(1963-03-10) March 10, 1963 (age 61) Havre, Montana, U.S.
Genres
Alternative rock, grunge, hardcore punk, hard rock, heavy metal, experimental rock, glam metal
Occupation(s)
Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)
Bass guitar, double bass
Years active
1981–present
Labels
Monkeywrench, Homestead, Sub Pop, Stardog, Mercury, A&M, Epic, J
Musical artist
Jeffrey Allen Ament (born March 10, 1963) is an American musician best known as the bassist of rock band Pearl Jam, which he co-founded alongside Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder. Ament wrote or co-wrote many of Pearl Jam's hits, including "Jeremy", "Oceans", "Dissident", "Nothingman" and "Nothing as It Seems".
Prior to his work with Pearl Jam, Ament was part of the 1980s Seattle-based grunge rock bands Green River and Mother Love Bone. He is known particularly for playing with the fretless bass, upright bass, and twelve-string bass guitars. Ament is also a member of the bands Temple of the Dog, Three Fish, RNDM, Tres Mts., and P.E.S.T.
In 2008, Ament released his first solo album, Tone. His second solo release, While My Heart Beats, followed in 2012, and his third in 2018: Heaven/Hell. Ament was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pearl Jam on April 7, 2017.[1] He was also recognized as one of the top hard rock/metal bassists of all time by Loudwire in 2016, being placed at #52 on the list.[2]
^"Inductees: Pearl Jam". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
^"TOP 66 HARD ROCK + METAL BASSISTS OF ALL TIME". Loudwire. September 14, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
Jeffrey Allen Ament (born March 10, 1963) is an American musician best known as the bassist of rock band Pearl Jam, which he co-founded alongside Stone...
Mother Love Bone. The lineup included Stone Gossard on rhythm guitar, JeffAment on bass guitar (both ex-members of Mother Love Bone and future members...
genre. Mother Love Bone was established in 1987 by ex-Green River members JeffAment, Bruce Fairweather and Stone Gossard, ex-Malfunkshun frontman Andrew Wood...
Washington, in 1990. The band's lineup consists of founding members JeffAment (bass guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), Mike McCready (lead guitar)...
singer of Mother Love Bone, had died of a heroin overdose the year before. JeffAment and Stone Gossard of Mother Love Bone teamed up with Mike McCready, new...
single, "Looking Back to Look Ahead", followed in March, 2023 featuring JeffAment on bass. Known for playing in several bands in the Seattle scene, his...
hearing Vedder's tape, former Mother Love Bone members Stone Gossard and JeffAment invited Vedder to come to Seattle to audition for their new band. They...
vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Stone Gossard. Bassist JeffAment said, "I knew it was a great song all along, and I felt that it was the...
part of Pearl Jam in 2017 alongside the three other founding members (JeffAment, Stone Gossard and Eddie Vedder), and former member Dave Krusen. Mike...
musician who serves as a guitarist for the rock band Pearl Jam. Along with JeffAment, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder, he is one of the founding members of...
[Springsteen] has listened to his suggestions, I think we will too." Bassist JeffAment said, "He brings a brutally honest approach to what he thinks is working...
"Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. The song is the tenth track on the band's second studio...
Atlanta. The sessions for the album began with strife and tension. Bassist JeffAment was not made aware that the band was recording until three days into the...
and the other two plugged into two 8×10" cabinets. Krist Novoselic and JeffAment are also known for using Ampeg SVT tube amplifiers. Ben Shepherd uses...
Eddie Vedder and music co-written by guitarist Mike McCready and bassist JeffAment, "State of Love and Trust" first appeared on the soundtrack to the 1992...
and numerous official bootlegs. Pearl Jam was formed in 1990 by bassist JeffAment, guitarist Stone Gossard, and guitarist Mike McCready, who then recruited...
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