Membre du collectif West Coast Get Down, Miles Mosley est connu notamment pour avoir participé à l’enregistrement de “The Epic”, le chef d’œuvre de Kamasi Washington, il a également collaboré avec Kendrick Lamar sur son album “To Pimp a Butterfly”.
Sur son premier album “Uprising”, en onze titres, Miles Mosley couvre un large pan de la musique afro-américaine. Si certains morceaux conservent les codes du jazz classique, d’autres titres tutoient le rock et imposent un rythme effréné et une énergie vitale à l’album. Ecoutez, par exemple, le très Hendrixien premier single “Abraham”.

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L.A. born Mosley is a true force on the upright bass, incorporating effects pedals, his bow, his vocals and a horn section for his one-of-a-kind forward leaning solo projects. In addition to his solo career with his band, he has performed, recorded, produced and toured with artists including Chris Cornell, Christina Aguilera, Sean King, Mos Def, India Arie, Lauryn Hill, Terrence Howard, Jonathan Davis of Korn, A v e n g e d Sevenfold, Jason Mraz, Jeff Beck, Rihanna, and Cee Lo Green. Considered one of the world’s “premier upright bassists », many have called him the ‘Jimi Hendrix of the upright bass’, and a ‘master musician and live performer’.