Kermit Driscoll

James "Kermit" Driscoll (born March 4, 1956) is an American jazz bassist. He is known for his long association with guitarist Bill Frisell in the 1980s and '90s. Driscoll has worked in many genres and music settings: Broadway, classical, jazz, folk, rock, film, and television.

In May 1978, Driscoll traveled to Belgium to play with Stephan Houben who was working with Frisell. With this group he made his first recording, Mauve Traffic, with Frisell, Houben, Greg Badolato, Vinton Johnson, and Michel Herr. The album included a composition by Driscoll entitled "Doggone it". In January, 1980, he moved to New York City, and during the next year toured with Buddy Rich.

On January, 28th, 2019 Driscoll was accused of beating his wife and charged with aggravated assault, violating a restraining order, false imprisonment, hindering his arrest, obstruction and harassment. This was after being removed from a Cliffside Park, NJ home by the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team.

Discography As leader 2010 Reveille (19/8 Records) 2012 Window & Door (Supraphon)

With New and Used 1992 Souvenir (Knitting Factory) 1995 Consensus (Knitting Factory)

As sideman With Bill Frisell 1987 Lookout for Hope (ECM) 1989 Before We Were Born (Nonesuch) 1991 Where in the World? (Nonesuch) 1992 Have a Little Faith (Nonesuch) 1994 This Land (Nonesuch) 1995 Go West: Music for the Films of Buster Keaton (Nonesuch) 1995 The High Sign/One Week (Nonesuch) 1995 Live (Gramavision)

With John Hollenbeck 2005 A Blessing 2009 Eternal Interlude (Sunnyside)

With Joel Harrison 2013 Infinite Possibility 2015 Spirit House

With Gerry Hemingway 2002 Songs 2005 Double Blues Crossing (Between the Lines)

With David Johansen 2000 David Johansen and the Harry Smiths 2002 Shaker

With Mick Rossi 1997 Inside the Sphere 1999 They Have a Word for Everything

With John Zorn 1997 FilmWorks III: 1990–1995 1997 FilmWorks VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour

With others 1989 Those Who Know History Are Doomed to Repeat It, Henry Kaiser 1991 Miracle Mile, Wayne Horvitz 1991 Overlays, Ned Rothenberg 1998 Jazz Standards on Mars, Robert Dick 2000 Dancing Spirits, Karl Latham 2000 Hangdog Heaven, Jim Lord 2002 Almost Blue, Chet Baker 2002 Lalo, Lalo 2003 Do You Speak Vibe, Bill Molenhof 2004 Light Is Calling, Michael Gordon 2004 Save Big, Russ Johnson 2005 New York School, Tom Christensen 2005 Nu Love, Johannes Mossinger 2005 Oceana, Ben Monder (Sunnyside) 2006 Beginning to See the Light, Jane Stuart 2006 Velvet Gentlemen, Dan Willis 2006 Walkin' with the Wazmo, Jerry Vivino 2006 You Decide, Rave Tesar 2007 Resonance, Karl Latham 2007 The Path to Peace, Andrew Sterman 2008 A Day in the Life of a Mother and Wife, Cat Guthrie 2008 A Quiet Thing, Lisa Sokolov 2008 The Exile of St. Christopher, Max Gabriel 2009 The Funky Way of Emil Viklicky, Emil Viklicky 2010 The Satie Project, Dan Willis