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Patrick Pfeiffer is a professional bassist, composer and bass coach in New York City. Pfeiffer’s solo CD “Fruits and Nuts” (recorded with his group Phoenix) earned stellar reviews and a recommendation from Bass Player Magazine. He wrote the international best-selling bass book “Bass Guitar For Dummies” for the prestigious “For Dummies” series (published by Wiley & Sons, and with a foreword by Will Lee), and “Improve Your Groove - The Ultimate Guide For Bass” (published by Hal Leonard). The new book “In Search of the Daily Groove” has just been published for Summer of 2008 and a book on Bass and Drum Rhythm Sections is in the works for Carl Fischer publishing.

Pfeiffer’s former clients include Adam Clayton of U2, Polygram, Red Ant Records, Arista Records, and other major labels. He has recorded with George Clinton, Phoebe Snow, Jimmy Norman (Coasters), Paul Griffin (Steely Dan), Bernard Purdie (Steely Dan), Carlos Alomar (David Bowie), the KMA Studio All-Stars, and the Gary Corwin All-Stars to name a few.