Victor Bailey Group

Since the late seventies, as a teenager, Victor Bailey has been hailed as one of the worlds greatest bass guitarists. He gained international recogniton in the early nineteen eighties when he joined the innovative jazz fusion supergroup Weather Report. He has made three of the most highly acclaimed solo records ever by any bassist. As a studio musician he has played on over one thousand records. He has toured and recorded with artists as diverse as Joe Zawinul, Mary J. Blige and Madonna.

He is also a prolific composer, producer and bandleader. He is currently working as a solo artist and with CBW with Larry Coryell and Lenny White.

He recorded and toured with artists like Weather Report, Weather Update, Steps Ahead, Bill Evans, The Zawinul Syndicate, Madonna, etc…

Influences:
Stanley Clarke, Alphonso Johnson, Jaco Pasturius, Larry Graham, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Stevie Wonder.

VICTOR BAILEY GROUP feat. LENNY WHITE (Group Text)
Victor Bailey, already hailed as one of the world's greatest bass players as a teenager, stormed the music scene back in the early eighties when, as a nineteen year old fresh out of school he joined the innovative jazz fusion giants, Weather Report. He immediately became a major player on the world music scene.

He was also a member of another jazz fusion innovator, the legendary band Steps Ahead. As a studio musician he has appeared on over one thousand recordings. Those recordings range from Joe Zawinul to LL Cool J to Mary J Blige. As a bassist he has appeared with an astounding array of artists from all genres, such as Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, Micheal Brecker and The Joe Zawinul Syndicate. During the nineties he took a huge leap into the pop world as bassist for megastar Madonna.

He has now released three highly acclaimed solo records "Low Blow", "That's Right" and "Bottom's Up" which one major music magazine called arguably the best solo record ever by a bass guitarist. He is currently residing in Brooklyn New York. He is touring as a leader, working with the trio CBW, which features Larry Coryell on guitar and Lenny White drums. And he is constantly busy writing for various movie and television projects.

Lenny White (drums) has long been recognized as one of jazz's greatest drummers. His first record date, Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, recorded when Lenny was nineteen, catapulted him to superstar status. His resume as a young musician included some all time giants of jazz like, Joe Henderson, Stan Getz and Freddie Hubbard. But it was in the seventies as a member of the legendary group Return To Forever, along with Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Al Di Meola, that he made the leap from great player to bonafide musical innovator.

He is one of the founders of the "fusion" concept, the melding of jazz concepts with modern form. His accomplishments in this area are at very least equal to any other musician in jazz. As an artist he was one of the first and greatest to mix jazz with deep, true funk. He scored major hit records with his band Twennynine featuring Lenny White.

During the nineties his records like "Present Tense" and "Renderers Of Spirit" helped maintain the spirit of the original fusion masters, which was great playing based on great music. He currently resides in Teaneck New Jersey, a suburb of New York. He is touring with CBW with Victor Bailey and Larry CoryellBuster Willams, Ron Carter and many others.

Peter Horvath: Performed, toured and recorded with: Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Henderson, Aretha Franklin (arranged and performed the National Anthem for Aretha for the 1993 World Series) Lalah Hathaway, Melba Moore, Keith Washington, Richie Cole, Ernie Watts, Oakland Symphony, Ray Obiedo.

Casey Benjamin is one half of the duo HEAVY. He is also currently working with: Mos Def, Stefon Harris, Robert Glasper and D. J. Logic.