Rob Wasserman
Rob Wasserman is an American bass player, who has played with a wide variety of musicians including David Grisman, Lou Reed, Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia, Bruce Cockburn, Van Morrison, Rickie Lee Jones, Brian Wilson, Elvis Costello, Mark Morris, Aaron Neville, Chris Whitley, Studs Terkel, Pete Seeger, Neil Young, Ani di Franco, Banyan and Oingo Boingo.
He is best known for his own work on the trilogy of albums, Solo, Duets, and Trios.[1]
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[edit] Life and career
Wasserman started playing violin and did not graduate to the bass until after his teenage years. He studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.[1]
Early on, he was playing with Maria Muldaur, Van Morrison, and Oingo Boingo. His 1983 album, Solo, led on to work with Grisman. Subsequent albums, Duets and Trios saw Wasserman engage with other musicians, such as Bobby McFerrin, Rickie Lee Jones, Cheryl Bentyne, Lou Reed, Stéphane Grappelli, Jerry Garcia, Brian and Carnie Wilson, Al Duncan, Willie Dixon, Branford Marsalis, and Elvis Costello.[1]
Despite copious sideman duties, his 2000 album, Space Island, incorporated more contemporary musical elements. RatDog occupied much of his time in the early 2000s, before stints playing with Gov't Mule saw him return to his own work on Cosmic Farm (2005).[1]
Wasserman was also a judge for the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.[2]
[edit] Family
Rob Wasserman's sister is the singer Cindy Wasserman, from the band Dead Rock West. His brother is author Bruce Arlen Wasserman (An Undiscovered Country, Horace Simmerman Literary Press, 2011. His daughter is the singer, Sara Wasserman.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Solo
- October 1, 1983: Solo
- January 1, 1988: Duets
- Jauuary 1, 1994: Trios
- January 13, 1999: Live (live 1988 & 1992 recordings with Bob Weir)
- August 15, 2000: Space Island
- September 26, 2000: Evening Moods (with RatDog)
- July 1, 2001: Live at Roseland (with RatDog)
- May 24, 2005: Cosmic Farm
- September 27, 2011: Note of Hope (Woody Guthrie tribute album)
[edit] Sideman
- 1982: Beautiful Vision - Van Morrison
- 1989: Flying Cowboys - Rickie Lee Jones
- 1989: New York - Lou Reed
- 1990: Mighty Like a Rose - Elvis Costello
- 1992: Magic and Loss - Lou Reed
- 1995: Naked Songs - Rickie Lee Jones
- 1996: The Charity of the Night - Bruce Cockburn
- 2011: Lulu - Lou Reed & Metallica
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Biography by Scott Yanow". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p7776/biography. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ^ Independent Music Awards - Past Judges
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