simonastro

Bio:

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with extensive recording and live performance experience in jazz, latin, rock, classical and free improv, I can currently be found playing with:
the mountain firework company. . . . and see in friends below
bacalao. . . . is an 11 piece salsa outfit
cuatro monos. . . . my six piece son group
merlin shepherd kapelye. . . . in its UK incarnation
pollito boogaloo. . . . vallenato and cumbia from colombia
develeski orkestar. . . . balkan gypsy music

recording projects include the latest album "under your window" for
"natureboy" ( double bass and string/brass arrangements )
and I appear on the albums "clocks and clouds" and just released
"strange recollection" by "rosie brown"

and dep with "the magic number", "hot club of belleville"

Member Since:

February 17, 2006

Influences:

in any semblance of no order:
prokofiev, perez prado, mingus, miles, joni mitchell, schubert, eric dolphy, messiaen, jackie mclean, ravel, jeff buckley, paul chambers, j.s.bach, larry young, radiohead, paul simon, beny moré, wayne shorter, mahler, prince, eddi reader, stravinsky, alban berg, ivor cutler, nico saquito, andrew hill, art pepper, fela kuti, kocani orchestra, grieg, arvo pärt, john abercrombie, the beatles, brahms, gillian welch and david rawlings, guillermo portabales, philip glass, duke ellington, rickie lee jones, john surman, kate bush, inti illimani, vaughan williams, archie shepp, muddy waters, bobby hutcherson, serge gainsbourg, wu tang clan, tarif de haidouks, the be good tanyas, kurt weill, john coltrane, poulenc, charlie haden, django reinhardt, michael tippett, rufus wainwright . . . .

Sounds Like:

someone playing the double bass