Shuker Bass

John is a professional bass player from Nottingham, UK. He has played double bass and electric bass, mainly freelance and session workin many different styles from classical and jazz, big band, musical theatre, to rock and pop and just about everything else in between. He is also a well established bass tutor with over 16 years.

A pretty impressive portfolio of performances in many different environments such as theatres, cruise ships, recording studios, jazz gigs, residencies as well as touring with shows both at home and abroad.

Buck's Fizz
Vic Damone
Joe Pasquale
Cannon and Ball
Leslie Grantham
Bobby Davro
Danny Larue
Richard Shelton
Paul Nicholas
Ronnie Corbett
Tom O Connor
Joe Loss Orchestra
Rose Marie
The New Squadronaires
The Memphis Belle Swing Orchestra
John Miller Orchestra (nephew of Glenn Miller)
Bobby Shew
Don Rendell
Peter Simon
Paul O Grady
Shades Jazz Orchestra
Kings Of Swing
Glenn Miller Tribute Orchestra

Bass guitar - 4,5 and 6 string instruments including fretless
Slap techniques
Fingerstyle and plectrum techniques
Rockschool grading system
Sight-reading -beginner to advanced (it's not as hard as you think!)
Improvisation - from basic ad-libbing fills to negotiating complex chord changes
Double bass - classical and jazz approaches
Double bass left hand systems such as Simandl,Rabbath and Four finger extensions (aka Franke)
Arco and jazz pizzicato techniques
ABRSM grades
Music theory - classical and jazz
Ear training
Many musical styles latin,funk,pop,rock,jazz,classical,musical theatre,dance......and more
Walking bass lines
Soloing