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"Rufus is a phenomenal musician
who is extremely talented."
-Jimmy Haslip
"Great chops, man!"
-- Al Di Meola
Four years ago, bassist Rufus Philpot moved from
his native land of London, England to the United
States to pursue his musical vision. His first
port of call was New York City. Whilst there,
he rapidly became a much sought after bassist,
with a reputation for his complete versatility,
musicality and total command of the instrument,
whether on fretted, fretless, four, five or six
string…
Amongst the musicians he toured/recorded with
there were Randy Brecker, Bill Evans, Jeff Golub,
Dave Samuels, Mark Whitfield, Minu Cinelu, David
Gilmore, Buddy Williams, Al DiMeola and Joel Rosenblatt.
Rufus was also invited to join the faculty of
the world renowned Drummers/Bass Collective. In
addition to teaching advanced classes with Tania
Maria drummer Kim Plainfield, he performed regular
seminar concerts with his own trio, JVR-featuring
drummer Joel Rosenblatt.
Earlier this year, word reached Virgil Donati
and Derek Sherinian that a certain young bassist
of British descent was moving to L.A., and so
it was that Rufus came to join the select few
bassists to hold the formidable bass chair with
Planet X.
Rufus can also be found touring the U.S. with
British Acid Jazz group Down to the Bone-and playing
locally with such virtuosi as Steve Weingart,Tony
Macalpine, Brandon Fields, Joel Taylor and Mitch
Forman.
He is also a clinician for La Bella strings,
and most recently has designed a signature fretless
in collaboration with Ibanez guitars.
Rufus has also just finished recording alongside
Allan Holdsworth, Simon Phillips and Jerry Goodman
for Derek
Sherinian's new album called "Mythology".
Click here to visit his official website!
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