Yafeu Tyhimba
Yafeu-Tyhimba
Bassist, composer, and vocalist Yafeu Tyhimba is an artist who loves all musical styles. Hailing from Oakland California, he mixes styles of Jazz with R&B and Funk. He started playing upright bass at 12 years old, studying with great jazz and pop musicians such as Bennie Maupin, Ndugu Chancler and Patrice Rushen.
At 17 years old he was accepted into USC for Jazz Studies bass and began a whole new chapter of his knowledge studying with greats like Darek Oles, Alphoneso Johnson, Vincent Mendoza, Frank Tichelli and Jae Deal. While in LA he has garnered his Bachelors and Masters Degree and is now working on his Doctorate.
He has played with several incredible musicians including Jeff Lorber, Tony Austin, Nick Smith, Marvin Smith, Donald Dean, Brian Hargrove. He is currently writing and producing a new album and constantly creating content for his social media platforms.
Band Ensemble
Bass, Vocals – Yafeu Tyhimba
Piano, Synth – Sam Reid
Drums – Trevor Zemtseff
Bass, Vocals – Yafeu Tyhimba
Piano, Synth – Sam Reid
Drums – Trevor Zemtseff