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Genre: Funk / Jazz / R&B
Location LAKELAND, Florida, US
Profile Views: 21884
Last Login: 2/10/2013
Member Since 7/10/2006
Website myspace.com/davelowrey
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Bio
..Hi and thanks for checking out my music! ..I've been playing the Bass since I was 13. Here are some of the great moments of my journey... .. Started playing music with my best friend Guitarist STEVE CAYCE back in Junior High. (Steve, thanks for talking me into playing the Bass so that you'd be the guitar player!) Started some lessons with BOBBY PETERS and MICHAEL SCUITO...Local Bass Heros in the BALTIMORE area back in the 70's. .. Learned how to read music (But not enough to hurt my playin'!) through Essex Community College....Teachers - Arnold Craver, Ashton Fletcher, Dr.Asher Zlotnik, Chris Wolfe, Carol Kingsmore, Arne Lindquist. ..Went to the MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL 1977 in Montruex, Switzerland with the Pamoja Experience...which led to playing Bass with... ETTA JAMES - Live in Montreux 1977 with some great players...including, Etta's Musical Director/Guitarist BRIAN RAY (Paul McCartney and Shakira), Steve Ferrone/Drums, Richard Tee/Piano, Herbie Mann/Flute, Lew Soloff/Trumpet, Rick Wakeman/Keys, Klaus Doldinger/Sax. .. Professional Diploma from BERKLEE College of Music. Bass Teachers - Bruce Gertz and Whit Brown. ..Went on the road with the Showband "FLORIDA". Played Atlantic City (Harrah's) Aruba, Saudi Arabia(for Aramco) and various Marriot's throughout the US....ahhhhh...those were the days.... (Keyboardist and friend Mike McKnight from that group has been in the bigtime with Earth, Wind, and Fire, Madonna, and Mariah Carey to name a few) Way to go Mike! .. Moved to Tampa to play some Funky Jazz Fusion with Bob Macar and Lee Venters. .. Recorded with Lee Venters on his Album "388 Marlborough Street". I contributed my first published tune 'The Voice On The Phone" and shared the Bass Chair with Victor Bailey. Other guests on the CD were Kevin Eubanks (Jay Leno) and Dean Brown (Marcus Miller). .. Joined the Fred Johnson Group with percussionist GUMBI ORTIZ, now with AL DIMEOLA for the past twenty or more years. (I played Bass on an Unreleased CD with Gumbi and Keyboardist JEFF LANTZ called "GUMBI ORTIZ-SO NOW YOU KNOW" I even played a fusion Shuffle with BON JOVI"S Drummer "TICO TORRES" on the CD. ..Moved to LAS VEGAS to play with SANTA FE with JERRY LOPEZ (Clint Holmes), CLETO ESCOBEDO (JIMMY KIMMEL'S Band Leader and Sax), BRUCE CONTE, original Guitarist from TOWER OF POWER. ..Played Maxim Hotel Show "PLAYBOY'S GIRL'S OF ROCK AND ROLL" (A tough Gig but somebody had to do it...) ..Worked with amazing vocalist PAUL CHRISTOPHER CALDIERA thoughout Vegas. ..Gigs with CLINT HOLMES, opening for BILL COSBY. Moved back to Tampa for house gig with Jazz/Funk Cover band "Citiheat". ..Started gigging with Citiheat at DISNEY WORLD'S Pleasure Island Jazz Company. ..Became a DISNEY Cast Member gigging with the many groups that used to be throughout the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT,and Disney MGM...as well as some assorted gigs at Universal Studios... The Disney Gig's included "The Kids Of The Kingdom" (Shows at the Castle), The Hollywood Hit Men at Disney/MGM, The Candlelight Processional at EPCOT (It's Cool playing with a full Orchestra and choir with Danny Gottlieb on Drums, eh!) and the Tomorrowland Brass. ..Opened "Tarzan Rocks" as Band Leader/Bassist at Disney's Animal Kingdom. (Music of PHIL COLLINS) ..Played with Ex Rippington's Sax Man JEFF KASHIWA (Subbing for Melvin Davis) at The Pleasure Island Jazz Company. .."MOROCKIN!" at Epcot, Five days a week, Tuesday - Saturday in Morocco/EPCOT. ..Played with my friend SUNNIE PAXSON (Keys/STANLEY CLARKE) live and on three tracks on her "GROOVE SUITE" CD...one with guitarist LARRY CARLTON. ..But My MAIN GIG....is being a HUSBAND and a DADDY....that's what it's all about! PEACE, Dave. .. .... I edited my profile with ..Thomas Myspace Editor V3.6..! .... -
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Influences
BASS PLAYERS IN THE APPROXIMATE ORDER OF MY EXPOSURE TO THEM :.. Paul McCartney, James Jamerson, Carol Kaye, Larry Graham, John Paul Jones, Chris Squire, Anthony Jackson, Stanley Clarke, Alphonso Johnson, Paul Jackson, Jaco Pastorius, Jeff Berlin, Abe Laboriel, Oscar Pettiford, Charles Mingus, Paul Chambers, Eddie Gomez, Marcus Miller, Nathan East, Gary Willis, Alain Caron, Melvin Davis, and Victor Wooten. ..GROUPS AND LEADERS: ..The Beatles, Motown, Dusty Springfield, Donovan, Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin, YES, Pink Floyd, Chick Corea, Weather Report, Shakti, Ravi Shankar, Joni Mitchell, Spyro Gyra, David Sanborn, Gino Vannelli, Yellow Jackets, Steely Dan, Al Jarreau... Rodgers and Hammerstein, Disney tunes i.e. Sherman and Sherman and beyond. Mozart, Stravinsky, Debussy, Ravel. ...and every Top Forty Pop and R&B song I've ever loved and played ... how could it not be an influence?...... and Really First and Foremost, My Mom (Rest In Peace...She Could Sing!) and my Grandmother (Nana)....All My Love Forever, Dave. -
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Jaco, Weather Report, Marcus Miller, John Patitucci. Pat Metheny..These are the main influences in my song, "BASS FACE". ..My song "BASS FACE" appears on this profile page. ..I entered and WON the JAZZIZ MAGAZINE UNSIGNED ARTIST COMPETITION back in 1996 with my tune. It is definitely an homage to all of the Jazz Fusion I've listened to..."Bass Face" is dedicated to the Memory of the Late JACO PASTORIUS. ..John Patitucci was the judge for "BASS FACE'. It was the only Bass winning tune along with the other Guitar winners on the JAZZIZ CD "GUITARS ON FIRE-1996".. On "WHAT'S GOIN ON", I'm playing LIVE with my friend, Bob Macar's CONVENTION BAND, "SOUTHTOWNFEVER". I'm trying to do my JAMES JAMERSON impression. .. Thanks for listening! ..Dave.. P.S... Check out myspace.com/DaveLowrey for 4 ADDITIONAL TUNES!.. ....
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- DrBassFace2 years ago
I have six videos you can find on YouTube...Just youtube search "DrBassFace" and the ones that I posted (6) will come up, along with various one other people have posted of my EPCOT gig with Morockin...
- Barbara M. Schwab2 years ago
Hey!i love you music
- Mutant Bass2 years ago
Good day! Hows life and music??? It's been a while since I've been on MySpace! Hope all is well! Many new changes and additions have been made to the Mutant Bass website. Please stop by and visit! www.mutantbass.com
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All bass guitar lessons on this website are geared toward teaching you how to free up your musicality and discover your true musical voice on the bass guitar!
- Daniel3 years ago
Hey Dave, it was great talking with you again a few weeks ago, you sounded great as usual too! We haven't quite found the time to pay a visit to Marie's but Im definitely getting there soon. You said it was in Parkville right? Thanks again for the friend, rock on.
- *M*L*E*3 years ago
Hey Dave, Thanks so much :) Yeah, the quality is a really a bit :( but at least it's something, which is better than nothing :) I LOVE Regina Spektor, she's definitely someone I admire very much. I just read her bio the other day, very fascinating. I wrote a new song the other day inspired, after listening to her songs and reading her bio.
It's called "In The Strangest Place" I'm going to put it up there today or tomorrow. Did you subscribe to my channel? I think I subscribed to yours...Thanks again :)Emily - Bruce Gertz Quintet3 years ago
Hi Dave,
I remember you sent me a CD which you did a while ago. Was it the same one? It was nice man. I'll say hi to Whit. All the best and glad you're doing well. Bruce - Lindsey Blair3 years ago
Hey Dave, is Kieth still playin with you at Epcot? I'm going to Milan, Switzerland and Las Palmas with Gloria Estefan in July, and still on the Don Francisco Presenta TV show every week. Don't get to Orlando that much anymore. Was in tampa ealier this year with Jon Secada. Great to hear from you, say hi to Kieth, Chuck, Chris, Kendall, Brain if you see them.
- Joan3 years ago
Hiya! Berklee is Great! I am loving it. Doing summer session this year also. I miss you very much as well. What's going on in FL?
- robert higgins3 years ago
Thank You for Your Friendship...PEACE....Robert..
- Debbie Wright3 years ago
Happy Fathers Day Dave!
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