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Bass Player at Music Player Live! 2005

By BP Staff  |

Ah, autumn in New York. To wistful strolls through Central Park, streetside chestnut roasters, and heartwarming afternoon showers now add Music Player Live!, the season’s newest highlight.

Over a weekend in late-October 2005, players, manufacturers, the press, and music fans of all stripes sharedtheir musical passion at Manhattan’s Crowne Plaza hotel and at an incredible bass-heavy concert and award ceremonyin the historic Roseland Ballroom.

While the event offered hands-on gear auditions, seminars, masterclasses,and performances for many different instruments, it was particularly well stocked with bass action. Bass PlayerLifetime Achievement Awards went to jazz legend Ron Carter and rock iconoclast Jack Bruce. Seminars from DougWimbish, Gerald Veasley, Ron Carter, T.M. Stevens, Bakithi Kumalo, and many more fed the head, while a bassist-only cocktail party helped everybody cut loose.


Ron Carter
Jazz great Ron Carter received a Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by oneof last year’s recipients, Late Show bassist Will Lee.
Jack Bruce
Cream bassist Jack Bruce is all smiles with his wife Margrit Seyffer after receiving hisBass Player Lifetime Achievement Award.
Kumalo, Jemmott &Wilkenfeld
Paul Simon bassist Bakithi Kumalo introduces up-and-coming badass Tal Wilkenfeld toR&B legend Jerry Jemmott.
Roger Hart
Genz Benz booth maestro Roger Hart tore it up all weekend.
Jonathan Herrera & School Of Rock Players
Bass Player Technical Editor Jonathan Herrera gets down with a couple of players from thePaul Green’s School of Rock Music.
Chris Jisi with Ron Carter
Bass Player Senior Contributing Editor Chris Jisi interviews Ron Carter before a packedhouse.
Mike Gallaher
Adrian Belew bassist Mike Gallaher solos.
Bakithi Kumalo
Bakithi Kumalo goes overhand.
Doug Wimbish
Doug Wimbish digs way in.
Dave Ellefson
Dave Ellefson revels in feel-good metal.
Omar Hakim
One of the best things about MPL! were the spontaneous magicalmoments, like drum icon Omar Hakim chiming in on Doug Wimbish and Dave Ellefson’s seminar while Jerry Jemmottlooks on.
T.M. Stevens
T.M. Stevens turned a hotel ballroom into his own private arena at his seminar.
 

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