Carl Bradley is a 40 year vet of the west coast music scene. The well seasoned musician is still doing his thing. In 1979 Carl did his first professional session playing bass with the late Pepper Reed and the group called Nitro. The tune is titled "Orbit Of The Sun". In the eighties, Carl Bradley played guitar and sang lead and backgound vocals in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, for a group named Funk Plus Funktion and an RnB act named Carl Rey. Carl Bradley played in a group called L Monk. The leader of the group was a brother of the late pianist Thelonious Monk who's name was Larry Monk. Carl Bradley started doing solo projects and 2004 released his first CD on CD Baby called "CarlMusic". Carl's latest Cd is Titled Carl Bradley Compilation Volume 3 is availible on CD Baby, Amazon, and other music downloads. Carl plays all the instruments on all of his tunes. Carl's style of music is a combination of Smooth Jazz, R&B, World, and Fusion. Carl's main axx is the guitar, but he plays the bass and keyboards equally well. Major influences are: Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Larry Graham, Miles Davis, Jimi Jam and Terry Lewis, Herbie Hancock, and Yan Hammer. Carl Bradley is currently working on a new cd which will feature more of his vocal ability. Carl Bradley says the future for him is being more of a producer/arranger, and an ocasional live performance here and their which he loves doing. Carl Bradley will be releasing a new RnB single soon!
