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The format to be used here, will have a blurb of information for you on the left, and on the right will be the music you are to play for the lesson. The informaton side has information of the most basic kind at the top, followed by more indepth information as you read down the page. This is to give you more to read and learn as you return to the lessons.

Your Rusty Rabit Bass Instructor:

Blaise Ashton

Blaise Ashton While we here, all find ourselves at times playing the bass or even teaching others, our primary instructor for the basse is Blaise. While he also plays other instruments, his first love and the subject of his studies, practice and performance is the electric bass.

He has had the great fortune to learn from some amazing educators. Bruce Phares and Brian Kennedy were his earliest teachers. He has attended several jazz clinics and fondly remembers meeting Ray Brown, John Clayton, Jeff Haamilton and Chuck Dierdorf. Seen here he is playing his Steinberger Spirit XT-5 which is the second one he has owned. He can be found most Saturday afternoons helping Frank write and record at Rusty Rabbit, or teaching bass.