Victor Wooten - Hope Poster - Greats of Jazz Music History Sticker

Although he is a spirited, skilful and imaginative soloist, Victor Wooten believes that "the first duty of any good bassist is to help make your group sound better. Since 1989, the Nashville-based electric bass virtuoso has done just that for Béla Fleck and the Flecktones: make the band sound better. But before he goes on stage in New York City as part of Chick Corea's electric band, Wooten calls to talk about his new solo CD Palmystery (Heads Up/Concord) and The Music Lesson (Berkley Trade/Penguin Group), a novel he wrote to fulfill his desire to help others avoid some of the pitfalls he's seen over the years. But first, Wooten would like to share his thoughts on the role of the bass player. "You have to lay the foundation that will ...