Lonnie Plaxico

Lonnie Plaxico is an American jazz bassist born in Chicago in 1960, who started on bass at twelve and turned professional at fourteen. He played in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers from 1983 to 1986 and in Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition, and was musical director and bassist in Cassandra Wilson's touring band for more than 15 years. His albums as a leader include "Plaxico" (1989) and "Ancestral Devotion" (2009).