John Hébert
John Hébert (* 1972 in New Orleans , Louisiana ) is an American jazz bassist.
Live and act
Hébert had his first double bass lessons with Bill Huntington . He studied from 1990 to 1992 at Loyola University of New Orleans and during this time he entered a. with Steve Masakowski , Tony Dagradi and Johnny Vidacovich . He continued his education at William Paterson University in New Jersey with Rufus Reid , where he obtained a Bachelor of Music degree in jazz performance.
Since then he has lived in New York, where he has worked with musicians such as Andrew Hill , Lee Konitz , Paul Bley , John Abercrombie , Kenny Wheeler , Paul Motian , David Liebman , Uri Caine , Greg Osby , Bill Stewart , Marc Copland , Fred Hersch , Joe Fiedler , Maria Schneider , Andy Middleton and Ingrid Laubrock worked together. He also heads his own group, Byzantine Monkey . In Down Beat magazine's Critics Poll he was mentioned as "Rising Star Acoustic Bassist".
Discographic notes
- Michael Adkins Quartet featuring Paul Motian: Rotator
- Russ Lossing Trio: Phrase 6
- Gebhard Ullmanns Basement Research featuring Julian Argüelles , Steve Swell and Gerald Cleaver : New Basement Research
- Russ Lossing / John Hebert Duo: Line Up
- Jürgen Friedrich Trio: Seismo
- Michael Attias Trio with Satoshi Takeishi : Reku
- Andrew Hill Quintet: Time Lines (Downbeat Critic's Poll Album of the Year 2006)
- Mary Halvorson : Dragon's Head ( Firehouse 12 Records , 2008)
- Carl Maguire Floriculture Sided Silver Solid (Firehouse 12 Records, 2009, with Oscar Noriega , Stephanie Griffin , Dan Weiss )
- Taylor Ho Bynum / John Hébert / Gerald Cleaver : Book of Three ( RogueArt , 2011)
- John Hébert Trio Floodstage ( Clean Feed , 2014, with Benoît Delbecq , Gerald Cleaver)
- Adam Kolker , Russ Lossing & John Hébert: Change of Time (OmniTone Records, 2018)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hébert, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans , Louisiana |