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Artist
Tal Wilkenfeld
12+ albums
jazzFusionbassjazz fusionfemale bass player
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Tal Wilkenfeld is an Australian electric bass player. She moved to US as a guitar player and then switched to electric bass. She recorded her debut album Transformation in 2006. Wilkenfeld has played with many renown artists, like Chick Corea, Hiram Bullock, The Allman Brothers Band, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Wayne Krantz and Vinnie Colaiuta. Biography Widely hailed as "the rising star of the bass guitar," Tal Wilkenfeld first picked up guitar at the age of 14, in her native Sydney, Australia. She soon realized her passion and decided to pursue music professionally in the United States. After a year of studying guitar in Los Angeles, Tal found her true calling, and switched to the bass. It didn't take long for the 17-year-old prodigy to get noticed; after playing bass for only a few months, famed luthier Roger Sadowsky heard her play and immediately offered her an endorsement with Sadowsky Guitars. Very quickly, Tal started performing as a sideman and bandleader, playing with the likes of Russell Ferrante, Kenwood Dennard, Hiram Bullock, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Leni Stern, Susan Tedeschi, and The Allman Brothers Band. In May 2006, Tal recorded her first solo album, Transformation. She was 20, and had been playing bass for only three years. As well as demonstrating her prowess on bass, Tal also composed, arranged, and produced the album. The CD, which was released in 2007, features guitar savant Wayne Krantz, Geoff Keezer, Keith Carlock and Seamus Blake. It has been widely accla
