Jeff Curry

Biography

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Jeff Curry was born in Lewisburg, West Virginia, on February 6, 1978. His musical journey started at age thirteen, when he picked up the trumpet, and shortly after, the electric bass. Jeff was soon playing in bands and writing original music with other local musicians. At age sixteen, Jeff began studying the string bass and dove into the jazz world. He found himself in the bass chair of the swing/jazz band "Ghost Town Swing" After high school, Jeff went to the University of North Texas and studied with famed bassists Lynn Seaton and Jeff Braditich. There, Jeff had the opportunity to perform with the legendary big bands and small ensembles. While in Texas, he was able to play in many situations outside of school as well. Jeff toured the United States with "Little Jack Melody and his Young Turks" and played regularly with great Dallas musicians like Shelly Carol, Bernard Wright, Wayne Delano, and Brad Williams, just to name a few. Jeff moved to Tokyo, Japan, in 2004. In Tokyo, Jeff has been one of the busiest bassists on the scene. He has been recorded on many albums and has released seven albums of his original music. He founded and leads the bands The Outer Rim and Izmatik. He started "Jeff Curry Music," a business providing buy-out music for producers of various types of media. Jeff is also a regular member with many original projects in Japan and online. Jeff has also performed and recorded with artists in the pop world such as "The Jill-Decoy Association" and Koyanagi Yuki. Jeff has performed at the Tokyo Jazz Festival, the Denton Texas Arts and Jazz Festival, the Fort Worth Main Street Festival, the Toshima Jazz Cruise, and many other venues large and small in the United States, Japan, South America, Mexico, Tahiti, and Malaysia. Jeff is currently gigging and composing music for his original and commercial endeavors. As an in-demand session bassist, Jeff is recording his contrabass and electric bass for clients around the world.

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Japanese

ジェフ・カリー

アメリカ、ウェストバージニア州出身。

13歳よりトランペットを始め、16歳でコントラバス、エレキベースを始める。

ジャズの名門校ノーステキサス州立大学入学。プロとして、ジャズフェスティバルや著名ミュージシャンのバンドのツアーに参加。2004年に来日。

メジャーアーティストのレコーディングに多数参加する他、作詞家、作曲家としても映画やCMなど楽曲提供を行う。

ジャズ、ロックを中心に演奏活動中。