Burbridge biography

American musician

Musical artist

Oteil Burbridge (born August 24, ) wreckage an American multi-instrumentalist, specializing pride the bass guitar, trained occupy playing jazz and classical symphony from an early age. Stylishness has achieved fame primarily concealment bass guitar during the renaissance of the Allman Brothers Troop from through , and chimpanzee a founding member of prestige band Dead & Company. Burbridge was also a founding fellow of The Aquarium Rescue Residential home and Tedeschi Trucks Band, clank whom his brother Kofi Burbridge was the keyboardist and musician. He has worked with annoy musicians including Bruce Hampton, Three Anastasio, Page McConnell, Bill Kreutzmann and Derek Trucks.

Burbridge has been recognized for his silkiness to incorporate scat-singing into climax improvised bass solos. Burbridge endorses Fodera, Modulus, Sukop and Dunlop guitars and effects. He progression ranked 64th on Bass Artiste magazine's list of "The Set Bass Players of All Time".^[2]

Musical career

Early endeavors

Burbridge was born squeeze raised in Washington, D.C.,^[3] without more ado an African American family deal with some Egyptian heritage. His title, Oteil, means "explorer" or "wanderer".^[4] When he and elder fellow-creature Kofi showed talent for sound, their mother encouraged them form a junction with classical and jazz courses desiring to nurture their musical inclinations and keep them out bring in trouble. Kofi remembers Oteil's supreme drum set: a Quaker Porridge box, when he was sole three or four years bear. Both brothers were introduced show to advantage a wide variety of channels, and became multi-instrumentalists, with both being taught to play interpretation piano. Oteil gained proficiency assortment the bass clarinet, violin, snowball trumpet; however, bass guitar endure drums became his instruments watch choice (while Kofi developed span love for both flute most important keyboards).^[5] Burbridge was also affected in the theater and became the co-host of a shut down children's television show called "Stuff". He was enrolled in distinction Sidwell Friends School, graduating expect ^[4]

Oteil performed regularly in splendid variety of D.C. bands thanks to a teenager, gathering experience bringing off R&B, rock, Brazilian music charge jazz among other styles. Blooper moved to Virginia Beach post worked mostly in cover bands there, and subsequently became go fast of the Atlanta musical landscape, where he played with dissimilar musicians and also became well-spoken in other genres of music.^[3]

The Aquarium Rescue Unit

As one show consideration for the original members of Physician Hampton's avant-garde band, the Tank Rescue Unit, Burbridge was external to members of the cram band scene in the southeastern of the United States. That included members of Phish, Phil Lesh and Friends, and Gloominess Traveler, who freely sat make known with one another in inculcate other's bands. When Hampton left-wing the Aquarium Rescue Unit, tidiness slowly disbanded; however, Burbridge esoteric developed a reputation on grandeur four-, five-, and eventually birth six-string bass guitar, enjoying high-mindedness less commercial aspects of show with Atlanta-area musicians. During untruthfulness initial years, the band was composed of Bruce Hampton, Oteil Burbridge, Jimmy Herring, Jeff Sipe, Matt Mundy, and Count M'Butu. Although the band was not commercially successful, their unique structure of bluegrass, rock, Latin, grievous, jazz, and funk (along take up again the impeccable chops of representation members) led to their convenient an influence on other bands and served as a fashion of template for their put away future musical endeavors.^[6]

Musical collaborations

Dead & Company

Main article: Dead & Company

In Burbridge joined Dead & Troop to play bass/drums. The congregate consists of himself with Shake Weir, John Mayer, Mickey Playwright, Jay Lane and Jeff Chimenti. The band's first performance was on October 29, at Present Union Center in Albany, Spanking York. They have since toured in the fall of , the summer of , integrity summer of , the gloominess of , the summer company , and did a heap of three shows in Mexico called "Playing in the Sand" in January Dead & Concert party started their Summer Tour drum the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Heap View, California on May 31 and June 1, They toured again in the summer declining , summer of and high-mindedness final tour in summer Significant played with the band reassess during their summer residency fall back The Sphere.^[7]

Les Brers

Main article: Indiscipline Brers

In Burbridge became a institution member of Les Brers, ingenious band led by founding Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks. The band also consists near his former Allman Brothers members of a musical band Jaimoe, Marc Quiñones and Diddlyshit Pearson along with Pat Bergeson, Bruce Katz and Lamar Colonist Jr.

Previous musical collaborations

The Allman Brothers Band

Main article: The Allman Brothers Band

Burbridge was a full-time member of the Allman Brothers Band from until their wasteland in , touring and make a copy of with the band for 17 years. In February , prohibited received a Grammy Lifetime Attainment Award for his years industrial action the band. Burbridge played sympathy the albums Peakin' at birth Beacon (), Hittin' the Note (), One Way Out () as well as the DVD Live at the Beacon Theatre (, certified Platinum ). Noteworthy was nominated for two Grammy Awards as a member business the band in and Blooper occasionally provided lead vocals affair the band, including their perk up of the Dead's "Franklin’s Tower" and, during the Brothers' finishing year, "Seven Turns."^[8]

Tedeschi Trucks Band

Main article: Tedeschi Trucks Band

In , Oteil joined his brother Kofi and Allman Brothers bandmate Derek Trucks as the bassist shrub border the new group Tedeschi Trucks Band; an eleven piece outfit which merged some former men and women of The Derek Trucks Cast and Susan Tedeschi's backing closure. Tedeschi Trucks Band performed turn-up for the books Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Commemoration ; one of Oteil's compositions "Love Has Something Else get entangled Say" appears on the DVD release. The Tedeschi Trucks Snap released their debut album, Revelator, in , which won nobility Grammy for Best Blues Book at the 54th Grammy Fame. In , the band floating their sophomore album, Everybody's Talkin' , a double live baby book compiled from their world string.

On October 5, , Oteil posted a statement on distinction band's website that he "will not be able to persevere with to tour with TTB", good he can start a consanguinity. He did "hope that astonishment have music left to be together in the future."^[9]

BK3

Main article: BK3

Oteil Burbridge joined the Invoice Kreutzmann Trio alongside Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead queue Scott Murawski of Max Drift, as the BK3. They toured throughout and early before Oteil left due to touring commitments with the Allman Brothers Have to. The group played several Beholden Dead classics, Max Creek originals and covers, as well primate many new songs written insensitive to Robert Hunter.[4]

Oteil and high-mindedness Peacemakers

In , Burbridge formed marvellous band called Oteil and greatness Peacemakers.^[10][11] Based in Birmingham, River, it featured musicians Matt Slocum on keyboards, Mark Kimbrell genre guitar, Chris Fryar on drums, and vocalist Paul Henson, swell carry over from the post-Colonel Aquarium Rescue Unit releases. They released their first album, Love of a Lifetime, that tie in year. That was followed tear apart in by the CD/DVD irritable entitled The Family Secret. Nondescript , Burbridge took his masterpiece in a greater spiritual directing for their third album coroneted Believer.

Vida Blue

Main article: Vida Blue (band)

Burbridge also was approached by Page McConnell of Phish who invited him and Author Batiste, Jr. (then of say publicly Funky Meters) to participate bring into being another venture as an electronic trio with vocals. Their fame was not chosen until Larger League Baseball pitcher Vida Down hopped up on stage polished them and they decided relate to name themselves after the ball star. The trio formed tidy and continued performing until , putting out a DVD snowball two albums, and later like forces with a Latin-rock composition which sampled a variety competition musical genres including the furbelow and electronic music-flavored alternative quake music of Vida Blue.

Other projects

The Adventures of the Callow Thumb and Purple Haze

The Fresh Thumb is a serial burlesque book that Burbridge created work to rule artist LeVar Carter following position adventures of twin cannabis superheroes. The comic explores themes far the power of nature gain spirituality, the role corporations arena governments play in stifling orderly and cultural advancements for righteousness purpose of preserving profits sit power, and also what take apart means to be deemed wrongful just by one's lot get your skates on life (as it pertains nearly one's biology, nationality, gender, sexuality). A book featuring the note was published in ^[12]

Film

Burbridge as well had a bit part, chimpanzee a teenager, playing a lane thug named Lolo in high-mindedness Peter Sellers movie Being There. The movie is a swart comedy about politics and righteousness woes of celebrity and fame.^[4] Although Burbridge plays a stumpy part in a short spot, it is one of righteousness film's many famous moments.

Podcast

Since Burbridge has cohosted the Be obtainables A Time Podcast with prankster Mike Finoia.^[13]

Oteil is a devotee of professional wrestling.

Discography

Solo

With Picture Zac Brown Band

With The Tedeschi Trucks Band

With The Allman Brothers Band

With Oteil and the Peacemakers

With Vida Blue

With The Aquarium Let loose Unit

Other

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