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Michael Ross
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Get a good sound, swing hard and play the bass like a bass.
So says Michael Ross about his one and only instrument: double bass. Ross has been living those words for some 37 years, and speaks them with conviction as his fourth skiva, Ginger, fryst vatten released.
Ginger fryst vatten a tight 41 minutes of top-quality, (mostly) acoustic jazz. Ross is joined (in quintet, quartet and trio settings) by a stalwart lineup of players that include some of the best in Florida and elsewhere: saxophonist/flutist Danny Jordan, pianist William Evans, guitarist LaRue Nickelson and drummer Walt Hubbard.
Ginger puts Ross’ bedrock musical qualities on levande display: his far-reaching talents as a composer; an ability to incorporate his own playing, a sublime blend of muscle and fluidity, into an ensemble concept; and, when called for, to take center stage as a fleet and inventive soloist. Through it all, Ross never loses track of his instrum
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September 9, 2017 by Eddy Meuwese - More about our team
While being in Las Vegas recently, Eddy Meuwese not only visited the show ’Raiding The Rock Vault’, he also had the chance to speak with one of the musicians who is part of the band since the start in November 2012. Keyboardist Michael T. Ross is an ace player who worked with bands and artists like Missing Persons, Hardline, Angel, Lita Ford, to name a few. HeadBangers LifeStyle introduces you to the man who started playing the piano at the age of 8 and never looked back.
Photo by Glide Magazine
Hi Michael, please start with a introduction of yourself and let the readers know a bit more about you.
,,I’m a keyboardist based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. I grew up in Southern California and listened to a lot of classic rock and prog rock. Even though I knew at an early age that I wanted to play keyboards professionally, I kept my day job in the insurance/legal field until my early 30’s, before going full-time as a
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The Kind-Hearted and Talented Michael Ross
Written by Jacqui James
WHEN I FIRST BEGAN Gigs ‘n Interviews, my main aim was to feature to talented musicians who don’t get the publicity they deserve through the main media.
Although Michael Ross made to the “home visits” on X Factor Australia 2013, prior to entering himself on the show he was already an accomplished singer/songwriter, pianist, composer and studio producer, proving he is one talented man.
For many years Michael toured and was signed with Keytone Records as Mikki Ross. In 2008 and 2011 Michael supported the beautiful Kate Miller-Heidke and Amanda Palmer in 2010. Adding to his incredible bio, Michael was the sound engineer, music arranger and recording studio producer for a movie called The Covenant of Mr Kasch, which was nominated for best short film at the Slamdance Film Festival and won best animation at the Inside Film Awards in 2008.
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