Kristin Korb With Bob Sneider Duo at Bop Shop Records

There are few bassists who can sing and there are even fewer who can do it well. Kristin Korb is one of those artists who make you forget that she is playing the bass when you hear her crystalline voice. Encouraged as a young musician by Ray Brown, Korb follows in his footsteps with swinging bass lines, engaging arrangements, and a joy on the bandstand that fills the room.

Kristin is thrilled to be returning to Rochester. Her last visit was as the Artistic Director for the International Society of Bassists convention in 2013 at Eastman School of Music. During the convention, she heard Rochester’s Jazz Ambassador, Bob Sneider, and knew that they had to play together at some point...

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There are few bassists who can sing and there are even fewer who can do it well. Kristin Korb is one of those artists who make you forget that she is playing the bass when you hear her crystalline voice. Encouraged as a young musician by Ray Brown, Korb follows in his footsteps with swinging bass lines, engaging arrangements, and a joy on the bandstand that fills the room.

Kristin is thrilled to be returning to Rochester. Her last visit was as the Artistic Director for the International Society of Bassists convention in 2013 at Eastman School of Music. During the convention, she heard Rochester’s Jazz Ambassador, Bob Sneider, and knew that they had to play together at some point. Now's the time.

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