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Michael P. Lazarus
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| TIMBA Style Bass Vol.1 | Instructional | $9.99 |
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Boricua bassist, producer and latin music specialist.
Born and raised in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Michael is a North California Bay Area based music professional with recording, touring and teaching experience who specializes in Caribbean music. Now focused on original music projects and production, Mike is working in collaboration with international Latin music artists. Email him at: michael [at] puracepa.com.
Michael is also a columnist and writer for Bass Musician Magazine, an online bass magazine and community designed For Bass Players and Bass Professionals. Be sure to check out his articles -many of them studies of the bass movement in contemporary Cuban music styles like Timba. Join his BAJISTAS DE PURA CEPA [BMM Latin Music Bass Players] GROUP for special features and in-depth analysis of latin music styles from a bassist's perspective.
Currently the Advanced Bass Instructor at Sylvan Music in Santa Cruz, as an educator he is dedicated to the traditions of afro-caribbean and folkloric music. At Sylvan, located on the corner of Mission and Bay streets in Santa Cruz, Mike offers two fields of study:
Comprehensive Bass Instruction (all styles, technique, theory, reading and rhythm) and Beginning to Intermediate Rhythm and Latin Percussion (polyrhythmic studies, Latin beats). Email him at michael [at] puracepa [dot] com to set up a session.
INDUSTRY AFFILIATIONS
AIMP Association of Independent Music Publishers
ASCAP registered writer & publisher
BMI registered publisher
IMDB Pro http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm3127014/resume
NALAC National Association of Latino Arts & Culture
NALIP National Association of Latino Independent Producers
NAMM National Association of Music Merchants
NARAS & LARAS voting member of the Grammy Awards
NARIP National Association of Recording Industry Professionals
GEAR - EQUIPMENT
Lakland 55-94 Deluxe 5-string
Steinberger XL-5 Wide 5-string
Wal African Padua 4-string
Glockenklang Soul bass amp
Ampeg PB-212H bass cabinet
Peterson Strobe stomp tuner
Boss GEB-7 bass equalizer
Photos left to right:
San Jose Jazz Festival
Caribbean City
Yoshi's Oakland
RECORDS - DISCOS
VIDEOS
Low-res video of Danny Lozada tour
Michael Lazarus (Bass)
Orquesta d' Soul Video Clip (1,000,000+ views)
Michael Lazarus (Bass)
with Danny Lozada & Chuchito Valdes
Café Cócomo is San Francisco
Michael Lazarus (Bass)
Stephen Vahle 4-tet performs 'Timbamania'
composed by Michael Lazarus (Bass)
and Marco Díaz
** latin bassist - timba - plena - bomba - salsa - funk - reggae - tumbao - bajista de música latina **
