Bass Musician Magazine - SPECIAL August 2013 Latin Issue | Page 65

bass player and always will be.

more when a sense of reality

In my opinion, elegance and

and truth becomes omnipresent

good taste are assets that a real

when I play South American

artist and musician can never

music or when I include South

leave behind and I think Jimmy

American rhythms or melodies

possesses all of that with his

in my concerts, which is exactly

amazing, deep and incredibly

what I’ve been doing for many

tasteful playing.

years, and what I intend to keep

Regarding other

on doing for good.

instrumentalists, my main

I consider myself a Bass Player

influences come from Chick

who plays Jazz and not a Jazz

Corea, Allan Holdsworth, Frank

Player who play Bass; when you

Gambale, Steve Weingart, Scott

take a look at the musical trends

Henderson, Vinnie Colaiuta,

on this matter, I see a very big

Dave Weckl, John Scofield, David difference in this perspective. For
Sanborn and the great Michael

me... first is Art, then Music, then

Brecker.

Bass and then any of the styles I
like the most.

How do you define the music

In my opinion, defining yourself

style you play?

is very hard, and perhaps the

I’m proud to say that I’m an

most inadequate thing to do, but

authentic South American Bassist abstracting from that, at this time
and not a bassist that was born in when I’m celebrating 25 years
South America. Surrounded by all of a fully rewarding career as a
of the traditions and customs of

bassist, I would like to say again

my country, it’s inevitable that my what I just said, but in a slightly
music will have all that tradition,

different way...

all that aroma, even if I intend
to play a Super Funk tune. Even
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