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Jazz musicians: bass instrument

129 jazz musicians in the atlas play bass instrument, including João Gilberto, Esperanza Spalding, Jack Bruce, Steve Morse and Thurston Moore. Open a profile for dates, discography and line-ups.

João Gilberto 1931–2019 · Brazilian musician, pioneer of bossa nova (1931–2019) Esperanza Spalding b. 1984 · American jazz bassist and singer (born 1984) Jack Bruce 1943–2014 · British musician (1943–2014) Steve Morse b. 1954 · American guitarist Thurston Moore b. 1958 · American guitarist (born 1958) Charlie Haden 1937–2014 · American musician and educator (1937–2014) Tony Levin b. 1946 · American rock bass player (born 1946) Ray Brown 1926–2002 · American jazz musician (1926–2002) Stanley Clarke b. 1951 · American bassist, film composer and founding member of… Ron Carter b. 1937 · American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer (born 1937) Big Joe Turner 1911–1985 · American singer (1911–1985) Marcus Miller b. 1959 · American musician, composer and producer Meshell Ndegeocello b. 1968 · American singer-songwriter, rapper, and bassist (born 1968) Miroslav Vitouš b. 1947 · Czech bass guitarist, jazz musician and contrabassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen 1946–2005 · Danish jazz upright bassist (1946–2005) Victor Wooten b. 1964 · American bass guitarist Nathan East b. 1955 · American jazz, R&B and rock bassist, guitarist and singer… Randy Jackson b. 1956 · American bassist, singer, record producer, entrepreneur… Dave Holland b. 1946 · British jazz musician Percy Heath 1923–2005 · American musician (1923–2005) Fred Frith b. 1949 · English musician, composer and improvisor (born 1949) John Patitucci b. 1959 · American jazz bassist and composer Eberhard Weber b. 1940 · German musician Richard Bona b. 1967 · Cameroon-born American musician, multi-instrumentalist and… Avishai Cohen b. 1970 · Israeli jazz bassist, composer, singer and arranger Arild Andersen b. 1945 · Norwegian jazz musician Gary Peacock 1935–2020 · American jazz double-bassist Lester Bowie 1941–1999 · American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999) Bill Laswell b. 1955 · American musician (born 1955) Christian McBride b. 1972 · American jazz bassist, composer, and arranger Jimmy Garrison 1934–1976 · American double bassist (1934-1976) Thundercat b. 1984 · American musician and singer-songwriter (born 1984) Richard Davis 1930–2023 · American double-bassist (1930-2023) Eddie Gomez b. 1944 · Puerto Rican bassist Alphonso Johnson b. 1951 · American musician Trevor Dunn b. 1968 · American bassist Bill Dickens b. 1958 · American musician Jeff Berlin b. 1953 · American musician Steve Swallow b. 1940 · American jazz bassist and composer George Mraz 1944–2021 · Czech jazz bassist (1944–2021) Milt Hinton 1910–2000 · American musician and photographer (1910-2000) Victor Bailey 1960–2016 · American musician (1960–2016) Buster Williams b. 1942 · American musician Jamaaladeen Tacuma b. 1956 · American musician Lars Danielsson b. 1958 · Swedish jazz musician Sam Jones 1924–1981 · American double bassist and cellist (1924-1981) Jimmy Haslip b. 1951 · American electric bass player and record producer Mark Whitfield b. 1966 · American musician Cecil McBee b. 1935 · American bassist Aladár Pege 1939–2006 · Hungarian jazz musician (1939–2006) Slam Stewart 1914–1987 · American musician (1914–1987) Renaud Garcia-Fons b. 1962 · French upright-bassist and composer Art Davis 1934–2007 · American double-bassist Tom Kennedy b. 1960 · American musician Colin Hodgkinson b. 1945 · British musician Steve Rodby b. 1954 · American jazz musician Marc Johnson b. 1953 · American jazz bass player, composer and band leader Larry Klein b. 1959 · American music producer, songwriter and bass guitar player Larry Grenadier b. 1966 · American bassist Charnett Moffett 1967–2022 · American jazz bassist (1967–2022) Charles Fambrough 1950–2011 · American jazz bassist, composer and producer (1950–2011) Anders Jormin b. 1957 · Swedish double-bassist Max Bennett 1928–2018 · American Jazz bassist (1928–2018) Ron McClure b. 1941 · American jazz bassist Henri Texier b. 1945 · French musician Jerry Jemmott b. 1946 · American bassist John Clayton b. 1952 · American jazz and classical double bassist, arranger and… Reid Anderson b. 1970 · American musician; bassist, composer Jimmy Woode 1929–2005 · American bassist (1929–2005) Jonas Hellborg b. 1958 · Swedish bassist Roy Babbington b. 1940 · British bassist Phil Upchurch 1941–2025 · American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten b. 1971 · Norwegian jazz bassist Gary Willis b. 1957 · American musician Hugo Rasmussen 1941–2015 · Danish musician (1941–2015) Leroy Vinnegar 1928–1999 · American jazz bassist (1928–1999) Mo Foster 1944–2023 · British session musician, playing primarily jazz… Eric Alexander b. 1968 · American saxophonist Orlando "Cachaíto" López 1933–2009 · Cuban musician (1933–2009) James Genus b. 1966 · American musician George Duvivier 1920–1985 · American musician (1920–1985) Lionel Batiste 1931–2012 · American jazz and blues musician (1931–2012) Harvey Brooks b. 1944 · American bass guitarist Mads Vinding b. 1948 · Danish jazz musician Mark Egan b. 1951 · American jazz musician Walter Booker 1933–2006 · American jazz double-bassist Bob Cranshaw 1932–2016 · American musician (1932–2016) Gerald Veasley b. 1955 · American musician Major Holley 1924–1990 · American jazz upright bassist (1924–1990) Patrick Scales b. 1965 · German musician Reuben Rogers b. 1974 · American musician Lonnie Plaxico b. 1960 · American jazz bassist Scott Colley b. 1963 · American jazz bassist and composer Pierre Michelot 1928–2005 · French jazz double bassist (1928–2005) Jimmy Bond 1933–2012 · American jazz bassist (1933–2012) Carline Ray 1925–2013 · American jazz instrumentalist and vocalist Rufus Reid b. 1944 · American bassist, educator, and composer Don Thompson 1940–2004 · Canadian musician Philippe Aerts b. 1964 · Jazz double bassist Bo Stief b. 1946 · Danish musician Ben Williams b. 1984 · American jazz musician Øivind Bergh 1909–1987 · Norwegian conductor, violinist and musician (1909-1987) Monty Budwig 1926–1992 · American double bassist (1926–1992) Alec Dankworth b. 1960 · English jazz bassist and composer Nilson Matta b. 1949 · Brazilian jazz bassist and educator Teppo Hauta-aho 1941–2021 · Finnish musician (1941–2021) Ahmed Abdul-Malik 1927–1993 · American bassist (1927–1993) Robert Bell b. 1950 · American musician, founder of Kool & the Gang Carles Benavent b. 1954 · Spanish musician Matt Garrison b. 1970 · American musician Ira Coleman b. 1956 · American musician Ugonna Okegwo b. 1962 · jazz musician Alex Blake b. 1951 · American musician Cameron Brown b. 1945 · American musician Ernst Ulrich Deuker b. 1954 · German musician Chucho Merchán b. 1952 · Colombian bassist and guitarist Brian Bromberg b. 1960 · American musician Jay Anderson b. 1955 · American jazz double-bassist and studio musician Gerald Wiggins 1922–2008 · American pianist (1922-2008) Reggie Johnson 1940–2020 · American musician (1940-2020) Ray Drummond 1946–2025 · American jazz musician Graham Collier 1937–2011 · English jazz bassist, bandleader and composer (1937–2011) Jeff Clyne 1937–2009 · British bassist (1937–2009) Oliver Jackson 1933–1994 · American jazz drummer (1933–1994) Stuart Zender b. 1974 · British bass guitarist Wilbur Little 1928–1987 · American musician (1928–1987) Jamil Nasser 1932–2010 · American bassist (1932–2010) Malachi Favors 1927–2004 · American bassist (1927-2004) Eldee Young 1936–2007 · American jazz musician; double-bass and cello player…