MEET UK SESSION LEGEND - MO FOSTER
21 November 2019
Bassist Mo Foster kick-started his stellar session career in the early ‘70s going on to work with the likes of Jeff Beck, Phil Collins, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Sting, Dusty Springfield and Geno Washington. In the studios he has performed on more than 400 albums for the likes of Gerry Rafferty, Brian May, Ringo Starr, Cher, Jose Carreras, Nigel Kennedy and Leo Sayer, and as a producer has worked on the albums of Dr John, Maria Muldaur and Gil Evans.
On Monday, November 25th Mo will be bringing his ‘Music of the Great Jazz Composers’ Project to the Club with a programme featuring compositions from the likes of Gil Evans, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Michael Gibbs and John Lewis, with a band that includes a collection of some of the finest jazz soloists in the country. A truly special gig not to be missed … Find out more and book your table here.
Take a look at an interesting interview with Mo Foster here presented by Scott's Bass Lessons which covers:
- Mo’s early days on the London session scene.
- How he got his playing chops together and learnt how to sight read.
- His recollections of hearing Jaco for the first time.
- Mo’s tips for budding session players.
- And much more…