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Thanks for stopping by! I'm a bassist and writer in NYC.

My playing credits include performances at the White House, Lincoln Center and many notable venues. My writing credits include songs for a Beatle and a best-selling jazz book, Billboard chart hits, and numerous published articles.

I'm also a Grammy voting member of The Recording Academy and Associate Editor for Bass Musician Magazine.

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Tom Kennedy interview for Bass Musician Magazine click here →

Read some of my bass articles and interviews:

View From The Bottom

Including reprints or links to my recent interviews with...

Eddie Gomez • Stevie Wonder's Nathan Watts • Motown's Bob Babbitt • Will Lee • Bonnie Raitt's Hutch Hutchinson • Larry Graham with Marcus Miller • Tom Kennedy • Santana's Benny Rietveld • Luthier Roger Sadowsky • Harvey Brooks • Yellowjackets' Jimmy Haslip • ... and more!

Hear rare audio from legendary bassists:

Jaco Pastorius • James Jamerson • Paul McCartney

See my interview with Bonnie Raitt's longtime bassist Hutch Hutchinson in the May 2012 issue of Bass Musician Magazine! The link is here.