Prince new Drummer Chris Coleman
said on his facebook that Prince has a new Bassist!

Tal Wilkenfeld would be the new one!



http://www.myspace.com/talwilkenfeld




PS>This is not a joke!
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Cool. I like diversity in his bands.

Where did he say this?

That girl is fantastic. I've seen her play during a concert on PBS.

Holy crap! I was just watching the 25th Anniversary RnR Hall of Fame concert and she was the bass player for Jeff Beck!! SHE'S FUNKY AS HELL! I thought she was his daughter or something since she was so young!

She was playing with Beck 4 a while... now Beck has Rhonda Smith on Bass 4 his latest tour. So they traded bassists?

According 2 this thread, she worked on Shelby J's project:

http://prince.org/msg/8/297134

Mars23 said:

ditto

Y did this thread just kind of die? It is the most interesting news in weeks....

So if i piece all the info 2gether we see:

Tal and Chris have been working with Prince since February of 2009.....
they were recording/rehearsing as a TRIO.

It is NOT clear weather or not they R both part of his current lineup of the NPG.

Will the Shelby J project see the light of day?

more info is appreciated...
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So far it looks like everyone:Drummer Bassist, is under 25?

It would be very interesting indeed if this does turn out to be true.

She is quite a talent, an excellent bass player, especially for her years. Reminds me of Jaco Pastorious with the way she plays (and she's got a long way to go before she gets anywhere near the best bassist on the planet right now, but she's getting there!). A febrile talent, indeed

OldFriends4Sale said:

= hungry

Might be good for Prince's career

cool! she's great. But I'd really like to see her do her own thing...

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

FINALLY!!!

It's about freeaking time!! Go the rout of my other musical hero, Miles. Get that fresh blood, young hungry cats ready and willing 4 anything. The drummer has that Tony Williams kind of fire, that spark. The bassist seems promising as well. I checked her site. Seems to b borrowing a page from Jaco- in her own way of couse.

If she is the new NPG bassist then she will not look like that for very long. She will soon be fitted up to blend in with the NPG dress code.
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MikeyB71 said:

I was thinking the same thing No more t shirts & jeans 4 U!

crazydoctor said:

Like Esperanza Spalding, she doesn't really need Prince. She could just be a solo bassist. Oh well.

WaterInYourBath said:

Doesn't she have a solo album?

NDRU said:

I don't know. If she does, she must not want a solo career just yet.

NDRU said:

she'll be all tarted up in no time.


but it would be cool if this was the new vibe he was going for, at least with the band. a mish-mash of young musicians who are individuals and haven't necessarily been "discovered" by him that got to do their own thing within the framework of being his backing band. could breathe some new life into his studio work and stage performances. especially if he opens himself up to true collaboration with his musicians again. it's been quite some time.

but Mars23's question needs to be re-iterated and answered: Where did Crhis Coleman say this?

errant said:

I have no corroborating evidence, but I feel like I read the "traded bass players" comment somewhere else too. I would not be surprised if it was true.

NDRU said:

it would be nice if Prince made a clean cut of the NPG and maybe ditch the mascara and sparkly lace and go the jeans and a t-shirt route. lol
It is so much more comfy. There are some really soft cotton t-shirts, perfect for summer.

Life really is so much nicer wearing jeans and tees, and some nice sandals.....unless you live in Minnesota or something

KoolEaze said:

It would be great if prince had all white band with black drummer.
The revolution sucks
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violetblues said:

Haha, cant really see him in Levi's and Converse can u? Maybe an Adidas Tracksuit top or two?.....Nah!

oh shit my dad loves her this is awesome!

Every time i look at her picture i want to f*** her more and more.

MikeyB71 said:

She has a great mouth

but IS it actually news? is it actually true?

love2thenines2003 said:

Of course nothing's official yet. I hope so tho.

errant said:

No one has porvided any evidence and her myspace page directly contradicts this, saying she is not touring this summer so she can work on her solo project.