With the Bass in Mind the debut solo album from Jeff Picker, is being released on October 9th.  This album reimagines the contemporary string band, drawing on the harmonic, metric, and improvisational intrigue of his jazz background, while never straying too far from the front porch.

 

Past podcast guest Michael Thurber connected us to chat about this cool project.  We dig into how the pandemic has been for him, what it’s like touring with artists like Ricky Skaggs, Mark O’Connor, and Sarah Jarosz, making the move from New York City to Nashville, his pivot from jazz into roots music, and much more.

Be sure to follow Jeff on Facebook and Instagram, and pre-order his debut solo album on bandcamp, iTunes, and Amazon!

 

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