Michael Pipoquinha São Paulo, Brazil
Featured in almost every list of “most relevant contemporary bass players”, Michael Pipoquinha’s premature bass skills went
viral in the early 2010’s, gaining praise by giants of the instrument such as Victor Wooten and Stanley Clarke.
Mostly self-taught and rooted on the rich Afro-Brazilian tradition of styles and rhythms, he’s not just a virtuoso but a sensitive composer and improviser.
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Michael Pipoquinha recommends:
Ben Wendel and his guys just nailed this in every aspect. Daring melodies, harmonies, rhythms and improvisations, then the ensemble's unique instrumentation... Can't recommend this enough!
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I really had some fun with this music recently! I felt encouraged by Thundercat bold aesthetics to expand my own music's sonic palette. I guess you can catch that when listening to my newest album :)
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Chris Potter is an all-time favorite of mine, but what J. Francies and E. Harland brought to the table in Chris' latest releases really got me in a whole new way and greatly inspired my recent work.
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I was brought here after listening to a live performance of Makaya's on you tube. I instantly loved the song Holy Lands so much that I had to see if the album version was the same rendition as the live one. Then I listened to the whole album! Universal Beings is a just a groove... It's a mix of traditional and something new, very nice.
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