Career
Aside from his work in Tribal Technical, Willis has worked with numerous other jazz musicians including Wayne Shorter, Dennis Chambers, and Allan Holdsworth. "Slaughterhouse 3", released in 2006, continued his collaboration with drummer Kirk Covington as well as saxophonist Llibert Fortuny to form a modern jazz/funk/groove power-trio. Willis"s latest solo Civil Defense "Larger Than Life" was released on the Abstractlogix label in 2015.
In addition to "Larger Than Life", Willis"s solo career includes Retro from 2013, Actual Fiction from 2007, Number Sweat from 1996 and Bent in 1998.
Willis is also the author of four books for bass guitar, "Fingerboard Harmony for Bass", "The Gary Willis Collection", "Ultimate Ear Training for Guitar and Bass" and "101 Bass Tips" all published by Hal Leonard. Willis, a Texas native, studied composition and improvisation at The University of North Texas College of Music, where he switched from guitar to bass.
Gary Willis | "Actual Fiction" and "Slaughterhouse 3".
