John Madere

A Bassist/Composer currently residing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He grew up in Gonzales, Louisiana and began his musical studies at the age of ten on the saxophone. At the age of 15, Madere started to play the electric bass and later began studying the double bass at the age of 17. Madere holds the Bachelor or Music Degree from Louisiana State University (2005), the Master of Music Degree (Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music) and the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree with a Minor in Jazz Studies from LSU (2011).

Madere maintains a busy schedule of freelance bass playing. He is equally at home in both the jazz and classical idioms and performs both styles frequently. Madere is currently principal bassist of the Baton Rouge Symphony, and has held this position since his return to Louisiana in 2007. Along with regular performances with the Baton Rouge Symphony, he has also performed with the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, Rapides Symphony Orchestra, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the Acadiana Symphony, and was formerly the principal bassist of the Louisiana Sinfonietta. He has appeared as a soloist with the Louisiana Sinfonietta and the Baton Rouge Symphony and is currently commissioning a new solo work to be performed with the Southeastern Louisiana University Symphony Orchestra.

Madere currently teaches in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System’s Gifted and Talented program where he teaches music fundamentals, theory, history and performance skills to children of all ages and instruments. He is and also a lecturer of double bass, instructor of music appreciation, and director of the University Lab Band at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. He also teaches Jazz Improvisation lessons to any interested students at Southeastern.

Madere released his album, "Chemistry,” in 2011. It contains seven original jazz compositions. The album features Madere along with LSU School of Music faculty Willis Delony and Brian Shaw as well as other LSU alumni. The CD was released on the Fora Sound label and is available on CD Baby and iTunes. He is currently working on an ambient music project that relies heavily on live looping and effects pedals. He plays the electric guitar, electric bass and various synthesizer and drum machines in this one-man show. For more information on this project and to hear Madere in action, please visit www.youtube.com/johnmadere.

Madere has studied with the following double bass, jazz or composition teachwww.youtube.com/therealjohnnymaders: Robert Nash, Yung-chiao Wei, Bill Grimes, Willis Delony, Albert Laszlo and Brian Shaw. He has performed with artists such as Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenowith, Branford Marsalis to name a few.