Richard Bona

Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist Richard Bona was first inspired to play electric bass by the late Jaco Pastorius. The Cameroon-born artist’s balletically light-stepping runs, lazily grooving ostinatos and rhythmic eruptions are what brings in the jazz fans, but it’s Cuban, Brazilian and Caribbean dance music, Afro-beat and African traditional songs gives his music a much broader appeal. Having played with such diverse artists such as George Benson, Joe Zawinul and Chaka Khan, it’s with great pleasure that the Jazz Café welcome him back to the stage after a seven year absence.