website associated_acts years_active birth_place background instrument birth_date genre image article_title name
-lsb- http://www.andywest.com andywest.com -rsb- dixie dregs mike keneally steve morse henry kaiser 1970 - present newport , rhode island , u.s. non_vocal_instrumentalist bass guitar 6 february 1953 rock instrumental rock fusion andy_west . jpg andy west
 andy west
andy west

andy west -lrb- born february 6 , 1953 in newport , rhode island -rrb- is an american bass guitarist and composer who is an original founding member of the dixie dregs along with steve morse .
since the breakup of the original band in 1983 , andy west has been on albums with mike keneally , henry kaiser , paul barrere , vinnie moore , and many others .
since 1985 he has simultaneously pursued a career in the software industry while continuing to release albums sporadically .
currently , andy works as a vp analytics and adaptive learning at pearson education .
