George Kaye
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George Kaye is a bassist and Jazz instructor with a Bachelors Degree in Jazz Bass from Manhattan School of music. He teaches bass and the elements of jazz for any instrument. Residing in Holyoke, MA, he performs at various venues in Western Mass such as Castle St and the Vermont Jazz Center and occasionally abroad. George also maintains a recording studio in NYC.

INSTRUMENTS:

• 5/4 Size Bavarian Bass made by Ferdinand Seitz in 1827, fitted with Low C extension.
• 3/4 Juzak pre-war bass with violin corners
• Custom Upright Electric "Stick" Bass
• Yamaha Electric bass with "Jazz bass" pickups
• Electronics: Underwood pickups, custom on-bass preamp, Polytone and Walter Woods amplifiers, various speakers.

EDUCATION:

• 1997: Bachelor of Music, Manhattan School of Music
• 1979: Music study at College of St. Rose, Albany, New York.
• 1973: A.A.S. Degree in liberal arts, Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, New Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York.
• Education includes private study with Dave Holland, Ron Carter, Gene Wright, Glen Moore, Harvey Swartz, Homer Mensch, Jeff Andrews.

PROFESSIONAL MUSIC EXPERIENCE:

• Bassist with Houston Person & Etta Jones 1996-2001
  Performed or recorded with: Clark Terry, Al Grey, Zoot Sims, Jack Wilkins, Warren Chiasson, Joe Cohn, Terry Clarke, Jeff Watts, Houston Person, Nick Brignola, Tal Farlow, Doc Cheatham, Jimmy Giuffre, James Spaulding, Eric Kloss, Joe Lovano, Ralph LaLamma, Chip White, Ted Curson, Cody Moffet, Jackie Terrason, Diedre Murray, Etta Jones, Chip White, Randy Brecker, Terry Clark, Mike Wolf, Dakota Staton, Carrie Smith, Norman Simmons, Nicholas Peyton, John Faddis, Jimmy Madison, David Schnitter, Jack Walrath, Billy O’Hashi, Mina Small
• New Orleans, Toronto, Cape May, East Coast Jazz Festivals 1997
• Performed at the 10th, 14^th,15^th, 16^th, 17th & 18th Annual Floating Jazz Festivals, October 1992, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00.
• Toured Spain with Dakota Staton 1994
• Wolf Trap with Nick Brignola 1980
• Toured Japan with Michael Cochrane trio in 1990
• Toured Europe and Japan with Houston Person & Etta Jones 1998-2000
• Many, many casual and concert appearances
• Bass Clinic at the East Coast Jazz Festival, 2001
• Bass Clinic at Jazz in July at UMass, Amherst 2003

GARDEN PRODUCTIONS RECORDING STUDIO:

• Co-Owner and recording engineer of a 16 track digital facility located at 8 Broadway Alley, NY NY 10016.

SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY:

• Sentimental Mood – Houston Person Quartet - Highnote Records HCD7060
• Together at Christmas – Houston Person & Etta Jones - Highnote Records HCD 7058
• Ugetsu – Billy O’Hashi – Ear DB103
• Waiting – Mina Small – Charlotte 182

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