Learn from Great Upright Bass Teachers

My name is Jerry. I LOVE music and passing my knowledge on to others. I have played music for 35 years. I started on clarinet in 7th grade and soon after discovered guitar. I picked up bass in high school was awarded a full scholarship to play with the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra while majoring in music. I also played tuba for 2 years with the VSU Blazin' Brigade marching band.

Henry Harris is a graduate of Varina High School in Henrico, VA and is currently attending Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, NC. He is earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Performance with a concentration in Trombone. In hopes of building his skills in performance and also composition.

Doug Byrkit hailing from St. Louis MO is a singer/songwriter with the national recording artist group “Odds Lane” and the current touring/recording bassist for the International Blues Award winning artist "Mike Zito". Doug graduated from Southern IL University with both a BA and Master’s Degree in Music Performance.

Hello, and thank you for visiting my page! I've been a professional bassist in the northeast of USA for over 15 years. I've performed with broadway tours, internationally celebrated and touring rock & indie bands alike, and have produced musicians and artists of all types of genres.

Johnny Calamari (August 9th, 1975) is an American musician and songwriter, best known for playing the bass in various bluegrass, roots, and rock bands. Johnny was born and raised in Waynesboro Pennsylvania, a small Appalachia town near Gettysburg Pennsylvania, the site of the famous Civil War battle.

Mark Helias is a renowned bassist and composer who has performed throughout the world for more than four decades. After his studies at Rutgers University (B.A. 1974) and The Yale School of Music (M.M. 1976), he began his international career in the Anthony Braxton Quartet.

Hello! I have been teaching private lessons since the fall of 2006, and it's a true joy for me. I am a a multi-faceted bassist, active in a mixture of genres and ensembles. I have experience playing in orchestras, jazz ensembles, rock, funk, and blues bands, and am active as a composer and conductor as well.

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.

Benjamin is a musician in New York City. He has been studying music since the age of 3. His background includes Violin, Cello, Percussion, Drum Set, Voice, Electric Bass, and Upright Bass. He is a graduate of Berklee College of Music where he majored in Upright Bass Performance. He has studied with Dave Zinno, John Lockwood, Hal Crook, Bruce Gertz, and Susan Hagen.

Yaman Akdogan was born in Izmir, Turkey in 1986. He started music by playing guitar at the age of 11. He added the bass to his skills to fill in the bassist position in the school band. Later in high school, borrowing some jazz recordings from a pianist friend, he started getting into jazz music.