grahamd Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Mark Ong gets props on here from time to time, but for anyone who hasn't seen his stuff, his melodic, fluid, lyrical style is just fantastic and he does the backing tracks too. He's posted a few new jams recently so thought I'd share [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/MusicianMarkOng#p/u/2/UrM4ZBAqc6I"]http://www.youtube.com/user/MusicianMarkOn...u/2/UrM4ZBAqc6I[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Thanks for the link, will definitely be checking out more of his videos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Foster Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 So do all the YT bass wizards come from Denmark then? Ha, I'll definitely check him out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urb Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Mark was one of the first guys to ever use a 7-string over here in the UK in the 1990s - he was in NYJO for a while as well then he kind of disappeared - he's an amazing player with a great style and wonderful phrasing and tone! Looks like he's living in Denmark now - I hope he's out there working and earning a living from music, he's a lovely player for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I met Mark a few times before he went to Denmark. Great tone and a very lyrical player. Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingson Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Certainly knows his stuff! Might try and jam over that chord progression later, sounds rather nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamd Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 this 'uns warming me up for the w/e [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/MusicianMarkOng#p/u/0/05DKrF66Q6o"]http://www.youtube.com/user/MusicianMarkOn...u/0/05DKrF66Q6o[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbassist Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Such a great player. I love his ideas/phrasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithless Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 [quote name='urb' post='1141158' date='Feb 25 2011, 03:07 PM']Mark was one of the first guys to ever use a 7-string over here in the UK in the 1990s - he was in NYJO for a while as well then he kind of disappeared - he's an amazing player with a great style and wonderful phrasing and tone! Looks like he's living in Denmark now - I hope he's out there working and earning a living from music, he's a lovely player for sure.[/quote] You mean NYC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 [quote name='Faithless' post='1167544' date='Mar 18 2011, 07:23 PM']You mean NYC?[/quote] NYJO....National Youth Jazz Orchestra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenewmanbass Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 (edited) Great time too, thats the nicest thing about his playing for me he sits right in it, and really lovely ideas. Very melodic. Great player. Very Metheny influenced Edited March 18, 2011 by jakesbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingson Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 This guy is really inspiring me to start playing a bit more jazz like I used to play! Killer player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamd Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 [quote name='jakesbass' post='1167567' date='Mar 18 2011, 07:46 PM']Great time too, thats the nicest thing about his playing for me he sits right in it, and really lovely ideas. Very melodic. Great player. Very Metheny influenced[/quote] Yes, he solos without being obtrusive or unnecessarily in your face, just in the pocket and very much part of the whole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 He's outstanding, I'm transcribing some of his lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E sharp Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I'm not normally a fan of this type of music . But I like this alot . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Bass Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 [quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1300477147' post='1167555'] NYJO....National Youth Jazz Orchestra [/quote] Yes, he was in NYJO, I saw him a few times with them and the late Chris Dagley on drums. They did an amazing jazz funk track on an NYJO album called Maltese Cross, its worth finding! I saw them do it live and it blew me away! I was very young at the time and was more into funk back then (still am!) and it was just stunning. BTW Mark Ong's youtube site has gone, great shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chardbass Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 A great shame indeed. I watched his videos regularly- an amazingly melodic soloist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 [quote name='jonannlou' timestamp='1334625342' post='1618862'] the late Chris Dagley on drums. [/quote] Awful stuff that - Such a great Drummer. Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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