Oatmeal Bandage - Musique

Early Life
Wilkenfeld Began Playing Guitar At Age 14 But Made A Switch To Bass At The Age Of 17. After A Matter Of A Few Months She Devoted Herself To Forming A Band Of Her Own And Began Composing Her Own Material. Discussing Her Chosen Instrument She Has Commented "I’ve Always Just Picked Up Any Instrument And Been Able To Play It ―I Could Sit Down At The Drums Or The Piano And Just Play For Fun " However She Continued "as Soon As I Started Playing Bass I Knew It Was My Instrument. It Was Like 'Yes This Is It. I Don’t Even Want To Play Guitar Anymore This Is Amazing.'" 1 Edit Move To The United States And Professional Career
In 2002 Wilkenfeld Dropped Out Of High School Saying That "it Just Wasn't Going To Work For Me" 1 And Emigrated To The United States At Age 16. She First Settled In Los Angeles Where She Attended The Los Angeles Music Academy. After Completing School She Moved To New York City And Began Making A Name For Herself In New York's Jazz Clubs. She Now Divides Her Time Between Los Angeles New York And Sydney Australia. When She First Arrived In The United States She Had Studied Electric Guitar But Within The Year Made The Switch To Electric Bass Guitar. 2 Wilkenfeld's Compositional Talents Can Be Heard On Her Debut Solo Album Transformation Recorded Over A Period Of Two Days When She Was 20 Years Old. 3 Edit Performances 2006-2007 Tal Wilkenfeld And Jeff Beck Left The Crossroads Guitar Festival July 28 2007
Chicago Illinois. Photo By Philip Vaandrager
2006 Saw Tal Wilkenfeld Sitting In With The Allman Brothers Band And Soon After Heading An Instructional Bass Clinic. Tal's Backup Band For This Clinic Consisted Of Drummer Chaun Horton And Guitarist Ben Hauptmann. Aware That Chick Corea Was Seeking A Bass Player For An Upcoming Tour Wilkenfeld Knowing That He Had Heard Her Music Before Sent Him Demos Of Her Newest Recording. She Was Elated To Be Selected To Accompany Him On His Australian Tour 1 Before Joining Up With Jeff Beck Vinnie Colaiuta And Jason Rebello For Beck's Summer European Tour. After Returning From Europe The Group Met With Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival In Chicago Illinois Performing To A Sell-Out Crowd. By November 2007 Tal Joined Back Up With Jeff's Band For A Week Of Gigs At Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club In London Where The Band Was Joined On Stage By Clapton Thus Rounding Out A Very Productive Year For Wilkenfeld. 3 Wilkenfeld Has Performed With Such Notable Musicians As Chick Corea Jeff Beck Hiram Bullock Steve Vai Ron Holloway Susan Tedeschi The Allman Brothers Band Herbie Hancock And Jeff "Tain" Watts. Wilkenfeld's Performance With Jeff Beck At Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival Was Aired On PBS In November 2007. Unfortunately No Credits Were Given For Beck's Band And Viewers Have Confused Her With Becky Godchaux Or Even Beck's Daughter. However The DVD Of The Concert Gives Full Band Personnel Listings Crediting Her On Bass. Edit Equipment The Tal Wilkenfeld Trio November 2008
Wayne Krantz Guitar And Keith Carlock Drums
Courtesy Of Mandy Hall
Wilkenfeld Was Offered An Official Endorsement From Roger Sadowsky Of Sadowsky Bass Guitars After Seeing Her Play At The 2003 Winter NAMM Show In Anaheim California. 4 Tal Also Has Endorsements With EBS Amplifiers And Cabinets 5 And Pigtronix Effects Pedals. 6 Edit Discography 2006 Transformation Wilkenfeld's First Solo Effort On CD read less