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Eddie Gómez is a renowned jazz bassist. He emigrated to the United States with his family at a young age and grew up in New York City. Gómez began playing double bass at age eleven through the New York City school system, and by thirteen, he attended the prestigious High School of Music and Art. He later studied with legendary bassist Fred Zimmerman and performed in the Newport Festival Youth Band under Marshall Brown from 1959 to 1961. Gómez furthered his education at Juilliard.
Over the years, Gómez has built an extraordinary career, performing alongside jazz luminaries such as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Evans, Gerry Mulligan, Benny Goodman, Marian McPartland, Paul Bley, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Chick Corea, and Carli Muñoz. Time magazine famously praised his virtuosity, stating, “Eddie Gómez has the world on his strings.” One of the defining chapters of his career was his eleven-year tenure with the Bill Evans Trio, during which he toured extensively across the U.S., Europe, and the Orient, and recorded numerous albums. Two of the Trio’s albums won Grammy Awards. Gómez was also a key member of the Manhattan Jazz Quintet.
Known for his exceptional skill as an accompanist, Gómez is celebrated for his quick reflexes and musical flexibility, traits that have made him a sought-after studio musician. In addition to his work as an accompanist, he has led his own recordings for labels such as Columbia Records, Projazz, and Stretch. In recent years, many of his projects have been co-led with jazz pianist Mark Kramer.
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