| Polish born bassist Evona Wascinski started her musical education on piano. In her early teens, she picked up the electric bass in order to pursue rock and pop genres, playing and doing small touring with some of San Diego's best noted pop artist. She discovered the double bass, falling deeply in love with its big sound and resonance and began formally studying at the age of 18. Evona earned a B.A. in Music from the University of California, San Diego emphisizing in Classical and Jazz Performance. She has had the honor of studing with world renoun double bassists, composers and professors Bertram Turetzky and Mark Dresser. She has been a long standing member of La Jolla Symphony and has worked in various big bands, duos, trio's and combos in genres including Jazz, Latin, Brazilian, Tango, Classical and Acid Jazz. An exceptional musician! |