Michael Manring, solo bass & trio w/ Killick Hinds & Jamie DeRevere

From the venue:

Vectrexcentricity is a new music project led by Athens, Georgia guitarist Killick Hinds featuring his longtime drummer Jamie DeRevere with legendary electric bassist Michael Manring. The vision for this group came to Killick as just that, a vision; how would his music intersect with Michael’s deeply resonant approach? Through mutual friend (and avant-guitarist) Henry Kaiser, a connection was made for recording and performing a true hybrid. “The challenge is to honor and celebrate our individual histories blended into something very of the moment,” says Killick, “pulling together disparate threads of recent and ancient forms to invoke something vital to being alive.” Expect improvisational fluidity and meditative immersion with at least a few sonic fireworks for good measure. Like its namesake, obscure 80s video game system Vectrex, Vectrexcentricity is its own mini-verse, playful and angular, with colorful overlays.

Michael Manring has been hailed by many as the world’s leading solo bassist, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible on the bass guitar for over three decades. While his technical skill and innovations always make an impression, it is his ability to communicate on a profound emotional level that most touches listeners. Building on the conceptions of his teacher, the late bass legend Jaco Pastorius, Michael has developed a new approach to the instrument that includes unorthodox tunings, techniques and methodologies. Michael has worked with a surprisingly diverse collection of musicians, from New Age keyboardist Suzanne Ciani to the aforementioned Henry Kaiser to celebrated folk troubadour John Gorka to experimental post-metal rockers Tim Alexander (Primus) and Alex Skolnick (Testament) to electro-pop pioneer Thomas Dolby. His long-term collaboration and close friendship with the late acoustic guitar genius Michael Hedges led to a lengthy stint as house bassist for Windham Hill Records.