Gerald Veasley
Gerald Veasley
Top Songs
| 1 | Groovitivity | ||
| 2 | Broad Street | ||
| 3 | Valdez In The Country | ||
| 4 | Fly Spy | ||
| 5 | Do I Do |
Albums
Jan 2024 • 1 song
Jul 2015 • 1 song
Nov 2012 • 1 song
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About
Biography
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Gerald Veasley is an excellent bassist who has played his share of commercial music but definitely has the chops needed for more improvisatory settings. Veasley was exposed to gospel and R&B as a child and went on to play in various R&B bands in West Philly as a teenager in the late '60s and 1970s. Along the way, he discovered jazz and came to appreciate Weather Report and Return to Forever as much as he appreciated Earth, Wind & Fire and Smokey Robinson. Veasley has cited Jaco Pastorius, Anthony Jackson, and Stanley Clarke as his main influenc...