Steve Rodby

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Steve Rodby
Steve Rodby and Pat Metheny. Photo by Pino d'Amico
Background information
Born	December 9, 1954 Joliet, Illinois United States
Genres	Jazz
Occupations	Musician, producer
Instruments	Double bass, bass guitar
Associated acts	Pat Metheny Group, Lyle Mays

Steve Rodby (born December 9, 1954 in Joliet, Illinois) is an American bassist.

He joined the Pat Metheny Group in 1981.^[1] Prior to joining Metheny, he was a member of the Simon-Bard Group and the Fred Simon ensemble. Rodby continues to collaborate with Simon as of 2011.

Rodby studied bass at Northwestern University, a student of Warren Benfield of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. While at Northwestern, Rodby fell under the influence of master jazz artist Rufus Reid who both taught at NU and also studied with Benfield. Rodby quickly became the call bassist for the Jazz Showcase in Chicago, playing with many famous jazz artists. Rodby currently lives in Chicago, Illinois.

He has collaborated with Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays. In 2011 Rodby joined forces once again with drummer Paul Wertico (alongside Israeli musicians Danny Markovitch (sax), and Dani Rabin (guitar)) on Marbin's record Breaking the Cycle.

References

↑ Coryat, Karl (1999). The bass player book. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 222. ISBN 0-87930-573-8, 9780879305734 Check |isbn= value (help).

Sources

Chicago Sun-Times

v t e Pat Metheny Group

Pat Metheny Lyle Mays Steve Rodby Antonio Sanchez Cuong Vu Grégoire Maret Nando Lauria Mark Egan Danny Gottlieb Naná Vasconcelos Pedro Aznar Paul Wertico Armando Marcal David Blamires Mark Ledford Luis Conte Richard Bona

Discography	Pat Metheny Group (1978) American Garage (1980) Offramp (1982) Travels (1983) First Circle (1984) The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) Still Life (Talking) (1987) Letter from Home (1989) The Road to You (1993) We Live Here (1995) Quartet (1996) Imaginary Day (1997) Speaking of Now (2002) The Way Up (2005)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 74038748 LCCN: nr91020460 ISNI: 0000 0001 1672 5469 GND: 134499778 BNF: cb138990945

Persondata
Name	Rodby, Steve
Alternative names
Short description	American musician
Date of birth	December 9, 1954
Place of birth	Joliet, Illinois United States
Date of death
Place of death

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