Gary Willis

Gary Willis

Gary Willis is an American bassist and composer known foremost as the co-founder (with Scott Henderson) of the jazz fusion band Tribal Tech. Aside from his work in Tribal Tech, Willis has worked with numerous other jazz musicians including Wayne Shorter, Dennis Chambers, and Allan Holdsworth. Willis's latest solo CD "Actual Fiction" is being released on the Abstractlogix label this August, while this years's earlier release of "Slaughterhouse 3" continues his collaboration with drummer Kirk Covington as well as saxophonist Llibert Fortuny to form a modern jazz/funk/groove power-trio.

In addition to "Actual Fiction", Willis's solo career includes "No Sweat" from 1996 and "Bent" in 1998. Willis is also the author of four books for bass guitar, "Fingerboard Harmony for Bass", "The Gary Willis Collection", "Ultimate Ear Training for Guitar and Bass" and "101 Bass Tips" all published by Hal Leonard.

External links

* [http://www.garywillis.com/ Gary Willis website]
* [http://www.slaughterhouse3.com/ Slaughterhouse 3 website]
* [http://www.bassguitarmagazine.com/ Bass Guitar Magazine] Gary Willis Interview in Issue 29


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