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Stew McKinsey
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Stew McKinsey is an American jazz and funk bassist. He usually performs using Extended-range basses, (or "ERBs"), which are electric bass guitars with more range (usually meaning more strings, but sometimes additional frets are added for more range) than the "standard" 4-string bass guitar. Career McKinsey studied flute and violin when he was very young. He also sang in choirs until adolescence. When he was in high school, he started playing electric bass and was playing with a band with his first month of practice. He later went to college and studied theory, harmony, and counterpoint. He also discovered more players and expanded his range of styles. He then had access to Washington D.C.'s Blues Alley, where he saw many performers which inspired him to continue learning and playing music. He liked the extended range of 6-string basses, and started playing them, then 8-string basses, and eventually 10-string models. McKinsey went on to play, record, or perform live with musicians including Chad Wackerman, Al Caldwell, Jean Baudin, and Bill Dickens. McKinsey's style is a blend of jazz, funk, rock, and experimental. Selected discography * No Shock by Darien Brahms, 1986 * No Time Like The Present by the Stretch, 1993 * Jump in the Van by Urban Legend, 1999 * Maximum Slickness & Slick Boots by Slick Willy, 2003 * BOG Style by Brotherhood of Groove, 2004 
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