morrie louden

Member statistics

Website

http://[email protected]

Location

New York

Gender

Male

Current Setup

Pietro Rogeri circa 1714 upright bass
1961 Fender Jazz stack pod electric bass
several others-
Endorser of Epifani amplifiers and GHS strings -

Occupation

Professional musician

Favorite Genres

Jazz, Latin, funk, R&B. Fusion

Gigs and Ensembles

Morrie Louden Group touring

Influences and Teachers

Chick Corea, Francis "Rocco" Prestia, Tower of power, Herbie Hancock, Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorious, Keith Jarrett, Kharyn Leigh, Stevie Wonder, John Coltrane, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Michael Brecker, Lyle Mays, Kenny Rankin, Al Jarreau, Jeff Beck, John Mclaughlin, Rachmoninov, Beethoven, Puccini, and generally all classical music from the romantic era.

Available for Instruction?

1. Bass Guitar Instruction
2. Double Bass Instruction

Teaching Credentials

TEACHING For the last 40 years, upright and electric bass instruction has played a large part in Morrie Louden’s career. He is a highly regarded and experienced bass professional as well as an accomplished composer. Morrie is equally versed in rock, jazz, R&B and Latin bass styles. He actively performs throughout the US and Europe with The Morrie Louden Group and devotes a great percentage of his time sharing his knowledge and experience with others. Morrie is regularly called upon by his peers for his coaching and teaching abilities. Some of his current students include: PENN GILLETE of PENN & TELLER. JON CORNELL (Bassist) of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, DERRICK MURDOCK (Bassist) of THE TONIGHT SHOW with JAY LENO. His first teaching job out of college was at Backstage music in Santa Clara, Ca. (the original Dean Markley music store). He's since been an instructor at UNLV, UNR, Lake Tahoe Community College and the Young Artists Summer Jazz Workshop in Stamford Connecticut. Morrie is also sought after as a bass clinician/teacher of the history and evolution of the bass at clinics, seminars and for exclusive small groups. Such programs are usually followed by a solo performance. He plays and owns a 300 year old Pietro Rogeri (Italian) acoustic bass. PERFORMANCE Morrie has porformed with CHICK COREA, JOHN SCOFIELD, MIKE STERN, THE FIFTH DIMENSION, BARBRA STREISAND, ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, PAUL HORN, JACK JONES, ROBERT GOULET, DEBBIE REYNOLDS, DON RICKLES, PAUL ANKA, WAYNE NEWTON and many others. These experiences also led to performing with The New York Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall. Morrie’s latest solo recording “Time Piece” is an eclectic mix of Jazz and Brazilian music all composed by Morrie. In just two weeks of its release, “Time Piece” hit the Jazz Billboard Charts where it remained for eight months. Time Piece was also voted Top-Ten Jazz CD’s of the year. EDUCATION Morrie studied music at DeAnza College in Cupertino, California. METHOD A strong emphasis on physical development. Muscle development being the key to fluidity is a mantra with his teaching. He uses the German method ”SIMANDL” as a foundation for fingerboard technique. His teachings also include theoretic and harmonic applications as applied to all levels and styles of music. Morrie teaches electric as well as acoustic upright bass. CONTACT 212 767-9739 [email protected] www.morrielouden.com http://www.youtube.com/morrielouden http://www.facebook.com/morrielouden#!