A bassist and a gentleman
The soft-spoken Ari Roland is another alumnus of the Juilliard School, and is as rooted as bassists get. At one point in the evening, he was the only one keeping the groove going as the rest of the band danced around, with the crowd singing.
Roland's bio says 'he grew up inside the New York underground bop scene.' See the video to understand why.
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