Anthony Jackson, what a cool guy.

[6stringbassist]

And what an awsome talent.

He's been a major influence on my playing for ages, since well before I started playing a 6 string.

I was stood about 3m away from him, for two hours during a masterclass with him and Mike Stern, at the Institute for contemporary music performance (ICMP), in Kilburn London this afternoon.

He came across as being a really nice, down-to-earth, cool person, telling stories and passing on really useful advice.

Him and Mike Stern are currently playing with Dave Wekl at Ronnie Scotts in London.

They played a few tunes, and answered loads of questions.

His mastery of the 6 string is awesome, his sound was great, he played his Fodera through an Ashdown rig.

[fretless Bob]

i saw them at Ronnie's on thursday, theywhere amazing, asmy buddy who is a drummer and has never been to Ronnie's before was in shock when we left, reminds me of the first time i went there.

i couldnt believe how great his tone was, he played a solo using a volume pedal, it was amazing


Dave

[lukaas]

He also pulls THE BEST faces....

Shows how deep he feels it when he plays, like his hero Jamerson said, "You gotta play what ya feel"

Big Fan,

[Bernie Connors]

Wait wait wait......

Stern.....AJ.....Weckl.....

And I missed it!

I'm gonna go cry now...

That must've been an awesome show! AJ is definitely the man. No doubt about it.

[fretless Bob]

it was amazing!!

im so glad i caught it.


Dave

[matty589]

I saw it on Saturday night - all four guys were superb, but man, Anthony was something else. What was really cool was they sat and watched the house band play and got into them. Anthony has a real presence, even when not playing. I have no idea what tunes they played (each one was like 20 minutes long in any case) as I was not much of a Mike Stern fan but I am now - boy can he play!! The most impressive thing was the choices each player made, Weckl and Anthony were telepathic and have obviously been listening to a lot of new music as you could hear hip-hop and synth-bass imitations going on. And that sound! The bottom B was so tight and although not excessively loud, the bass both shook the room and was very clear. The chordal accompaniments were really cool using a lot of cluster chords with minor and major seconds, and he cut loose with a nice solo too. Shame his bass is like $15000! The guy is a total genius. One of the best experiences of my life. Do yourself a favour - if AJ is playing at your local bar or club, drop everything and get down there

[cnltb]

The only thing I saw as a bit of a downer was that they gave him a 4x10 Ashdown cab to play through...hardly high end, given what the bass could have sounded like. No idea what the room sound was like, as i was real close to the stage. Maybe it was more refined being fed via DI.
A great gig though.
Very special!!!
I am extremely happy to have had the chance to see it.
When I last saw him play, he was using his the stage acompany gear.
That was a good 14 years ago though with Metro

[Baryonyx]

Originally Posted by lukaas

He also pulls THE BEST faces....

Yep, I liked the thread we had here, "Anthony Jackson-the most uncomfortable looking player?"

[BassLand]

any pictures?