Joebass Dejarnette | Stringband Bass | All Levels | Week 3 (Period 1)

This all levels class will have a little something for everyone.  We’ll take a thoughtful look at how to play in stringbands without a drummer with a focus on southern square-dance music and roots blues and jug band styles.  We’ll do a lot of hands on playing with various guests throughout the week and we’ll learn techniques for great tone, solid timekeeping, and creative interplay in ensemble settings.  All levels welcome, please bring an upright acoustic bass and be ready to learn by ear, there will not be any notation or tab

Instructor Bio

Originally from Madison, Virginia, Joebass discovered old-time music through 78 rpm records which he began collecting at age 6. Eventually he traveled to Brooklyn, NY, and spent a decade playing music fulltime throughout the US and internationally, concluding with over two dozen shows on the 2009 Bob Dylan/Willie Nelson tour. He now lives back in Virginia where he runs Studio 808A, a “band and breakfast” recording studio that specializes in traditional music. He has taught in the JAM program (Junior Appalachian Musicians), Music Lab, the Carnegie Hall Neighborhood concert series as well as festivals around the world. When he’s not in the studio, you might catch him playing with with the Blue Ridge Broadcasters, The Bipeds, The Bucking Mules, The New Smokey Valley Boys, Jesse and Emily or Vevlo Eel. Joebass now resides in Floyd, VA and Brooklyn, NY.