Kai Eckhardt

Kai Eckhardt is a bass player, born on June 15th 1961 with Mainz, in Germany, resulting from the union between a German mother and a bast father .
Il will be high between Germany and the West Africa.

1983 - 1987, Berklee College off Music

Its meeting with the low Guitare is concretized at the 15 years age, and quickly it decides that he will be musician. In 1983, Kai leaves the Germany to enter to the Berklee College off Music of Boston. It is tested with various groups, Bob Moses Group and Tiger' S Baku .

Its talent quickly points out it, and it is then employed by Steve Smith, Alphonse Mouzon, Randy Brecker and legendary the Stanley Clarke.

In 1987, it leaves graduate with mention the Berklee College off Music and is seen then proposed a place of teaching in the institution. But at the same time, its name reaches the ears of the guitarist John McLaughlin.

1988, the John McLaughlin adventure

In December 1988, it then joined the formed trio of John McLaughlin and Trilok Gurtu with the percussions. Together, they will record a public album in 1989, which will leave in 1990, Live At the Royal Festival Hall, November 27,1989 , album which will also mark a turning in the music of John McLaughlin who will pousuivra her trio with other bass players (Jonas Hellborg, Dominique Di Piazza, Jeff Berlin,…).

This album will be also revolving for a generation of bass players which is seen development, placed at the foreground of the compositions, and either lost in the background musics. Fine chorus, low omnipresent; Kai will mark this album by its use of its double low hooped/fretless, of its direction of the melody, and as by the rhythmic prowesses as it is necessary for him to deploy to remain in times with the two unforeseeable musicians whom it accompanies.

1990-1993, a basic work

1990 - 1993 solitary mark one period of work for Kai which will turn to the compostion of personal works, about one era of studies and arrangements various and varied for good number of musicians Jazz and jazz rock'n'roll, like for other projects more experimental and sometimes far away from the low Guitare. Part of its creation will be taken again for example by the vocal ensemble called SoVoSo , also known under the name of Bobby McFerrins' S Voicestra .

1994, return to the stage with Billy Cobham

In 1994, the government of the the United States of America grants the title of " to him; resident américain" with the sights of its " formidable talents of artiste". It will join again then with the scene in particiapnt with the four-bit byte of Billy Cobham ( Billy Cobham' S International Four-bit byte ) in a series in concerts through the USA and the Canada.

External bonds

official site of Kai Eckhardt

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