
Carson city jazz festival professional#
He has worked as a professional musician bassist/vocalist since the age of 15. Played with the Omaha Symphony, The Fargo Moorhead Symphony and The Reno Philharmonic. Scot Marshall has lived in Reno for over 30 years. The majority of the presentation will focus on the role of the bass in the 20th century in a variety of settings as the music and technique evolve over the decades. Scot will utilize a variety of instruments including: upright bass, Fender Precision bass, Fender Jazz Bass, fretless bass, 5 string, resonator bass & Bass ukulele.

The bass takes on many forms in its evolution from bowed orchestral application to plucked rhythm section lines providing the fundamental tone the rest of the music is built on that propels the ensemble forward. Seating is limited please reserve a seat by clicking on the Register Here button to the right.ĭetails 19:00:00 21:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Jazz & Beyond Music and Arts Festival Presentation: All About That Bass by Scot Marshall & Friends All About That Bass will deal with the origin, history, and evolution of the bass from the early 3 String monster Octabasse through early Baroque and on into the 20th century through today.
Carson city jazz festival free#
This presentation is part of the and free with preregistration thanks to support from and Scot is also still active as a professional musician and still plays many venues in our area. He is an advocate for music in schools and especially jazz education. He currently works at Cumulus Broadcasting in sales and promotions. He is currently the president of “For the Love of Jazz” in Reno.Scot has also worked in the broadcast industry in Reno for the past 20+ years and does voice-overs for radio and TV. He has done master classes with, among others, Gary Karr and Kurt Elling and studied jazz bass with the legendary Rufus Reid.

Educational as well as entertaining, the performance will emphasize the importance of the bass throughout history as the fundamental rhythmic and harmonic foundation of ant musical ensemble. Andy Heglund on drums and percussion and Scot Marshall on a variety of bass instruments.

The band features Graham Marshall on violin, Dallas Smith on woodwinds, Ron Savage on keyboards, Dr. Not merely a lecture, but a performance that features a quintet of some of the finest musicians in our area. All About That Bass will deal with the origin, history, and evolution of the bass from the early 3 String monster Octabasse through early Baroque and on into the 20th century through today.
