD is due to be released in early 2009, and he has completed a film soundtrack project with pianist/composer Lenny Marcus. Scott has also performed with Royce Campbell, Arturo Sandoval, John D'earth, Hod O'brien, Dave Larue, Makoto Ozone, Gunnar Mossblad, Stephanie Nakasian, Johnny Vidacovich, Marchel Ivery, Joe McBride, Stefan Karlsson, and Dave Stryker.
Aside from his professional activities as a bassist and composer/arranger, Scott is also an amateur drummer and saxophonist and also enjoys running—he has competed in marathons across the United States and Canada.
Scott is currently active as a freelance bassist, arranger, and recording artist, and also as a music scholar, and as an educator. He is currently involved in research projects investigating the improvised modern music of Norway and Sweeden, and old-time music in Virginia and North Carolina.
hey Scott! it was great to get up there with you too! I'll be running around all week down here saying 'hi' to old friends so I'm sure i can fit in some new ones too! see ya soon! ~Nicole
