Gene Perla - Seen it All!

The Hump With Katie Thiroux

The Hump is thrilled to welcome our guest this week! Bassist, educator and much more, Gene Perla! Tune in to find out why this episode is called, "Seen it All!"
💥Did you know...
➡️ Gene played classical piano didn't find the bass until he was in college?
➡️ Charlie Haden's playing on "The Shape of Jazz to Come" changed Gene's life! 😲
➡️ He played with Elvin Jones, Woody Herman, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra and SO much more! 💯
➡️ He has taught at the New School for many years and has his own record label, Perla Music 🌟💪
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Katie Thiroux
Los Angeles jazz bassist and vocalist.
Following her prodigious beginnings on bass at age 8 and studies under renowned vocalist Tierney Sutton at 12, Thiroux was mentored by the legendary bassist John Clayton and was awarded a Phil Ramone Presidential Scholarship to Berklee College of Music while gaining experience on the bandstand with artists including Terrell Safford, Terri Lyne Carrington, Branford Marsalis, Larry Fuller, Ken Peplowski, Jeff Clayton, Patti Austin, Geri Allen, Helen Sung, Charles McPherson, and dozens of others.
“This girl is IT!” (Quincy Jones)

“A multitasking talent who swings her bass with a Mack-truck-powered lilt that would make her hero Ray Brown proud." The New Yorker
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