Bass Musician Magazine - SPECIAL August 2013 Latin Issue | Page 136

From Jazz, I love the Interaction; first called musicians, especially it’s like talking with your band- places like here in USA, time mates with notes, and you have is golden, and there is usually to respect and support each no time to rehearse, as you go other. directly to the gig. On the Afro-Peruvian music Of course reading and studying style, I’m best know because music theory is an important tool, of my work with Susana Baca. but you always have to use your I developed my own special ears and eyes to pay attention technique, listening to the lower to cues. Music is a professional notes (bordoneos). career, sometimes more difficult than others (I studied engineering From the acoustic guitar and can testify to this). masters: Vicente Vasquez; Félix Casaverde and Carlos Hayre; I learned to play chords on The three of them RIP now. the bass and to hear what is From master Cajon players: happening harmonically, and Chocolate Algendones, Juan see the structure of the song, Medrano Cotito, Caitro Soto, not only the note that is written. Eusebio ‘Pititi’ Sirio. Sometimes it isn’t the root, it could be the third, the fifth, flat BMM How important is reading five, etc. You have to know this to and studying music theory? create bass lines over the chord. Doing this helps you to compose DP You can communicate faster; and arrange, of course. If you want to build a career as a sidemen and be one of the BASSMUSICIANMAGAZINE.COM : AUG 2013 BMM What do you consider the