Michael Manring

Michael Manring

11.1
Plays / Listener
39,410
Last.fm Listeners
2,971
Deezer Fans
Top 5%
🔥 Deep Cut
1991
Active Since
24
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Michael Manring (born 1960 in Washington, D.C.) is an electric bassist from the San Francisco Bay Area (Northern California). In addition to a tenure as the in-house bassist for Windham Hill Records, Manring has recorded with Michael Hedges, Alex Skolnick (in the bands Skol-Patrol and Attention Deficit, also featuring Tim Alexander from Primus), Larry Kassin, Tom Darter, Steve Morse, David Cullen, and many other noted musicians.

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Why This Artist

Michael Manring's releases show consistent growth in engagement — top 13% for trajectory. Only 3K platform followers, but 39K listeners — discovery outpaces the fanbase. A jazz act in the sonic world of Weather Report and Jonny Greenwood.

Sounds Like

Weather Report · Jonny Greenwood · Chick Corea · Bill Evans · Wayne Shorter

Discography

Dystopia (A Progressive Bass Journey)(2026) · album
Born from Ashes(2026) · single
Genesis(2025) · single
Burnside(2025) · single
Sky and Wind and Star and Poem(2024) · ep
Ei Saa Mitte Vaiki Olla(2023) · single
Grains of Sand(2022) · album
No Escape(2022) · single
Grains of Sand(2022) · single
Thread of Joy(2021) · album
Hot Voodoo Chilli
5:13
Stargazer Lilly
10:30
Sunshine Rider
5:16
The Dancing Elf
5:23
Thread of Joy
7:24
Up & Down
4:18
Small Moments(2020) · album
Vertical Horizons(2019) · album
Facanàpa & Umarells and the World Wide Crash(2017) · album
Asymmetry(2017) · album
Unusual Weather(2017) · album
Fractal(2014) · album
In Winter(2012) · album
What We Don't Know(2011) · single
Demania(2006) · album
Soliloquy(2005) · album
Equilibre: Groovemasters, Vol. 6(2001) · album
The Book of Flame(1998) · album
Thonk(1994) · album
Drastic Measures(1991) · album
Michael Manring — Underground jazz, fusion | Resonance