Bass Musician Magazine - SPECIAL August 2014 Female Bassist Issue | Page 132
JENNIFER
Interview by Eric Parsons
Jennifer Young
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This interview first appeared in the February
2013 issue of Bass Musician Magazine
Jennifer Young is bass player extraordinaire
for the Travis Larson Band – an award winning
progressive rock trio that hails from the central
coast of California. TLB is a group that always
seems to be in motion, whether they are touring
nationally in support of their six records and
two full-length performance DVD’s or working
in the studio often alongside such luminaries
as Steve Lukather, Victor Wooten, Dave LaRue,
and Vinx; they have also shared billings with
Ted Nugent, UFO, Steve Morse, and Ronnie
Montrose, to name a few.
When you think back on all your
recorded tracks – which bass parts are
you particularly proud of?
I’m pretty happy with all of my bass tracks these
days and I can appreciate the art of “playing for
the song”, even if it’s a little ordinary. There’s
a slap section and solo on “Hell’s Half Acre”
from the ‘Rate of Change’ record that I think
kicks some ass, but I’m no music critic.
I’ve gone through a lot of growing pains during
my career so there’s definitely bits on the first
couple of records that make me cringe. But
those were different days, raw and unleashed.