Steve Bailey

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Steve Bailey
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Bailey performing at Stanford University
Background information
Born Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Bass guitar, double bass
Years active1981–present
Website stevebaileybass.com
Steve Bailey performing at the New York Bass Collective Steve Bailey.jpg
Steve Bailey performing at the New York Bass Collective

Steve Bailey is an American bassist. He is the chair of the bass department at Berklee College of Music. [1]

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Career

Bailey began playing bass guitar at age 12 and started playing fretless bass after he ran over his fretted Stuart Spector with his car. He started playing double bass after hearing Stanley Clarke playing with Return to Forever. He has been a faculty member at Coastal Carolina University and the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He was also a faculty member at Hollywood's BIT for 10 years. He is a co-founder of Victor Wooten's Bass/Nature Camp, which helps to teach bassists of all ranges. Thebassvault.com is also a joint project by Bailey and Wooten.

Bailey has worked with Ernestine Anderson, Bass Extremes, David Benoit, Tab Benoit, Michel Camilo, Larry Carlton, Paquito D'Rivera, Chris Duarte, Bryan Duncan, Brandon Fields, Dave Liebman, Dizzy Gillespie, Scott Henderson, Carol Kaye, Kitaro, T Lavitz, James Moody, Mark Murphy, Willie Nelson, John Patitucci, Ray Price, Toni Price, Emily Remler, The Rippingtons, Claudio Roditi, Billy Joe Shaver, Billy Sheehan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mel Tormé, and Jethro Tull.

His latest Album, CAROLINA, is a collection of 17 duets (one track of bass and another person doing what they do) featuring 17 different guests including Willie Nelson, Ian Anderson, Ron Carter, Victor Wooten, Mike Stern, Becca Stevens, Dennis Chambers and much more.

Bailey has "authored" 3 different signature bass models.

Discography

As leader

As sideman

Books

Videos

References

  1. "Steve Bailey | Berklee College of Music". college.berklee.edu. 1984-01-01. Retrieved 2024-06-17.