Trevor Dunn
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January 30, 1968
Trevor Dunn | |
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 Dunn performing in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Trevor Roy Dunn January 30, 1968 Eureka, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Avant-garde, experimental, Avant-garde jazz, free jazz, free improvisation, heavy metal, alternative rock, punk rock, jazz-rock |
| Occupations | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, double bass |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Website | trevordunn |
Trevor Roy Dunn (born January 30, 1968) is an American bassist and composer. He came to prominence in the 1990s with the experimental band Mr. Bungle. While performing with Mr. Bungle, he would dress similar to the St. Pauli Girl.[1] He has since worked in an array of musical styles, including with saxophonist/composer John Zorn, in Mr. Bungle guitarist Trey Spruance's Secret Chiefs 3, and with his own avant-garde jazz/rock ensemble Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant. He is also a member of the bands Fantômas and Tomahawk alongside Mr. Bungle frontman Mike Patton.
After four years of studying the clarinet, Dunn began playing electric bass at the age of thirteen.[2] His earliest musical influences included the Beach Boys, Blondie, Cheap Trick, and Kiss.[3] He later studied classical double bass at Humboldt State University.[2][4]
In 1998, Dunn formed his Trio-Convulsant. Their first release, Debutantes & Centipedes, features Dunn on bass, Adam Levy on guitar, and Kenny Wollesen on drums. The album Sister Phantom Owl Fish on Ipecac (2004) included an entirely new lineup, with Dunn joined by Ches Smith on percussion and Mary Halvorson on guitar.[5] Séances (2022), a concept album inspired by the Convulsionnaires of Saint-Médard[6] and credited to "Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant avec Folie à Quatre", features Halvorson and Smith alongside violinist/violist Carla Kihlstedt, flautist Anna Webber, clarinetist Oscar Noriega, and cellist Mariel Roberts.[7]
Dunn has participated in dozens of other recordings, both as a main collaborator and a guest musician. He is part of Mike Pride's MPThree, David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness, and the Nels Cline Singers. He has also played with Afro-Mystic, Ben Goldberg, Brian "Head" Welch, Graham Connah's Sour Note Seven, Jess Jones Quartet, Junk Genius, Laplante/Dunn/Smith, John Zorn's Electric Masada, Matisyahu, Rova Saxophone Quartet, Sean Lennon, Suit of Lights, Rob Price Quartet, Tin Hat Trio, and Tipsy.[8]
Instruments
- 1975 Fender Precision Bass (his primary electric bass; tuned to B-E-A-D for Fantômas)
- 1950s Czech double bass
- 1991 Alembic Europa 5-string
- Ken Lawrence 5-string fretless
- Guild Ashbory
- 1966 Guild Starfire[9]
