Harmonics: for the Bass Guitarist & Contemporary Composer (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783000512834)

Author, bassist, composer and educator Michael Kraft holds a Master's degree in Jazz Composition from the Swiss Jazz School, a Master's in Jazz Performance from the State University of Performing Arts in Stuttgart, Germany and a Bachelor of Science in Music Business from Middle Tennessee State University. Notable teachers included Gerry Hemingway, Django Bates, Frank Sikora, Klaus König, Heiri Känzig and Dr. Edward Rainbow. His 2007 debut CD for the Neuklang record label featured Grammy - nominated pianist Dana Landry and Argentinean drummer Daniel Messina. His big band compositions have been recorded by the Lucerne School of Music in Switzerland. Upcoming projects include: Michael Kraft's Aural Canvas: 'de Jong's Universe, ' featuring tone-poems for large jazz ensemble written to the paintings of Guy de Jong, 'Odd Times' for jazz quartet, and a three-volume method book entitled 'Odd Meters for the Improvising Musician.' For more information, please visit www.michaelkraft.net