Tal Wilkenfeld - Transformation (Australia, 2007)

Tal Wilkenfeld - Transformation (Australia, 2007)

Tal Wilkenfeld - Transformation [2007]

Release Date 

May 14, 2007 

Label 

Independent  

Born in Sydney Australia, Tal has now resided in the US for over 5 years. She originally set foot on American soil as a guitar player, and less than four years ago, she started playing the bass guitar. Instantly, she was offered an endorsement with Sadowsky guitars, and since then, has played bass behind Jeff Beck, Chick Corea, Hiram Bullock, Vinnie Colaiuta, the Allman Brothers Band, Wayne Krantz, Kenwood Dennard, Geoffrey Keezer, Russell Ferrante, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Eric Krazno, Susan Tedeschi, and John Beasley. in May 2006, Tal recorded her first album, where she composed, arranged, produced and played bass on 7 intricate tracks with Wayne Krantz on guitar, Keith Carlock on drums, Geoffrey Keezer on Piano, and Seamus Blake on tenor sax. Later in 2006, Tal also worked with Rickey Minor on a few projects in Los Angeles, and did a clinic at bass day alongside Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke and Victor Wooten. In 2007, Tal went to Australia to play a series of gigs with Chick Corea (with Frank Gambale on guitar and Antonio Sanchez on drums), released her debut album "Transformation", and toured with Jeff Beck, with Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, and Jason Rebello on keyboard.

Tracks;

01 - BC

02 - Cosmic Joke

03 - Truth Be Told

04 - Seredipity

05 - The River Of Life

06 - Oatmeal Bandage

07 - Table For One

Born in Sydney Australia, Tal has now lived in the US for over 5 years. She originally set foot on American soil as a guitar player, and four years ago, she started playing the bass guitar. Instantly, she was offered an endorsement with SADOWSKY guitars, and since then, she has played bass behind CHICK COREA, JEFF BECK, HIRAM BULLOCK, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND, VINNIE COLAIUTA, WAYNE KRANTZ, RUSSELL FERRANTE, FRANK GAMBALE, KENWOOD DENNARD, GEOFFREY KEEZER, JEFF "TAIN" WATTS, ERIC KRAZNO, OTEIL BURBRIDGE, SUSAN TEDESCHI, DAVE KIKOSKI, JOHN BEASLEY, and worked on various projects with RICKEY MINOR. 

In 2006, Tal recorded her first album, TRANSFORMATION; where she composed, arranged, produced and played bass on 7 intricate tracks with WAYNE KRANTZ on guitar, KEITH CARLOCK on drums, GEOFFREY KEEZER on Piano, and SEAMUS BLAKE on tenor sax. Later that year, she did a clinic at Bass day. Other clinicians included MARCUS MILLER, STANLEY CLARKE and VICTOR WOOTEN. 

In 2007, Tal performed with CHICK COREA in Australia, including FRANK GAMBALE on guitar and ANTONIO SANCHEZ on drums. She also performed with the JEFF BECK group, touring around Europe and ending with Eric Claptons Crossraods festival, with VINNIE COLAIUTA on drums and JASON REBELLO on keyboard. 

Tal Wilkenfeld - Transformation (Australia, 2007)