StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Victor Wooten Trio's Trypnotyx

Today, let's check out some videos of the Victor Wooten Trio, who are coming to St. Louis to perform Tuesday, March 27 at the Old Rock House.

Featuring Wooten on bass, Dennis Chambers on drums, and Bob Franceschini on tenor sax, the group is touring in support of their latest album Trypnotyx, which was released last September. The album feature 14 tracks of original material, with Wooten and Franceschini augmenting their instruments with various electronics to expand the sound, plus some guest contributions from singer Varijashree Venugopal and actor/comedian/"voicetrumentalist" Michael Winslow.

You can see Wooten, Chambers and Franceschini getting into something from the bassist's back catalog in the first video up above, which shows them playing "Zenergy" from his 1999 album Yin-Yang in a version recorded in January of this year at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco

After the jump, you can see live versions of some of the material from Trypnotiyx, starting with "Take Off" from that same Regency Ballroom gig; "DC10," recorded last October at the C2G Music Hall in Fort Wayne, IN; "The 13th Floor," from a gig in May 2017 at the Joy Theater in New Orleans; and "Funky D," recorded in January 2017 during the halftime of an NBA game at NYC's Madison Square Garden.

The sixth video is a full show, recorded on December 12 of last year at Brooklyn Bowl in NYC.

That's followed by a recording of Wooten's solo spot from the Joy Theater show, in which he touches on tunes including "You Can't Hold No Groove," "Sex In A Pan," and "Amazing Grace"; and a one-on-one interview with the the bassist, recorded in July of last year for the YouTube channel Scott's Bass Lessons.

For more on Victor Wooten and Trypnotyx, check out Wooten's interviews from December 2017 with the Boston music website RedLineRoots.com and the website For Bass Players Only

You can see the rest of today's videos after the jump...

Victor Wooten Trio returning to perform Tuesday, March 27 at Old Rock House

Bassist Victor Wooten's trio, featuring drummer Dennis Chambers and saxophonist Bob Franceschini, is coming back to St. Louis to perform at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 27 at the Old Rock House.

Interestingly, the gig will come exactly 364 days after their last performance here at the Old Rock House, on Tuesday, March 28, 2017.

Since then, Wooten in September of this year released TRYPNOTYX, which is his first new recording in five years and features the trio (pictured).

Wooten also played here in June with his family band, the Wooten Brothers, headlining the Chesterfield Jazz Festival at the Chesterfield Amphitheater.

Tickets for the all-ages show are $32 and will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. this Friday, November 30 via the Old Rock House's website and all Metrotix outlets.

Victor Wooten Trio set to play Tuesday, March 28 at Old Rock House

Bassist Victor Wooten is returning to St. Louis to perform at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 28 at the Old Rock House.

Wooten, known for his work with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones as well as for his solo career as a bandleader and educator, will be playing in a trio with drummer Dennis Chambers and saxophonist Bob Franceschini. He last visited St. Louis in 2012, playing with the Flecktones at The Sheldon and later with his own band at ORH.

Although Wooten (pictured) made headlines last fall with a hired-gun guest appearance on a track by the prog metal band Octavision, his next album, set to be released this year, will be a trio effort featuring Chambers and Franceschini. The trio toured Europe last fall and will be supporting the album release with U.S. dates this year.

The Victor Wooten Trio at the Old Rock House will be an all-ages show. Tickets are $30, and will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. this Thursday, January 19 via the venue website and all Metrotix outlets.