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Blue Notes

Your main gig is with bluesman Robben Ford. How did the gig first come about?

I started working with Robben in the fall of 2017. I knew that he was putting a new band together, and I know the other guys that got the call—I was lucky enough to get recommended by them. I first did a tour with him in late October of 2017, then we did the West Coast in the US, and then we went to China and Japan and played the Blue Note in Tokyo. At the beginning of 2018, he decided that he wanted to do a new record, so we spent the first part of the year working on that. We recorded Purple House here in Nashville, and following that we toured in the USA and Europe.

What bass gear did you use on Purple House and on tour?

Touring with Robben, I’m using my Mike Lull PJ5 and an Aguilar rig. I usually use two Aguilar SL 112 cabs and a Tone Hammer 500.

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