[Dixielandjazz] MKOM String Bass player - Ruth Davies

[David Richoux]

Just read an article about a very good jazz/blues/etc. string bass  
player I have seen many times - I don't really know if she has ever  
played "OKOM" but I bet she would do it really well ;-)

Dave Richoux
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http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12857690?nclick_check=1

here is a snip:

> For bassist Ruth Davies, it's all about the groove.
>
> In musician-speak, groove is what happens when players connect at  
> almost unconscious levels, when the bass, the drums, the guitars,  
> the whatever, have found the right patterns and times and dynamics,  
> and the music is happenin'.
>
> In simple music or in complicated music, Davies said, during a  
> recent phone conversation from her Oakland home, "It becomes the  
> goal to make sure the groove is happening.
>
> "Groove is all-important. If that means only playing one note, then  
> you have to learn to love that note."
>
> Davies has performed with a number of blues greats, including John  
> Lee Hooker, who was known for fairly simple chord structures.
>
> Which doesn't mean they were simple songs to perform.
>
> "The last gig I did with John Lee, which was a tribute to Charles  
> Brown, he was on one chord, that was it. I think it was E — and that  
> was it. But the groove is so strong!
>
> "If you look at people who go out dancing, they feel the groove."
>

and her home page: http://www.ruthdavies.com/