Everyone I have ever played with or heard, but especially.... Mingus , Ellington, Bach, Lester Young, Chopin, Stravinsky, Arvo Parte, Dexter Gordon, Cab Calloway, Cachao, Django Reinhardt, Chet Baker, Sam Cooke, Piazzola, Louis Armstrong, The Beatles, Hank Williams, Roy Eldridge, Radiohead, Sun Ra, Coltrane, Paul Chambers, Eric Dolphy, David Bowie, Bad Brains, Iggy and the Stooges, Son House, Danny Richmond, Billie Holliday, Taraf de Haidouks, Willie Nelson, Tom Waits, Grant Green, Hank Mobley, Red Garland, Ahmad Jamal, Errol Garner, Billy Strayhorn, Charlie Parker, Howlin' Wolf, Richard Davis, Willie Dixon, Francisco Canaro, and a whole bunch of others ...
Now based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Seth was raised near Washington D.C. by his yoga instructor mother and his Aikido instructor father. While still in high school Seth began performing in clubs around D.C. with his hardcore band Initial Reaction, in 1993 Seth moved to California and immersed himself in Jazz and Classical bass and vocal study. Now Seth is a busy professional performing with numerous ensembles. You may have seen Seth live or heard him on recordings with........................................................................................................... Tom Waits, Sean Hayes, Beats Antique, Mark Growden, Eric McFadden, The Hot Club of San Francisco, Ralph Carney, Jesse DeNatale, Vermillion Lies, John Schott , Smith, Gail, and Sasha Dobson, The Estate, Mia and Jonah, Myles Boisen's Past-Present-Future , Carneyball Johnson, El Radio Fantastique, Jellyroll, Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums, Graham Connah, Ben Marcato, Hal Stein, Ben Goldberg, Lucky Seven, Gaucho, and more too numerous to mention.
Looking forward to seeing you guys again next weekend. Hey, if you know of anyone that might be interested, we're doing a show at the Cell Space on Sunday. Kitten on the Keys is opening for the night show. The matinee is a family show!
Hey Seth, was aweseome having you guys down. Thanks for coming out to the middle of nowhere to put on a great show. Hope the sun didn't get to you. Love the music, good luck and cheers!
Your a huge influence to me man. Not just with your playing but also the fact that your into hardcore like i am, but at the same time you know jazz is where its at.
man... i really really really wish in my prayers that we can play together someday... really... i love what you do with out talents and gifts... god bless you and your music!!!
Hello, thank you very much for adding me. I really love your music. It is so cool, colorful and unique...and that are very,very rare qualities in the modern music world. I wish you all the best. L'art pour L'art Hyde van Vayn
