MICHAEL MANRING
Genres: Post-Fusion Contemporary, Classic Fusion, Eclectic Fusion, Jazz Related Rock • United States

For Michael Manring / Trey Gunn / Alonso Arreola trio 3Below search under "3Below". Bassist from the San Francisco Bay Area of California, USA. Born: June 27th 1960 in Annapolis, Maryland, USA. In the 1980s Manring studied and toured with Jaco Pastorius and began to develop his own style. from discogs Inspired by his teacher Jaco Pastorius, Manring has taken the electric bass into new territory. A native of the Washington, DC, area, he played classical bass in high school chamber groups and orchestra while also working in local Top 40 bands. From 1979 to 1982, he honed his chops in the DC fusion group Natural Bridge and also started performing with guitarist Michael Hedges. Manring played on Hedges's Windham Hill debut Breakfast in the Fields. Since then, the bassist has become the Windham Hill session man, recording on albums by Will Ackerman, Ira Stein, and Russel Walder in addition to his read more...