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Electric bassist Michelle Marie Osbourne was born in London, England, studied at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, and has worked with some of the UK’s top artists in a variety of genres.

After moving to New York, she worked steadily in theater productions and with pop artists while developing her skills.

On her LiveStream of June 15, 2020, Michelle Marie Osbourne plays solo electric bass on “In Christ Alone,” displaying a dignified sound, a melodic style, and the ability to take her times in her playing, serving the music rather than vice versa.

She also solos over a rhythm track that includes some spoken word, showing her ability to adapt to a different musical setting, an important quality for any studio musician.

– Scott Yanow

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Romero Lubambo

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Chico Pinheiro

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Chico Pinheiro was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, began on the guitar when he was six, and at 14 was already working as a studio musician.

He has since led several record dates both in Brazil and the U.S. and worked with quite a few notable artists including Placido Domingo, Dave Grusin, Brad Mehldau, Dianne Reeves, Kurt Elling, Danilo Pérez, Nnenna Freelon, Herbie Hancock, Anthony Wilson, Ivan Lins, Luciana Souza, Mark Turner, Chris Potter, and John Patitucci.

It is obvious, listening to this solo LiveStream from June 13, 2020, why the guitarist is in such demand.

Chico Pinheiro plays beautiful and sophisticated solo guitar renditions of such standards as “Nobody Else But Me,” “Darn That Dream,” and a cooking version of “Wave,” along with a few melodic originals, often discussing what he is going to play between songs.

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Jason Palmer

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One of the top trumpeters of the past 20 years, Jason Palmer has performed on over 40 albums as a sidemen, led at least 13 of his own, and has worked with the who’s who of jazz including Roy Haynes, Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, Lee Konitz, Phil Woods and too many others to name.

Palmer would be better known except that he is based in Boston where he teaches at Berklee.

Palmer’s recent project is a set of recordings with his quintet that center around the stolen artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, a robbery that took place 30 years ago.

On this LiveStream from June 14, 2020, Palmer starts out by playing unaccompanied and muted, displaying an attractive mellow tone and creating melodies along the way; he is joined halfway through each song by an electric bassist who contributes rhythmic patterns and interplay.

In between each solo/duet number is music from Palmer’s quintet album, accompanying fascinating photos and films from the Gardner Museum, showing the missing paintings, their blank frames, and effectively telling the story of the heist without saying a word.

– Scott Yanow