John Goldsby

Bassist John Goldsby’s recent recordings as a bandleader include The WDR Big Band Small-Group Sessions: Pure Imagination, Incentive, and Move [Bass Lion, 2024], Segment [Bass Lion, 2020], featuring Billy Test and Hans Dekker—the trio and backbone of the WDR Big Band— The Innkeeper’s Gun [Bass Lion, 2010], a powerful sax-bass-drums trio with Jacob Duncan and Jason Tiemann, Space for the Bass [Bass Lion, 2009], featuring duo, trio and quartet formations, Live at the Nachbar (Bass Lion, 2008), also with Duncan and Tiemann, and The Visit [Bass Lion, 2009], a duo with pianist Bill Dobbins. The John Goldsby, Peter Erskine, Bill Dobbins Trio are featured on the highly-acclaimed recording Cologne [Fuzzy Music]. Since 1994, John Goldsby has held the position of solo bassist with the Grammy Award-winning Westdeutscher Rundfunk Big Band (Cologne Radio Big Band). From 1980 to 1994, Goldsby was a fixture on the New York jazz scene. He is currently active as a bassist, bandleader, composer, teacher, clinician and author. Goldsby plays on current releases with the WDR Big Band such as: Homecoming [Vince Mendoza], Blue Soul [Dave Stryker / Bob Mintzer], Bombella [Abdullah Ibrahim], Symphonica [Joe Lovano], the Grammy-winning Avant Gershwin and For Ella [Patti Austin], Roots and Grooves [Maceo Parker], Channels of Energy [Antonio Sanchez] and Big Band Time [Paquito D'Rivera].