Learn from Great Upright Bass Teachers

Clemens Rofner studied electric and upright bass (jazz and classical) in Innsbruck, Linz and Vienna. He works as a freelance-musician and as a member of bands like HI5, Indian Air, Jakob Zimmermann Trio and tiktaalik. As sideman he worked with Jazzorchester Tirol, Mino Cinelu, Franz Hackl, Adam Holzman, Kristian Järvi & Absolute Ensemble, Junge Philharmonie Wien, Florian Bramböck…

I have been playing upright and electric bass professionally for the past decade. I've been teaching private lessons for the past 3 years. I spent 9 years performing and touring with the 44th Army Band. I’ve gigged throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, playing with groups such as the Erik Jekabson Tentet, Salsabrosos, and the Julian Otero Trio.

Lopez writes melodic songs that stay with you long after the recording has finished. That doesn’t happen every day. It’s one of those criticisms that pops up every time we compare Pop Music to Jazz. Surprisingly, for a debut album, Lopez’ debut belongs on this year’s top ten list.” Cadence Magazine Jeff was born and raised in New York City, He has been playing bass for 40 years…

Ray Parker, originally from Toledo, Ohio, now resides in Brooklyn, New York. A short list of the jazz luminaries with whom he has appeared includes Dizzy Gillespie, Bobby McFerrin, Jimmy Cobb, Tom Harrell, Makoto Ozone, Danilo Perez, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Murphy, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, The Artie Shaw Orchestra, Christian Howes, Eric Lewis, Gary Burton.

Hello there! I'm originally from the central coast area of California and now live in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles county. Music is my passion and I love all styles. As a person I love video games, Disneyland, and relaxing with loved ones. Let's talk about what makes you passionate!

Andrew Martelle is an Orange County, California bassist and music educator. Andrew has played professionally with Bill Cunliffe, Freda Payne, and and appears frequently as a guest artist at Disneyland. He plays regularly in Orange County and Los Angeles in a wide variety of musical settings.

Walker Teret is a multi-instrumentalist and producer from Baltimore, MD. He has appeared on stage in 21 countries alongside an impressive list of artists including The Gene Clark No Other Band (with members of Beach House, Fleet Foxes, The Walkmen, and Wye Oak), Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, MATMOS, Lower Dens, Cass McCombs, Scarlett Johansson, Zane Campbell, and many more.

Hello there! I suppose if you’re reading this you’d like to walk away having learned a thing or two about me...I’ll do my best, but feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions. Originally from Toledo, Ohio, I am currently based out of Nashville, Tennessee.

Matt Booth is a bassist, composer, and educator based in New Orleans. Over the last decade, he has worked continuously in a wide range of groups and in various musical styles, both in the city and around the country. Presently, he is a co-leader of the piano trio Extended, leads his own group Palindromes, as well as the guitar trio Some Antics.

Federico Tassoni was born in Modena on the 26th of April 1993. He began to play trumpet at age of 14, pursuing classical studies with the well-known trumpet player Andrea Tofanelli at the Italian Classical Institute Vecchi-Tonelli of Modena.