Bruce Gertz
Bruce David Gertz (born December 15, 1952, Providence, Rhode Island) is an American jazz bassist. He plays both double-bass and electric bass. Gertz first learned to play guitar, then switched to bass guitar as a teenager, playing with local blues and rock groups.
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Bruce Gertz
- Born
- 15 December 1952
- Birthplace
- Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
- Occupation
- Jazz bassist
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- jazz
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He studied music formally at New England College and Berklee College of Music in the 1970s; after graduating from Berklee in 1976 he taught music there; he is now a professor of music. He worked with George Garzone in the Overtones in the late 1970s and was a co-leader of ensembles with Jerry Bergonzi from 1978 to 1989. He worked with Mike Stern both in the Bergonzi ensembles and with Stern's own quartet. From 1982 to 1985 he was house bassist for the Willow Jazz Cafe in Somerville, Massachusetts. In the 1990s he worked with John Abercrombie, Joey Calderazzo, Ken Cervenka, Adam Nussbaum, Danilo Perez, Dan Reiser, Kurt Rosenwinkel, George Schuller, and others.
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• Born — 15 December 1952 • Birthplace — Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. • Occupation — Jazz bassist
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- 1."Bruce Gertz". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 4
- Mastering the Bass. Book 1 (Mel Bay Publications)
- Walkin (Bruce Gertz Music)
- 22 Contemporary Melodic Studies for Electric Bass Vol. 1 (Bruce Gertz Music)
- Let's Play Rhythm (Advance Music)
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