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Sep 2016
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040 - In Conversation with Steve Jenkins...

Scott's Bass Lessons
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In today’s podcast we meet a player who is taking the electric bass to new heights. Perhaps best known for his stints with Vernon Reid (Living Colour) and Dave Fiuczynski in Screaming Headless Torsos, Steve Jenkins is one of the New York bass scene’s most exciting players. 
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