Hey Everyone, my name is Kurt and I’m from alberta Canada. I play for Corb Lund and the Hurtin’ Albertans, an alt country band from alberta. We play mostly originals with a few choice covers. We have some diverse influences though, some stuff is more folky, bluesy, rockabilly, latin, rock, etc. I slap about 30-40% of the time and play arco on some tunes as well. If you’re interested check out corblund.com. I grew up playing punk, rock, and funk on Electric bass, studied jazz in college, studied with a romanian classical bass teacher, attended some masters classes with Dave Holland and played extensive freelance gigs doing jazz, blues, R&B, rock, funk, coutry, swing etc. I also have a jazz/funk side project called Deerfoot. go to myspace.com/kurtciesla for more info. I do a lot of trad slapping with Corb Lund but I’m also interested in advancing the technique into the 21st century. I like to slap on jazz and funk tunes and play over odd time signatures and grooves.
It’s great to see you all here, it seemed like slap bass had become archaic, especially in the straight ahead jazz scene, so it’s great to see it making a comeback.
Kurt.
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