John Ferrara Solo, "Skinned Knees and Make Believe" Album Release Tour

Schedule

Fri, 07 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

55 College Street Asheville, NC 28801 | Asheville, NC

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John Ferrara Solo
Doors: 5:00 PM
From a creative New York upbringing to the forefront of modern bass innovation, John Ferrara has carved a distinct musical path. Ferrara is best known for his two-handed tapping technique and genre-defying work with the acclaimed world fusion group Consider the Source , his work as a Solo Artist and as founding member of Mono Means One . John’s third solo studio album, Skinned Knees and Make Believe, arrives September 6, 2025, on all streaming platforms, digital download, and vinyl. Recorded near Costa Rica’s Corcovado National Park, where the jungle meets the sea, the album features natural jungle and ocean sounds that inspired its performances. Pre-Order "Skinned Knees and Make Believe here..
He has gained worldwide recognition for his unorthodox approach to writing and performing which he accomplishes largely by utilizing the “two handed tapping technique”. John has gained overwhelming praise in the bass community by prominent figures like “Charles Berthoud” who labeled him the “Unsung Genius of Bass Tapping”. His approach alters the instrument's role into something more akin to a piano or classical guitar. Where Ferrara’s take on the bass guitar showcases his technical proficiency, his ethos as an artist is strictly to serve an emotional end, making his compositions both comprehensible and palatable to wider audiences. Bob Boilen, the founder and former host of NPR's Tiny Desk concert, considered his performance "Jaw dropping" during NPR's "Top Shelf Pick" nomination in 2022.
Ferrara's music is a mixture between classical, jazz, rock, folk, and minimalism and falls somewhere between the brooding moodiness of Phillip Glass, the improvisational exploration of Chick Corea, and the melancholic spirit of Radiohead. He is inspired by classical composers and jazz pianists equally. The music paints many different scenes with shifts in mood and dynamics often occurring multiple times within each song.
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55 College Street Asheville, NC 28801, 55 College St, Asheville, NC 28801-2819, United States

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