Ethan Farmer

About Ethan Farmer

Thanks to acclaimed bass player Ethan Farmer aka E-Bassman, Jazz is no longer your father’s music. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Ethan is the past, present and future of everything that Jazz is meant to be. Born into a musical family, he has a natural gift and ability, which combined with his passion and ear for music are what define him as a bass phenom. With a professional career that has afforded him the opportunity to work with an influential list of musical greats, the stage is set for his debut release “Wine & Strings” to change the rhythm of contemporary music.
Ethan was introduced to music early on, first picking up his father’s bass at the age of five and receiving his own at six. Always crediting “some of the most amazing musicians I know,” his first musical influences came from his family who had a well-known gospel group. At eight years old, he became the youngest member of the family group, The Amazing Farmer Singers, marking the beginning of a lifelong love and pursuit of music. Advanced beyond his years, by sixteen Ethan had toured the country with the family group and established himself in churches around Chicago. As he began to come into his own, he grew anx