Kermit Driscoll

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Kermit Driscoll (born March 4, 1956 in Kearney, Nebraska) is a jazz bassist perhaps best known for his long association with guitarist Bill Frisell. At age 5, Driscoll began playing piano, and picked up the electric bass at 13. In 1974, he enrolled at the University of Miami, where he studied with Jaco Pastorius. In 1975, Driscoll went to the Berklee College of Music, where he graduated from in 1978. In January, 1980, he moved to New York City, and not long after joined Buddy Rich's band. In 1986, Bill Frisell formed his famous group, which Kermit was a member of until it was disbanded. He also co-led the group New & Used with trumpet player Dave Douglas. Currently works a great deal playing Upright Bass in the orchstra pits of Broadway.

Kermit was diagnosed with late-stage Lyme disease in the fall of 2006, and currently undergoing treatment.