Amanda Ruzza Archives
Bass Bash Returns for 2017
The Bass Bash is back for 2017! Coinciding with the annual Winter NAMM Show, this year’s event is bound to be another great one. The lineup this year includes bass legends and international stars, featuring Chuck Rainey, Michael League, Janek Gwizdala, Federico Malaman, Amanda Ruzza, Bryan Ladd, Tony Grey, Andrew Gouché, Ida Nielsen and Maurizio Rolli. Besides all the incredible...
Amanda Ruzza and Mauricio Zottarelli Release “Glasses, No Glasses”
It only took two days in the studio to capture the funky, no-holds-barred jams that define — bassist Amanda Ruzza’s album with fellow Brazilian, drummer Mauricio Zottarelli. The pair were joined on the record by keyboardist-saxophonist and Esperanza Spalding sideman Leo Genovese. The trio initially gathered in the studio to film a short video for Dunlop to demonstrate effects pedals....
Amanda Ruzza and Mauricio Zottarelli: No Glasses, Part 2
Amanda Ruzza has teamed up with drummer Mauricio Zottarelli for a cool new project aptly called Ruzza/Zottarelli. The duo is releasing Glasses, No Glasses in September. The album also features keyboardist Leo Genovese, who has worked with Esperanza Spalding. All of the tracks were improvised on the spot. “Everything was live, with no overdubs. Only pure rock ‘n roll,” Ruzza...
Amanda Ruzza Group: Melancia
Check out this great clip of bassist Amanda Ruzza getting down on Rique Pantoja’s “Melancia”. The performance was filmed during Cornelia St. Cafè’s Brazilian Jazz Festival in New York City.
Amanda Ruzza Releases Debut Album, “This Is What Happened”
No Treble readers will likely remember composer/bassist Amanda Ruzza, who wowed us all with her performance of “Confirmation” back in 2010. The bassist has just released her debut album, This Is What Happened. Born in Brazil and currently based in New York, Ruzza brings jazz, Brazilian grooves, and hard funk together on the seven-track record to create a unique yet...
Amanda Ruzza: Confirmation
Bassist Amanda Ruzza was raised by a mother who loved opera and a father who loved rock n’ roll, a combo she says helped her develop an “eclectic musical ear at an early age”. Amanda eventually attended Berklee in Boston, Massachusetts for a couple of semesters. In this clip, she and her bandmates take on Charlie Parker’s “Confirmation”, and nail...