#142: Jerry Navarro | Pit Boss of the Muzik Mafia

Jerry Navarro is an in-demand bassist, music producer, and composer. In 2002, Jerry became a core member and bassist for “Pit Boss” of MuzikMafia, an informal collection of artists, united in response to what they viewed as an alarming over-commercialization of the music industry. Founded by Big Kenny and John Rich (Big & Rich), MuzikMafia began weekly jam sessions for like-minded individuals, playing a variety of styles and genres. By their example, together and singly, these musicians significantly changed the face of the music business. In 2004, MuzikMafia received massive public recognition and comment from The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, The Tennessean, Country Music Today, Billboard Magazine, The Washington Post, Blender Magazine, Country Weekly and The New York Times. In 2005, the spotlight widened as MuzikMafia became a popular reality television show on CMT. Jerry has shared the stage with artists of every stripe including such as Kid Rock, Bon Jovi, Hank Williams Jr., Martina McBride, Keith Urban, Toby Keith, Dave Matthews, 3 Doors Down, Velvet Revolver, Stephen Cochran, Jewel, Bobby Brown, Sisqo, Saliva, Wynonna Judd, Darryl McDaniels (Run DMC), Peter Wolf (J. Geils Band), George Clinton, Angie Aparo and Richie Sambora, among many. He has played with jazz artist Kelly Sweet; funk legend innovators, Jabo Starks and Clyde Stubblefield; jazz trumpeter Rod McGaha; Grammy-nominated pianist Jody Nardone; and long-time chart-topping jazz pianist Beegie Adair. Jerry has hit the tour circuit with one of the music industry’s best songwriters, J.D. Souther, noted writer of hits such as "New Kid In Town" and The Eagles "Best Of My Love". His charted list goes on with "Her Town, Too" featuring James Taylor. In his spare time, Jerry appeared as a featured actor in the first season of the hit television show, “NASHVILLE,” as well as in the motion pictures, “PURE COUNTRY 2: THE GIFT.” In 2009, Jerry created Artist Alliance Nashville, a recording and producing entity launched from his increasingly lengthy experience in the music business. Through Artist Alliance Nashville, he has supervised numerous acts and artists, dedicating a large portion of his time and ability to teaching and training a new generation of talent. https://jerrynavarro.com/ IG @jerrynavarro https://www.facebook.com/artistalliancenashville/ @thecareermusician @nomadsplace 🖥 THE CAREER MUSICIAN: Website: https://proseries.thecareermusician.com/ LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/thecareermusician 📱 FOLLOW OUR SOCIALS: Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/TCM-Instagram Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/TCM-FBPage YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/TCM-YouTube Twitter: https://twitter.com/CareerMusician TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/TCM-TikTok Twitch: https://tinyurl.com/TCM-Twitch 🔊 STREAM ON OTHER PLATFORMS: Apple: https://tinyurl.com/TCM-Apple Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/TCM-Spotify iHeart: https://tinyurl.com/TCM-iHeart Stitcher: https://tinyurl.com/TCM-Stitcher-fm Google: https://tinyurl.com/TCM-Google-fm Megaphone: https://tinyurl.com/TCM-Mega-fm #jerrynavarro #bassist #careermusician #careermusicianforlife #musiccareer #pantheonpodcasts #podcast #musicpodcast #musicpodcasts #music #musician #musicians #musicianlife #musicproducer #producerlife #composer #sessionmusician #sessioncat #studio #studiomusician #recordingartist #touringmusician #roaddog #grind #hustle #education #musiceducation #musicschool #musicmajor #musicindustry #musicbusiness #musicbiz #industry #business #worldwide #apple #applepodcast #spotify #spotifypodcasts #iheartradio #iheart #sticher #googlepodcast #nomad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices