NYC Jazz Bassist Craig Akin on the 2023 CD Me, My Bass & I
Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with NYC Jazz Bassist Craig Akin on the 2023 CD Me, My Bass & I .. He began playing bass professionally while in college and since completing my Music Education degree in 1997, he played over 5,000 gigs of everything imaginable and been featured on 100+ albums. About 99.97% of his activity has been as a hired sideman to accompany others. At 50 years old in 2023, he finally releases an album with his own name on it .. We talk about this new project, his KC roots, life in Post-Pandemic America and much more .. Dig ..
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