Tbilisi by Max Gerl

I am among the biggest fans of bass and bass players. Having watched the rapid evolution of the electric bass for half a century alongside its predecessor, the acoustic bass (which has hundreds of years of history), I sometimes wonder whether it’s catching up to, or breezing past, most other instruments? I think I’ll leave that up to you to decide.

In Maximilian’s case, he is a unique bass player who excels on electric bass as well as the acoustic bass. When I first heard Maximilian, I was impressed with his steadiness, along with his outstanding technique and dexterity on both instruments, which he uses to make next level music.

On this recording he displays himself how one should, as an artistically driven bass player. His album is full of well-written music, along with his individual performance as a bassist, which shows his devotion to both instruments. Today, most bass players seem to land as either an acoustic bass player or an electric bass player. Here we have a unique player who is almost equal on both. Please give this record a listen! I’m sure this is his first of many to come....

- Stanley Clarke

Thank You's:
First and foremost, I give thanks to God, as all things are possible through Him. Massive thank you to Gary Lux; without his generous contributions, this album wouldn’t have happened. Thank you to Aaron Shaw, Paul Cornish, and Mike Mitchell, who gave this music more life than I ever could have imagined. Thank you so much to my incredible parents, Pamela and Norbert, as well as Allegra Askew, Tim Askew, Becky Starobin, David Starobin, Allegra Starobin, Robert Fruhmann, Rob Starobin, Kathy Askew, David Downey, Ben Hixon, Cameron Graves, John Patitucci, Beka Gochiashvili, Ace McNeely, Kinley Wolfe, Buddy Mohmed, Steve Morgan, Victor Bailey, Steve Bailey, James Genus, Dave Buda, John Lockwood, Hal Crook, Shelley Carroll, Kyle Thorton, Hunter Lamar, Nicholas Alleyne, Greg Spero, Chris Moreno, Brett White, Alonzo Demetrius, Eva Cassel, Tyson Jackson, and Papuna Sharikadze, for being the incredibly supportive people in my life that you are, and helping me along this journey. And finally, thank you to Stanley Clarke, for giving me the encouragement that I needed to see this project through to fruition.

Max Gerl is an acoustic and electric bassist/composer living in Los Angeles, CA.