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Joe Kyle Jr. freelancing noisemaker
Bio/other credits
Joe Kyle Jr. cut his musical teeth in the early 1990s in San Francisco, when entry-level gigs were plentiful and taxicabs were large enough to accommodate a double bass. His musical education began in the trenches and the barrooms and dance halls of the Greater Bay Area, and continues to this day.
Joe has become an in-demand performer and session player known throughout the land for his superb feel, musical agility, adaptability and propensity for slap bass and tragicomic asides. He may be the only bassist to have played with pianists Martin Denny, Al Kooper, AND Pinetop Perkins, although not with all on the same session, sadly.
Joe can frequently be seen and heard performing, recording and merrymaking with many Bay Area groups, including Americano Social Club, HowellDevine, the Cottontails, FRIENDO, New Squatoolas, the Colm O’Riain Band and The Waybacks.
Per song credits
- Upright bass on “The Long Haired Kings”
- Upright bass on “Moses Took Us to the Water”
- Upright bass on “The Ghost Door”
Notes
Every song Joe added his amazing upright bass to immediately reached a new level. His feel is just perfect. He approached each tune from a unique angle, giving “Long Haired Kings” the country walk it needed, carrying us along for the shaggy dog story of “Moses,” and leaving open the spaces between worlds in “Ghost Door.”
He’s also incredibly witty. I won’t repeat any of the jokes here.
