Jimmy Haslip - The Yellowjackets

musicianbassjazz

Aug 23

Episode Summary

This week's episode features Jimmy Haslip, another Monster of the bass. He played for years with The Yellowjackets of jazz fusion fame, and has done so much more. We talk about his early life in NY, all the amazing overlap between Jimmy and me in our lives, and then we do a Songfest. A great interview!

Episode Notes

Jimmy Haslip is a monster of the bass. He played for years with The Yellowjackets of jazz fusion fame. He’s also played and toured with so many other musicians and given over 1000 Master Classes and seminars.

KEY TAKEAWAYS: You don’t always need formal training for whatever is your dream. What you need is desire and hard work.

Robert’s featured song in this episode is “Joe Z” from the Project Grand Slam album Spring Dance. It just fits with a lot of the stuff that Jimmy Haslip has done.

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In this episode, Jimmy and Robert discuss:

Jimmy’s early years in the Bronx and Long Island
Seeing Billy Joel in The Hassles
His love of ‘60s music and musicians
The Yellowjackets years

The Songfest features:

Greenhouse (Yellowjackets)
Jing Chi (Chi Town)
Owosso (Arc Trio)
The Waiting Game (Elemental)
El Morro (Redheat)

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