Creative Legends of the DMV
The DC area known as the DMV has had some wildly creative people born or developed their creativity in the area. From Emmylou Harris to Fugazi or from Link Wray to Logic and Wale. Eduardo Sanchez developing and changing the horror genre with The Blair Witch Project. The birthplace of comedy legend Dave Chappelle and many others that have contributed to a constant legacy of creative people coming out of the DMV. You will hear interviews with artists and creative people from the area and about stories of how songs and groups came to be, cautionary tales of incredibly innovative and talented musicians you may or may not have heard of, as well as stories about venues and screenwriters and filmmakers and creative people getting their ideas for their works and/or growing up in the area and have that being a direct influence on their creativity.
Creative Legends of the DMV
Steve Jenkins: Master of Persistence
Steve Jenkins is a professional bass player who has been playing bass and involved in music for over 25 years. He started in Montgomery County, MD where he grew up affected by the sounds of Kiss, Gap Band, and Parliament Funkadelic. Those grooves would start his journey into more progressive ones he found in jazz. All of this led him to the famed Berklee College of Music where he formulated relationships and an education that launched him into a career playing with all kinds of established musicians.
After spending some time in the DMV post college playing in many bands (including the very popular local group The Mary Ann Redmond Band) and at various venues in the area, Steve went back to Boston and then to New York City where he released his solo debut "Mad Science" in the early 2000s. Steve then went on to play with all kinds of players in the NYC music scene at the time. Gigs and experiences that led him to his next release "Steve Jenkins and the Coaxial Flutter", furthering his fusion of metal and jazz and rock into one otherworldly sound.
For the past several years, Steve has been living in Los Angeles and participating in jam sessions, studio sessions as a hired gun, and creating massive content daily just doing his thing on his social media accounts which you should most definitely follow if you are a fan of funk and bass and experimental music!
LISTEN to Steve chat with Evan about how he got involved in playing the bass and his time in the DMV. You can always see what he is up to and listen to his stuff at www.stevejenkinsbass.com