Eva Gardner

Eva Catherine Gardner (born February 17, 1979) is an American bassist from Los Angeles. A founding member of The Mars Volta, she has been a studio and touring musician in bands for Cher, Gwen Stefani, P!NK, Veruca Salt and Tegan and Sara.

Early life Eva Gardner is the daughter of The Creation bassist Kim Gardner, and cites her father as her primary influence. She is a graduate of the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, where she studied under trumpet player Bobby Rodriguez. She holds a degree in ethnomusicology from UCLA (cum laude).

Career Gardner was the original bassist for The Mars Volta (2001).

On January 26, 2014, Gardner played bass at the 56th Grammy Awards during Pink's live performance.

Gardner was the bassist for Cher's 2014 Dressed to Kill Tour.

In 2015 she appeared in an episode of Transparent (season 2, episode 9) with The Indigo Girls.

In 2016, Gardner joined Tegan and Sara on their Love You to Death Tour.

In early 2017, she joined the Classic Cher residency show with dates in Las Vegas and Washington, D.C.

From 2017 to 2019, Gardner was Pink's live bassist on the Beautiful Trauma World Tour.

In 2022, Gardner officially returned as the bassist for The Mars Volta. She would tour with the band until September 2022, when she left to continue her bassist duties with Pink. Gardner would contribute to The Mars Volta's next three studio albums. In October 2025, she returned onstage with the band in support of their headlining tour.

Discography

Solo Chasing Ghosts (2019) Love & Drugs (single) (2020) Darkmatter (2021)

With The Mars Volta Tremulant (2002) La Realidad De Los Sueños – Boxset (2021) The Mars Volta (2022) Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón (2023) Lucro Sucio; Los Ojos del Vacio (2025) Lucro Sucio; Unfinished Business (2026)

With Omar Rodríguez-López

Arañas en La Sombra (2016) Killing Tingled Lifting Retreats (2017)

With Lyra

Protocol (2006) Move (2007)

With P!nk

Funhouse Tour: Live in Australia (2009) The Truth About Love Tour: Live from Melbourne (2013) Beautiful Trauma Live: P!nk (2017) All I Know So Far: Setlist (2021) Pink: All I Know So Far (2021 film) Pink: Summer Carnival Tour (Australia and New Zealand Tour 2024)

With Moby Moby: innocents – Live at the Fonda, LA] (2014)

With Alice Bag Blueprint (2018)

With Marissa Nadler For My Crimes (2018)

With Telstar Hot Knives – EP (2011) Lightning's Girl – single (2011) Getting Around Town – single (2011)

Happy Endings Soundtrack w/ Maggie Gyllenhaal Music From the Film (2005)

With Miranda Lee Richards Light of X (2009)

With Leerone Imaginary Biographies (2007)

With Little Sandwitch Little Sandwitch