Anthony Crawford: Jazz vs Hiphop
Bassist Anthony Crawford shared this on his Facebook page and it immediately caught my attention. He recorded it as a demo for his Mirura MB-2 bass, and the song is just as stunning as the bass. The story behind the music is incredible, too.
“This is a song from my last album, Urban Jazz/My Story,” Crawford explains. “I call the album ‘My Story’ because I let the listener in on some of my personal life stories that led me into recording the album. One of the stories that I share on my album is a time when I was over Stanley Clarke’s house. We were having Thanksgiving dinner and he told me to play the bass for him. It’s like he was asking me to do a concert for him. After I played, he said ‘What do I want to do as a bass player?’ I told him that I want to be a solo bassist. He then said I should write music based on the way I play and told me the time to start is now, not later. So that is a little back story why I wrote that song. I was just feeling kind of funky that day.”
In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.
