Neil Jason 尼尔·杰森

Neil Jason, is an American session bass guitarist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer. In a career spanning more than 30 years, he has worked with some of the biggest recording artists, includingJohn Lennon,Billy Joel,Roxy Music,Mick Jagger,Pete Townshend,Paul McCartney,Paul Simon,Kiss,Michael Jackson,Brecker Brothers,Cyndi Lauper,Dire Straits,Bryan Ferry,Michael Franks,Eddie Van Halenand tenorLuciano Pavarotti.He also writes for TV and film.

Neil Jason was born and raised in New York City. He grew up in Brooklyn and began playing the trumpet in the sixth grade. He went on to play in all the school bands, not only the trumpet, but also saxophone and trombone. He started taking piano lessons to learn more about music. He did not play the bass guitar until he was in high school.

Neil Jason has identified his influences as a combination of his school training on trumpet, saxophone, and piano (giving his fingers strength and dexterity). Bands who influenced him included Chase, Dreams and Chicago, and the musicians who influenced him included James Jamerson, Bob Babbitt, Larry Graham and Sly Stone.

In 1998, he married Brigitte Zarie.

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