Berks Jazz Fest 2009
READING EAGLE SPECIAL 19TH ANNUAL VF OUTLET BERKS JAZZ FEST PREVIEW SECTION / SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2009 ictor Wooten’s virtuosity on the bass is a well-established fact. His influence parallels that of the late bassist Jaco VPastorius, and he is well known for his solo recordings as well as for being a member of the Grammy-winning Bela Fleck & The Flecktones. Wooten is coming to the 19th annual VF Outlet Berks Jazz Fest with drummer J.D. Blair for their “2 Minds, One Groove” tour. “It’s a fun duo,” he said. “We haven’t done this in about 10 years. He played on all my records.” He also is promoting his latest release Palmystery. Wooten’s talents go beyond his music. He’s a composer, arranger, producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, as well as an innovator on the bass guitar. He also runs a unique camp, Victor Wooten’s Bass/Nature Camp, and wrote a book which was published in 2008. After his Friday, March 27 show at the Berks Jazz Fest, Wooten will join Gerald Veasley’s Bass Boot Camp for the remainder of the weekend as an instructor. by dana l. hoffman Recently, Wooten talked about his new book, “The He said he sent it to a few Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through friends who knew how to write, Music,” and where his focus is at these days. and made a lot of changes from He said that for years, while teaching workshops and there. running camps, he was asked to write down his philoso- The book’s been reaching who phies.
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