Steve Cook -
Bass Guitars

Steve Cook was born in Sacramento, California and began studying guitar at age 10 with Tom Phillips, a guitarist with a local band called The New Breed. Bassist Timothy B. Schmidt had a strong influence on Steve's decision to make the transition to the electric bass. Later, Steve joined the jazz fusion project Symposium (see Island Breeze audio sample below), which performed original music with jazz, funk, and Latin elements. Symposium opened for acts such as Richard Elliot, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Dumas, Tony Williams, and others.

In the spring of 2006 and 2007, Steve worked with the "Jazz to Blues" project in Lincoln County, Oregon to help introduce improvisation skills to middle and high school students, and other local musicians wanting to learn improvisation. Steve anchors Perpetua on bass, as well as adding guitar and contributing original compositions. He continues to teach and work with his son Brandon (saxophone) on original compositions for future recordings.

Steve's Gear:
Mesa Boogie 400+ Amplifier Mesa Boogie 2-10 and 15 wedge Alesis Quadraverb effects unit Rane 3 octave Equalizer
1974 Fernandes Jazz bass fretless with EMG pick-ups 1982 White Tiger precision bass with EMG pick-ups

Currently on Steve's CD Changer:
Fourplay - Fourplay  /  Joni Mitchell -Mingus  /  Marcus Miller- M Squared  /  Robert Monteleone- Just Havin Fun