In the world of Latin Jazz/Latin American music, John Ben tez is considered to be one of the greatest bassists alive today.
With five GRAMMY awards to his name and performance credits ranging from Tito Puente to Chick Corea, his impact on the music world is unquestionable.
The John Ben tez Bass Method Volume 1 is the first in a comprehensive book series forged from unique teaching methods developed over years of private instruction.
Volume 1 - Freedom In The Clave: A Rhythmic Approach To Bass Playing is a vast collection of rhythmic independence exercises designed to strengthen a student's overall rhythmic confidence and awareness in regards to the clave, thus facilitating higher degrees of creativity and expression during performance.
The book also contains five note-for-note transcriptions from various albums in Ben tez's discography to demonstrate how this master musician puts his own concepts to work in real time.
Volume 1 is a highly useful, one-of-a-kind method for bassists and other inquisitive instrumentalists alike.
About the Author Ian Stewart was born and raised in Syracuse NY and grew up with the sounds of his father's record collection which included the likes of Frank Zappa, King Crimson, Return to Forever and Weather Report.
He was also fortunate enough to begin gigging at an early age in the various bars, clubs and restaurants in the Syracuse and Rochester areas.
Upon graduation Ian continued his studies at State University of New York at Purchase College were he received his BM in Jazz Studies in 2008.
Here he would have the ability to study and take classes under Todd Coolman, John Faddis, Ray Vega, Charles Blenzig, Doug Weiss, Kermit Driscoll, Gerard Hecht, Pete Malinverni, Doug Munro and many other members of the Conservatory's esteemed faculty.
In 2009, Ian relocated to Chicago, where he would remain until 2013.
He quickly began performing around town with various acts of varying styles.
It was around this time that he met pianist Darwin Nogue.
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