Bass Musician Magazine - SPECIAL August 2013 Latin Issue | Page 152

BMM What was your first bass, and how did

to be an American mus

you come by it?

influence and admiratio

great musicians from th
IB It was a Fender Precision Squier Bass. At

realized that my countr

age 6, I had shown some interest in a bass

given me a lot, from a m

that I saw one day at my house, but my father
waited and bought me my first bass when I

BMM What are your m

was about 11.

influences?

BMM Tell us about that very first day you had

IB John Patitucci has b

a bass in your hands.

my career; he is an ext

versatile musician. Afte
IB Although I didn’t even know how to tune

what he was doing on t

the bass or play one single note, it was a very methods and transcript
exciting experience. I remember that the first

signature instrument.

thing I played was an octave exercise that my
dad taught me.

Lalo Carrillo is another
He is mainly known as

BMM As a bassist born in Latin America,

Luis Miguel’s band. I re

do you find this to be an advantage or

lines opened new door

disadvantage?

and studying his appro

phrasing, my dynamics
IB Nowadays I consider that I was very

aspects of my playing.

fortunate to be born in Latin America because

I became familiar with many different rhythms, Some other bassists th
styles and ways of feeling and understanding

playing were James Ge

music in this part of the world. When I was

Abraham LaBoriel and

younger I used to think that I would have liked Guillermo Vadala.
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