Birth name Robert Wasserman Role Bass player Occupation(s) Musician Spouse Veronica Wasserman | Instruments Upright bass Children Sara Wasserman Name Rob Wasserman | |
Parents Al Wasserman, Dunia Wasserman Albums Fall 1989: The Long Island So, Live, Trios, Terrapin Station, Steal Your Face Profiles | ||
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Rob Wasserman (April 1, 1952 – June 29, 2016) was an American composer and bass player. A Grammy Award and NEA grant winner, he played and recorded with a wide variety of musicians including Bob Weir, Bruce Cockburn, Elvis Costello, Ani di Franco, Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Stéphane Grappelli, Rickie Lee Jones, Van Morrison, Aaron Neville, Lou Reed, Pete Seeger, Jules Shear, Studs Terkel, Brian Wilson, Chris Whitley, Neil Young, Jackson Browne, Laurie Anderson, Stephen Perkins, Banyan, Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, and Ratdog.
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- Life and career
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- As sideman
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He is best known for his own work on the trilogy of albums, Solo, Duets, and Trios.
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Life and career
Wasserman started playing violin, and graduated to the bass after his teenage years. He studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where he studied composing with John Adams and double bass with San Francisco Symphony bassists.
He worked with Van Morrison, Oingo Boingo, and David Grisman. His 1983 album Solo won Down Beat magazine's Record of the Year award. On the albums Duets and Trios, he worked with Bobby McFerrin, Rickie Lee Jones, Cheryl Bentyne, Lou Reed, Stéphane Grappelli, Jerry Garcia, Brian Wilson, Willie Dixon, Branford Marsalis, and Elvis Costello.
Duets was nominated for three Grammy Awards. Bobby McFerrin won for "Brothers", which was performed with Wasserman. Wasserman also won Holland's Edison Award for Record of the Year.
His 2000 album, Space Island, incorporated more contemporary musical elements. RatDog, which he co- founded with Bob Weir from the Grateful Dead, occupied much of his time. He toured extensively with Lou Reed.
Wasserman was a judge for the sixth-tenth annual Independent Music Awards.
He died on June 29, 2016.
As leader
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As sideman
With David Grisman
With Lou Reed
With Rickie Lee Jones
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