Paul Jackson
Paul Jackson (* 1947 in Oakland , California ) is an American fusion bass guitarist.
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Jackson began playing the bass when he was nine. He was viewed by his teachers as a musical prodigy. At the age of 14 he was already playing with the Oakland Symphony Orchestra , where he also took piano and bassoon lessons. Further education took place at the Conservatory in San Francisco.
He played with jazz musicians like Jack Walrath , the best known being his collaboration with Herbie Hancock on the album " Head Hunters ". Jackson was one of the founding members of the Headhunters with Herbie Hancock, with whom he also went on tour and made various albums, e.g. B. VSOP , recorded. His compositions "Chameleon", "Hang Up Your Hang-ups" and "Spider" earned him Grammy nominations from 1974 to 1976 . He played on various soundtracks, including a. A man sees red and Dirty Harry . In 1979 he released his album "Black Octopus".
Paul Jackson has lived in Japan since 1985, where he also worked with many well-known musicians such as Char, Tsutomu Yamashita and Sadao Watanabe .
He has taught at AN Contemporary of Music ( Tokyo ), Pan School of Music (Tokyo), Musashino School of Music (Tokyo), Berklee College of Music ( Boston ), University of California Santa Cruz and San Jose State University. Jackson has been an advisor to the Osaka School of Music since 2002.
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| SURNAME | Jackson, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American fusion bass player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oakland , California |