James Genus

Band: James Genus
Website: www.myspace.com/jamesgenus

Picking up the bass at the age of 13, James Genus pursued his interest in the instrument and attended Virginia Commonwealth University where he studied under jazz great Ellis Marsalis (father of Branford, Wynton and Delfeayo). Receiving a degree in jazz studies, he later moved to New York and played and recorded acoustic and electric bass for some of the biggest talents in jazz, including David Sanborn, Bob James, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Wynton Marsalis, who is called the most influential jazz musician of his generation.

While you can hear Genus every week playing in the Saturday Night Live band, his double bass contributions to Dave Douglas’ Meaning and Mysteryand Bob James’ Urban Flamingo shows why Genus is among the most in-demand jazz bass players in the world.