Josh Fossgreen is an electric and upright bassist in the San Francisco Bay Area. Proficient in many styles and musical contexts, he’s played from samba to ska, from heavy metal to jazz duos, from pit orchestras to soul bands to funk groups. He loves to lay down a mean groove as much as take a face-melting solo.

He’s also a skilled bass teacher and offers private lessons in the SF Bay Area. His teaching style draws from his own direct experience, and is not about what’s right or wrong, traditional or non-traditional, but about what works. He’s taught from ages 11-65, men and women, and has seen his students grow in their technical ability, their musicality, and their love for bass and music.

Josh is also available as a studio session player. He brings his versatility, deep groove, creativity, playfulness and enthusiasm to all of his projects. He finds balance between creatively designing bass parts and taking full input from the artists he works with.

He is intensely passionate about music in all its delightful aspects, and seeks to make the world we live in a funkier, more peaceful place through his work. May all beings be blessed and get their groove on!

Check out his other solo bass videos!
Glass House
Eleanor Rigby

Latest Blog Posts

Dorian Scales for Bass (plus Funk Jam)

This video covers the two main shapes I use for playing one octave dorian scales, in the key of D in this video (you can transpose, as I describe in the video). After the scales there’s a little funk jam you can try out, and for more advanced students improvise some fills using the dorian scale.

Posted March 26th, 2012

Cruise Ship Gigs – Is It Worth It?

I’ve had a ton of questions over the last couple years about cruise ship gigs for musicians, photographers, dancers, and other crew members, so I decided to create some more videos to answer these questions in a way that more people can access.

Hope this is helpful, and if you have any more questions comment below!

Posted March 12th, 2012