Kaveh Rastegar

Kaveh Rastegar (born November 17, 1975) is a Grammy-nominated American bass guitarist and composer. He is a founder of Kneebody and Dakah, and plays with pop and jazz musicians around the world. He has been recognized in the Downbeat Magazine Reader's Poll for electric bass in 2010[1] and 2011.[2]

Background

Kaveh was born in Montreal and grew up in Denver before studying at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York [3] He then moved to Los Angeles to play with the other future members of Kneebody, whose merchandise often features his artwork.[4] Since then, he has played with many artists, such as Cee-Lo Green, Bruno Mars, De La Soul, Sia, Laura Pausini, The Ditty Bops, Colin Hay, Jesca Hoop, Nels Cline, Sam Sparro, The Calling, Dave Fiuczynski, Carla Bozulich and Wayne Horvitz. He is currently the bass player for John Legend. He resides in Highland Park, California.

Discography


References

  1. Downbeat Magazine, December 2010, p. 46
  2. Downbeat Magazine, December 2011, p. 58
  3. http://www.kavehrastegar.com/bio.html
  4. http://kneebody.com/about/kaveh-rastegar/
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