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This week on The G Code I got to interview the educator, musician and now Nick Jonans Bassist Zuri Appleby

 

 

Zuri Elise Appleby is a professional bassist, vocalist, stylist, teacher, and model from Buffalo, NY. The daughter of two gifted musicians, Rodney and Linda Appleby, Zuri began her love of music by singing in the church choir at the age of 5. She picked up the guitar at the age of 7, and was smitten by her love of music from that time forward. She was active in all of the performing groups that her middle, junior, and high schools had to offer, playing the Violin, French Horn, Guitar, and Bass. By the age of 15, she was recruited to play for various musicals, and performance groups in and around the Western New York area. At the age of 16, Zuri was playing weekly gigs as bassist with numerous well known musicians at copius venues, while continuing to sing every Sunday in her church choir. Zuri’s combined talents of music and athletics garnered the attention of the United States Marine Corps, and at the age of 16, she was one of a very elite group of young adults who was asked to audition for the prestigious USMC Band where she became the youngest, first and ONLY female bassist of color to ever play in the Marine Band. She was enthusiastically accepted upon completion of her audition, and just 3 days after her graduation from Buffalo Acadamy for Visual and Performing Arts School, she was escorted to begin her service in the Marine Corps.

Zuri graduated from bootcamp at Recruit Depot South Carolina, the Marine Combat Training Course from Camp Geiger in North Carolina. Following her combat training, Zuri attended and graduated from the Little Creek Armed Forces School of Music in Norfolk, Virginia. She continued on to be stationed in New Orleans where she served Active Duty for 4 years as an electric bassist amd percussionist, touring the country providing music to thousands.

 

 

Upon her honorable discharge as a Sergeant in 2009, Zuri pursued higher education at Buffalo State College, while dilligently and consistently following her heart to become a musician in high demand. Zuri’s versatility has enabled her to open for national recording artists such as PJ Morton, Sisqo, Anthony Hamilton, Orgone, Alan Evans Trio, Grammy Award Winners Snarky Puppy, Bernard Purdie, Avery Sunshine and has she has also played for national recording artists such as Ginuiwine, Silk, Grammy nominated Maysa, Soulive, Christopher Williams, Marvin Sapp, Martha Munizzi and Steve Miller’s own keyboardist,and 3 time grammy nominated artist, Mr. Joseph Wooten. Zuri currently is a bassist and vocalist for numerous bands around her hometown of Buffalo New York for groups such as her original group Forealists, Verse, Breakerbox, Critts Juke Joint, ReBop, Vitamin D, Micheal King and Dan Ross Band,and Drea D’Nur, to name a few. She also continues to play every Sunday for Ephesus Ministries Church with Musical Director and co-founder of Buffalo’s award winning band, Gruvology, Mr. Walter Kemp.

When not engaged in her traditional gig work,