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Bill - Bass Guitar
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"I grew up on a farm a little over an hour outside of Kansas City and I had never heard anything that was presented to me
as jazz until I was maybe 13 or 14 years old," Bill recalls. "There just wasn't any jazz in the schools or the community."
Even at that age though, it wasn't the more digestible sounds of big band, swing, or cool bop that drew him into a jazz
orbit like so many others before him. Instead he was quickly enthralled by more challenging fare thanks to a generous teacher
and the Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz.
"The stuff that really stuck with me right off the bat was the selections from Ornette Coleman on there and the Charlie Parker
tune 'Koko,'" McKemy remembers with a grin. "That stuff just knocked me out. With tunes like 'The Blessing' or 'Lonely Woman,'
it had something to do with the freedom but also the relaxation that they had."
Bill believes that musicians, by trade, are lifelong students. It's a simple fact that he embraces with every fiber of his
being. You always have to be ready for that next lesson — no matter the source or the circumstances. This
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| Favorite Color |
Mauve |
| Birth place |
St. Louis |
| First Concert |
Cheap Trick |
| Favorite Concert |
Queen - Kemper |
| Favorite Bands |
The Bird and The Bee, 4hero, Goldfrapp |
| Favorite Movies |
The Burden of Dreams, any Werner Herzog |
| Favorite Shows |
The Wire |
| Favorite Food |
East Coast style pizza |
| Favorite Beverage |
Duvel |
| Favorite Bassist |
Ronnie Boykins, James Jamerson, Andy Gonzalez |
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