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Kermit Driscoll

b, eb, *1956 US, Kearney, Nebraska
Musician of Jazz

Kermit Driscoll (born March 4, 1956) is a New York City jazz bassist perhaps best known for his long association with guitarist Bill Frisell. He was born in Kearney, Nebraska.Kermit began playing piano at age 5. Soon after he added saxophone and, at age 13, picked up the electric bass. Almost immediately he was playing gigs around the midwest. When an offer to travel with a rock band came up, he dropped out of high school at age 16 to go on tour.Later he resumed high school at Interlochen Center for the Arts where he played in the Studio Orchestra.

     
Instruments
  • Bass
  • Bass guitar
  • Didgeridoo
  • Double bass
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Rock
  • Blues
Popular Tracks   
Throughout - Live at Teatro Lupe de Vega, Sevilla, Spain, 10/27/1991 on Live by Bill Frisell, Kermit Driscoll & Joey Baron
Rag - Live at Teatro Lupe de Vega, Sevilla, Spain, 10/27/1991 on Live by Bill Frisell, Kermit Driscoll & Joey Baron
Have a Little Faith in Me - Live at Teatro Lupe de Vega, Sevilla, Spain, 10/27/1991 on Live by Bill Frisell, Kermit Driscoll & Joey Baron
Medley: Crumb/No More - Live at Teatro Lupe de Vega, Sevilla, Spain, 10/27/1991 on Live by Bill Frisell, Kermit Driscoll & Joey Baron
Strange Meeting - Live at Teatro Lupe de Vega, Sevilla, Spain, 10/27/1991 on Live by Bill Frisell, Kermit Driscoll & Joey Baron
Medley: Pip, Squeak/Goodbye - Live at Teatro Lupe de Vega, Sevilla, Spain, 10/27/1991 on Live by Bill Frisell, Kermit Driscoll & Joey Baron
Child at Heart - Live at Teatro Lupe de Vega, Sevilla, Spain, 10/27/1991 on Live by Bill Frisell, Kermit Driscoll & Joey Baron
Hello Nellie - Live at Teatro Lupe de Vega, Sevilla, Spain, 10/27/1991 on Live by Bill Frisell, Kermit Driscoll & Joey Baron
Hangdog - Live at Teatro Lupe de Vega, Sevilla, Spain, 10/27/1991 on Live by Bill Frisell, Kermit Driscoll & Joey Baron
Again - Live at Teatro Lupe de Vega, Sevilla, Spain, 10/27/1991 on Live by Bill Frisell, Kermit Driscoll & Joey Baron

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
ReveilleKermit Driscoll2010Album
Dveře & Okno / Door & WindowEmil Viklický / Bill Frisell / Kermit Driscoll / Vinnie Johnson1997Compil.
Alternate Currents (a Grammavision Sampler)Ray Anderson, Clusone Trio, John Scofield, Ron Miles, Medeski Martin & Wood, Peter Apfelbaum, Bill Frisell, Kermit Driscoll, Joey Baron, Bobby Previte, Bob Moses, David Fiuczynski, John Medeski, John Carter1996Compil.
Live / I Am An IndianBill Frisell, Kermit Driscoll, Joey Baron, Clusone 31995Album
LiveBill Frisell / Kermit Driscoll / Joey Baron1995Album
Dveře / DoorEmil Viklický, Bill Frisell, Kermit Driscoll, Vinnie Johnson1985Album
OknoEmil Viklický, Bill Frisell, Kermit Driscoll, Vinnie Johnson1981Album
Good BuddiesMichel Herr, Bill Frisell, Vinnie Johnson, Kermit Driscoll1978Album
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