Smith/Higgins Band
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LAGUNA HILLS, California
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John Higgins, on piano, has over 20 yrs in the music industry. He has performed with Ray Price, Jerry Reed, Glen Campbell. At age 12, he played accordion on the Lawrence Welk Show for several episodes. As an expert sound engineer, he has worked for such stars as Garth Brooks, Ronnie Milsap, Vince Gill, Buck Owens. As a performer, he has worked with Willie Nelson, Wayon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles. He is a graduate of Fullerton College with a major in music.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Herbert Smith, on bass, has performed with numerous jazz artists including the late jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby, the late tenor saxophonists Eddie Harris, Teddy Edwards and Buddy Collette, trombonist Jimmie Cheatheam and veteran jazz drummers Sherman Ferguson and drummer/clinician Clayton Cameron. Smith and New York bassist Bill Lee were co-founders of the Los Angeles Bass Violin Choir, a group of prominent L.A. area bassists performing special arrangements by Smith and Lee. Bill Lee, father of director Spike Lee, and founder of the New York Bass Violin Choir, also premiered many unique compositions and arrangements in his son's earlier films. The Double-Bass choir consisted of Frederick Tinsley, the late Andy Simpkins and George "Red" Callendar, John Heard, Bertram Turetsky, and Herbie Lewis. Additional players to perform with the bass choir were bassists Roberto Miranda, James Leary and Alan Jackson. The late drummer Sherman Ferguson and Pianist Cecil Lytle also performed. Smith was invited to be a guest clinician at UC-San Diego Dept of Music to conduct a Master Class with Double Bass students with Professor and bass choir member Bert Turetsky.
Smith received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Performance in the Double-Bass from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) under the direction of Los Angeles Philharmonic bassist Frederick D. Tinsley in 1983. Attended California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in 1984 on a Masters Program scholarship to continue studying with Tinsley and perform with the CalArts symphony and chamber orchestras. Also studied privately on double bass with Harold Siegel, jazz bassists Steve Rodby, Richard Davis and Laura Snyder of the Milwaukee Symphony. Private study on electric bass and jazz improvisation with noted session bassist, clinician and author Carol Kaye. Received an outstanding performance award while a member of the UCLA Jazz Ensemble which featured alto saxophonist Dave Koz and trombonist Alex Iles.
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