New York State based First-Call Bass Player, Dave Welsch, has been been performing all styles of music for over 50 years.
He has been featured on both Electric and Acoustic Basses in Jazz, Pop, Rock, Country, Folk, and Musical Theater. He holds a B.A. in Music from the State University of New York at Oswego.
Dave has been on the Management and Instructional Staff of Victor Wooten’s Center For Music and Nature since its inception 25 years ago and at Steve Bailey’s ‘Bass at The Beach’ in Myrtle Beach, SC. Continuing a relationship as Victor's Personal Assistant and collaborations spanning 30 years, Dave recently toured with, Victor Wooten and The Wooten Woods Experience, featured on Bass, Trumpet, and Vocals. He served as Victor's Tour Manager from 2005 to 2008.
A photo tribute to the great Charlie Haden.
Hi Dave,
I wanted to thank you again. Meeting and chatting with you at the Vix Bass Camp this year was a treat. The camp really opened up my playing and it is still on-going. I’m working on my reading – I have a Hal Leonard Real Book in bass clef and have been using it. I find songs that I know the melodies to and then play them, reading the notes while I sing them to myself. Not only has it seemed to help my reading, I find that on stage when soloing I am starting to be able to sing a riff and play it. Pretty cool! Thanks again and I hope you are having a great summer.
Hey Dave,
I really enjoyed your contribution to the camp this week. Mostly it was your straight forward answers to questions.
Anyway when you get a chance. Please send me the “Sight Reading” packet you mentioned. I look forward to getting to work.
Thanks again for your contribution to a great week. I consider your’s as one of the highlights.
Gary Granger