Mel Bay Mastering the Bass, Book 1 (Book/CD Set)
Bruce Gertz, Bassist, Composer, Educator, Graduate, BerkleeCollege of Music composition/arranging. Professor at Berklee College of Music since 1976. Advanced improvisation study with Charles Banacos from 1982-88. . Awards Four times, Boston - Outstanding Bassist Outstanding CD 1992 N.E.A. "Jazz Performance Grant" 1997 Composition Award, Mass.Cultural Council CDs: Blueprint, Third Eye, Discovery Zone, Line Between, Dreaming Out Loud, It Wasn t Me, Reptilian Fantasies, Thank You Charlie Performed with: Gil Evans, Junior Cook, Bob Berg, Count Basie, Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell, Cab Calloway, Joe Williams, ,John Abercrombie, Eddie Harris, Cecil Payne and others Toured with Billy Eckstine, Maynard Ferguson, Gary Burton, Dave Brubeck, Jerry Bergonzi, and others