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Best bassists since 2000

#4
I have to assume that any bass player I learned about via the internet only -- rather than via live performances or records/CDs -- was someone I learned about post-2000. So that would include:
- Janek Gwizdala
- Ric Fierabracci
- Hadrien Feraud
- Michael League
- Sam Wilkes
- Esperanza Spalding
along with Joe, Mohini, Tal, Mononeon, and Thundercat, already mentioned.
(Don't know Dane Armstrong, but I like what @RattleSnack has to say about him, so maybe I'll check him out!)
 
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Jacob Umansky (Intervals) and Toby Peterson-Stewart (The Omnific) are two monster players that came to prominence in the 2010s. Both are said to be able to play pretty much anything you put in front of them. Both shine in terms of technical proficiency, but Toby plays some really melodic stuff too on his solo works.
 
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I like Keith Satterfield as he is also a bright light in the realm of bass players. He is the son Louis Satterfield. I met both Keith Satterfield and Joshua Crumbly through the ReverbNation platform and we are now fans of each other's music. Here is Keith Satterfield and his song "Breakfast With Arleen * Instrumental Mix".

 
#13
Oh, I just thought of another one...um, er...who's the thik guy with the baseball cap and neck-beard who plays with Mark Lettieri?
Definitely post-2000. And he's got a great pocket.

Edit: It's Wes Stephenson

 
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Bob_Ross said:
Oh, I just thought of another one...um, er...who's the thik guy with the baseball cap and neck-beard who plays with Mark Lettieri?
Definitely post-2000. And he's got a great pocket.

Edit: It's Wes Stephenson

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There are some scenes like Snarky Puppy, Robert Glasper and Tedeschi/Trucks & Warren Haynes that have so many great players and projects in their orbit.
 
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jerry said:
There are some scenes like Snarky Puppy, Robert Glasper and Tedeschi/Trucks & Warren Haynes that have so many great players and projects in their orbit.
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Y'know, it's funny how you and I (and presumably a crap-ton of other listeners) see the through-line between all ^^^those acts and make the connection... but oddly, one of the bands I'm playing in now -- a band which has a huge love affair with Tedeschi/Trucks, and Glasper, and Haynes, as well as Scary Pockets and all of Larry Goldings other projects, and the whole MM&W scene, John Scofield, Lettuce, and etc. etc. etc. -- hates Snarky Puppy!

I mean, I can easily rationalize how the whole Snarky Puppy scene differs from those other acts...but not so much so that I understand loving one part of that spectrum but hating another part. :shrugs:
 
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My vote goes to Ryan Martinie from Mudvayne. Even if you don't like their music his playing is unmistakable. By the time the 00's hit it was peak nu metal.
 

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