Dexter Williams
Dexter Williams is an upright bass player living in San Francisco, California whose style is heavily informed by traditional jazz, swing, gypsy jazz, and bebop. He was immersed in the world of jazz from an early age and consequently took to music naturally, learning violin at age 6 and guitar at age 11. Finally in highschool band, he took on upright bass and shortly after developed a love for jazz, starting to play his first professional gigs at age 16. Since then, he has dedicated his time to broadening his understanding of different styles of jazz, working on rhythmically and harmonically supporting a band, and all the while dialing in his technical ability on the upright bass.
Dexter currently makes his living performing locally with a wide range of bay area artists as well as traveling for interstate and international music festivals. Lately, he has been immersing himself in the world of gypsy jazz and playing consistently with The Hot Club of San Francisco and Le Jazz Hot, committing himself to melding with the group and learning its repertoire. His sound has been described as highly lyrical and melodic, showing a deep familiarity with the styles and vocabulary of jazz.