women bassists

[tinkuting]

any women bassists here? and guys, any reactions to women bassists? =)

[4ropebottom]

Reaction? Sounds very cool. Would love to meet a female jazz bassist who plays a big upright

[ghostintheruins]

[Lowtonejoe]

Originally Posted by tinkuting

any women bassists here? and guys, any reactions to women bassists? =)

I like women bassists.

Let's face it, female musicians are hot.

And yes, just like some guys, some woman bassists can play well.



Joe.

[bloodfairy13]

right here!



There was a woman in the July issue of Bass Player who plays a big upright............

[Snarf]

Originally Posted by 4ropebottom

Reaction? Sounds very cool. Would love to meet a female jazz bassist who plays a big upright

http://www.esperanzaspalding.com/

[tzadik]

I'm right here. I'm not necessarily "hot" or "cool", but I do play upright,

[ghostintheruins]

I wish I could play upright.

[Lowtonejoe]

Originally Posted by tzadik

I'm right here. I'm not necessarily "hot" or "cool", but I do play upright,

And you like tea.

Mmmmm....tea....



Joe.

[tzadik]

Originally Posted by ghostintheruins

I wish I could play upright.

So go get one and play it. You can do it. :>

[Jeff Martinez]

There are some "hot" female bassists who are great players. Check out Mistina with The Prids.

Also, Aggressive Persuasion has a good female bassist.

[west*coast*bass]

Originally Posted by tinkuting

and guys, any reactions to women bassists? =)

The second part of your post, which I have quoted above, may come off as a sexist question even though you are female, you may want to rephrase that. My first thought was why should my reaction be different towards any musician based on gender? Am I supposed to react differently when there is a female bassist?

Look, if you play bass and are passionate about it, I'm listening, no matter what.

[Larry99]

There are plenty of excellent female bassists. Players such as the great Carol Kaye and Gail Ann Dorsey come to mind. There's been alot of recent buzz about a young Australian Jazz bassist named Tal Wilkenfeld tearing it up, already gigging with cats like Hiram Bullock and Kenwood Dennard... check it out:
http://www.talwilkenfeld.com/Tal.html

Originally Posted by west*coast*bass

My first thought was why should my reaction be different towards any musician based on gender? Am I supposed to react differently when there is a female bassist?

Reactions should not be different, but unfortunately, they are. I think its a legit question that merits discussion.

You're right, if a bassist can play then who cares what the gender is. However, since I'm a heterosexual male, so of course it's even better if I think she's attractive.

[j-raj]

Tal is a monster player... saw her at this last NAMM walking around with Richard Bona and playing at a few booths.

Kristin Korb and Jennifer York are two amazing bassists.

[srxplayer]

I don't know if she is a great player like Carol Kaye or my favorite Rhonda Smith but she plays Stingrays & Sterlings and she looks nice doing it so here she is.

Cindy from Fono.

[jgbass]

We're here, upright and electric bassists here at TB. Young and a little older.

And, my best teachers past and present are female bassists: Kristin Korb and Carol Kaye. Both super accomplished players too! Really, yes, its different being a female bassist, mainly because others are aware that you are female. Playing bass is as normal as breathing to me, but, the bottom line is that musicianship has no gender.

[JanusZarate]

What about Greta Brinkman from Moby?

There are a lot more female bassists than I'd originally thought.

[j-raj]

MC Divinity...

http://www.divibaby.com/

[bloodfairy13]

What's her name who plays with Prince? I can't remember.

[opivy3056]

Rhonda something........jones maybe?