Scott Antel Ambush is an American musician, best known as the bass player of
jazz fusion
Jazz fusion (also known as fusion and progressive jazz) is a music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and jazz improvisation, improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues. Electric guitars, ...
band
Spyro Gyra
Spyro Gyra is an American jazz fusion band that was formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1974. The band's music combines jazz, R&B, funk, and pop music. The band's name comes from ''Spirogyra'', a genus of green algae which founder Jay Beckenstein ...
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Biography
He was born April 28, 1960 in
Frederick, Maryland to Webster and Jeanette Lofton Ambush. He attended Urbana Elementary School in
Urbana, Maryland, West Frederick Middle, and
Frederick High School. After high school, he attended the
University of Maryland at College Park. While studying psychology during the day, he was introduced to the
Washington, D.C. music scene at night.
Through word of mouth, he was recommended for the bass job with Spyro Gyra and filled the bass space after audition. He made his studio debut with Spyro Gyra in 1992 on the album "Three Wishes".
Discography
Albums (with Spyro Gyra)
Albums (with Mindset)
References
External links
Scott AmbushScott Ambush Myspace
1960 births
20th-century American bass guitarists
Living people
People from Frederick, Maryland
Jazz musicians from Maryland
Guitarists from Maryland
Spyro Gyra members
University of Maryland, College Park alumni
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