Raised outside Chicago and citing Ray Brown and Paul Chambers as his primary influences, Webber is a longtime member of the cooperative sextet One for All — with Eric Alexander, Jim Rotondi, Steve Davis, David Hazeltine and Joe Farnsworth — which has now released more than seventeen albums.
Double Bass
John Webber
(1965–)
John Webber (b. 1965) — Double Bass. Played on Jazz in the Key of Blue. Worked with Jimmy Cobb, Roy Hargrove, Russell Malone.
Jazz bassist from St. Louis, known for his work alongside Jimmy Cobb, David Newman, and Gary Barone.
Bassist John Webber is a founding member of the jazz sextet One For All, formed in 1997 with Eric Alexander (tenor sax), Jim Rotondi (trumpet), Steve Davis (trombone), David Hazeltine (piano) and Joe Farnsworth (drums). The group has issued numerous albums since.
Born August 5, 1965, American double-bassist John Webber relocated to New York City in 1987. Before the decade closed he had played with Bill Hardman and Junior Cook, laying the groundwork for his career in mainstream jazz.