Greetings from the frozen land of Quebec!
I'm a bass player and ex-lurker on TalkBass, who just decided to come out of hiding

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I'm currently studying jazz, somewhere in between beginner and intermediate, and hoping to start gigging a lot in the next few years.
So, my preferences:
Bass Cats:
Victor Wooten, Billy Sheehan, Larry Graham, Charles Mingus, Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius, Bunny Brunel Tony Levin, Tony Franklin, Flea, Bootsy, Steve Harris, Geddy Lee, John Myung, Les Claypool, Steve Bailey, Dominique Di Piazza, Stu Hamm, Rufus Philpot, Ric Fierabracci
Drummers:
Dennis Chambers, Virgil Donati, Mike Mangini, Terry Bozzio, Simon Phillips, Steve Smith, Mike Portnoy
Any other Cats/Musicians:
Steve Lukather, Steve Vai, Steve Morse, Derek Sherinian, Jordan Rudess, John Petrucci, Zakk Wylde, Tony MacAlpine, Alan Holdsworth, Al Di Meola, Scott Henderson, Mattias IA Eklundh, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Louis Armstrong, James Brown, Eric Clapton, Van Halen, and so on and so forth...
As for bands/projects, any combination of these guys is fine by me...
Cy ya on the forums!
MircT