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Bassist Lincoln Goines.

Lincoln Goines (born October 2, 1953) is a double bassist and bass guitarist originally from Oakland, California.

A mainstay of the New York City jazz/Latin/studio scene since the early 1980's and noted for his versatility and fluid style, Goines' extensive career includes performance credits as sideman to; Sonny Rollins, Michael Brecker,Mike Stern, Carly Simon. He is also an educator and author, having written “Funkifying The Clave: Afro-Cuban Grooves for Bass and Drums” with drummer Robby Ameen/ Alfred Publishing 1996.^[1]

Development

Goines was initially influenced by the rock music of his era including Jimi Hendrix and Cream. He made the switch to jazz upon hearing John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme” and Miles Davis’ “Bitches Brew”.

Goines attended high school in Vancouver, Canada where he studied double bass with a former principal bassist of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Keats. During this period of his development he also had lessons with Eddie Gomez and Gary Karr but is still considered to be primarily self-taught. Goines calls his method of learning “Trial by Fire” which he defines as “taking the gig and learning on the fly to survive”.

Following the lead of bass guitarist Steve Swallow, Goines switched his primary focus to the electric bass in the mid 1970's. He relocated from the west coast to New York City in 1977 where he began studying Latin music with bassists Joe Santiago and Andy Gonzalez.

Notable Performances

Goines' performance/touring credits include three decades as bassist for Latin jazz flutist and bandleader Dave Valentin, and a 20 year tenure with guitarist Mike Stern. His current band projects include the Saninde, Le Baby Macho, and the Franceschini/Goines/Ameen Trio. ^[2]

Lincoln Goines at the "Fodera" shop.

As an Educator

In 1986 Goines joined the faculty at “The Collective” in New York City and in 2008 became an Associate Professor of Bass at the “Berklee College of Music”. He currently holds both positions.

Selected Discography

Dave Valentin / Land of the Third Eye / Arista/ 1980
Tania Maria / Come with Me / Concord Jazz/ 1983
Dizzy Gillespie / New Faces / GRP/1984  
Paquito D'Rivera / Why Not / CBS/ 1984
Bob Mintzer Big Band / Incredible Journey / DMP/ 1985
Leni Stern / Secrets / Enja/ 1988  
Michel Camilo / Michel Camilo / CBS/ 1988
Dave Valentin / Live at the Blue Note / GRP/ 1988
Mike Stern / Odds or Evens / Atlantic/ 1991  
Bob Berg / In the Shadows / Denon/ 1990
Mike Stern / Play / Atlantic/ 1999
Eliane Elias / A Long Story / Blue Note 1991
Dave Samuels / Del Sol / GRP/ 1993  
Wayne Krantz / Long to be Loose / Enja/ 1993
Wayne Krantz / 2 Drink Minimum / Enja/ 1995
Jeff Golub / Naked City / Blue Moon/ 1996  
Kim Plainfield and Lincoln Goines / Night and Day / EFA / Shiosai/ 2001
Carly Simon / This Kind Of Love / Hear Music (Starbuck's) / 2008
Portinho Trio / Vino do Porto / MCG Jazz / 2008
Mike Stern / Big Neighborhood / Heads Up / 2009
Robby Ameen / Days in the Life / 2 & 4 / 2009

External Links

References

^ Lincoln Goines Official Website
^ Berklee College of Music

Lincoln Goines Official Website
Berklee College of Music. "Faculty Bios" .

[1] Lincoln Goines Official Website

[2] Berklee College of Music

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