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Biography

Court has been performing in the United States, Mexico, Peru, Cuba, and Puerto Rico since 1979.


From Bach to Bebop to Mario Bauzá, Court loves music where the bass line drives excitement, intrigue, and joy.  Court grow up on the upper West side of Manhattan. The sounds of every culture and jazz permeated his youth. With a strong foundation from City University of New York, Court has consistently sought out the magic potential of many styles of music, and in particular the function of the bass in those styles.


Court is a bassist, composer, arranger, producer, audio engineer, and teacher currently living near Seattle, Washington in the United States.


Court has performed with 

  • Hunter College Big Band
  • Solid Citizens
  • Phillip Greenleaf
  • Angelsong
  • Heliotroupe
  • Jeffery Morgan
  • Steve Munger
  • The Cajun Phantoms
  • The Mud Bay Jugglers
  • Sonny Simmons, Barbara Donald (on Arhoolie Records) https://jazzandblues.blogspot.com/2015/10/sonny-simmons-reincarnation-arhoolie.html
  • The Olympia Chamber Orchestra (co-founder) https://www.discogs.com/release/10880245-Timothy-Brock-Olympia-Chamber-Orchestra-Sunrise, https://www.discogs.com/release/15397922-BrockOlympia-Chamber-Orchestra-Faust
  • The Olympia Symphony
  • The Cascade Jazz Trio
  • Sunmay
  • The Siren, the Super 8, and Will Van Spronsen
  • Prio Notaro and Gypsy Moon
  • Karnamrita Dasi
  • La Casita
  • John Mason
  • Desamor
  • The Triangular Jazztet
  • The Neal Adams Trio
  • The Supersones
  • Arturo Rodriguez
  • Brendan's Little Big Band https://blbb.bandcamp.com/album/dreamescape
  • Marc Smason
  • Stacy Isreals
  • Susan Lowman Robinson
  • Son Los Que Son
  • Pablo Menendez y Mezcla
  • Charly Hernandez y su Salsa Premera
  • Ty Keenan
  • The Velveteen Lotharios https://www.facebook.com/VelveteenLotharios/
  • The West Side Trio
  • Eléré
  • Monamor https://www.monamormusic.com/
  • Yambambo https://yambam.bo

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Teachers

He studied music at City University of New York and has pursued private study with Glen Moore, Rick Laird, Chuck Metcalf, Bert Wilson, Ed Schuller, John Clayton, Kelsey Mines, Joe Saunders, Gaston Joya, Feliciano Arango, Jose Hermida, Eddie Resto, Dawn Clement, Marina Albero, John Cartwright, and Joe Santiago.

Glen Moore
Glen Moore
Eddie Resto
GastonJoya
Jose Hermida
Joe Santiago
Putter Smith
Feliciano Arango
John Cartwright and Jakki Whitren

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